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Sustainability Initiatives in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization

Sustainability Initiatives in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization. Ellen Beckmann, DCHC MPO/City of Durham David Stancil, Orange County January 8, 2008. DCHC MPO. You Are Here. Why Act?. Air Quality Non-Attainment Promote Multi-Modal Transportation

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Sustainability Initiatives in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization

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  1. Sustainability Initiatives in the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization Ellen Beckmann, DCHC MPO/City of Durham David Stancil, Orange County January 8, 2008

  2. DCHC MPO You Are Here

  3. Why Act? • Air Quality Non-Attainment • Promote Multi-Modal Transportation • Local Greenhouse Gas Initiatives • Environmentally Aware Community

  4. Sustainability Initiatives • DCHC MPO 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan • 54% of Plan Cost for Rail, Bus, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Projects • Durham County and Orange County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Local Action Plans • Local Government Initiatives

  5. Greenhouse Gas Local Action Plans • Used Federal Transportation Planning Funds and Local Government Matching Funds • Consultant: ICLEI Energy Services

  6. Durham County City of Durham Orange County Town of Chapel Hill Town of Carrboro Town of Hillsborough Two Greenhouse Gas Plans • Common consultants, data providers, protocol, base years, forecast years, etc. • Plan targets will be used in the DCHC MPO 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan

  7. Durham Greenhouse Gas Plan Baseline Year = 2005 Target Year = 2030

  8. Local Government Inventory Durham’s Local Government Total GHG Emissions for 2005 were: 158,710 tons

  9. Local Government 2030 Forecast +5%

  10. Local Government Operations Target Reduce emissions 50% by 2030

  11. Community Inventory Total Community Emissions in 2005 for Durham were: 6,837,430 tons of GHGs

  12. Community 2030 Forecast +48%

  13. 2005  2030 Population 241,472  328,573 +36% Vehicle Miles Traveled 3.2 Billion  5.3 Billion +63%

  14. Community Target Reduce emissions 30% by 2030 through local, state, and federal action

  15. Implementation Staff Resources • City-County “Green Team” • City-County Sustainability Manager Education and Outreach Policies and Programs Monitoring of Progress

  16. Orange County NC • Countywide (inter-jurisdictional) GHG Study and Action Plan underway • Working through Barriers to Reductions • Other Sustainable Community Initiatives

  17. Status of GHG Plan • Baseline year = 2005 • Target Year = 2030 • Inventory of emissions completed • Possible Reduction Measures Identified • Considering Target Reduction and Implementation Measures

  18. Multiple Partners Four jurisdictions Different Tiers of Activity UNC CRed Town of Chapel Hill CRed Key Challenge: Translate Countywide inventory and targets into local actions How do we know when we have the right “mix’ of measures? Challenges / Barriers

  19. Other Activities • Environmental Responsibility Goal • Environmental Stewardship Action Committee • Aggressive Recycling (61% waste reduction)

  20. Other Initiatives • County Conservation Policies • Energy Use • Vehicles • Water Use (Reuse) • “H2Orange” • Lands Legacy Program

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