Post on 26-Jul-2015
Introduction: Current Conditions and Future Goals
Greenhouse Gas Emission Percentages by Source: 2005
32
25
12
10
20
3
Residential
Commercial
Institutional
Industrial
Cars and Trucks
Transit
Population of Boroughs of New York City (in Millions) by Year
2.74 1.45 1.96 0.19 1.55
2.60 1.47 1.54 0.30 1.99
2.47 1.33 1.54 0.44 2.23
2.72 1.46 1.83 0.55 2.57
Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Staten Island Queens
1950
1970
2000
2030
PLANyc Goals: 2030
Municipal/structural• Create homes for one
million new residents• Ensure all people live within
10 minutes of a park• Open most waterways for
recreation• Create backup water
network• Repair transit and increase
capacity
Environmental• Clean up contaminated land• Achieve cleanest air quality
among big cities in the country
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30%
• Upgrade infrastructure to provide cleaner, more reliable energy sources