Chicago, the green city

What a wonderful mayor Chicago has! Mayor Richards Daley who continues to innovate and initiate projects that help the city. Mayor Richard Daley who loves trees has spawned a plan to revitalize the city economically by regenerating it environmentally. This greening of the city has worked!

Tourists can start their tour of environmentally friendly Chicago by visiting the Fairmont Hotel which promotes environmentally friendly practices. From the 19th floor-window of the hotel, tourists can see the gardens of green on the roof tops of Chicago. Starting with City Hall, the mayor has transformed Chicago's rooftops into something of sustainable beauty. Chicago has more than 186,000 square metres of sky-high gardens, more than all other U.S. cities combined. Along with their aesthetic benefits, green roofs make buildings several degrees cooler in summer and act as insulation in winter.

The largest green roof, perhaps in the world, belongs to the city's Millennium Park, a controversial project that ultimately resulted in 10 hectares of shrubs, trees, ground cover, perennials and more than blanket an underground garage and the Old Illinois Central Track. Today, the park attracts close to 4 million visitors annually.
http://www.millenniumpark.org/

Perhaps, Toronto can take a cue from these projects and improve the environment of the city and attract visitors. It would certainly be worth a try.