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Re: Saving New York City

Shripriya — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:33:39 -0000

@ Rathi - Office buildings should have motion sensors that turn the lights off after a certain time in the evening. We had those in California. And those buildings that don't have them should be fined.

Hmm... I think Prithvi is right that I am in a very activist mood!

And since one of your young family members will be a new citizen of the city, maybe one of your older family members who works in one such energy guzzling building can promise to turn off the lights in his office as a starting point :)

@ Prithvi - You know, I think Switzerland has exactly such a rule! Traffic tickets are a % of income. I know a guy who got a ticket there and he had to figure out if his recently exercised options counted in the income number (and if they did, he would have to add a few zeros to the ticket!)

Re: Saving New York City

Prithvi — Sat, 05 May 2007 22:58:59 -0000

I love how activist and decisive you are - ticket them all :) I would take it one step further - if you're making over x money you pay 0.05% of x as a traffic infraction - I mean $50-$250 tickets don't hurt everyone equally :)especially in a city like Manhattan and if the amount is too low they just feel like they've paid for the privilege to break traffic rules.

Re: Saving New York City

Rathi — Sat, 05 May 2007 07:30:33 -0000

I entirely agree. We need to keep NYC the coolest city, especially since various young family members are joining NYU. But aside from the selfish reason, I just read the Economist on the scary fact that we officially crossed the 51% mark of the world population that is Urban!! First time!! NYC has a lot riding on its face to the world. How to be a happening place and yet not add to the environmental crisis. Preferably make it a contributor. Those office buildings need to do something about their huge carbon footprint.....