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Cities Are The Greenest Technology We Have

October 3rd, 2007 · 5 Comments

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You may have heard us say this before as its a recurring theme for us, but its truth takes time to set in. Micah sent me an incredible article today that confirms our beliefs.

Check it out here.

Cities Are The Greenest Technology We Have

Tags: author: jason · cities · green living · neighborhoods · transportation

5 responses so far ↓

  • 1 wburg // Oct 4, 2007 at 2:55 pm

    Cities, yes…but not necessarily the kind of cities we have now. Most cities, including but not limited to Sacramento, wouldn’t run if it wasn’t for their suburbs. This is as true for nightclubs and eateries as it is for workplaces.

  • 2 Levi // Oct 4, 2007 at 4:12 pm

    You are absolutely right Wburg The unfortunate truth is that the suburbs feed into cities the economic strength that they need to survive. There is however a better way. Real transportation alternatives built around well planed urban cores that have the ability to spread as they grow will go a long way to solve the suburban decline.

  • 3 E // Oct 5, 2007 at 7:43 pm

    Thanks for posting the link to that study.. that’s some powerful data in terms of demonstrating the how much VMT reduction encouraged by more compact living can have an impact on emission reductions.

    We’ve been trying to find way to bolster the direction for the City’s new General Plan in terms of having an inherent advantage over “business as usual” greenfield-based approaches to accommodating new growth. We’re forecasting that most growth will occur within the current city limits, with limited greenfield expansion. The key, I think, is getting our decisionmakers to understand how critical it will be for them to start saying “no” to the inefficiences of sprawl, which is the antithesis of the city as technology. It’s the city as resource drain, if we continue business as usual.

  • 4 Micah // Oct 6, 2007 at 2:30 am

    “The report cites real estate projections showing that two-thirds of development expected to be on the ground in 2050 is not yet built, meaning that the potential for change is profound.”

    That is the quote from the article that I find amazing, and scary at the same time.

  • 5 Levi // Oct 6, 2007 at 1:34 pm

    Micah, that is why its more important today than ever that people step up and make a stand to build better places to live. This generation really does have an opportunity to make a lasting impact in our lifetime.

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