Town Meeting: How Can New York Survive Congestion and Climate Change?

10:54 PM EDT on April 12, 2007

A town meeting on creating a sustainable New York in the era of global warming.

Find out what's ahead for New York City and what it means for you. Featuring:

Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President"Green Politics, Green Buildings"
Rohit Aggarwala, head of the Mayor's brain trust on sustainabilityPlan for a Sustainable New York: Challenges, Goals, Strategies
Councilwoman Gale BrewerPolitical Realities in the City Council and Current Transportation Initiatives
Stephen Hammer, Ph.D., expert on urban energy and environmental policyBeyond NYC: How other cities are Meeting the Challenges of Sustainability
Q&A following the presentation -- raise your concerns and make suggestions

Prepared with assistance from the School of International and Public Affairs' Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy, Columbia University.

Aaron Donovan

Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.

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