This might be a bit of a stretch, but play and sociability have a place in sustainable design and sustainable urbanism.  This ping pong table, open to all, in Bryant Park, behind the main branch of the New York Public Library strikes me as a nice example of something fun [...]

I recently came across a provocative work by the artist Daniel Bejar that addresses the intersection of art, the environment, and public space. Bejar explains his “site-specific intervention” Get Lost! (2009-ongoing) as a “project (that) restores NYC’s Metropolitan Transit Authority’s subway maps, signs and place names, to what they may have geographically [...]

These were created on walls near the Gowanus Canal.  In March of 2010 it was designated a Superfund site by EPA infuriating some (fearful that it will depress property values and curtail development) and delighting others (that it might actually get cleaned up).  You can also read a recent opinion [...]

On a trip to NYC last autumn I found a  birdnest on the ground in a city park.  I almost stepped right on it, but luckily I notice it at the last moment.  It seemed to have fallen off the tree along with the leaves.  It made me think about [...]

On two recent trips to New York City I kept seeing birdhouses. They may or may not be housing real birds, but they struck me as hopeful gestures. _____________________ The director of Stanford Undergraduate Sustainability Scholars (SUSS) and the coordinator of this blog, Mark is interested in ecology, art, and urbanism.