Community activists in the South Bronx are working to "daylight" a long-buried stream and re-integrate some natural water treatment processes into the dense urban atmosphere.
This article form The New York Moon looks at the history of the stream and the efforts to bring it back.
"This project is no quixotic effort to stand athwart centuries of urban development yelling "stop!" Petersohn and his colleagues hope not only to recover a lost ecosystem but to put this system to work serving the needs of a twenty-first century urban community. Designed by the Gaia Institute of New York City, whose mission is to explore "how human activities and waste products can be treated to increase ecological productivity, biodiversity, environmental quality, and economic well being," the wetland will act as a water-catchment system that takes millions of gallons of water a year out of New York City's combined sewer system, reducing processing costs and preventing hazardous overflows."
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94% of wetlands could lose federal protections under proposed EPA rule
The ruling would only allot federal protections to waterways that flow nearly everyday, which few wetlands do.
NYC Congestion Pricing Revenue Will Fund up to 1,000 Hybrid Refrigerated Trucks
Traffic to the Hunts Point Produce Market causes increased rates of asthma in surrounding neighborhoods.
Two Weeks After Explosion, HUD Lays off Entire Building Inspection Staff
The move risks leaving subsidized housing with no oversight just weeks after a Bronx building partially collapsed.
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California plans to bury El Niño’s downpour
If the state plays its cards right, it may be able to store a billion acre-feet of El Niño’s water in aquifers.
Chicago breaks ground on $3 billion megadevelopment
The new neighborhood, titled Foundry Park, will one day host 3,700 residences.
California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO resigns after $600,000 scandal
Under Ian Choudri, the authority used taxpayer dollars to fund first class flights and trips to nightclubs.
Want to study the Missouri River? Soon, you may need unanimous approval from 10 states
Legislation would require 10 governors’ permission to study or build projects moving water outside the basin.
Desperate measures: Advocates weigh draining Lake Powell to fill Colorado River
Draining the reservoir could reduce evaporation losses by a couple hundred thousand acre-feet.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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