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Sustainable Cities Need More Than Parks, Cafes and a Riverwalk

Sustainable Cities Need More Than Parks, Cafes and a Riverwalk

By Trina Hamilton and Winifred Curran There are many indexes that aim to rank how green cities are. But what does it actually mean for a city to be green or sustainable? We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly […]

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    Sustainable Cities Need More Than Parks, Cafes and a Riverwalk

    Sustainable Cities Need More Than Parks, Cafes and a Riverwalk

    By Trina Hamilton and Winifred Curran There are many indexes that aim to rank how green cities are. But what does it actually mean for a city to be green or sustainable? We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly […]

    118 U.S. Mayors Endorse 100% Renewable Energy Goals

    118 U.S. Mayors Endorse 100% Renewable Energy Goals

    The Sierra Club released a new analysis Friday that found that transitioning all 1,400+ U.S. Conference of Mayors member-cities to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity will significantly reduce electric sector carbon pollution nationwide and help the U.S. towards meeting the goals of the Paris climate agreement. According to the Sierra Club analysis, if cities […]