Air Quality

Support a community solar garden or help community members participate in a community solar project by:

Promote resident/business purchases and/or generation of clean energy by:

Adopt wind energy and/or biomass ordinances that allow, enable, or encourage appropriate renewable energy installations.

Report installed private sector-owned renewable energy/energy efficient generation capacity with at least one of the following attributes:

Adopt infrastructure design standards that protect the economic and ecologic functions of the highway corridor through clustering of development, native plantings and incorporating access management standards.

Become a solar-ready community, including adopting ordinance/zoning language and an expedited permit process for residents and businesses to install solar energy systems.

Implement traffic calming policy/measures, including lane conversions (road diets), roundabouts, low-speed streets, shared space and depaving, in at least one street redevelopment project.

Create or participate in a marketing/outreach/incentive program to promote/achieve residential energy/water use reduction and energy efficiency.

Strengthen value-added businesses utilizing local "waste" material.

Phase in bike, e-bike, foot or horseback modes for police, inspectors and other city staff.