SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Gavin Newsom is competitive about many things, garbage included. When the city found out a few weeks ago that it was keeping 70 percent of its disposable waste out of local landfills, he embraced the statistic the way other mayors embrace winning sports teams, improved test scores or declining crime rates.
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Finally: More Money, Other Changes Due Philadelphia Daily News, May 28, 2008 TREES CAN'T vote - long the reason for how ill-funded our parks have been - but soon, they will be speaking eloquently. Green-collar job programs aim to addres two urban ills at once By Dana Henry Philadelphia City Paper, May 22, 2008 Merion Avenue, in West Philly, was once dubbed the dirtiest street in Philadelphia by the Streets Department. The stretch from 48th to 52nd streets, with vacant lots on one side,… By Christine Knapp Philadelphia Inquirer, May 21, 2008 Mayor Nutter fulfilled an important campaign pledge with his appointment last week of Mark Alan Hughes as Philadelphia's first sustainability director. By Brian Howard Philadelphia City Paper, May 16, 2008 Car door vs. bicycle. My favorite T-shirt — a blue ringer — depicts that classic urban undercard: the pedaling, two-wheeled protagonist against villainous cold swinging steel. I laugh at the shirt,… By Patrick Kerkstra Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 2008 Mayor Nutter yesterday appointed former Philadelphia Daily News columnist and urban affairs expert Mark Alan Hughes as the city's first sustainability director, fulfilling a key campaign pledge. By Catherine Lucey Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 2008 Pledging to make Philadelphia the "greenest city in the United States of America," Mayor Nutter yesterday appointed the city's first director of sustainability. Daily News, May 15, 2008
MARK ALAN Hughes, distinguished senior fellow at Penn since 1999, began writing a column for the Daily News in 2001. Last year, he put the column on hold when he enrolled in architecture school at Penn, and now Hughes is moving on to his next adventure. By Sandy Bauers Philadelphia Inquirer, May 14, 2008 The bicyclist won. No surprise there: Pit a bike, a car and a SEPTA bus against one another in a "commuter race" to Center City during rush hour, and the two-wheeler usually wins. By Susan Snyder Philadelphia Inquirer, May 7, 2008 The University of Pennsylvania leads the nation's colleges and universities in the purchase of green power, specifically wind power, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced. |