I said I was going to start doing weekly summaries of my articles from around the web just a couple posts ago, but my last one was actually published almost a month ago now (partly due to a vacation). The…
Sunked Garden in Sydney, Australia [Pictures & Video]
![Sunked Garden in Sydney, Australia [Pictures & Video]](http://zacharyshahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/014.jpg "Sunked Garden in Sydney, Australia [Pictures & Video]")
Sydney’s beautiful sunken gardens, Paddington Reservoir Gardens, was just opened to the public.
New Sustainability Director in NYC Comes from Portland
Rit Aggarwala, who previously led the PlaNYC 2030 sustainability agenda as Director of the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning & Sustainability, is off to California to live happily ever after with his new bride. Replacing him in NYC is long-time Portland city and regional planning superstar David Bragdon.
How to Plan for Innovative City Parks
I’ve written about parks on Green Living Ideas before, since parks are a key feature of the city that help to keep people living in a much more energy efficient urban environment. Plus, “green living” and “parks” just seem to go…
How to Plan for Innovative City Parks
I’ve written about parks on Green Living Ideas before, since parks are a key feature of the city that help to keep people living in a much more energy efficient urban environment. Plus, “green living” and “parks” just seem to…
Mixed-Use Downtown Development Creates the Most Tax Revenue
With a much smaller carbon footprint and much more economic bang for its buck, mixed-use downtown development seems like a win-win development option for cities and counties. Localities across the country, due to the economic problems of the past few…
Preventing Urban Sprawl with Parks
I love this idea. Sort of obvious once you think about it, but hardly considered or discussed when talking about ways to reduce climate change, obesity, driving, and so on. Why do people think life in the suburbs sounds so…