Looking at our Vision Zero blog post, wearing a helmet in New York City is a good idea to avoid serious injury. Luckily, New York City’s Department of Transit gives away free fitted bike helmets several times a month. Check their calendar to see when the next fitting is.
Install a rain barrel— Rain barrels capture rainwater that you can later use to water your plants. You’re making use of water that would have otherwise ran off into the gutters, and you’re conserving the water that you’re paying for!
These noise pollution barriers seem to be in their prototyping stage, but nonetheless, it is an exciting project! The barriers will have solar panels on them as well as colorful hues to beautify roadsides in the Netherlands. Learn more. Podplants is a modular vertical garden developed by Chris Wilkins. It is made of recycled plastic materials to ensure that the …
NASA has recently released data projections of temperature and rainfall pattern changes through 2100. There are two models– one which predicts what will happen if greenhouse gasses and other stressors continue aggravating the environment as the are now, and one which predicts what our world will look like in a “worst case scenario.” NASA used NEX, an analytical platform, to …
425 Park Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan is currently going through restoration to become a sustainable client-oriented building. Plans for the building include a sky garden, complete with bars, cafes, and spaces for events, as well as a LEED Gold certification, as well as high ceilings and abundant sunlight. Learn more here.
Compost—Using sites like http://www.greenmountaincompost.com/how-to-compost- anywhere/, it is easy to start composting whether you live in an apartment or a house. When involving the family, you can teach your kids the importance of being sustainable while teaching them responsibility in accounting for their trash. Finally, you can reduce your garbage footprint and use your compost fertilizer when growing your own food …
It seems that advances in 3D printing are being made every day. Here’s one in which metal can be printed with the help of lasers and tiny metallic particles, namely gold and copper. Learn more. Byxee is a tool to help cyclists navigate the streets and concrete more safely and easily. It is a motion sensor that scans the ground …
Willamette Falls, the largest waterfall in the Pacific Northwest is located in Oregon, and has been long closed to the public. However, there are plans to open it up to the public once more and build a revenue generating riverwalk around the site. Four key elements are set to guide the development and implementation of the project– historic and cultural …
New York City’s oldest standing bridge, the High Bridge, is scheduled to open next month, on July 25th. The bridge connects the Bronx to Washington Heights in Manhattan and will be open every day from 7am to 8pm for pedestrians and cyclists to cross between the boroughs. Learn more here.
Use reusable diapers– Through toilet training, a child will go through between 5,000 to 8,000 diapers, which is almost 3.5 million tons of waste in landfills each year. (50waystohelp.com)
