GreenSceneUSA: Chicago’s Green Alleys

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Editor’s note: Today, we’re pleased to start a content partnership with GreenSceneUSA, a site that’s provides “…a supportive, interactive, nationwide community that gives you access to everything for greening your life with style and ease.” In addition to broad information on green lifestyle, GSUSA also provides “City Scene” sections… so they seemed like a natural partner for Ecolocalizer. Today’s post, on Chicago’s Green Alleys intiative, appears here on the GreenSceneUSA site.

With 1900 miles of alleys, Chicago has more of the narrow service streets than any other city in the nation. In summer, all that blacktop radiates a lot of heat into the scorching metropolis, and during rain and snowmelt, it’s a conduit for rivers of contaminated run-off. But under Mayor Richard Daley’s Green Alley initiative, part of an ambitious citywide greening strategy, the Chicago Department of Transportation has begun resurfacing the alleys with new eco-friendly material.

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GreenSceneUSA: Chicago’s Green Alleys