Hotlanta? How about Greenlanta? The city leads the southeast in LEED-registered buildings—over 140 projects are currently seeking certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It also has a “no net loss” policy for its trees. One challenge to Atlanta: urban sprawl. Five hundred thousand Atlantans live in the city proper, while five million people are sprawled into the eight-county metro area. To remedy that, city planners are working on dense, transit-oriented development along Atlanta’s BeltLine, a 22-mile-long old railroad track that runs the perimeter of the city.
Next on the agenda? Diversifying its energy portfolio.
Source: SustainLane
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