Scott A. Hoekman: Greening America`s Communities
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Beyond PlaNYC
Hundreds of mayors have publicly committed to
significant reductions in their cities' GHG remissions
by endorsing the Mayors Climate Protection
Agreement
However, relatively few mayors have articulated
detailed plans for how they will achieve their GHG
reduction goals. PlanNYC is most comprehensive to
date.
Cities & Sustainable Community Development
A small but growing number of cities have integrated
sustainable affordable housing and community
development policies into comprehensive climate
change action plans. Examples:
Seattle: Mayor Nickles is the champion of the
Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and has
articulated an ambitious green agenda, including the
SeaGreen Affordable Housing initiative
Boston: In 2007, Mayor Menino pusshed through a
sweeping green building codes
Cities & Sustainable Community Development
Denver: recently announced that all affordable
housing developments receiving City funds will be
required to meet the Green Communities criteria
starting in 2010; part of City and County of Denver's
official Climate Action Plan
San Francisco: In 2005, first to make a commitment
to green affordable housing in 2005 (in partnership
with Enterprise); mayor recently put forward a
visionary green plan for the city
Cities & Sustainable Community Development
Other cities have adopted very strong green
affordable housing policies in the absence of
detailed larger plans for fighting climate change.
Examples include Washington, DC and Cleveland.
Still other cities are leaders on sustainability overall
that are still figuring out how to incorporate green
affordable housing in a major way, like Chicago.
Cities & Sustainable Community Development
Bottom line: Cities are where a lot of leadership and
implementation are taking place
Importance of educating mayors and other local
officials about the benefits of equitable, green
development
Cities & Sustainable Community Development
http://www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/.
http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/
http://www.architecture2030.org/
http://www.seattle.gov/housing/SeaGreen/default.htm
http://www.cityofboston.gov/bra/gbtf/gbtfhome.asp
http://www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/D_Green_Housing.asp
http://www.greenprintdenver.org/
http://www.greencommunitiesonline.org/about/programs/sf.asp
http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/mayor/SForwardFinal.pdf
http://www.greenplaybook.org/
www.greencommunitiesonline.org