As New York City spends billions of dollars preparing for its next extreme flood, new research suggests a cheaper, greener resource may already be scattered across the five boroughs: transforming the roofs of bus stops into urban gardens.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.As New York City spends billions of dollars preparing for its next extreme flood, new research suggests a cheaper, greener resource may already be scattered across the five boroughs: bus stop shelters. The concept would transform all the roofs of bus stops into urban gardens to sop up rainwater.
Taken together, NYC’s bus shelters cover an area the size of four football fields. That means in an average year, they protect New Yorkers’ heads from over 6.5 million gallons of rainwater, which flows off the shelters onto sidewalks and into sewers. “The most important thing I found is there are opportunities everywhere to improve the sustainability of the city and the world,” said Matusow, who graduated in 2022 and started a new gig at DOT last month. “Basically, whenever you look into any city agency project there’s always an opportunity to make it greener.”
Dividing the cost of current NYC flood infrastructure by the amount of water it captures means the number to beat, per shelter, is over $4,000. The city is home to approximately 3,100 bus shelters.
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