Chicago.

I recently traveled to Chicago, and man, was it ever amazing! I think I've always been a supporter for Eco-friendly items, but more than that, I'm a supporter for new innovative Eco-friendly solutions.

Here are a few:
1. Garden or grass rooftops
2. The downfall of shopping malls in the middle of no-where surrounded by acres of pavement
3. Fuel emissions lowered by a strict standard
4. More community open grassy/park spaces*
5. Less fences
6. Keep concrete to a minimum
7. Build UP
8. Make use of non-damaging forms of energy (solar panel + heat)
9. Improve recycling systems (paper)
10. No more mass suburban development on unused land

* If the government bitches about not having enough space in an urban/suburban community, tell them: THEN MAKE SPACE!

Well, we can't all exist in my communist dream world. *sigh* -.-

Back to Chicago. I thought it would be a big bustling city, and it is, but it is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen. Although they did have some of the largest wastes-of-space buildings, I give them praise.
I guess in the 80's they started to remove the mass industrial buildings from along the lake shore, and now it is a beautiful blue surrounding the city.
If only my Toronto would do the same. I think Toronto's fatal mistake is trying to jam as many condos along the water front as possible. Great buildings, but hideous location. Now no one can see the (dirty) lake unless they buy a condo.

I'm not asking for a revolution here, I'm just asking for a little force of Government to take control and save what we have-because honestly, sooner or later with too much building development along our great lakes, and we will all look like we live in the city like in Blade Runner.

This is Chicago.