Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Friday, August 28, 2009

McKinsey: Personal Changes that actually reduce global warming vs. perception

#1 should be using transit, walking or bicycling
and then the #1 on this list should be #2

From email:

McKinsey: Personal Changes that actually reduce gobal warming vs. perception

Also, this was a fun back page feature in a recent issue of Fast Company, A Tongue-in-Cheek Guide for Green Gadget Buyers. Here's one of the entries:

Smartercar

Introducing the only human-powered, zero-emissions vehicle on the market! SmarterCar is based on proven technology handed down from 19th-century German artisans. Municipalities are adapting their infrastructures to accommodate this hot transport unit, which is out-of-the-box compliant with all major traffic laws.

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I need to put a brick in our toilet tanks...

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