Greyhound

THE IDEA OF SETTLING IN THE CITY as a way of being ‘green’ hadn’t just been the wild imagining of a 1970s suburban teenager – there is data to back it up. For instance, we know that New Yorkers pollute far less than those in the surrounding suburbs. Supporting the auto-dependent lifestyles of those in their detached suburban homes requires more gasoline, more electricity (for heating and cooling), more roads, more pipes and utility lines, and more energy is used to supply these large homes with water. Not to mention the giant, thirsty lawns covered in chemicals and sprinkled with fresh water throughout the summer months.