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<p>Andrew Adamson, a Barnes Bank manager in Salt Lake City, agrees.</p>
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<p>"Will we have to build them a parking garage?" an incredulous Garrott asked the RDA staff.</p>
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In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

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<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

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<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

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You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

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<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

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When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

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Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

<strong>Get involved</strong>

It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
<ul>
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	<li><a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/default.asp" target="_blank">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> (NRDC)</li>
	<li>Sierra Club <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/communities/" target="_blank">Safeguarding Communities Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.environmentamerica.org/clean-air" target="_blank">Environment America</a></li>
	<li>American Lung Association <a href="http://breathecleanair.org/index.php/get-involved/making-your-difference/" target="_blank">Clean Air Initiative</a></li>
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<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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<p>Below is a comparison of two retail centers designed very differently.  Both retail centers are located near each other in Atlantic Beach, <b>Diflucan price</b>, <b>Diflucan over the counter</b>, Florida and contain popular locally owned and national neighborhood retail shops and restaurants.  The first example, the Atlantic Beach Town Center, <b>order Diflucan online c.o.d</b>, <b>Buy Diflucan online no prescription</b>, has a pedestrian friendly design that encourages people to walk to and within the retail center, a fundamental element of sustainable design.  The second retail center is designed solely for customers to arrive by automobile, <b>Diflucan pharmacy</b>, <b>Buy cheapest Diflucan</b>, a common design flaw of unsustainable developments.</p>
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<p>Andrew Adamson, a Barnes Bank manager in Salt Lake City, agrees.</p>
<p>"Utah hasn't graduated yet to that phase of what the city wants to do," he says, adding that large regional banks get more restrictive after getting burned. "Mixed-use stuff has an element of risk. If there's not a market for that product, maybe they're saying, 'We won't do a loan for that.' "</p>
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<p>"The myth that there is a lack of parking in Salt Lake is just that: a myth."</p>
<p>Perhaps the only market force fueling transit-oriented projects is the high price of adding parking.</p>
<p>Right now, The Gateway mall still wrestles with the balance. If the city successfully raises the  million for a new North Temple viaduct, the base of the bridge will wipe out 200 Gateway parking stalls that mall owners may want back.</p>
<p>"Will we have to build them a parking garage?" an incredulous Garrott asked the RDA staff.</p>
<p>The Gateway is not yet sure it needs the spaces to support its long-term growth, Baxter notes, although some city leaders fear it will insist.</p>
<p>But, like the lenders who got new-urbanist religion in Portland, Christensen and Co. predict a similar conversion could happen here.</p>
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In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

Some might argue we just can't help it. In a city of millions where almost all of our goods are trucked in and 12,000 tons of residential trash is trucked out every day, how could we fight the beast of diesel exhaust? When coal-burning power plants in the MidWest are emitting mercury and other harmful pollutants that drift our way with the air currents, what are we supposed to do to stop that?

The health implications of poor air quality from <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/high.asp" target="_blank">diesel exhaust</a> and <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c02c.html" target="_blank">coal burning</a> are numerous. Increased asthma rates, increased rates of cancer, even endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders result from the multitude of particulates we inhale.<!--more-->

But there are measures we can take, as a community, as individuals to improve our outdoor air quality (stay tuned for ways to improve indoor air quality in a future post). Here are a few:

<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

Trees are amazing filters of air pollution. They take in carbon dioxide and absorb harmful particulates through their leaves. Certain cultivars are particularly good at filtering air pollution and tolerating the harsh environment of the city, including the London Plane, Silver Leaf Linden, and Gingko Biloba. Through the Bloomberg administration's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml" target="_blank">PlaNYC </a>there is an effort to plant 1 million trees citywide, concentrating on neighborhoods who need it most, such as those with high asthma rates and few standing trees.

Unfortunately, young street trees have a high mortality rate; half of them don't make it within the first couple of years. But there are groups whose sole purpose is to care for street trees, including <a href="http://www.treesny.com/" target="_blank">Trees NY</a> and the <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/" target="_blank">New York Restoration Project</a>. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's <a href="http://www.bbg.org/edu/greenbridge/" target="_blank">GreenBridge Program</a> provides free courses on tree care as well.

<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

Simply installing and using a programmable thermostat can save money and energy use. Setting the thermostat to around 68 degrees F in winter (78 degrees F in summer) when you're home and awake and lowering it (in winter) when your not home or asleep can help you save significantly on your home energy bill.

Sealing drafty windows and doors with inexpensive and simple devices like caulking and door draft guards can make a big difference. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/black-and-decker-launch-energy-saver-series-tools.php" target="_blank">Black &amp; Decker</a> recently launched some new devices for home use, like the auto-off energy switch and thermal heat sensor to help you determine where you could use some extra insulation.

Setting your hot water heater to a lower setting can help you save, too. According to the <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090" target="_blank">US Department of Energy</a>, "for each 10ºF reduction in water temperature, you can save between 3%–5% in energy costs." Simply using cold water for laundry, washing your hands, and doing dishes can also help save some energy (and money).

You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

Get more tips on improving your home's efficiency from <a href="http://www.rechargeamerica.org/" target="_blank">ReCharge America</a>.

<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

By reducing overall purchase of new products, we can dramatically reduce the amount of fuel (and other non-renewable resources) burned as well as cutting back on the trash we produce. And having less clutter can actually help you breathe a little easier as well.

<strong>Buy local</strong>

When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

<strong>Compost</strong>

Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

<strong>Get involved</strong>

It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.livablestreets.com/" target="_blank">Livable Streets Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/default.asp" target="_blank">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> (NRDC)</li>
	<li>Sierra Club <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/communities/" target="_blank">Safeguarding Communities Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.environmentamerica.org/clean-air" target="_blank">Environment America</a></li>
	<li>American Lung Association <a href="http://breathecleanair.org/index.php/get-involved/making-your-difference/" target="_blank">Clean Air Initiative</a></li>
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<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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<p>Below is a comparison of two retail centers designed very differently.  Both retail centers are located near each other in Atlantic Beach, <b>Diflucan price</b>, <b>Diflucan over the counter</b>, Florida and contain popular locally owned and national neighborhood retail shops and restaurants.  The first example, the Atlantic Beach Town Center, <b>order Diflucan online c.o.d</b>, <b>Buy Diflucan online no prescription</b>, has a pedestrian friendly design that encourages people to walk to and within the retail center, a fundamental element of sustainable design.  The second retail center is designed solely for customers to arrive by automobile, <b>Diflucan pharmacy</b>, <b>Buy cheapest Diflucan</b>, a common design flaw of unsustainable developments.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/4008477929_81784fbf9e.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/4008477929_81784fbf9e.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="281" /></a></p><br />
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<p>Andrew Adamson, a Barnes Bank manager in Salt Lake City, agrees.</p>
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In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

Some might argue we just can't help it. In a city of millions where almost all of our goods are trucked in and 12,000 tons of residential trash is trucked out every day, how could we fight the beast of diesel exhaust? When coal-burning power plants in the MidWest are emitting mercury and other harmful pollutants that drift our way with the air currents, what are we supposed to do to stop that?

The health implications of poor air quality from <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/high.asp" target="_blank">diesel exhaust</a> and <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c02c.html" target="_blank">coal burning</a> are numerous. Increased asthma rates, increased rates of cancer, even endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders result from the multitude of particulates we inhale.<!--more-->

But there are measures we can take, as a community, as individuals to improve our outdoor air quality (stay tuned for ways to improve indoor air quality in a future post). Here are a few:

<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

Trees are amazing filters of air pollution. They take in carbon dioxide and absorb harmful particulates through their leaves. Certain cultivars are particularly good at filtering air pollution and tolerating the harsh environment of the city, including the London Plane, Silver Leaf Linden, and Gingko Biloba. Through the Bloomberg administration's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml" target="_blank">PlaNYC </a>there is an effort to plant 1 million trees citywide, concentrating on neighborhoods who need it most, such as those with high asthma rates and few standing trees.

Unfortunately, young street trees have a high mortality rate; half of them don't make it within the first couple of years. But there are groups whose sole purpose is to care for street trees, including <a href="http://www.treesny.com/" target="_blank">Trees NY</a> and the <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/" target="_blank">New York Restoration Project</a>. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's <a href="http://www.bbg.org/edu/greenbridge/" target="_blank">GreenBridge Program</a> provides free courses on tree care as well.

<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

Simply installing and using a programmable thermostat can save money and energy use. Setting the thermostat to around 68 degrees F in winter (78 degrees F in summer) when you're home and awake and lowering it (in winter) when your not home or asleep can help you save significantly on your home energy bill.

Sealing drafty windows and doors with inexpensive and simple devices like caulking and door draft guards can make a big difference. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/black-and-decker-launch-energy-saver-series-tools.php" target="_blank">Black &amp; Decker</a> recently launched some new devices for home use, like the auto-off energy switch and thermal heat sensor to help you determine where you could use some extra insulation.

Setting your hot water heater to a lower setting can help you save, too. According to the <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090" target="_blank">US Department of Energy</a>, "for each 10ºF reduction in water temperature, you can save between 3%–5% in energy costs." Simply using cold water for laundry, washing your hands, and doing dishes can also help save some energy (and money).

You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

Get more tips on improving your home's efficiency from <a href="http://www.rechargeamerica.org/" target="_blank">ReCharge America</a>.

<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

By reducing overall purchase of new products, we can dramatically reduce the amount of fuel (and other non-renewable resources) burned as well as cutting back on the trash we produce. And having less clutter can actually help you breathe a little easier as well.

<strong>Buy local</strong>

When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

<strong>Compost</strong>

Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

<strong>Get involved</strong>

It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
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<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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<p>Below is a comparison of two retail centers designed very differently.  Both retail centers are located near each other in Atlantic Beach, <b>Diflucan price</b>, <b>Diflucan over the counter</b>, Florida and contain popular locally owned and national neighborhood retail shops and restaurants.  The first example, the Atlantic Beach Town Center, <b>order Diflucan online c.o.d</b>, <b>Buy Diflucan online no prescription</b>, has a pedestrian friendly design that encourages people to walk to and within the retail center, a fundamental element of sustainable design.  The second retail center is designed solely for customers to arrive by automobile, <b>Diflucan pharmacy</b>, <b>Buy cheapest Diflucan</b>, a common design flaw of unsustainable developments.</p>
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<p>Andrew Adamson, a Barnes Bank manager in Salt Lake City, agrees.</p>
<p>"Utah hasn't graduated yet to that phase of what the city wants to do," he says, adding that large regional banks get more restrictive after getting burned. "Mixed-use stuff has an element of risk. If there's not a market for that product, maybe they're saying, 'We won't do a loan for that.' "</p>
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<p>"The myth that there is a lack of parking in Salt Lake is just that: a myth."</p>
<p>Perhaps the only market force fueling transit-oriented projects is the high price of adding parking.</p>
<p>Right now, The Gateway mall still wrestles with the balance. If the city successfully raises the  million for a new North Temple viaduct, the base of the bridge will wipe out 200 Gateway parking stalls that mall owners may want back.</p>
<p>"Will we have to build them a parking garage?" an incredulous Garrott asked the RDA staff.</p>
<p>The Gateway is not yet sure it needs the spaces to support its long-term growth, Baxter notes, although some city leaders fear it will insist.</p>
<p>But, like the lenders who got new-urbanist religion in Portland, Christensen and Co. predict a similar conversion could happen here.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_386" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Photo credit: NASA, Johnson Space Center"][/caption] by Liz Neves In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_386" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Photo credit: NASA, Johnson Space Center"]<a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=26748"><img class="size-medium wp-image-386" src="http://aribra.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/01_nyc_sts39-297x300.jpg" alt="Photo credit: NASA, Johnson Space Center" width="297" height="300" /></a>[/caption]

by <a href="../contributors">Liz Neves</a>

In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

Some might argue we just can't help it. In a city of millions where almost all of our goods are trucked in and 12,000 tons of residential trash is trucked out every day, how could we fight the beast of diesel exhaust? When coal-burning power plants in the MidWest are emitting mercury and other harmful pollutants that drift our way with the air currents, what are we supposed to do to stop that?

The health implications of poor air quality from <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/high.asp" target="_blank">diesel exhaust</a> and <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c02c.html" target="_blank">coal burning</a> are numerous. Increased asthma rates, increased rates of cancer, even endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders result from the multitude of particulates we inhale.<!--more-->

But there are measures we can take, as a community, as individuals to improve our outdoor air quality (stay tuned for ways to improve indoor air quality in a future post). Here are a few:

<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

Trees are amazing filters of air pollution. They take in carbon dioxide and absorb harmful particulates through their leaves. Certain cultivars are particularly good at filtering air pollution and tolerating the harsh environment of the city, including the London Plane, Silver Leaf Linden, and Gingko Biloba. Through the Bloomberg administration's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml" target="_blank">PlaNYC </a>there is an effort to plant 1 million trees citywide, concentrating on neighborhoods who need it most, such as those with high asthma rates and few standing trees.

Unfortunately, young street trees have a high mortality rate; half of them don't make it within the first couple of years. But there are groups whose sole purpose is to care for street trees, including <a href="http://www.treesny.com/" target="_blank">Trees NY</a> and the <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/" target="_blank">New York Restoration Project</a>. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's <a href="http://www.bbg.org/edu/greenbridge/" target="_blank">GreenBridge Program</a> provides free courses on tree care as well.

<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

Simply installing and using a programmable thermostat can save money and energy use. Setting the thermostat to around 68 degrees F in winter (78 degrees F in summer) when you're home and awake and lowering it (in winter) when your not home or asleep can help you save significantly on your home energy bill.

Sealing drafty windows and doors with inexpensive and simple devices like caulking and door draft guards can make a big difference. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/black-and-decker-launch-energy-saver-series-tools.php" target="_blank">Black &amp; Decker</a> recently launched some new devices for home use, like the auto-off energy switch and thermal heat sensor to help you determine where you could use some extra insulation.

Setting your hot water heater to a lower setting can help you save, too. According to the <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090" target="_blank">US Department of Energy</a>, "for each 10ºF reduction in water temperature, you can save between 3%–5% in energy costs." Simply using cold water for laundry, washing your hands, and doing dishes can also help save some energy (and money).

You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

Get more tips on improving your home's efficiency from <a href="http://www.rechargeamerica.org/" target="_blank">ReCharge America</a>.

<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

By reducing overall purchase of new products, we can dramatically reduce the amount of fuel (and other non-renewable resources) burned as well as cutting back on the trash we produce. And having less clutter can actually help you breathe a little easier as well.

<strong>Buy local</strong>

When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

<strong>Compost</strong>

Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

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It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
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	<li><a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/default.asp" target="_blank">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> (NRDC)</li>
	<li>Sierra Club <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/communities/" target="_blank">Safeguarding Communities Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.environmentamerica.org/clean-air" target="_blank">Environment America</a></li>
	<li>American Lung Association <a href="http://breathecleanair.org/index.php/get-involved/making-your-difference/" target="_blank">Clean Air Initiative</a></li>
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<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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<p>Below is a comparison of two retail centers designed very differently.  Both retail centers are located near each other in Atlantic Beach, <b>Diflucan price</b>, <b>Diflucan over the counter</b>, Florida and contain popular locally owned and national neighborhood retail shops and restaurants.  The first example, the Atlantic Beach Town Center, <b>order Diflucan online c.o.d</b>, <b>Buy Diflucan online no prescription</b>, has a pedestrian friendly design that encourages people to walk to and within the retail center, a fundamental element of sustainable design.  The second retail center is designed solely for customers to arrive by automobile, <b>Diflucan pharmacy</b>, <b>Buy cheapest Diflucan</b>, a common design flaw of unsustainable developments.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/4008477929_81784fbf9e.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/4008477929_81784fbf9e.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="281" /></a></p><br />
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<p>Andrew Adamson, a Barnes Bank manager in Salt Lake City, agrees.</p>
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<p>Perhaps the only market force fueling transit-oriented projects is the high price of adding parking.</p>
<p>Right now, The Gateway mall still wrestles with the balance. If the city successfully raises the  million for a new North Temple viaduct, the base of the bridge will wipe out 200 Gateway parking stalls that mall owners may want back.</p>
<p>"Will we have to build them a parking garage?" an incredulous Garrott asked the RDA staff.</p>
<p>The Gateway is not yet sure it needs the spaces to support its long-term growth, Baxter notes, although some city leaders fear it will insist.</p>
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In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

Some might argue we just can't help it. In a city of millions where almost all of our goods are trucked in and 12,000 tons of residential trash is trucked out every day, how could we fight the beast of diesel exhaust? When coal-burning power plants in the MidWest are emitting mercury and other harmful pollutants that drift our way with the air currents, what are we supposed to do to stop that?

The health implications of poor air quality from <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/high.asp" target="_blank">diesel exhaust</a> and <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c02c.html" target="_blank">coal burning</a> are numerous. Increased asthma rates, increased rates of cancer, even endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders result from the multitude of particulates we inhale.<!--more-->

But there are measures we can take, as a community, as individuals to improve our outdoor air quality (stay tuned for ways to improve indoor air quality in a future post). Here are a few:

<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

Trees are amazing filters of air pollution. They take in carbon dioxide and absorb harmful particulates through their leaves. Certain cultivars are particularly good at filtering air pollution and tolerating the harsh environment of the city, including the London Plane, Silver Leaf Linden, and Gingko Biloba. Through the Bloomberg administration's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml" target="_blank">PlaNYC </a>there is an effort to plant 1 million trees citywide, concentrating on neighborhoods who need it most, such as those with high asthma rates and few standing trees.

Unfortunately, young street trees have a high mortality rate; half of them don't make it within the first couple of years. But there are groups whose sole purpose is to care for street trees, including <a href="http://www.treesny.com/" target="_blank">Trees NY</a> and the <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/" target="_blank">New York Restoration Project</a>. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's <a href="http://www.bbg.org/edu/greenbridge/" target="_blank">GreenBridge Program</a> provides free courses on tree care as well.

<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

Simply installing and using a programmable thermostat can save money and energy use. Setting the thermostat to around 68 degrees F in winter (78 degrees F in summer) when you're home and awake and lowering it (in winter) when your not home or asleep can help you save significantly on your home energy bill.

Sealing drafty windows and doors with inexpensive and simple devices like caulking and door draft guards can make a big difference. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/black-and-decker-launch-energy-saver-series-tools.php" target="_blank">Black &amp; Decker</a> recently launched some new devices for home use, like the auto-off energy switch and thermal heat sensor to help you determine where you could use some extra insulation.

Setting your hot water heater to a lower setting can help you save, too. According to the <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090" target="_blank">US Department of Energy</a>, "for each 10ºF reduction in water temperature, you can save between 3%–5% in energy costs." Simply using cold water for laundry, washing your hands, and doing dishes can also help save some energy (and money).

You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

Get more tips on improving your home's efficiency from <a href="http://www.rechargeamerica.org/" target="_blank">ReCharge America</a>.

<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

By reducing overall purchase of new products, we can dramatically reduce the amount of fuel (and other non-renewable resources) burned as well as cutting back on the trash we produce. And having less clutter can actually help you breathe a little easier as well.

<strong>Buy local</strong>

When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

<strong>Compost</strong>

Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

<strong>Get involved</strong>

It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
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	<li>Sierra Club <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/communities/" target="_blank">Safeguarding Communities Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.environmentamerica.org/clean-air" target="_blank">Environment America</a></li>
	<li>American Lung Association <a href="http://breathecleanair.org/index.php/get-involved/making-your-difference/" target="_blank">Clean Air Initiative</a></li>
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<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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<p>Below is a comparison of two retail centers designed very differently.  Both retail centers are located near each other in Atlantic Beach, <b>Diflucan price</b>, <b>Diflucan over the counter</b>, Florida and contain popular locally owned and national neighborhood retail shops and restaurants.  The first example, the Atlantic Beach Town Center, <b>order Diflucan online c.o.d</b>, <b>Buy Diflucan online no prescription</b>, has a pedestrian friendly design that encourages people to walk to and within the retail center, a fundamental element of sustainable design.  The second retail center is designed solely for customers to arrive by automobile, <b>Diflucan pharmacy</b>, <b>Buy cheapest Diflucan</b>, a common design flaw of unsustainable developments.</p>
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<p>"Utah hasn't graduated yet to that phase of what the city wants to do," he says, adding that large regional banks get more restrictive after getting burned. "Mixed-use stuff has an element of risk. If there's not a market for that product, maybe they're saying, 'We won't do a loan for that.' "</p>
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<p>Right now, The Gateway mall still wrestles with the balance. If the city successfully raises the  million for a new North Temple viaduct, the base of the bridge will wipe out 200 Gateway parking stalls that mall owners may want back.</p>
<p>"Will we have to build them a parking garage?" an incredulous Garrott asked the RDA staff.</p>
<p>The Gateway is not yet sure it needs the spaces to support its long-term growth, Baxter notes, although some city leaders fear it will insist.</p>
<p>But, like the lenders who got new-urbanist religion in Portland, Christensen and Co. predict a similar conversion could happen here.</p>
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by <a href="../contributors">Liz Neves</a>

In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

Some might argue we just can't help it. In a city of millions where almost all of our goods are trucked in and 12,000 tons of residential trash is trucked out every day, how could we fight the beast of diesel exhaust? When coal-burning power plants in the MidWest are emitting mercury and other harmful pollutants that drift our way with the air currents, what are we supposed to do to stop that?

The health implications of poor air quality from <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/high.asp" target="_blank">diesel exhaust</a> and <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c02c.html" target="_blank">coal burning</a> are numerous. Increased asthma rates, increased rates of cancer, even endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders result from the multitude of particulates we inhale.<!--more-->

But there are measures we can take, as a community, as individuals to improve our outdoor air quality (stay tuned for ways to improve indoor air quality in a future post). Here are a few:

<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

Trees are amazing filters of air pollution. They take in carbon dioxide and absorb harmful particulates through their leaves. Certain cultivars are particularly good at filtering air pollution and tolerating the harsh environment of the city, including the London Plane, Silver Leaf Linden, and Gingko Biloba. Through the Bloomberg administration's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml" target="_blank">PlaNYC </a>there is an effort to plant 1 million trees citywide, concentrating on neighborhoods who need it most, such as those with high asthma rates and few standing trees.

Unfortunately, young street trees have a high mortality rate; half of them don't make it within the first couple of years. But there are groups whose sole purpose is to care for street trees, including <a href="http://www.treesny.com/" target="_blank">Trees NY</a> and the <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/" target="_blank">New York Restoration Project</a>. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's <a href="http://www.bbg.org/edu/greenbridge/" target="_blank">GreenBridge Program</a> provides free courses on tree care as well.

<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

Simply installing and using a programmable thermostat can save money and energy use. Setting the thermostat to around 68 degrees F in winter (78 degrees F in summer) when you're home and awake and lowering it (in winter) when your not home or asleep can help you save significantly on your home energy bill.

Sealing drafty windows and doors with inexpensive and simple devices like caulking and door draft guards can make a big difference. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/black-and-decker-launch-energy-saver-series-tools.php" target="_blank">Black &amp; Decker</a> recently launched some new devices for home use, like the auto-off energy switch and thermal heat sensor to help you determine where you could use some extra insulation.

Setting your hot water heater to a lower setting can help you save, too. According to the <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090" target="_blank">US Department of Energy</a>, "for each 10ºF reduction in water temperature, you can save between 3%–5% in energy costs." Simply using cold water for laundry, washing your hands, and doing dishes can also help save some energy (and money).

You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

Get more tips on improving your home's efficiency from <a href="http://www.rechargeamerica.org/" target="_blank">ReCharge America</a>.

<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

By reducing overall purchase of new products, we can dramatically reduce the amount of fuel (and other non-renewable resources) burned as well as cutting back on the trash we produce. And having less clutter can actually help you breathe a little easier as well.

<strong>Buy local</strong>

When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

<strong>Compost</strong>

Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

<strong>Get involved</strong>

It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.livablestreets.com/" target="_blank">Livable Streets Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/default.asp" target="_blank">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> (NRDC)</li>
	<li>Sierra Club <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/communities/" target="_blank">Safeguarding Communities Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.environmentamerica.org/clean-air" target="_blank">Environment America</a></li>
	<li>American Lung Association <a href="http://breathecleanair.org/index.php/get-involved/making-your-difference/" target="_blank">Clean Air Initiative</a></li>
</ul>
<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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by <a href="../contributors">Liz Neves</a>

In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

Some might argue we just can't help it. In a city of millions where almost all of our goods are trucked in and 12,000 tons of residential trash is trucked out every day, how could we fight the beast of diesel exhaust? When coal-burning power plants in the MidWest are emitting mercury and other harmful pollutants that drift our way with the air currents, what are we supposed to do to stop that?

The health implications of poor air quality from <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/high.asp" target="_blank">diesel exhaust</a> and <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c02c.html" target="_blank">coal burning</a> are numerous. Increased asthma rates, increased rates of cancer, even endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders result from the multitude of particulates we inhale.<!--more-->

But there are measures we can take, as a community, as individuals to improve our outdoor air quality (stay tuned for ways to improve indoor air quality in a future post). Here are a few:

<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

Trees are amazing filters of air pollution. They take in carbon dioxide and absorb harmful particulates through their leaves. Certain cultivars are particularly good at filtering air pollution and tolerating the harsh environment of the city, including the London Plane, Silver Leaf Linden, and Gingko Biloba. Through the Bloomberg administration's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml" target="_blank">PlaNYC </a>there is an effort to plant 1 million trees citywide, concentrating on neighborhoods who need it most, such as those with high asthma rates and few standing trees.

Unfortunately, young street trees have a high mortality rate; half of them don't make it within the first couple of years. But there are groups whose sole purpose is to care for street trees, including <a href="http://www.treesny.com/" target="_blank">Trees NY</a> and the <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/" target="_blank">New York Restoration Project</a>. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's <a href="http://www.bbg.org/edu/greenbridge/" target="_blank">GreenBridge Program</a> provides free courses on tree care as well.

<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

Simply installing and using a programmable thermostat can save money and energy use. Setting the thermostat to around 68 degrees F in winter (78 degrees F in summer) when you're home and awake and lowering it (in winter) when your not home or asleep can help you save significantly on your home energy bill.

Sealing drafty windows and doors with inexpensive and simple devices like caulking and door draft guards can make a big difference. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/black-and-decker-launch-energy-saver-series-tools.php" target="_blank">Black &amp; Decker</a> recently launched some new devices for home use, like the auto-off energy switch and thermal heat sensor to help you determine where you could use some extra insulation.

Setting your hot water heater to a lower setting can help you save, too. According to the <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090" target="_blank">US Department of Energy</a>, "for each 10ºF reduction in water temperature, you can save between 3%–5% in energy costs." Simply using cold water for laundry, washing your hands, and doing dishes can also help save some energy (and money).

You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

Get more tips on improving your home's efficiency from <a href="http://www.rechargeamerica.org/" target="_blank">ReCharge America</a>.

<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

By reducing overall purchase of new products, we can dramatically reduce the amount of fuel (and other non-renewable resources) burned as well as cutting back on the trash we produce. And having less clutter can actually help you breathe a little easier as well.

<strong>Buy local</strong>

When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

<strong>Compost</strong>

Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

<strong>Get involved</strong>

It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.livablestreets.com/" target="_blank">Livable Streets Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/default.asp" target="_blank">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> (NRDC)</li>
	<li>Sierra Club <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/communities/" target="_blank">Safeguarding Communities Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.environmentamerica.org/clean-air" target="_blank">Environment America</a></li>
	<li>American Lung Association <a href="http://breathecleanair.org/index.php/get-involved/making-your-difference/" target="_blank">Clean Air Initiative</a></li>
</ul>
<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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<p>Andrew Adamson, a Barnes Bank manager in Salt Lake City, agrees.</p>
<p>"Utah hasn't graduated yet to that phase of what the city wants to do," he says, adding that large regional banks get more restrictive after getting burned. "Mixed-use stuff has an element of risk. If there's not a market for that product, maybe they're saying, 'We won't do a loan for that.' "</p>
<p>Bruce Bingham, whose Hamilton Partners is about to complete the new 222 S, <b>Buy Elimite Online Without Prescription</b>. Main office tower, sees it differently. He deliberately scaled back parking -- the skyscraper offers two slots per 1,000 feet of rental space -- because of the proximity to light rail.</p>
<p>"So far, it's proven out that the TRAX stop is going to compensate for a lack of excess parking," he says. "The same conditions would exist for any transit-oriented development near a TRAX stop."</p>
<p>Bingham also disputes the notion that all downtown development must include surface lots or parking garages.  <b>Buy Elimite Online Without Prescription</b>, Nearly 5,000 parking spaces, he points out, sit within a block and a half of 300 South and State Street.</p>
<p>"The myth that there is a lack of parking in Salt Lake is just that: a myth."</p>
<p>Perhaps the only market force fueling transit-oriented projects is the high price of adding parking.</p>
<p>Right now, The Gateway mall still wrestles with the balance. If the city successfully raises the  million for a new North Temple viaduct, the base of the bridge will wipe out 200 Gateway parking stalls that mall owners may want back.</p>
<p>"Will we have to build them a parking garage?" an incredulous Garrott asked the RDA staff.</p>
<p>The Gateway is not yet sure it needs the spaces to support its long-term growth, Baxter notes, although some city leaders fear it will insist.</p>
<p>But, like the lenders who got new-urbanist religion in Portland, Christensen and Co. predict a similar conversion could happen here.</p>
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		<title>big cities: exhausting and exhilarating</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Neves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_386" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Photo credit: NASA, Johnson Space Center"][/caption] by Liz Neves In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[[caption id="attachment_386" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Photo credit: NASA, Johnson Space Center"]<a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=26748"><img class="size-medium wp-image-386" src="http://aribra.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/01_nyc_sts39-297x300.jpg" alt="Photo credit: NASA, Johnson Space Center" width="297" height="300" /></a>[/caption]

by <a href="../contributors">Liz Neves</a>

In the big city, on any given day, anything seems possible. Millions of thinkers, dreamers, and doers exchange ideas, creative sparks, and currency. There are plenty of reasons to be a city dweller – more jobs, much inspiration, more opportunities to help people who need it. But there's one big drawback to city dwelling, especially New York City dwelling: dismally poor air quality.

Some might argue we just can't help it. In a city of millions where almost all of our goods are trucked in and 12,000 tons of residential trash is trucked out every day, how could we fight the beast of diesel exhaust? When coal-burning power plants in the MidWest are emitting mercury and other harmful pollutants that drift our way with the air currents, what are we supposed to do to stop that?

The health implications of poor air quality from <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/ebd/high.asp" target="_blank">diesel exhaust</a> and <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/coalvswind/c02c.html" target="_blank">coal burning</a> are numerous. Increased asthma rates, increased rates of cancer, even endocrine disruption and reproductive disorders result from the multitude of particulates we inhale.<!--more-->

But there are measures we can take, as a community, as individuals to improve our outdoor air quality (stay tuned for ways to improve indoor air quality in a future post). Here are a few:

<strong>Plant and care for trees</strong>

Trees are amazing filters of air pollution. They take in carbon dioxide and absorb harmful particulates through their leaves. Certain cultivars are particularly good at filtering air pollution and tolerating the harsh environment of the city, including the London Plane, Silver Leaf Linden, and Gingko Biloba. Through the Bloomberg administration's <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml" target="_blank">PlaNYC </a>there is an effort to plant 1 million trees citywide, concentrating on neighborhoods who need it most, such as those with high asthma rates and few standing trees.

Unfortunately, young street trees have a high mortality rate; half of them don't make it within the first couple of years. But there are groups whose sole purpose is to care for street trees, including <a href="http://www.treesny.com/" target="_blank">Trees NY</a> and the <a href="http://www.nyrp.org/" target="_blank">New York Restoration Project</a>. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden's <a href="http://www.bbg.org/edu/greenbridge/" target="_blank">GreenBridge Program</a> provides free courses on tree care as well.

<strong>Improve the efficiency of your home or office</strong>

Consuming less energy means fewer resources will be burned, fewer pollutants will be released. Considering about 50% of this country's energy comes from coal, it could make a big impact if we all changed a few of our home practices.

Simply installing and using a programmable thermostat can save money and energy use. Setting the thermostat to around 68 degrees F in winter (78 degrees F in summer) when you're home and awake and lowering it (in winter) when your not home or asleep can help you save significantly on your home energy bill.

Sealing drafty windows and doors with inexpensive and simple devices like caulking and door draft guards can make a big difference. <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/black-and-decker-launch-energy-saver-series-tools.php" target="_blank">Black &amp; Decker</a> recently launched some new devices for home use, like the auto-off energy switch and thermal heat sensor to help you determine where you could use some extra insulation.

Setting your hot water heater to a lower setting can help you save, too. According to the <a href="http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/water_heating/index.cfm/mytopic=13090" target="_blank">US Department of Energy</a>, "for each 10ºF reduction in water temperature, you can save between 3%–5% in energy costs." Simply using cold water for laundry, washing your hands, and doing dishes can also help save some energy (and money).

You might be rewarded for your efforts to make your home run more efficiently. Check to see if you're eligible for Federal Tax Credits through <a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=tax_credits.tx_index" target="_blank">Energy Star</a>.

Get more tips on improving your home's efficiency from <a href="http://www.rechargeamerica.org/" target="_blank">ReCharge America</a>.

<strong>Support alternative sources of energy</strong>

New York City residents have the option to switch to alternative sources of energy, such as wind power, through <a href="http://www.conedsolutions.com/" target="_blank">Con Ed Solutions</a>. To find out if you have a choice of energy source in your part of the country, check out <a href="http://www.communityenergyinc.com/individuals/individuals-summary/" target="_blank">Community Energy</a>.

<strong>Walk, ride your bike, take mass transit</strong>

Who needs a gym? Walking and bicycling are both great ways to get where you're going while burning calories, not air-polluting fuel. Find out how walkable your city is with <a href="http://www.walkscore.com/" target="_blank">Walk Score</a>.

Utilizing mass transit, like trains or buses, reduces emissions, saves wear and tear on your car (if you've got one), and decreases fuel consumption.

<strong>Reduce overall consumption</strong>

If you haven't yet seen the <a href="http://www.storyofstuff.com/" target="_blank">Story of Stuff</a>, it's an eye-opening short film detailing the history of our consumer culture. It's sure to get you thinking about how much you buy and whether those purchases are really necessary.

It's easy to buy less when you know a few basic skills like sewing on buttons or repairing broken appliances instead of tossing out the old and buy new. Groups like <a href="http://brooklynskillshare.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Skillshare</a> are ensuring that communities maintain skills like bicycle repair, sewing, and food preparation so that we can be a bit more self-sufficient and reduce consumption of new things by utilizing the resources we have handy.

By reducing overall purchase of new products, we can dramatically reduce the amount of fuel (and other non-renewable resources) burned as well as cutting back on the trash we produce. And having less clutter can actually help you breathe a little easier as well.

<strong>Buy local</strong>

When goods don't have far to travel, generally less fuel is spent in the process of getting them to your household. By supporting local businesses who make goods locally, you'll not only reduce the burning of fuel, you'll be boosting the local economy. Organizations like <a href="http://www.buyinbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">Buy in Brooklyn</a> encourage community members to support their local business owners. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Local Harvest</a> will help you find what's fresh and in season in your area.

<strong>Compost</strong>

Half of all the household trash created in NYC is compostable. That would mean instead of 600 tractor trailers hauling out our trash daily, there would potentially be 300, reducing the amount of diesel fuel burned by half. Composting also keeps food waste out of landfills where they would release methane gas, a greenhouse gas that's <a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090421_carbon.html" target="_blank">25 times</a> more potent than carbon. Not to mention that food waste can be turned into a fruitful commodity, a valuable medium for growing nutritious food.

<strong>Get involved</strong>

It's encouraging to see how many health and sustainability groups have formed or have been strengthened in recent years. Here are just a few organizations you can support or join who have air quality or related initiatives:
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.livablestreets.com/" target="_blank">Livable Streets Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.nrdc.org/air/default.asp" target="_blank">Natural Resources Defense Council</a> (NRDC)</li>
	<li>Sierra Club <a href="http://www.sierraclub.org/communities/" target="_blank">Safeguarding Communities Initiative</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.environmentamerica.org/clean-air" target="_blank">Environment America</a></li>
	<li>American Lung Association <a href="http://breathecleanair.org/index.php/get-involved/making-your-difference/" target="_blank">Clean Air Initiative</a></li>
</ul>
<em>These are just a few ways we can improve the air we breathe. Do you know someone (organization, community group, individual) who is taking steps to improve air quality? How are you helping to improve air quality where you live?</em>

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		<title>One Small Step for Google Maps</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Blackman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andre Blackman Many of us are familiar with the great feature of Google Maps – we use it to get to Point to Point B – usually printed out before we drive some place. Last year I was pretty pleased to find out that Google Maps implemented walking directions into their maps functions. There [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[by <a href="../contributors">Andre Blackman</a>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Many of us are familiar with the great feature of Google Maps – we use it to get to Point to Point B – usually printed out before we drive some place. Last year I was pretty pleased to find out that <a href="http://maps.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Maps</a> implemented walking directions into their maps functions. There are a few reasons why I was happy that this came about:</p>

<ol style="text-align: justify;">
	<li>Public health and the      reduction of obesity</li>
	<li>Walking is good for your      health</li>
	<li>Environmental health - reduce      needless auto emissions</li>
	<li>Gas prices aren’t always      where you want them to be</li>
</ol>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you think about it, wouldn't you rather figure out that you could get to your destination at the same time (maybe leave a bit earlier) and not have to pay a cent in fuel? Now I can understand not wanting to lug armloads of groceries down the street - that's cool and makes sense. But what about going to the movies? Just leave a bit earlier and take a nice walk, especially since Fall is just about here. Think about making it a family event with the kids.<!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I popped in random addresses in the Triangle area (that were reasonably close by) on Google Maps and saw this:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-140" title="Walking reference" src="http://aribra.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Walking-reference-300x56.png" alt="Walking reference" width="475" height="88" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-141" title="Map Route" src="http://aribra.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Map-Route-300x237.png" alt="Map Route" width="578" height="456" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You see the WALKING option plainly offered right? Another great thing will need to be paid attention to as communities center around healthier, alternate methods of transportation - it's easy to find.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Something important I thought about was that this shows another way in which we make technology work for us - for our own benefit. Now it's just up to us to actually use it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So next time you aren't in a rush to get to your destination, check to see if you can get there by using some free transportation: your own two feet.</p>

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