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Curbing Cars: A Transatlantic Dialogue on New Urban Mobility

NYU School of Law, Vanderbilt Hall, Faculty Library 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United States

Cities’ reliance on motor vehicles imposes myriad public health and environmental challenges. In New York City, for example, officials estimate that fine particulate matter pollution from motor vehicles contributes to 320 premature deaths in New York City each year, which is approximately the same number as die from homicide. In Germany, the situation is not […]

Reforming CEQR: Improving Mitigation under the City Environmental Quality Review Process

On December 5th, the Guarini Center, in collaboration with the Municipal Arts Society and the Regional Plan Association held a roundtable meeting with experts from across New York City to examine opportunities for reforming City Environmental Quality Review. This workshop was generously supported by the New York Community Trust. The results of the roundtable meeting […]

Getting to Net Zero? Evaluating Pathways Towards New York State’s Climate Goals

NYU School of Law, D'Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall 108 West 3rd Street, New York, NY, United States

In July of 2019, New York State enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.  The State’s goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% within 10 years and 85% within 30 years, with the ultimate goal of net zero emissions.  These milestones will require a fundamental transformation not only of the energy, transportation […]

NYU on NYC: The Future of Our City After COVID

Virtual Webinar

Join leading NYU scholars for a webinar on imagining the future of New York City in a post-COVID world. Please register here. Speakers Ingrid Gould Ellen, Paulette Goddard Professor of Urban Policy & Planning; Faculty Director, Furman Center  Robert L. Hawkins, Assistant Dean & McSilver Associate Professor of Poverty Studies, Silver School of Social Work Eric Klinenberg, Professor […]

Electrifying Buses in New York City: Insights from Québec

Virtual Webinar

An international leader in vehicle electrification, Québec has committed to a suite of ambitious measures to decarbonize its transportation sector. For instance, the city of Montreal has pledged to acquire only electric vehicles for public transit beginning in 2025 — several electric buses are already on the road — and Québec has joined CALSTART’s “Drive […]

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