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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 Lisa.Estrada@peoriaaz.gov

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