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Originally Posted by homebucket
I believe it scores high in % of green space as well as clean energy sources and lifestyle/policy.
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I’m not surprised by Irvine. It’s park rich. And they actually have trees lining theirs streets. It has more parks per capita than most of the country and easy access to open space. Anywhere in Irvine, you have close access to some trail. Second, residents have among the shortest commutes because they stay local. Something like half of residents who live in Irvine also work in the city. The lack of major traffic congestion also helps mitigate the amount of pollution from stalled cars that are everywhere in major congested cities. Also, streets that don’t have bike lanes are the exception, not the rule.
More importantly, it actually took an effort to manage water better than most cities in the West. 22% is imported and the rest is local/recycled water. The last point alone puts to shame practically every major city in California that seem to want to wait for a cataclysmic drought before taking structural water projects seriously.