EcoDistricts: the building blocks of sustainable citiesrob bennett {EcoDistricts}

green cities: from path breaking to mainstream

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“Cities are not about the perfect vision, they are not about a singular idea. They are about a collision of all kinds of incompatible demands”

–Sam Jacob, FAT

Neighborhood sustainability requires new forms of leadership and a willingness for actionable collaboration that endures. Period.

Neighborhoods as Living Labs

Scale

BUILDINGS DISTRICT CITY

BROWNFIELD + NEW DEVELOPMENT

CAMPUS

EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD

Principles

1. Neighborhoods are the building blocks of sustainable cities

2. Diversity, vibrancy, and love is the currency of sustainable neighborhoods

1. Sustainable neighborhoods embrace transparency and inclusion

2. Neighborhood sustainability requires new models for action and power – one based on bringing key stakeholders together to act on collective and self interest

3. Neighbors can manage complex problems and tradeoffs

4. Experimentation and failure is to be embraced

equitable

development

health +

well being

energy

water

habitat +

ecosystem

function

materials

management

access +

mobility

community

identity

Performance Areas

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• Community based orgs• Developers• Muni policymakers• Utility providers• Designers

Baselining

Project correlation

Impact analysis

Roadmap

Buildings Infrastructure Community Action

3DISTRICTPROJECTS

Catalytic district-scale projects

PARTNERSHIPS WITH UTILITIES AND ENERGY TRUST

FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND SMALL PROJECT/PROGRAMS

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) AND/OR

PUBLIC FUNDS

OUTREACH ANDORGANIZINGACTIVITIES

SUSTAINABILITYMANAGEMENT

PDCCITY OF PORTLAND

FOUNDATIONSLOCAL SPONSORHIPS

ASSESSMENT, ORGANZING, GOAL-SETTING, STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

WATER & STORMWATER

TRANSPORTATION

WASTE

RESOURCE CONSUMPTION SURCHARGES

(UTILITY BASED)

ENERGY EFFICIENCYRENEWABLE ENERGY

FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND SMALL PROJECT/PROGRAMS

PROJECT FINANCE TOOLS AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENT

DISTRICTS (LIDs)

LARGE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS

FUND

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TOOL

SAC

TIVI

TIE

SSE

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OFFICIAL ECODISTRICT DESIGNATION

ECODISTRICTROADMAP

4DISTRICT

MANAGEMENT

Scaling EcoDistricts

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