Contest
Congratulations to the 10 semi-finalists!
Mayor Menino and the City of Boston, in partnership with D2E, have announced the 10 Semi-Finalists in Pitch the City, an open contest seeking the public’s input on making Boston a greener city.
"We received more than 100 entries, and the breadth of inventive projects proposed by residents as young as age 11 is impressive. All the semi-finalists have great ideas and there are even a few more that didn't quite make it that we're going to follow up with directly. Boston truly is a city of innovate thinkers and The Pitch the City contest is an ideal way for anyone to help us turn Beantown into Greentown!”After much deliberation, the City has chosen these 10 innovative, and practical, ideas:
Jodi French: Green shopping bags compliments of the city.
Shaina Glidden: Implement "Go Car Free Day" by the end of 2009.
Alexander Lee, Concord, NH: Get more people to hang out (their laundry).
Jess Lerner: Boston Minds Think Green - a public action and awareness campaign.
John McCavanagh: Reduce waste using reusable water bottles instead of single serving bottled water.
Joseph Porcelli, Jamaica Plain, MA: Use a mug. Reduce waste. Get a discount!
Alexandra Reilinger, Jamaica Plain, MA: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Mural Project.
Eran Segev: Increase awareness of, and incentivize, alternatives to driving through a pedestrian-oriented “citizen’s passport” to make walking, biking, and alternative transportation more fun, educational, rewarding and good for business.
Mary Beth Vogel: Reduce air and noise pollution in Boston by using greener (less noisy) gardening methods.
Katherine H. Walsh: Increase the community involvement, efficiency and success of “Grow Boston Greener,” Boston’s tree planting initiative.
To read more details about each contestant and to show your support - go to changents.com/d2e. Here you will find a profile for each contestant and more details about their idea. You can "back" them or even help them spread the word. We can all get involved.
Pitch the City gives residents a chance to share their creative ideas about how the City can become more environmentally conscious in how we live, work, commute, eat or heat. The 10 semi-finalists will be asked to submit more detailed proposals by March 6th and The Pitch the City team will identify the four winning proposals by March 17th. Four finalists will give a 15-minute pitch to a jury including Mayor Menino at Down:2:Earth on April 5, 2009 at 2pm at the Hynes Convention Center.
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