Ward 3 Sustainability Study Kicks Off This Saturday
Dear Smart Growth Supporter,
What are your priorities for making our neighborhoods more sustainable? This Saturday, DC Office of Planning (DCOP) is holding a first-of-its-kind visioning session about sustainability, and they want to hear from you.
Ward 3's North Cleveland Park, Van Ness, and Forest Hills neighborhoods (roughly the boundaries of ANC 3F) were chosen as the city's pilot for this new initiative. All residents and stakeholders are invited to attend. Yes, it means giving up your Saturday morning, but if you're interested in bringing positive change to our neighborhoods it's time well spent. Hope to see you there!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
9:30am-12:30pm
University of District of Columbia
Building 44, Room A03
Hosted by DCOP
This initiative is called the Neighborhood Sustainability Indicators Pilot Project, or NSIPP. DCOP has a good website with more information, a calendar of events, and example sustainability studies from other cities. If you'd like more information, contact Mr. Andrea Limauro with DCOP at 202.442.7605 or andrea.limauro@dc.gov.
Our Ideas for Sustainability
We joined with Ward 3 Vision to write a white paper (pdf) with our ideas for neighborhood sustainability.
If we are to reduce our ecological and carbon footprint, there are many ways we can do so -- including better waste reduction and recycling, improved energy efficiency, and greater stormwater management. Together, that can add up to a lot.
But the way we can most effectively make a difference is transportation. Transportation accounts for approximately one-third of our nation's carbon emissions, and we cannot address climate change without addressing how we get around.
The good news is that in DC, it's already pretty easy to get places by walking, biking, and transit. In fact, 37% of households in DC don't own a car and many more own just one car. But we can do more. We suggest conducting a Neighborhood Transportation Assessment to identify ways we can make it even easier for people to use alternative forms of transportation. Read more about our ideas in our white paper (pdf).
Carbon footprint calculators are a great tool to use. You might find these useful as you consider ways to make your household, our neighborhood, and our city more sustainable:
Yahoo! Carbon Footprint Calculator -- A basic but good calculator for comparison between household sizes.
EPA Household Emissions Calculator -- A more complex but comprehensive calculator.
If you attend Saturday's session, let us know what you think.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Perring
action@smartergrowth.net
Coalition for Smarter Growth
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