Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg presented his plan for preparing New York City for the future. He outlined 10 ambitious goals that focus on housing and transporting a growing population, improving our infrastructure and improving the environment:
- Create homes for almost a
million more New Yorkers, while
making housing more affordable
and sustainable- Improve travel times by adding
transit capacity for millions more
residents, visitors, and workers- Ensure that all New Yorkers live
within a 10-minute walk of a park- Develop critical back-up systems
for our aging water network to
ensure long-term reliability- Reach a full “state of good repair”
on New York City’s roads, subways,
and rails for the first time in history- Provide cleaner, more reliable power
for every New Yorker by upgrading
our energy infrastructure- Reduce global warming
emissions by more than 30%- Achieve the cleanest air
of any big city in America- Clean up all contaminated
land in New York City- Open 90% of our waterways
for recreation by reducing
water pollution and preserving
our natural areas
The City has set up a planNYC website with more information. The site has many opportunities to offer one’s opinion on how to improve things. It also offers a fair amount of information on how citizens can take action.