It's not about blame, it's about understanding what got us into this unsustainable mess and how to be smarter in the future.

OKC is just now starting a dialog about his very issue while other American cities -- like Portland -- are way ahead.

It's just about smart growth.


And to answer you second question, if we had done a better job of this in the past had had not pandered to our huge industries, we would likely look a lot more like Australia and Canada, countries noted for beautiful, clean and livable cities.