PLANyc: A Greener, Greater New York

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