Sentences with phrase «public green space in»

Starting in 1989, the Green Belt Movement's advocacy efforts thwarted a 60 - story development from being built in Uhuru Park, a 34 - acre public green space in the heart of Nairobi.

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The nonprofit group contended that, by setting up the event in Damrosch Park — a green space in the Lincoln Center compound — it was taking away space from the public.

In contrast to Ong's product - based approach, Roosegaarde's work has mainly taken the form of large - scale installations, among them a fluorescent bike path that glows like Van Gogh's night skies, giant kites that can supply up to 200 households with green energy, and «the world's largest vacuum cleaner» to suck up air pollution in public spaceIn contrast to Ong's product - based approach, Roosegaarde's work has mainly taken the form of large - scale installations, among them a fluorescent bike path that glows like Van Gogh's night skies, giant kites that can supply up to 200 households with green energy, and «the world's largest vacuum cleaner» to suck up air pollution in public spacein public spaces.

Towne Park's environmental council, Towne Green, spent this year's Earth Day weekend working to ameliorate Annapolis in partnership with GreenScape 2013, a «City of Annapolis and community partnership invested in the beautification, clean - up and planting in public spaces throughout the city.»

Set in the center of the hotel lobby, a 9 - foot tall tree sets the stage for a dramatic arrival with dozens of hand - blown glass ornaments shimmering in deep shades of green, blue, gold and touches of burgundy, and two elaborate gingerbread houses adorn the reception area and public spaces.

The DEC has purchased a 38 - acre parcel in the pine barrens that expands public lands and recreational green space while helping to preserve Long Island's drinking water resources, officials announced.

The concept of the Green Belt was first mooted in 1935 by the Greater London Regional Planning Committee, which proposed providing «a reserve supply of public open spaces and of recreational areas and to establish a green belt or girdle of open space&raGreen Belt was first mooted in 1935 by the Greater London Regional Planning Committee, which proposed providing «a reserve supply of public open spaces and of recreational areas and to establish a green belt or girdle of open space&ragreen belt or girdle of open space».

In anticipation of its public meeting on the projects next month, the Department of City Planning is letting the public sound off online about their recommendations for developments ranging from Columbia University's Baker Field sports complex expansion project to a proposal to clean up the stretch of green space between the George Washington Bridge and Dyckman Street.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has purchased a 38 - acre parcel in the pine barrens that expands public lands and recreational green space while helping to preserve Long Island's drinking water resources, officials announced Wednesday.

The Albright - Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo plans to sink its parking lot beneath a restored public green space along Elmwood Avenue, radically reconfigure much of Gordon Bunshaft's low - lying 1962 addition into a grand public entry hall and create 23,000 square feet of new gallery space split between two new buildings that pay deference to the surrounding parkland.

Investments in key streets, parks, and public spaces can strengthen connections to the river, improve access to open space, and transform Ninth and 10th Avenues into safer, greener, and more visually appealing corridors.

Picente cited the many benefits of a revitalized downtown district that, in conjunction with Mohawk Valley Health System's soon - to - be constructed state - of - the - art hospital, will create employment opportunities, add new revenue streams for economic growth, supply additional public parking, improve community health with green spaces and stimulate property values.

Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) said the $ 75,000, which they were awarded in conjunction with the town of Ausable, is helpful in their efforts to transform a slice of riverfront property into a public park, replete with green space and walkable trails.

They said the development corporation's proposal lacks broad public support and threw their support behind a plan that scales back residential and commercial development in favor of more green space and public access to the waterfront.

Buttke is interested in using public interest in personal health as a way to increase support for public green space, and enhancing public understanding of how human actions can drive infectious disease spread through a variety of avenues including school programs, websites, and smart phone apps.

A new University of Washington study finds that urban crops in Seattle could only feed between 1 and 4 percent of the city's population, even if all viable backyard and public green spaces were converted to growing produce.

As well as green infrastructure in public spaces, this will involve renovating a demonstration building in Balmaseda to showcase five technologies for limiting the impact of heatwaves.

Much of this campaigning work has focused on people and public health: clean water and air, green spaces, controls on pesticides in food.

As a result, 83.4 per cent of respondents believed that more funding should be allocated to public play facilities, and 81 per cent thought there should be more investment in parks and green spaces.

Research from Fields in Trust shows for the first time at national level, a direct and statistically significant link between public parks and green spaces and health and wellbeing.

With its eventual sculpture garden, the new building will connect to CHRISpark, the one - acre public green space Pace built in memory of her son in 2005, as well as SPACE, which presents special exhibitions and programming throughout the space Pace built in memory of her son in 2005, as well as SPACE, which presents special exhibitions and programming throughout the SPACE, which presents special exhibitions and programming throughout the year.

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Wedged in at a right - angle between 3rd Street and Howard Street, the Snøhetta addition includes 170,000 square feet of extra indoor and outdoor gallery space, the largest living green wall in the Bay Area, three restaurants, two museum shops, a state - of - the - art conservation studio, a theater, gender - neutral bathrooms and a lower level filled with art that is free and open to the public.

While in «Park Duck» Wylie laments the loss of green public spaces with an enormous feathery duck in her playful «colouring book» style.

We are looking for local and international artists, architects, and designers to submit either artworks that explore contemporary meanings of «green» or proposals for sculptures, architectural models and design that fit in green development public spaces.

A group of innovative contemporary artists will captivate and engage residents and visitors in downtown New Rochelle throughout the summer with installations, performances and pop - up exhibitions that will meet people in storefronts and public spaces, including the Library Green at the heart of the district.

Among Eliasson's projects in public space are «Green River», carried out in various cities from 1998 - 2001 and «The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion» in 2007 in collaboration with Kjetil Thorsen of Snøhetta.

He often works in front of a green screen and is drawn to the virtual space because of its potential as a queer arena, but his performances also take place in public outdoor spaces.

Eliasson's projects in public space include Green river, carried out in various cities between 1998 and 2001, and the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007, designed together with Kjetil Thorsen and temporarily situated in Kensington Gardens, London.

They are everywhere, in cities and in the country; where I live, schoolyards that were used as public green space have gone to condos; lands that were promised as parks turned into subdivisions.

At the zoomed - in level, color - coded sections of the Greenspace Map divide the green space into public parks, private gardens, children's play areas, sports areas, green corridors, and other categories.

In dense cities and neighborhoods, green roofs can act as additional public spaces, albeit usually owned and managed by private parties.

In addition to reducing flood damages, benefits of green infrastructure include energy savings, reduced sewer costs, improved public health, spaces for recreation and environmental benefits.

By supporting Wang Yong Chen and Green Earth Volunteers, International Rivers has played an important role in increasing environmental activism and opening up space for public participation in the Chinese government's decision - making process.

«First, we improve the cul - de-sac by making it bigger to be able to fit in a public green area in the middle because local planning regulations require 10 % of any residential development to be open space.

The first is the venue, in an amazing bit of industrial archaeology, repurposed into public space, farmers markets and the Centre for Green Cities.

It is a shame that David Miller is leaving after two terms; the things that he started are just beginning to come to fruition, like this green roof, the first phase of a much larger rehabilitation of Toronto's most important public space (seen in TreeHugger here: Green Dreams for Toronto's City green roof, the first phase of a much larger rehabilitation of Toronto's most important public space (seen in TreeHugger here: Green Dreams for Toronto's City Green Dreams for Toronto's City Hall)

«Being able to be in a public space with people and representatives in power, and being able to state your mind is what makes you a citizen,» the Beirut Green Project wrote in a blog post about the dialogue.

Dima Boulad, one of the founders of Beirut Green Project (the sponsor of Saturday's event), said that she helped organize the gathering «because we feel that [green spaces are] a basic right anyone should have in a city... and green public spaces are nonexistent in Beirut.&rGreen Project (the sponsor of Saturday's event), said that she helped organize the gathering «because we feel that [green spaces are] a basic right anyone should have in a city... and green public spaces are nonexistent in Beirut.&rgreen spaces are] a basic right anyone should have in a city... and green public spaces are nonexistent in Beirut.&rgreen public spaces are nonexistent in Beirut.»

To protest the lack of green spaces and parks in Sao Paulo, a collective of mutlimedia artists put on an exhibit - of cargo bikes designed to create instant, pop - up public squares.

Public spaces should be welcoming to people and not make it any harder than necessary to get around in green ways (walking, biking, public traPublic spaces should be welcoming to people and not make it any harder than necessary to get around in green ways (walking, biking, public trapublic transit).

From landscape architecture's role as propaganda, to the role that green and public spaces have played in leading political movements, and how the marginalized have found homes among the flowers and veggies — this is the history of gardening that many don't speak of.

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In 2008, Baard began planting hundreds of Newtown Pippins and other heirloom apples in schools, community gardens and other public spaces throughout NYC, sponsored first by Green Apple Cleaners and then New York Restoration ProjecIn 2008, Baard began planting hundreds of Newtown Pippins and other heirloom apples in schools, community gardens and other public spaces throughout NYC, sponsored first by Green Apple Cleaners and then New York Restoration Projecin schools, community gardens and other public spaces throughout NYC, sponsored first by Green Apple Cleaners and then New York Restoration Project.

You are also surrounded with numerous green spaces where you can take a walk, and public transport that will take you anywhere in the town is within walking distance.

Courtyards and other public green spaces abound, and you'll even have your own garage to protect the investment you've made in your vehicle.

The city's development has been carefully planned since its incorporation, resulting in low traffic, green spaces, bike lanes and amble public transportation.

So why not address community resilience in the context of placemaking where the community would also benefit by gaining a new destination, green or public space to visit and enjoy.

The allocations the building made for green space and public transportation were well received, but he wondered if it would make a difference anywhere else in the country.

«This year's data reflects longer - term trends of people moving to the Pacific West, where cities such as Portland and Seattle are seeing the combination of a boom in the technology and creative marketing industry, as well as a growing «want» for outdoor activity and green space,» says Michael Stoll, economist, professor and chair of the Department of Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles.