SustainLane 2006 US City Sustainability Ranking
Cities by Category Ranking: City Innovation
- Environmentally preferable purchasing programs
- City commercial green building incentives
- City residential green building incentives
- Carpooling coordination
- Carsharing programs (public or private)
- At least one other significant city innovation or program not accounted for in the other five areas
Portland, Sacramento, and Seattle tied at #1, satisfying all six subcategories. Tied at #4 are Chicago, New York, and Tucson.
- 1. Portland, OR*
- 1. Sacramento, CA*
- 1. Seattle. WA*
- 4. Chicago, IL*
- 4. New York, NY*
- 4. Tucson, AZ*
- 7. Denver, CO*
- 7. Fresno, CA*
- 7. Los Angeles, CA*
- 7. Minneapolis, MN*
- 11. Albuquerque, NM*
- 11. Las Vegas, NV*
- 11. Louisville, KY*
- 11. Oakland, CA*
- 11. Phoenix, AZ*
- 11. San Diego, CA*
- 11. San Francisco, CA*
- 11. Washington, DC*
- 19. Arlington, TX*
- 19. Baltimore, MD*
- 19. Boston, MA*
- 19. Colorado Springs, CO*
- 19. Houston, TX*
- 19. San Jose, CA*
- 19. Tulsa, OK*
- 26. Indianapolis, IN
- 27. Dallas, TX
- 28. Charlotte, NC*
- 28. Detroit, MI*
- 28. Kansas City, MO*
- 28. Long Beach, CA*
- 28. Milwaukee, WI*
- 28. Philadelphia, PA*
- 28. San Antonio, TX*
- 35. Honolulu, HI*
- 35. New Orleans, LA*
- 37. Oklahoma City, OK
- N/A Austin, TX
- N/A Cleveland, OH
- N/A Miami, FL
- N/A El Paso, TX
- N/A Jacksonville, FL
- N/A Omaha, NE
- N/A Atlanta, GA
- N/A Nashville, TN
- N/A Memphis, TN
- N/A Fort Worth, TX
- N/A Mesa, AZ
- N/A Virginia Beach, VA
- N/A Columbus, OH