San Francisco Airport Green Renovation

Tuesday, 12 April 2011 | by Pat's Picks

The New York Times has a preview of the newly remodeled San Francisco airport, which opens its doors on Thursday. Conceding that the “words delight, joy and flying do not usually appear in the same sentence,” the Times says the renovation put equal emphasis on redefining travel as an enjoyable pastime and lessening the building’s environmental impact. Electric cars get preferential parking; reclaimed water is pumped through the restrooms and instead of McDonalds, several of the Bay Area’s finest restaurants have set up shop offering locally grown food.