Sustainlane.com on Sustainability in OKC
April 13th, 2009
Sustainlane.com recently ranked Oklahoma City 49th in sustainability among major U.S. Cities, but their message remains very positive. It seems OKC is on the cusp of making significant progress in this area, with Mayor Cornett leading initiatives tackling obesity and the possibility for MAPS 3 public transportation investment. Here is the breakdown:
By the way, Portland, OR topped the list at #1 and Mesa, AZ came in last at #50. For the complete article on OKC click here or check out the complete rankings.
April 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
I wonder exactly where they’re getting their data on Tap Water Quality. We test off the charts in water hardness, particularly from the Hefner supply.
April 13th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Not sure if hardness was part of the measure, but I do know that Oklahoma City has tested very well – #1 in fact – in tap water tasting contest. Here is the article:
Experts say Oklahoma City’s tap water is the tastiest
April 13th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
I wouldn’t say we are necessarily ranked second to last either. It doesn’t look like some large cities like Buffalo, Cincinnati, and St. Louis (for starters) aren’t even on the list.
April 13th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Yeh, good catch – not sure why they left them off of the list. All of these rankings are a mixed bag, but they do usually at least list all of the major metros; strange.
Either way, I am keeping it positive. Not worth getting caught up in our rank, though the list does help point out some areas where we could improve things.
April 14th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
The list was just the 50 most populous US cities…can’t blame them that we have more people than Buffalo, Cincinnati or St. Louis.
April 14th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Monika –
Thanks for shedding some light on that. I guess sustainlane.com is dissolved of any wrongdoing and I will promise to read the “study overview” in the future before making ill-informed comments :).
thanks, b
April 14th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
It appears to me that many of the categories are much more subjective than others and that the categories should be weighted.
For us to rank highly in such major sustainability categories that aren’t so subjective such as air quality, tap water quality, housing affordability, metro congestion and water supply would indicate that we merit a higher score.