1. The Greenness of Two Cities

2. San Francisco was voted the United States’ second-greenest city. Burlington wasn’t even included in the race. Which city is actually greener, in terms of green buildings, transportation, and street cleanliness?

3. Green Buildings Leed buildingsSquare milesLeed/Area San Francisco742310.31 Burlington815.40.52 Burlington has more green buildings per square mile!

4. Transportation

5. Cleanliness Burlington:

6. Cleanliness San Francisco

7. Conclusions…  Both cities are pretty much equally “green”  Burlington has a higher ratio of green buildings per square mile  Transportation, in the end, also turns out pretty equally  The streets have similar amounts of litter/greenery.

8. Works Cited  "LEED Certified Buildings in Northern California (including the San Francisco Bay Area)." M. Landman Communications & Consulting :: sustainability, green building :: environmental advising, writing, editing, and education. Web. 07 Dec. 2009..  The beautiful cities and outstanding citizens of Burlington, VT and San Francisco, CA