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The 2018 NYC Policy Agenda tackles several key issue areas facing New York City and offers more than 40 specific recommendations. Topics include: energy and infrastructure; resilience; solid waste; clean air; clean water; sustainable food systems; mobility; and parks, waterfronts and natural areas.
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Today the Regional Plan Association released a report containing suggestions for improving the efficiency of the MTA’s operations and construction costs. The report adds quantifiable evidence to support what we already know: New York City is building less rail and taking far more time to do so than other cities due to inefficiencies in its construction implementation.
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One of our most important goals at NYLCV is to make sure elected officials keep to their promises when it comes to the environment. Our primary tool for doing this is our New York City Council Environmental Scorecard, which evaluates each member on their environmental record.
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Our 2018 agenda charges the legislature and executive with four distinct but interconnected directives: ensure adequate funding for the environment, address the causes and effects of climate change, protect the health of New Yorkers and their communities, and conserve natural resources. Though we will support nearly fifty policies this year, we have identified the four issues below as top priorities.
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The New York City Council's legislative session ended in a flurry of activity, with Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito moving a number of environmental bills in the last stated meeting of her speakership.
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The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published their Fourth Regional Plan on November 30th, 21 years after the previous one was
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On Tuesday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released a report focused on how to improve the NYC bus
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Last Wednesday evening at CUNY Law School in Queens, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held its
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