Yahoo may have named Hastings, NE the greenest city in America, but a new study proves them wrong;. bucolic little towns like Hastings or Bedford Falls or

Walking matters." A walkable community promotes better health, reduction in greenhouse gases, more transportation options, increased social capital and stronger local businesses." Treehugger has noted before that suburbs make you fat because it's hard

"A coalition of U.S. and Canadian cities along the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River, including Toronto and Chicago, vowed on Thursday to cut water consumption 15 percent by 2015. The 20 Canadian and nine U.S. communities, members of Great Lakes St.

We often talk about the benefits of density, the efficiency of cities, where you can do more while using less energy. Fast Company magazine says "For all the challenges cities face--congestion, crime, crumbling infrastructure, environmental decay, plus

We at TreeHugger are positive and forward looking, but when we see forest fires, drought, peak oil and global warming slamming into a government that can only come up with coal and 35 MPG in twelve years as an answer, we get depressed. In such times we

Global Cities is a big multi-media exhibition at London's Tate Modern museum. Starting with the premise that "more than 50% of us now live in cities, and, according to the United Nations, this number is set to rise to 75% by 2050.", it examines Cairo,

In the USA, 80% of the federal government's transportation budget is spent on roads. In Seattle, where the once thriving streetcar system was paved over, the current transit system is mediocre. "It's the single biggest problem we face," said Steve

There is an interesting discussion in the forum regarding the statement from a post saying many people equate carpooling and mass transit with "a decline in their personal standard of living. The freedom of mobility that comes with the use of a

The Wall Street Journal is probably being bought by Fox so it is going all trendy and youtubular with videos and covering issues like this: The hottest development spots are no longer raw land but next to the local train stations. (we have covered this

Jim Kunstler would say it is because of Peak Oil, that suburban homeowners won't be able to afford to heat or cool their houses or commute to work; We have said that it is because of global warming, that low density construction uses too many resources

Cities have the density and numbers to support all kinds of activities. Where in most of North America the small cinemas have closed and the drive-ins are dying under the onslaught of the DVD and download, in cities there are enough people to support a

The piece includes The 10 Greenest Cities in

Sometimes you walk down a street and it just feels right, the proportions of the sidewalks, the width between the buildings, the height of the wall of buildings on either side. Why do some work and others not? Minneapolis urban designers Charrette

At times we humans excel at creating nasty places to live. Some of the results, like Mike's post on the color of water from rivers and lakes in China, are almost unbelievable. There has been a rush of pictures in the past few months of the cleanest

The artists at Fake is the New Real have mapped many of the world's subway systems at the same scale, one kilometer=seven pixels, devoid of any other information, and they tell an important story. One could look at these and without any other

Treehugger often says that cities are the most sustainable way to live. The converse is that suburban sprawl is probably the worst. Preston at Jetson Green points us to James M. McElfish of the Environmental Law Institute, who lists ten problems with

They might be small acts of do-goods but together America’s citizens are making a difference. Green is the new and growing movement many people choose to join. And this is what Edens Lost & Found, a multi-part PBS series, are highlighting. Local efforts

Mayor David Miller says Toronto will be "the leading environmental city in North America" and has rolled out the blueprints. He says the plan represents a "real" commitment to combating global warming. "This framework is very bold. It sets clear