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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:25 PM Original message |
What city in north america is synonymous with high tech and eco-friendly? |
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cvoogt (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Detroit? |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Seattle comes to mind... |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 03:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
25. Seattle is one of the best |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Seattle! nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. Seattle. |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. I've lived in Portland and Seattle. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Portland and Seattle came to my mind |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 06:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. A little kick for Portland. |
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kickysnana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 01:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Nice to hear. I was in Poartland in 1969 and had my first asthma attack from the smog. n/t |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 03:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. I hope you come back if you get the chance. |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. Pittsburgh! |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
63. Pittsburgh's Convention Center really does fit the bill for this |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. Philadelphia is trying to be, but I don't think it's there yet |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. North America? Maybe Victoria or Vancouver British Columbia |
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pbca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Vancouver |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
40. I think Toronto , Vanouver and Montreal have some high tech cred |
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pbca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Toronto |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. Austin, Texas |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Beat me to it |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 03:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Austin has gridlock at rush hour. |
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xor (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. Mostly just on I-35 when near the downtown area... Although MoPac and 183 get backed up in the morn |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. Portland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Seattle, |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
14. Portland? |
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frebrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
15. Seattle nt |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
16. Austin, Texas |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
18. Hard call since neither high tech nor cites are particularly eco friendly |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
42. good points. they aren't but they need to be n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #18 |
55. False. High-density urban areas are far better for the planet then sprawl. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. There is a lot more to green than not driving... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Simply wrong. I suggest you read the book "Green Metropolis" by David Owen. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. I am not disputing that higher population density lowers average impact |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
19. Boulder Colorado |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
20. seattle |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
21. Either Portland, Ore. or Palo Alto, Ca |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
22. Pittsburgh |
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clixtox (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
23. Southern Sonoma County in California... |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 05:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
58. Luther Burbank would agree |
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FrancisTreptoe (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
24. West coast cities for sure. |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 03:21 AM Response to Original message |
26. I tend to 'overthink' the trick questions.... So I'll just wait and see what you have planned. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 03:55 AM Response to Original message |
29. Bayonne, New Jesey |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 06:11 AM Response to Original message |
31. Wasilla? |
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Anakin Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
32. I can tell you which cities are NOT! |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
33. Newark, NJ |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Lodi NJ beats Newark by a mile |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
34. Detroit! |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
35. Utica, NY |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Utica would be an easy move |
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TARAmisu80 (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
36. DON'T go looking to florida to be in this list! |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. my grandparents lived in florida |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
37. another vote for Portland! |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
38. Thanks for these answers |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. you should also look into Bloomington, In |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #38 |
47. I think plan of having a presence in both Canada and the US is a GREAT idea! |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
49. "We are outgrowing our present space" |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (North Carolina) |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Consider Corvallis, Oregon, a University town with hi-tech, off I-5 10 miles |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
53. If you've been thinking about the Montreal/Plattsburgh combo, take a look at VT |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #38 |
59. Perhaps a visit to Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver would be good. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
41. Ann Arbor |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
46. Portland -- MAINE! |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
64. Agreed |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
51. Fowler, Indiana |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
54. Has to be Choctaw, Oklahoma. |
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xor (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-10 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. Out of the places I've lived, I'd say Portland, OR with Austin, TX behind it. |
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