You've heard of eco-friendly buildings, but how about an eco-friendly neighborhood? Neighborhoods around the city are developing their own environmental plans.
In Brooklyn, the Dumbo Improvement District has launched a neighborhood sustainability program called Smart Environmental Efforts in DUMBO (SEED). This plan includes sidewalk recycling containers and 35 new bike racks around the neighborhood. Local restaurants have partnered with the Doe Fund to recycle used cooking oil, and soon the District will be distributing canvas shopping bags and compact fluorescent light bulbs. According to the website:
So going green doesn't have to stop at your front door. Our neighborhoods are our homes, too.
In Brooklyn, the Dumbo Improvement District has launched a neighborhood sustainability program called Smart Environmental Efforts in DUMBO (SEED). This plan includes sidewalk recycling containers and 35 new bike racks around the neighborhood. Local restaurants have partnered with the Doe Fund to recycle used cooking oil, and soon the District will be distributing canvas shopping bags and compact fluorescent light bulbs. According to the website:The program is meant to demonstrate the ease of environmental action on the most local level. SEED was built on a foundation of five initiatives that encourage: public recycling, alternative modes of transportation, reduction of plastic consumption, greater energy efficiency and environmental education.In Manhattan, the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District is considering initiatives such as bike lanes, street trees, and bus rapid transit. The BID is working with the non-profit urban planning group Project for Public Spaces to determine how to improve the public realm, and is looking at increasing the number of public gathering spaces, community information boards and even window display contests.
So going green doesn't have to stop at your front door. Our neighborhoods are our homes, too.
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