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(which theyre keen to restrict to no more than50,000), with 40,000 bicycles and just 900 cars.There are 70 kilometers of bike lanes. Energysaving is given the highest priority; strict buildingstandards are enforced; thousands of trees havebeen planted to discourage people from installingair conditioning, and they even hang out theirwashing in their back yards, which for Americansis unheard of. They are aiming to derive halftheir energy sources from the sun by the end ofthe century. (Where on Earth are we Going?, pg.107)R Cerro Gordo, Oregon: A community being built as a prototype symbioticcommunity for up to 2,500 people on 1,200 acres near Eugene Oregon. Thecommunity is designed to support the local residents without the need for cars forlocal transportation. The central village provides all of the ne cessities and localecological businesses provide work.R Curtiba, in Brazil: The Mayor of Curtiba, Jaimie Lerner led the city to become aworld leader in recycling, public transit, ecological restoration, and green industry.The main elements of the plan included the frugal use of resources, newtechnologies, reuse of used materials, design that eliminates toxicity and workswith nature. The scale of solutions matches that of the problems, and thecontinuous flow of value and service rewards everyone involved in ever -improving efficiency. As a result, 99% of the residents say they wouldnt want tolive anywhere else.R Keral, India: This community has proven what can be achieved through theefficient use of resources: high life expectancy of 72 years, high level of educationat 93% high school enrolment, low levels of economic growth, high quality of lifefor more than 28 million people, with minimal impact on the earth.R Amersfoort-Nieuwland, Netherlands: The project consists of the installation ofmore than 12,000 m² of solar panels on 500 houses and a number of public utilitybuildings. It is expected that these panels will be capable of generating 1,000,000kWh annually, which is equivalent to the average electricity consumption of morethan 300 households. It is the world's largest solar power energy project in aresidential area.26