December 2010
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“We are committed to ensuring that new homes do not add to our carbon footprint,...”
– Housing minister Grant Shapps on a new government report proposing zero-carbon homes from 2016.
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“Medium and small cities, those which nobody knows about, are going to grow...”
– The Mayor of Istanbul on the future of his city at the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders 2010.
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“There are huge amounts of money being spent, the city has been cleaned up, and...”
– Razi Nurullayev, deputy chairman of International Affairs for the Azerbaijan Popular Front, on the development of Baku.
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This Big City wins Best Blog Post at the...
I am absolutely elated to announce that my article, The Truth About London’s Cycle Superhighways, won the Best Blog Post category at yesterday’s Sustainability Now Social Media awards.
I would personally like to thank everyone who voted for me, and everyone who has visited This Big City since we launched in September 2009.
I’m going to wear my badge with pride. Here’s to...
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“If you’re willing to work with me and fight with me and stand with me then...”
– Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, speaking at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in June 2008.
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