What our cities can do

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Although the end of sprawl will require painful changes, it will also provide a badly needed opportunity to take stock of the car-dependent, privatized society that has evolved over the past 60 years and to begin imagining different ways of living and governing. We may discover that it's not so bad living closer to work, in transit- and pedestrian-friendly, diverse neighborhoods where we run into friends and neighbors as we walk to the store, school or the office. We may even find that we don't miss our cars and commutes, and the culture they created, nearly as much as we feared we would.

— Eduardo M. Peñalver, Cornell Law School

Submitted by David Beach on December 27, 2007 - 4:12pm.
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Climate change

Little things add up: The parking garage at Cleveland City Hall has free, covered bike parking Our local governments — cities and counties — have a major role to play in helping lead the way to a more carbon-neutral future. They can lead by example by reducing energy use in their own operations. They can provide incentives to support actions by citizens and businesses. And they can help educate the public about the need to act on climate change.

This section will track the positive actions of local governments in Northeast Ohio — and explore best practices to be adopted in the future.

Mayors Climate Protection Agreement

More than 750 cities in the U.S. have signed on to the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, pledging to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Here are the participating cities in Northeast Ohio:

Akron
Alliance
Brooklyn
Canton
Cleveland
Cleveland Heights
Garfield Heights
Kent
North Olmsted
Parma
South Euclid
Walton Hills
Warren
Westlake

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