MillionTreesNYC is part of PlaNYC, the most extensive plan to strengthen New York City’s urban environment ever undertaken by an American city. Unveiled by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in April, 2007, the 127-point plan is designed to create the first environmentally sustainable 21st century city. PlaNYC focuses on every facet of New York’s physical environment-its transportation network, housing stock, land and park system, energy network, water supply and air quality-and sets a course to achieve 10 aggressive goals to create a more sustainable New York by the year 2030.

To keep NYC as open and welcoming as ever:

• Create enough housing for almost a million more people, and find creative ways to make housing more affordable.
• Ensure that every New Yorker lives within a 10-minute walk of a park.
• Add to the capacity of NYC’s regional mass transit system.

To maintain NYC’s current and future infrastructure:

• Develop critical back-up systems for NYC’s water network, ensuring a dependable source of water into the next century.
• Reach a full "state of good repair" for NYC’s roads, subways, and rails for the first time in history.
• Provide cleaner, more reliable power for every New Yorker by upgrading NYC’s energy infrastructure.

And to preserve and improve NYC’s environment:

• Reduce NYC’s global-warming emissions by more than 30% by 2030.
• Achieve the cleanest air quality of any big city in America.
• Clean up all contaminated land in NYC.
• Open 90% of NYC’s rivers, harbors, and bays for recreation by reducing water pollution and preserving natural areas.

Find out more information about PlaNYC