Meeting_Body
AD HOC SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
JANUARY 20, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: URBAN GREENING IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLAN
ACTION: APPROVE URBAN GREENING IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLAN
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE proposed Urban Greening Implementation Action Plan.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro completed an urban greening plan funded by a grant from the Strategic Growth Council. At the Ad-Hoc Sustainability Committee meeting on October 14, 2015, committee members directed staff to develop an implementation action plan to put the urban greening plan into practice.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The recommended action would approve an Urban Greening Implementation Action Plan with the following components discussed in detail further below:
* developing a carbon calculator;
* training and outreach to cities;
* demonstration projects;
* inter-agency collaboration;
* internal training;
* consideration in Metro programs;
* online mapping tool;
* funding options research.
Metro plays a key role in creating a sustainable region in Southern California. Over the past several years, Metro has overseen the creation of a comprehensive policy framework positioned to promote sustainable and transit-supportive development and public investments. The foundation of this effort is the Metro Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy (CSPP). In keeping with established best practice in sustainability planning, the CSPP is structured around the three dimensions of sustainability: equity, economy, and environment. To contextualize these universal concepts to mission and roles of Metro, the CSPP identifies three primary themes: "Connect, Create, and Conserve." The CSPP lays out how Metro's planning practices can foster sustainable outcomes - as a regional mobility provider (Connect), a project manager (Create), and a steward of public funds (Conserve).
To further articulate the concepts put forward in the CSPP, Metro is the process of prepa...
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