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Sustainable Cities Panel January 23, 2018
Sustainable Cities Panel • Anne Reichman (moderator), Director, ASU Sustainable
Cities Network
• Mark Hartman, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Phoenix • Lisa Estrada, Sustainability Manager, City of Peoria • Braden Kay, Sustainability Manager, City of Tempe • Grace Kelly, Energy Manager ,City of Tempe
Mark Hartman Chief Sustainability Officer City of Phoenix
Sustainable Cities & Towns
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7453 Cities
• Businesses choosing Sustainable Cities
• Global investors including sustainability criteria in credit ratings and investments
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Georgia estimates that each year it spends $100 million to throw away $300 million worth of recyclables. • 1.8 million tons of paper • 160,000 tons of plastic bottles • 220,000 tons of glass • 360,000 tons of metals
with 100% clean energy
REDUCE COMMUNITY CARBON EMISSIONS BY 80-90% WITH THE LONGER
TERM 2060 GOAL OF BECOMING A CARBON-NEUTRAL CITY.
LED Streetlights
Resource Innovation
Implement T2050
Electric Vehicles
Sustainable Cities An Achievable Goal
City of Peoria
Sustainability Highlights
Presentation Overview
• Community Profile
• Sustainability Action Plan
• Energy Efficiency & Solar
• Sustainable U
• STAR Rating
Community Profile
• 179 Square Miles
• 171,000 residents
• 4th Largest City (incorporated)
• 9th Largest City (population)
• Population expected to be 450,000
Section Title Slide
• Population Growth
• Increase demand for services • Increase in homelessness and poverty
• Limited financial resources • Breakdown in public education
• Decaying infrastructure
• Massive amounts of garbage • Increasing crime
• Food shortages • Global environmental crisis
The Guide to Greening Cities
Johnston, et al., 2013
City Challenges
Focus Areas Management Practices
Education & Outreach
Municipal Facilities
Community Building
Transportation
Recycling & Waste Reduction
Water Resources
Sustainability Action Plan
• City Hall
• Rio Vista Recreation Center
• Sunrise Library
• Fire Station 191
• Fire Station 192
• Fire Station 193
• Fire Station 194
• Fire Station 196
• Fire Station 197
• Performing Arts Center
• Beardsley WWTP
• Technology Center
• Fire Fleet Services
• Peoria’s Center for the Performing Arts
LED Lighting Retrofit
• Development and Community Services Building
• *Pinnacle Peak Patrol Services Building
• Sunrise Mountain Library – Net Zero
• Fire Station 191 – Net Zero
• Fire Station 195
• *Fire Station 196
• Fire Station 197
• Beardsley WWTP
Solar Covered Parking
Free Sustainability Education Workshops
• Sustainability 101
• Water Conservation
• Organic Gardening
• Energy Efficiency
• Solar 101
• Recycling/Composting
• Cooking with Garden Greens and more!
Come Grow With Us!
STAR Community Rating System
Nation’s Leading Framework & Certification Program:
• Evaluates local economic, social and environmental sustainability
• Benchmark in 7 Key Areas
• Track and Measure Progress
• Made for Cities by Cities
• In December, Peoria became a 3 STAR Community!
Contact Information:
Lisa Estrada
Economic Efficiency and Sustainability Manager
City of Peoria
(623) 773-7684 or [email protected]
www.peoriaaz.gov/sustainability
Sustainability & Climate Action
Sustainable Tempe Program
Areas of focus defined:
✓ Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
✓ Solid Waste and Recycling
✓ Transportation
✓ Water Conservation
✓ Land Use and Built Environment
Expanding the Conversation
Sustainability Commission
Sustainability Manager
Renewable energy & energy efficiency
Investing in utility-scale solar: water treatment plants, parking structures, park shade structures
10% renewable energy
Transportation Building a city with diverse transportation options:
Streetcar & light rail
bike infrastructure & walkable streets
expanded bus service
Land use & built environment Responsible and productive land use:
golf course → urban agriculture pilot project urban core plan → incentivize transit oriented development
Land use & built environment
Responsible and productive land use: urban core plan → incentivize transit oriented development
Land use & built environment
Responsible and productive land use: golf course → urban agriculture pilot project
Moving forward: Transformational Investments
Streetcar Tempe Town Lake TTC