We are all in this together. That has to be the theme and spirit of our march on Sunday. Yes, it is true that urban residents have lower carbon footprints than suburban residents. And its also true that Hamilton County residents collectively drive an average of 10,000,000 miles per day. The vast majority of Cincinnatis MSA live in suburbs, and that is not likely to change much over the time we have to address our shrinking carbon budget. If we are truly all in this together, then we must encourage support for climate action everywhere - especially our suburbs. Our march in Anderson will be a great time to meet new people and share ideas that meet the challenge before us. Cincinnati has great walkable neighborhoods that are served by mass transit that can serve as templates for our other neighborhoods. Enright Ridge Urban Eco Village is also a great template for a low carbon suburban transformation. There are success stories, and a change of priorities and policies are critical. thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/07/3126481/suburban-sprawl-emissions/ From the article - So is the solution to increase population density? Not so fast. Increasing population density in central cities “would require a really extraordinary transformation for very little benefit, and high carbon suburbanization would result as a side effect,” said Jones. “This is not to condemn urban suburbs and just packing yourself in urban cores is a good thing,” Kammen explained. “We have cities that are relatively spread out — for example, Portland, Oregon, which has one of the best public transportation systems in the country and, as a result, Portland actually has the lowest per capita vehicle ownership of any big city.”
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 01:38:54 +0000
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