The most sustainable cities have shorter commutes, more bike lanes, and more neighborhood farmers’ markets. The Amsterdam-based engineering and consulting company Arcadis did, for the second year in a row, a survey that covers 100 cities around the globe. Zurich in Switzerland leads the list before Singapore and Stockholm in Sweden. Besides Singapore, there are only European cities in the top 20.
In light of the recent devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County, we felt it was timely to revisit this important piece. As wildfires become ...
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