Welcome to IT's Sustainable edition of the Carnival of Cities. Long story short, IT's always partying at other blog carnivals, so we figured it was time to buck up and host our own. In honor of the occasion, we're supplying two (didn't want to be cheap now, did we?) imaginary kegs of EcoBrew and 22 orders of organic Elysian Fields Lamb Chops. Grab your biodegradable cup (and fork) and let's party!
Editor's note: Last week, we made a call out to our readers to send in great blog posts about sustainable cities. We received a few interesting entries about cities, but none with a focus on sustainability. Instead of canceling our carnival, we decided to go ahead and post these non-sustainable (though mostly authentic) city entries anyway. However, to keep with the urban eco-conscious we so eagerly were hoping for, IT did some hunting and found many a great post that do have something to do with our theme. You'll see our finds (in green) mixed in below.
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Architecture
Inhabitat writes about a new energy-efficient city gate in Dusseldorf.
BldgBlog on why the building sector must be carbon neutral by 2030.
Best Practices
BoingBoing covers San Francisco's plan to turn their Lights Out! on October 20.
On Wired's blog, we read that the Los Angeles "smog police" are staking out polluting vehicles by parking white vans, equipped with ultraviolet and infrared sensors that measure the amount of pollution spewing out of the tailpipes of passing cars, near the L.A. freeway on ramp, as well as other places around the city.
BlogTo tells us the Virgin Festival in Toronto goes green.
Here's an idea from Sustainable Melbourne: Create a website dedicated to sustaining your city!
Dining
Seabird presents Good eats (with kids) in Miami posted at SeaBird Chronicles, saying, "Kid-friendly restaurants in Miami!"
Isabella J Mori presents Great Restaurants and Food Shopping in Kits posted at My Kitsilano, saying, "If you ever come to Vancouver, don't forget to spend some time in one of its most famous neighbourhoods, Kitsilano. And when you do, this post will help you find some of the best places to eat."
Energy Solutions
Earth2Tech finds a rare urban wind turbine.
Urban Core Blog talks about solar power for the masses.
Green Spaces
EcoGeek shows us plans for a vertical farm in Seattle.
Did you know that on hot days the "green roof"
on top of the American Society of Landscape Architects' building in
D.C. can be up to 32 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than neighboring
rooftops? EarthPortal explains this in depth.
Inhabit shows us San Francisco's eco-activist group Rebar celebrating Park(ing) Day by turning parking spaces into sod-covered mini parks.
Transportation
An exciting "what if" from Streets Blog: Bike sharing in NYC?
Instead of driving through a
city, use your athletic prowess and run: Hotfooting through landmarks on WorldHum.
Dwell's design blog considers electric mini-cars.
Auto Blog Green tells us about TARTA buses in Ohio that are testing biodiesel and hydrogen blends.
Travel (Misc)
Jon Rochetti presents When Dinosaurs Ruled posted at The DC Traveler – Washington DC travel & tourism information, saying, "Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience may be the closest thing to traveling back to prehistoric times when dinosaurs were roaming the earth…at least until something like Jurassic Park becomes a reality."
Sheila Scarborough presents A mighty stream in Montgomery posted at Perceptive Travel Blog, saying, "A little-known but striking memorial to the civil rights movement, in Montgomery, Alabama. Thanks for hosting! Sheila"
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Posted by: Philip Caines | September 24, 2007 at 06:25 PM
Better late than never, I always say. Check out my post about sustainable city Curitiba, Brazil:
http://mywonderfulworld.typepad.com/my_wonderful_world_blog/2007/10/curitiba-brazil.html
Posted by: My Wonderful World | October 02, 2007 at 06:56 PM
Sorry, I'm not sure the link worked last time. That's Curitiba, Brazil: a leader in sustainable development
Posted by: My Wonderful World | October 03, 2007 at 11:05 AM