The Sustainable City
By Emily Ross
Sustainable Cities
By Emily Ross
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The old city
Designed for cars
Urban Sprawl
Long commuting time
Rush hour traffic
Inefficient water usage
one flush = 4 gallons!
Poor public transportation
Lighting, heating and cooling
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How can we greenify our
cities?
Extend public transportation
Encourage biking and walking
Driving taxes
Update plumbing/ purchase efficient
appliances
BREEAM & USGBC
Vertical farming
Public Transportation
BRT
Allows for fast transport
Relatively cheap
Flexible routes
DC metro extensions
Purple line
Silver line
Zipcars
Driving Taxes
London
Between 7:00 and 18:30 you are charged
to enter city
Increased public transit usage
Decreased congestion
U.S. cities are considering congestion
tax
Pedestrians & Bikers
Streets are friendlier with fewer cars
SmartBike DC
Allows you to rent bikes in 10 locations
Yearly subscription
Return bike to any station after 3 hours
Building Improvement
Update lighting to fluorescent/LED
Low flow toilets
~1.6 gallons per flush
Waterless urinals
Saves ~20,000 gallons per year
Low flow shower heads
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