Toronto: the greenest city in North America?

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from NOW Toronto:



Toronto: the greenest city in North America?
By Enzo Di Matteo


The timing couldn’t have been better.

The same week the Greenbelt marks its fifth anniversary, city council endorsed a proposal floated by Parks Committee chair Paula Fletcher to add the Don and Humber river valleys to the protected area.

Ultimate approval rests with the province. Still, another eco breakthrough for Toronto – the first city to endorse a plan to expand the Greenbelt within its borders.

It’s another green milestone among many for the city that under David Miller has turned over a green leaf.

His promise to make T.O. into the greenest city in North America has caused a few snickers. That Bike Plan is sure taking its sweet time. But slowly we’re getting there, one green roof and community garden project at a time.

It’s a truly greenspirational story that’s being writ in Hogtown, something to remember in an election year in which mayoral wannabes talk up livability and in the next breath promise to sell off green industry and kill bike lanes on major arterials. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=173824

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1. I'm sure Sara would tell us it is the greenest city in America. n/t