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Sustainability Activities in the City of Philadelphia

Sustainability Activities in the City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Diesel Difference Working Group, July 21, 2008. Broad Street: Then and Now. 2000. 1962. Philadelphia has come a long way in the past four decades, but there is still much work to be done. Traditional Pollutants of Concern.

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Sustainability Activities in the City of Philadelphia

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  1. Sustainability Activities in the City of Philadelphia Philadelphia Diesel Difference Working Group, July 21, 2008

  2. Broad Street: Then and Now 2000 1962 Philadelphia has come a long way in the past four decades, but there is still much work to be done.

  3. Traditional Pollutants of Concern • Criteria Pollutants • Air Toxics • Also: • Land contamination • Water pollutants • Now: GHGs Traditional focus on pollution must be integrated into a comprehensive plan for sustainable development

  4. Existing Programs • Local Action Plan for Climate Change – April 2007 • Directives Include: Using Energy Star Products, implementing green building design, reducing energy and fuel use by city agencies, and maintaining tree canopy • Green Plan Philadelphia – Expect full plan to be unveiled in Fall • Will recommend improvements to parks, trails, streets, structures, riverfronts and tree canopy • Water Department Efforts • Reduce runoff by increasing permeability, changing stormwater fees • Planning – Zoning Code reform will likely encourage smart growth and energy efficiency in buildings and transportation • Single Stream Recycling – now citywide! • Partnerships with Zipcar, and potentially a new bikeshare program • PDD and other voluntary programs

  5. Developing Initiatives • Imagine Philadelphia – riverfront plan • Solar Cities – market transformation • Sustainable Skylines – umbrella program • Additional LEED training • CNG Fueling and Fleet reductions • Fairmount Park Reorganization

  6. Concepts • “Greening” the local economy in general – across the entire labor force and through the supply chain • Changing culture to change behavior • Cities becoming more attractive due to fuel prices, but Philadelphia must become competitive among cities to attract investment

  7. Departments Involved • Mayor’s Office • MDO • Office of Sustainability • Public Health • AMS • Fleet Management • City Planning • Water Department • PGW • Procurement • Capital Programs • L&I

  8. Agency Elements • Office of Sustainability – will absorb Munic. Energy Office, run by Sust. Director • Sustainability Advisory Board – NGOs and private interests to provide guidance • Sustainability Working Group – about 2 dozen City agencies gathered to guide implementation

  9. Near-term plans • Adopt Philly version of PlaNYC – New York’s outline for creating a sustainable city in light of a population influx and a changing economy • Including performance metrics in PhillyStat (e.g. making city agencies pay their own energy bills) • Sustainability fund to reward agencies that proactively reduce energy use and provide a funding source for green projects • Emissions Impact Statements to quantify emissions disbenefits • Monitoring Progress toward goals

  10. Resources • Philadelphia Going Green http://www.phila.gov/green • Imagine Philadelphia http://www.imaginephiladelphia.org/ • PlaNYC http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml

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