Greener times for inner cities?
Cause for optimism from the New York Times and the Economist Intelligence Unit / Siemens
Our inner cities are pretty bad places, as suggested by Donald Trump and others, right?
Wrong!
Not even close, according to a story in the New York Times.
To hear Donald J. Trump tell it, America's "inner cities" are on fire. They're "a disaster education-wise, jobwise…www.nytimes.com
In fact, as Emily Badger, the reporter, point out, the term “inner cities” has lost relevance as urban centers have gentrified and pockets of poverty have moved to the suburbs.
Many cities are, in fact, doing quite well — getting greener, healthier, and more livable. So indicates The Green City Index, sponsored by Siemens and developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The report ranks the environmental performance of more than 120 cities worldwide, from San Francisco to Shanghai. It documents encouraging progress everywhere: greater opportunities for education, employment and prosperity, and wins in the war against traffic congestion, urban sprawl, environmental pollution, and other negative effects of growth.
Of course there’s poverty and crime everywhere, but solid movement in the opposite direction too.
The trend toward greener cities is part of supertrend #6, one of six supertrends toward a much better future.
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