PlaNYC 2030 - News and Events

	Friday, February 2, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn announce newly-adopted building codes help put city on track to meet PlaNYC goals Read the press release Read the Urban Green Anniversary Report
	Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg releases the New York City Wetlands Strategy Draft for Public Comment Read the draft strategy
	Friday, December 16, 2011 David Bragdon Testifies at City Council Hearing About Climate Change. Read the testimony
	Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Opens 200th "Schoolyard to Playground" As Part of PlaNYC Initiative to Ensure All New Yorkers Live Within a Ten Minute Walk of a Park or Playground Read the press release
	Thursday October 27, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg, U.S. Interior Secretary Salazar, U.S. EPA, and State DEC announce new agreements to improve parks and water quality at Jamaica Bay. Read the press release
	Wednesday, October 26, 2011 David Bragdon Testifies at City Council Hearing About Waste Conversion. Read the testimony
	Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today celebrated the halfway mark of the MillionTreesNYC initiative by planting the 500,000th tree, a Pin Oak, at Saint Nicholas Park in Harlem. Read the press release
	Monday, September 19, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg releases annual PlaNYC Citywide Greenhouse Gas Inventory and kicks off Climate Week NYC 2011 Read the press release
	Monday, July 18, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Announces a New, Real-Time Traffic Management System to Reduce Congestion in Midtown Manhattan Read the press release
	Friday, July 15, 2011 PlaNYC: The Making of a Greener, Greater New York City New York City in 2030: The Giants and the Jets will compete in Super Bowl LIV. Derek Jeter will be long retired. Nearly 7,000 days from now, New York City's population will be close to 10 million. The City's 520 miles of shoreline will have more parks, housing and storefronts. As the City expands, so does the need for its residents to be vigilant about protecting its resources in order to sustain its growth. The City is making great investments in its future. Read the press release
	Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Announces Addition of 70 New Electric Vehicles to City’s Fleet and Launches New City Efforts to Inform the Public About Electric Vehicles Read the press release
	Monday, July 11, 2011 New York City's Department of Parks and Recreation Launches Its First Sustainability Plan Read the press release Read the Plan for Sustainable Practices within NYC Parks
	Thursday, July 7, 2011 Deputy Mayor Goldsmith Launches Change By Us NYC, a New Social Media Platform That Will Enable New Yorkers to Submit Ideas for Improving the City, Then Take Action and Connect to City Resources Read the press release
	Tuesday, June 28, 2011 NYC Department of Environmental Protection Unveils Next Phase of Cutting-Edge Study to Repair Tunnel Leaks Read the press release
	Monday, June 27, 2011 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Announces Signing of Jamaica Bay Water Quality Agreements Read the press release
	Friday, June 24, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Praises the State Senate’s Passage of Five-Borough Taxi Legislature Read the press release
	Thursday, June 16, 2011 DEP Begins Reconstruction of Gilboa Dam Read the press release
	Monday, June 13, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and Officials Launch New East River Ferry Service Read the press release
	Sunday, June 12, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Discusses New Additions to City's Parks in Weekly Radio Address Read the press release
	Thursday, June 9, 2011 NYC Department of Environmental Protection Awards $ 3.8 Million in Grants for Community-Based Green Infrastructure Program Projects Read the press release
	Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and Friends of the High Line Open Section Two of the High Line Read the press release
	Monday, June 6, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Opens Elmhurst Park in Queens Read the press release
	Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Announces New World Bank Partnership That Will Give Financial Support to C40 Cities Read the press release
	Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Highlights Urgent Need for Cities to Take Action to Address Climate Change at C40 Opening Ceremonies Read the press release
	Tuesday, May 31, 2011 NYC DOT Releases Bridge Condition Report, Marks More Than $4 Billion of Investment in City’s State of Good Repair in Four Years Read the press release
	Tuesday, May 24, 2011 NYC Service And Department Of Buildings Launch Second Season Of NYC °Coolroofs Program To Turn Rooftops White And Reduce Carbon Emissions Read the press release
	Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Department of Sanitation and Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability Launch New Textile Recycling Program Read the press release
	Monday, May 23, 2011 Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Buildings Unveil New Program to Streamline Approval Process For Upgrading Boilers Read the press release
	Thursday, May 19, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Announces Request For Private Companies to Install Solar Energy Systems At City Buildings Read the press release
	Thursday, May 12, 2011 DEP Completes Paerdegat Basin CSO Facility Read the press release
	Thursday, May 12, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Khan Announce New Traffic Safety Initiatives Read the press release
	Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Announces Nissan NV200 as the Taxi of Tomorrow Read the press release
	Monday, May 2, 2011 Annual Survey of Key Travel Indicators Highlights that New York Is Increasingly becoming a Walking, Transit, and Biking-Oriented City Read the press release
	Monday, May 2, 2011 Schools Chancellor Walcott Announces $100,000 in Grants to 10 Public Schools that Cut Energy Use by an Average of 16% in a Month Read the press release
	Friday, April 29, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg signs Legislation Facilitating Sustainable Practices on Rooftop Development Read the press release
	Sunday, April 24, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Discusses How PlaNYC, the City’s Long-Term Vision for a Greener, Greater New York, Is Guiding Our to a Better Future Read the press release
	Thursday, April 21, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Presents an Update to PlaNYC: a Greener, Greater New York Read the press release
	Monday, April 18, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Breaks Ground On Williamsburg Brownfield Cleanup in Nation's First Municipally-Run Brownfield Cleanup Program Read the press release
	Sunday, April 17, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Discusses How PlaNYC, the City's Long-Term Vision for a Greener, Greater New York, Has Helped Improve Our Air Quality in Weekly Radio Address Read the press release
	Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg, Port Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New York Power Authority, Princess Cruises and Cunard Line Announce Partnership to Introduce Shore Power at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal Read the press release
	Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Announces Latest Results of Health Department Air Quality Study That Shows Air in Times Square Is Cleaner and Healthier Since Pedestrian Plazas Were Opened Read the press release
	Sunday, April 10, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Discusses New Ways the City is Teaming up With the Private Sector to Improve Quality of Life for New Yorkers in Weekly Radio Address Read the press release
	Thursday, April 7, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Discusses Clean Energy with World Bank President Bob Zoellick at Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit Watch the video in low or high bandwidth
	Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Announces First Ever Lease for Commercial Office Space That Contains Groundbreaking Language That Incentivizes Energy Efficiency Read the press release
	Monday, March 28, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg and Taxi Commissioner Yassky Join Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Nadler to Introduce Green Taxis Act Read the press release
	Sunday, March 20, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Discusses New Blueprint for City's Waterfront to Improve Quality of Life and Boost Economic Development in Weekly Radio Address Read the press release
	Monday, March 14, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Unveil Comprehensive Plan for New York City's Waterfront and Waterways Read the press release
	Monday, March 7, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Goldsmith, and Environmental Protection Commissioner Holloway Launch New Program to Save Homeowners Money With Proactive Water Leak Notifications Read the press release
	Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Signs Four Bills Signs Legislation Prohibiting Smoking in City Parks, Beaches, Boardwalks and Pedestrian Plazas Signs Legislation Requiring the Departments of Transportation and Police to Provide Information on Vehicular and Bicycle Accidents as Well as Details on Traffic Study Determinations
	Sunday, February 13, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Discusses New Efforts to Prepare New Yorkers for a Better Future in Weekly Radio Address Read the press release
	Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Unveils Development Plan for Hunter's Point South in Queens - New York City's Largest New Affordable Housing Complex Since the 1970s Read the press release
	Monday, February 7, 2011 Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg On Macarthur Grant to Examine the Impact of Affordable Housing On Low-Income Families Read the press release
	Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Statements of Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Quinn, Council Members and Administration Officials On Council's Vote to Prohibit Smoking in New York City Parks and Beaches Read the press release
	Friday, January 28, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg and DEP Commissioner Holloway Propose New Home Heating Oil Regulations to Clean the Air New Yorkers Breather Read the press release
	Thursday, January 27, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Testifies on the Need for High-Speed Rail Investment in the Northeast Corridor at Congressional Field Hearing at Grand Central Terminal Read the press release
	Thursday, January 20, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Launches NYC Urban Sustainability Technology Innovation Center Read the press release
	Thursday, January 13, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and Housing Commissioner Cestero Launch Proactive Housing Preservation Initiative Read the press release
	Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Mayor Bloomberg Celebrates Mulchfest Read the press release
	Friday, January 7, 2011 Department of Environmental Protection Breaks Ground on Green Infrastructure Project in Queens Read the press release
	Thursday, January 6, 2011 Design Trust for Public Space and NYC Parks Department Release High Performance Landscape Guidelines Read the press release