Urban17 Initiative

06/02/2018

Check out how subways work in Japan.

The nation’s vast rail system succeeds because of some subtle behavioral tricks.

04/09/2018

Interview with Steve Cohen about his book "The Sustainable City" Learn how New York can transition into a green economy.

The sustainable city. A new book discusses how it works. It’s not just about preserving nature, it’s about transitioning New York into green economies. Is that even possible? The answer ahead with author Steve Cohen. Aired on March 9, 2018.

04/06/2018

HONG KONG. How soaring housing costs narrow the size of affordable apartments but open a new way of socializing - in laundromats.

Apartments are getting smaller as the prices for them rise. That means no space for washers and dryers. And now there is a proliferation of laundromats.

04/05/2018

A very exciting event is coming up! And Urban17 will be there!
Metrics and frameworks for assessing Sustainable Urban Development? We got this...

“Th Call for abstracts is officially out! Submit your abstract by May 1.”

04/04/2018

Big news: Our work has been acknowledged by the New York Academy of Sciences! Congratulations to the Urban17 team. Let's keep up the good work.

Cities present promising opportunities to make urban development more sustainable.

03/20/2018

Read about the founder of Urban17 and why she started the initiative.

Read the inspiring impact story of Melanie Uhde, a Ph.D. in Immunology, who used her scientist skills to launch an innovative NGO in New York called Urban17.

03/13/2018

Meet Erin Nekritz, Urban17s Project Manager. Erin organizes our research programs and provides support to our researchers. Erin believes that every city will face challenges over the next century due to climate change and a growing population, and solutions to these problems need to be found now. She also believes that public health is fundamental to maintaining a peaceful and sustaining society.

When she's not finding solutions to the city's Sustainable Development problems, Erin is doing Breast Cancer research at Mount Sinai where she's getting her PhD, and playing the oboe, the piano, and dabbling with the saxophone. She has worked as a researcher at UCSF and did her undergrad at the University of Chicago where she studied Biology with a minor in Music.

If you want to find out more about Erin's work, and our mission at , visit our website and follow us on FB!

03/08/2018

Happy International Women's Day. Shall this day be a symbol of all the strong women and girls who are fighting for gender equality and all the men and boys who are supporting us in doing so!
Urban17 tries to leave a footprint in this movement by boosting access to education for girls and women throughout the world!

International Women's Day (IWD) is March 8 so celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women

03/05/2018

New York City starts moving towards a solution for banning plastic bags. Do you have ideas of how the City can get it done?

“We need to ban plastic bags — the time for debate on this is over. They’re bad for the environment, they’re bad for the economy, they’re bad for New York.” - Mayor De Blasio

Hizzoner has previously expressed openness to an outright ban on the single use bags, but went further with his full-throated endorsement.

02/27/2018

Urban17 is looking for a writer passionate about urban sustainable development throughout the world. If you are interested, PM or email us!

02/21/2018

An environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive and just city? Achieving the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in every city throughout the world? That is the agenda of the Urban17 Initiative that Melanie launched last year. Follow us on Facebook or check us out on www.urban17.org

By 2030, 60% of the world's population will live in cities. Solutions to some of the urgent urban challenges
- climate change, poverty, education, and healthcare - must be found in the urban environment.

02/21/2018

By 2030, 60% of the world's population will live in cities. Solutions to some of the urgent urban challenges
- climate change, poverty, education, and healthcare - must be found in the urban environment.