Community gardens and new bike paths and trails are helping Detroit get greener.
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But the city surprised many people last year when it moved from 43rd
to 31st in a ranking of major U.S. cities judged by support for the
environment.
SustainLane, a national group that compiled the
list, cited Detroit's decision to replace blight with a growing number
of community gardens and paved pedestrian and bicycle paths.
Beyond
the city, Michigan has built the third-most housing units certified as
green by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a Washington,
D.C.-based environmental building expert.
Michigan has 119 such units, which meet standards such as energy efficiency, while leader California has 480.
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