Adopt Climate Emergency Resolution
Description: Cities, counties, and states in the U.S., and communities around the world, are formally adopting resolutions acknowledging that human activities have warmed the Earth to a point that threatens …
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Transportation District grants
Description: The San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation District established a grant program to award transportation infrastructure dollars to the cities and counties that produce or preserve the largest number …
Reduce single-use disposable (SUD) foodware and packaging
Description: Single-use disposable foodware and packaging (SUDs) – including plates, cutlery, cups, lids, straws, “clamshells” and other containers – are a major contributor to street litter, ocean pollution, marine and …
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Transition Streets
Description: As described on their website, “Transition US is a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training for Transition Initiatives across the United States. It’s a vibrant, …
Implement comprehensive plan
Description: Minneapolis 2040, the city’s comprehensive plan, addresses issues associated with housing, racial equity and climate change. The plan eliminates single-family zoning and instead allows residential structures with up to …
Electric vehicle readiness policy
Description: The city of San Anselmo, CA amended its general plan to incorporate an “Electric Vehicle (EV) Readiness Policy.” The policy is comprised of three parts: 1) Increase charger stations …
Encourage new housing near mass transit
Description: The city of San Diego, CA is scrapping parking mandates for new apartment buildings and condos built near mass transit (specifically, built within a half-mile of a bus rapid transit …
Commercial building electrification
Description: In San Francisco, CA, 44% of citywide emissions come from buildings (2.2 million metric tonnes CO2e in 2017), and half of those emissions come from the commercial sector. Within …
Upgrade city’s light vehicle fleet
Description: In June of 2017, the city and county of San Francisco, CA passed an ordinance to upgrade the city-owned light vehicle fleet to zero emission vehicles by 2022. It …