Thanks so much for your comments. I’m settling in to San Francisco and have lots to comment about. There is definitely a higher awareness of green issues around here, but there is still much that needs to be done. Public transit is not great here, and the urban sprawl down the peninsula to San Jose means that everyone drives. And not necessarily hybrids. I am happy to report, though, that I purchased a VW Jetta TDI - I get 65mpg on the highway, no carbon footprint, and clean diesel means my smog emissions are very low. That is, when I use it - I’m almost always on my bike!

Toronto is indeed ahead of New York in many ways. But New York is ahead of Toronto in others. New York has density issues, and Toronto has sprawl issues. Each city tackles its own green priorities in different ways. It’s very much like comparing apples and oranges, so beware of making the claim that Toronto is so far ahead, because in some ways it is, in others it is not.

More on this in future blogs. Thanks for keeping me focused!

I will be very interested to follow you blogs…….hopefully San Fran will be much greener!

Madison