evanston 10,000 neighbors

COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION

THE BIG SHIFT

the community agenda

ENERGY EFFICIENCYHelping to make our homes more energy efficient.

COMMUNITY EDUCATIONExpanding awareness of sustainable lifestyles.

INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATIONSeeking innovative approaches to transportation.

COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITYMaking us all better consumers.

RENEWABLE ENERGYFinding new solutions for renewable energy.

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5.http://agenda.greenerevanston.org

Community Agenda WebHubhttp://agenda.greenerevanston.org

Be one of the 10,000 neighbors who are rediscovering the notion of 'what’s mine is yours.'

rediscover sharing

how we organize and mobilize 10,000 neighbors

chuck templeton

chuck@ohsowe.com

Share More. Consume Less. Save Money.

Cars sit unused twenty three hours a day, on average, and many families own more

than two.

Lisa Gansky, The Mesh

Did you know?

In the US, 80% of the items people own are used less then once a month.

Rachel Botsman & Roo Rogers, What’s Mine is Yours.

Did you know?

“If all Americans rented or borrowed just 1 item a year from a neighbor instead of buying it, we

would divert > 3 billion pounds from our landfills every year”

(saving roads, fuel, land and vehicle maintenance)

Chuck Templeton, OhSoWe.com, Inc.

Did you know?

Share More.

Neighbors - block club• wheel barrel• ladder• power washer• bike pump• bread maker• air mattress • snow thrower• …

Team – Yahoo Group• tent• chain saw• drill• bolt cutter• car• axe• folding table• …

Colleagues – email list • back pack• canoes• steam cleaner• cooler• axe• bike• game council • …

Share More.

Neighbors - block club• wheel barrel• ladder• power washer• bike pump• bread maker• air mattress • snow thrower• …

Team – Yahoo Group• tent• chain saw• drill• bolt cutter• car• axe• folding table• …

Colleagues – email list • back pack• canoes• steam cleaner• cooler• axe• bike• game council • …

3. Get your Neighbors involved• Add/ start your group to

OhSoWe.com• Invite the members of your

group to join you• Start sharing

Super Easy to Get Involved

Find our more at OhSoWe.com or contact me at chuck@ohsowe.com

2. Join one (or more) of the Agenda Groups• Energy Efficiency• Community Education• Integrated Transportation• Collaborative Community• Renewable Energy

1. Join 10,000 Neighbors Group @ www.10000neighbors.com

Sustainability integral to City Strategic Plan and Goals

City of Evanston Strategic Goal:

To create the most livable City in America

Strategic Plan Goal for Infrastructure:

Protect and optimize the City’s natural resources and built environment, leading by example through sustainable practices and behaviors

Natural Resources Vision:

Evanston will be known as “The Green City”. We will embrace the best ecological practices and policies in our government, services and infrastructure.

Evanston Climate Action Plan is roadmap for reducing Evanston

carbon footprint

Waste Reduction & Recycling23 Strategies

Energy & Buildings31 Strategies

Transportation27 Strategies

Renewable Energy11 Strategies

Land & Water19 Strategies

Food4 Strategies

Progress: 50% of ECAP 220 strategies initiated, in-progress or completed

2012 Strategy – Focus on high impact areas

Reduce energy usage.

Reduce waste. Increase recycling and composting.

Reduce vehicle miles traveled.

Further progress requires us to dig deeper and get creative.

10,000 Neighbors of Evanston can help

Share skills and equipment to retrofit, rehab, and reclaim our abundant use of energy.

Borrow, lend, re-purpose, donate, and re-envision our stuff. There is no garbage.

Car pool, car share, group bike rides, and a walking school bus can get us to our destination.

Leverage savings and pool resources so our

next generation of stuff is more efficient, less

polluting, and taking up less of our time.

what can we do?

We can find the solutions for renewable energy that will be necessary in a finite world.

We can discover innovative approaches for how we adapt to an ever changing climate.

We can connect and share to build a sustainable community.

We can show others how a community of neighbors can create a powerful sustainability movement.

Appendix Slides

OhSoWehttp://10000neighbors.com

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CentralizedDistributed (Mesh)

Value CycleValue Chain

Concepts from Haque’s New Capitalist Manifesto and Botsman and Rogers’ What’s Mine is YoursNetwork images from “Paul Baran and the Origins of the Internet,” the RAND Corporation. 28

Market EconomySharing Economy

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Trust?

• Self-Policing• Reduces Transaction

Costs• Enables Coordination• Builds Trust• Handles Finances• Protects Privacy

The Internet

Our Neighborhoods

From The Sharing Solution by Janelle Orsi 30

Our Neighborhoods

From The Sharing Solution by Janelle Orsi 31