New York City: A Surprising Model for Urban Planning & Environmental Sustainability
A recent study from one of the leading sustainable design consulting firms found New York City to be the most sustainable city in the United States
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4 min readJan 9, 2018
The last thing anyone thinks about when picturing New York is environmental sustainability. Loud, densely packed subway stations, piles of garbage that often line the streets, and almost constant urban congestion do little to add to a more sustainable image for New York. Yet a recent study from one of the leading consulting firms in sustainable design found New York to not only be the most sustainable city in the United States but rank 20th internationally (1).
The key to understanding “why” rests on a single word: density.
While density might not look great due to how packed and congested New York seems to always be, its benefits are evident.
New York’s excellent public…
