The document compares the cities of Tel Aviv, Medellin, and New York in terms of their innovations. Medellin has reduced CO2 emissions by 175,000 tons per year through their metro system and installed public escalators and cable cars to connect communities. Tel Aviv has begun construction of a light rail system and the University of Tel Aviv is building a new Innovation Centre. New York has opened the first green school and implements programs to convert vehicles to hybrid/clean diesel, plant 1 million trees, and conserve water.

1. MOST INNOVATIVE?
Tel Aviv Medellin
New York

2. MEDELLIN
The Metro Cable Cars
• The Metro system reduces Medellin’s CO2
emissions by 175,000 tons each year.

3. • Public escalators in
the “Comuna 13”
• Public
libraries

4. TEL AVIV
Tram system.
• Construction of a light • University of Tel Aviv
rail system began in are building a new
September 2011. Innovation Centre

5. • “Bauhaus” style
buildings • White City

6. NEW YORK
• PS 59 - First • Conversion into Hybrid
“green” school in or clean-Diesel vehicles.
New York.

7. • 1 Million Trees program • Water conservation
programs

8. Answer the following questions –
explain your answers!
1. Which city is the biggest?
2. Which city has the most population?
3. Which is your favourite city? (Why)
4. Which city would you like to visit? (Why)
5. Which city should win the title of “Most Innovative
City”? (Why)