Beyond PlaNYC

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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.

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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• 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

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• 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.ht
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• http//www.cityofboston.gov/bra/gbtf/gbtfhome.asp
• http//www.cityofboston.gov/dnd/D_Green_Housing.as
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• http//www.greenprintdenver.org/
• http//www.greencommunitiesonline.org/about/progra
  ms/sf.asp
• http//www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/mayor/SFor
  wardFinal.pdf
• http//www.greenplaybook.org/

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• www.greencommunitiesonline.org