FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2024 Contact: jtomlin@actumllc.com COALITION LAUNCHES “BLUE HIGHWAYS” CAMPAIGN TO FURTHER TACKLE NEW YORK’S NOISE, TRAFFIC AND POLLUTION PROBLEMS; WILL PUSH CITY TO MOVE FASTER IN ESTABLISHING A “GREEN FREIGHT” SYSTEM IN THE NEW YORK METRO AREA Group calls on Adams administration to repurpose Downtown Manhattan Heliport as a dedicated maritime freight …
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Replacing Helicopters with Low-Carbon Maritime Shipping at Downtown Manhattan Heliport
Steven Woods Operations Fellow, The Center for Post Carbon Logistics. Andrew Willner Executive Director, The Center for Post Carbon Logistics, Abstract There are few, if any, reasonable arguments for continuing Manhattan’s Pier 6 operation as a primarily recreational and non-water dependent facility given the direct and indirect benefits of its conversion to a hub for …
Rondout Riverport 2040
A publication of: The Center for Post Carbon Logistics Rondout Riverport 2040© Andrew Willner 2022 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This work does not constitute an exhaustive or direct set of procedures, but points the way to developing your own plans for resilient small ports. No part of …
Comments on the Transportation Sector of the New York State Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan
July 1, 2022 Draft Scoping Plan CommentsNYSERDA17 Columbia CircleAlbany, NY 12203-6399 scopingplan@nyserda.ny.gov Although these comments refer primarily to the Transportation Sector, we reserve the right to comment, in writing or in person, on the final version of the Scope of Work and any draft and final versions of the New York State Climate Action Plan …
The Northeast Grain Race
A Blog Post by Derek Ellard The Hudson River Maritime Museum, in cooperation with the Center for Post Carbon Logistics and the Northeast Grainshed Alliance, will be conducting a Grain Race in May of 2022. Contestants in four capacity categories will vie for the highest score when moving cargoes of grain from growers to producers …
Sail Freight Revival
A Master’s Thesis by Steven Woods This article is a summary of the Steven Woods’ Master’s Thesis: “Sail Freight Revival: Methods of calculating fleet, cargo, and labor needs for supplying cities by sail.” Master’s Thesis. Prescott College, 2021. The full thesis can be read Here. Steven Woods earned his master’s degree in Resilient and Sustainable …
Rondout Riverport 2040
A Post Carbon Gateway to the Hudson Valley and the World A Comprehensive Plan for a Working Waterfront and the Transportation of Goods and People in a Carbon Constrained Future Summary: Rondout Riverport 2040 proposes a pragmatic, positive, and prosperous vision for the near future in which the communities of Kingston and Esopus are enriched …
Comments by the Center for Post Carbon Logistics on the NYC Comprehensive Waterfront Plan: Working Waterfront and Transportation of Goods.
The New York Port in 2050 “Moving goods and people from place to place in a carbon constrained future will be dependent on sailing vessels, hybrid/fossil free electric ships, and people/electric, powered transport for first and last mile logistics. “ New York’s Working Waterfront has long been a key contributor to the region’s financial wellbeing …
