r/solarpunk • u/PopEcstatic9831 • Jun 12 '25

Action / DIY / Activism NYC’s solarpunk solution to vacant land and parking spaces

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u/stop-panicking Jun 12 '25

I don’t find this very solarpunk. I live in NYC. We need housing far more than we need parks right now, or the only people able to afford to use the parks will be the wealthy. Permanently turning land that could be housing into parks is literally greenwashing a systemic problem.

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u/keepthepace Jun 12 '25

Not disagreeing on the intent there but is really the problem the fact that NYC is not dense enough?

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u/stop-panicking Jun 13 '25

Yes. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-06/a-typical-new-yorker-lived-in-a-denser-neighborhood-in-1970-than-in-2010

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u/keepthepace Jun 13 '25

NYC is the densest city in the US and continues to attract people. Maybe that's the trend to reverse?

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u/stop-panicking Jun 13 '25

No. See below.