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Acknowledgments .................................................................................ix
Foreword by Paul Hawken......................................................................xi
Part 1: Introduction ..............................................................................xv
How Green Is Your City? .......................................................................1
How We Did It — The Methodology ....................................................11
Part II: The Rankings ...........................................................................19
City Rankings (with one corresponding bar chart for each)
#1 Portland, OR: A Role Model for the Nation....................................21
#2 San Francisco, CA: Still a Shining Example ...................................25
#3 Seattle, WA: Protecting a Promising Future....................................29
#4 Chicago, IL: The Wind at Its Back ................................................33
#5 Oakland, CA: Stepping out of the Shadows ...................................37
#6 New York City, NY: Sustainability Out of Necessity........................39
#7 Boston, MA: It Only Gets Better....................................................43
#8 Philadelphia, PA: City on the Move...............................................45
#9 Denver, CO: On the Fast Track......................................................49
#10 Minneapolis, MN: Clean Air, Big Plans..........................................53
#11 Baltimore, MD: A Port Town Reinventing Itself..............................57
#12 Washington, DC: Leading by Example...........................................59
#13 Sacramento, CA: Capital Ideas......................................................63
#14 Austin, TX: A Pioneer ..................................................................65
#15 Honolulu, HI: Almost Paradise......................................................69
#16 Milwaukee, WI: From Beer to Biomass..........................................71
#17 San Diego, CA: An Emerging Leader?............................................73
#18 Kansas City, MO: Laying the Groundwork .....................................77
#19 Albuquerque, NM: Making a U-Turn .............................................81
#20 Tucson, AZ: Becoming Sustainable in the Sun Belt ........................85
#21 San Antonio, TX: Building on a Broad Range of Strengths .............87
#22 Phoenix, AZ: Something New Under the Sun ................................91
#23 San Jose, CA: High Tech Hub Makes Strides..................................93
#24 Dallas, TX: Taking the Bull by the Horns.......................................97
#25 Los Angeles, CA: Significant Progress ...........................................99
#26 Colorado Springs, CO: Growing Up Smart....................................103
#27 Las Vegas, NV: Viva? ..................................................................105
#28 Cleveland, OH: Give and Take on the Lake ..................................109
#29 Miami, FL: Gateway of the Americas ...........................................111
#30 Long Beach, CA: A Sea of Opportunities......................................113
#31 El Paso, TX: Bordering on Sustainability ......................................115
#32 New Orleans, LA: Resiliently Facing the Future ............................117
#33 Fresno, CA: Nature’s Bounty .......................................................119
#34 Charlotte, NC: New Alternatives in the Pipeline ...........................121
#35 Louisville, KY: City of Parks........................................................125
#36 Jacksonville, FL: Thinking Ahead................................................127
#37 Omaha, NE: Encouraging Signs in the Heartland..........................131
#38 Atlanta, GA: Inland Port Takes Baby Steps...................................133
#39 Houston, TX: Moving Forward....................................................137
#40 Tulsa, OK: Rich History. Clean Tech Future? ................................139
#41 Arlington, TX, Texas: City at a Crossroads ...................................143
#42 Nashville, TN: Music City...........................................................145
#43 Detroit, MI: Opportunities for Change .........................................147
#43 Memphis, TN: Living for Today ..................................................149
#45 Indianapolis, IN: Time for a Pit Stop? ..........................................151
#46 Fort Worth, TX: Taking Steps Toward Sustainability .....................155
#47 Mesa, AZ: Surviving the Desert Boom.........................................157
#48 Virginia Beach, VA: Not Just for Tourists Anymore ......................159
#49 Oklahoma City, OK: Planting a Few Seeds ...................................161
#50 Columbus, OH: Time to Get Green..............................................165
Part III: Cities by Category Ranking....................................................167
City Commuting................................................................................169
Regional Public Transportation Ridership............................................171
Metro Street and Freeway Congestion.................................................173
Air Quality........................................................................................175
Tap Water Quality .............................................................................177
Solid Waste Diversion........................................................................179
Planning and Land Use......................................................................181
City Innovation .................................................................................183
Housing Affordability ........................................................................185
Natural Disaster Risk.........................................................................187
Energy Climate Change Policy ...........................................................189
Local Food and Agriculture ................................................................191
Green Economy ................................................................................193
Knowledge Base and Communications ...............................................195
Green (LEED) Building ......................................................................197
Index ..................................................................................................199
About the Authors ..............................................................................207
How Green is Your City