GREEN DEETS 016: Ben Harper -- Pearl Street Triangle Re-imagined
by George Spyros, New York City, USA 
on 04.14.08
Ben Harper in conversation with TreeHugger founder Graham Hill in DUMBO, Brooklyn. In this first video webisode of our four-part series, we bring you the transformation of a parking island into a public refuge for pedestrians. Running time 3 minutes.
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:: GREEN DEETS ::
The Pearl Street Triangle, which could accommodate about two dozen cars, was transformed due to an idea of a group of Pratt Institute graduate students.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC 2030 plan for environmental sustainability calls for adding 800 acres of new public space by 2030.
This was the first of about 31 plaza projects to be completed by 2009.
The Dumbo Improvement District contributed $25,000 to the project, and the city $20,000.
:: SONG IN THIS VIDEO ::
In The Colors from the Album LIFELINE by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
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Hey TreeHuggers,
I thought you might be interested in a video that Ben Harper created on the Solar Decathlon— super cool comepetition to make the most energy efficient house.
You can check it out at: http://current.com/items/76290982_solar_decathlon
Peace
Pity they didn't elevate, install water absorbant green roof type layers for runoff control and do some actual landscaping. The idea for these pocket parks is good. But the execution is fundamentally flawed. Where did the $25k go?