Green Policies within Government Operations

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I know it's an unpopular opinion, but old tree lined neighbourhoods should be preserved. Modest houses built of sustainable materials for dirt cheap 60+ years ago have a role to play. I know the argument that they were not dense, but although they had larger lots, many of those areas had pockets of density, condos, apartments, even high-rises in the corners. Preserving existing buildings and existing trees is the best environmental policy.

The main drags and secondary streets can take the new density, along with large Federal office campuses, big box stores, malls and parking lots. We're not running out of space. We are running out of trees.

Whatever happened to Sutcliffe's promise of planting a million trees?