FIFTY years ago, New York very much resembled Metro Manila today. It was a car-oriented city which used 70 percent of its roads for cars, narrow sidewalks, and “eskinitas” that parallel the dark back alleys of Brooklyn. Houses and residential blocks were bulldozed to give way for highways and freeways.

But today, New York has transformed. It is a walking city filled with street life and is becoming a symbol of the green revolution. Faced with tremendous challenges of food and energy security, citizens themselves began converting their homes and rooftops into gardens which grow urban organic produce. Today the government gives enough incentives to show its authentic support for the conversion of New York into a green city. But more than incentives, a state that faces the sea and a river, the government strove to build enough infrastructure to prevent or minimize the impact of flooding.

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