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Denver, CO

Local City Rankings Article

Denver, CO: On the Fast Track

In 2008, Denver played host to what planners hope will go down in history as the "greenest" political convention ever. The city's sustainability director reports that more than 25,000 miles were clocked on the 1,000 free bikes available for conference-goers' use. In fact, the bikeshare program was so successful, the Mile High City is planning to start its own. In other news, if Denver's utilities division crunches its numbers right (and we trust that they do), then by the end of 2008, the city will have increased its renewable energy portfolio by nearly 1000 percent since 2005. With momentum like that, Denver could meet the higher end of its goal of 20 percent renewables in less than five years. Denver's on track and moving forward in most SustainLane categories, but what we're really dreaming of is an increase in its solid waste diversion rate (9.5) by 1000 percent!