Comments on: We’re #4 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/30/were-4/ Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: c. http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/30/were-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2863 c. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:26:18 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/30/were-4/#comment-2863 Cascadian: We don't suffer all that much from a lack of parks. Over 10% of Seattle's land area is taken up by parks (6052 acres of parks, 10.74 acres per 1000 population; compare San Francisco with only 8.26 acres per 1000, or Los Angeles with less than 6). That the category is so low should point out the very severe lack in the other element of their land use category: too much sprawl. Cascadian: We don’t suffer all that much from a lack of parks. Over 10% of Seattle’s land area is taken up by parks (6052 acres of parks, 10.74 acres per 1000 population; compare San Francisco with only 8.26 acres per 1000, or Los Angeles with less than 6). That the category is so low should point out the very severe lack in the other element of their land use category: too much sprawl.

]]> By: Cascadian http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/30/were-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2862 Cascadian Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:47:08 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2006/08/30/were-4/#comment-2862 They define these terms in the explanation of their methodology. They define "city innovation" (presumably the same as "management innovation" and "knowledge base" <a href="http://www.sustainlane.com/cityindex/citypage/16/2/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. It looks like a lot of the credit goes to Nickels' efforts to meet the Kyoto protocols. It's worth noting the categories where Seattle performs poorly: zoning and land use. Seattle suffers from too much sprawl, not enough mixed-use development, and a lack of parks. The article also points out that our water and air quality are mediocre for our size and location. They define these terms in the explanation of their methodology. They define “city innovation” (presumably the same as “management innovation” and “knowledge base” here. It looks like a lot of the credit goes to Nickels’ efforts to meet the Kyoto protocols.

It’s worth noting the categories where Seattle performs poorly: zoning and land use. Seattle suffers from too much sprawl, not enough mixed-use development, and a lack of parks. The article also points out that our water and air quality are mediocre for our size and location.

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