Portland and Seattle represent the green heart of the Northwest
Both Portland and Seattle have been rated in the top ten "Best American cities for green spaces" by the Trust for Public Land.
Rhys Roth, Director of Strategic Innovation
By Rhys Roth
Climate Solutions
Claire Thompson recently wrote in Grist about “The
best American cities for green spaces”, a topic of great interest to fans
of biocarbon everywhere. In it, she focuses on ParkScore, a new
tool created by the Trust for Public Land to measure and compare the
40 biggest U.S. cities based on acreage, accessibility, and services and
investment in parks.
Of course, being a regional chauvinist, I immediately had to
find out how the Northwest cities did. Turns out just Portland and
Seattle were big enough to be included in the list of 40 – and they represent
the green heart of the Northwest pretty well. Both are in the Top 10,
with Portland landing at #6 and Seattle #9. Plenty of room for
improvement, though – Portland scored 69 and Seattle 66.5 on a 100 point
scale.
So hats off, Portland and Seattle, for making the Top 10 –
and let’s raise that score for the future!
