We expect forward-looking sustainability planning from places like Portland, Vancouver and Copenhagen. Los Angeles? Not so much. Southern California is a region much better known for environmental problems than solutions, which is precisely why its new, 25-year Sustainable Communities Strategy, adopted unanimously last week by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), is so significant.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/04/14/463702/socals-new-sustainability-strategy-is-an-impressive-step-forward/?mobile=nc