Advancing Livable & Sustainable Communities

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Regional Network
600 cities, towns & counties 25% growth in 2009
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5 Milestones for Sustainability

Five Milestones for Climate Protection

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STAR Community Index

A ground-breaking program that will offer local governments a roadmap for improving community sustainability.

Standard and comprehensive approach National, consensus-based framework (rating system) Sustainability planning and performance management tool

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Stakeholder Process
Steering Committee
Technical Advisory Committees Environment Economy Society

Executive Committee

Natural Systems Planning & Design Energy & Climate

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Economic Prosperity Employment & Workforce Training

Education, Arts & Community Health & Safety Affordability & Social Equity

STAR Goals & Principles

www.icleiusa.org/programs/sustainability/ star-community-index/star-goals-andguiding-principles

Major milestone release of STAR Community Index Sustainability Goals & Guiding Principles in October, 2010

Guiding principles and sustainability goals collectively define community-scale sustainability, and present a vision of how communities can become more healthy, prosperous and inclusive
Product of thousands of volunteer hours Offers local governments a common framework with clear, consistent, and easily accessible goals

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STAR Framework Structure

Terms Goal Definition Title of desired outcome that a jurisdiction intends to achieve. Purpose Statement to clarify relevance, provide context and communicate the desired outcome. Validation Verifiable indicator or metric, qualitative Measure or quantitative, representing the actual state of a system and used to identify progress relative to Goal. Or, Actions, practices or systematic approach proven to be efficient and effective toward achieving Goal.
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STAR Beta Communities

Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Boulder, CO

Chattanooga, TN Cranberry Township, PA Des Moines, IA King County, WA New York, NY St. Louis, MO Washington, DC

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Module 1: Sustainability Assessment & Climate Protection

NATURAL SYSTEMS Natural Resources Plan & Inventory Waste Minimization PLANNING & DESIGN Comprehensive Planning Transportation Compact & Complete Communities ENERGY & CLIMATE Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Climate Adaptation Resource Efficient Buildings

Housing
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY Sector Development & Revitalization EMPLYOMENT & TRAINING Workforce Comprehensive Planning

Food System
Economic Localization

Workforce Training

EDUCATION, ART & COMMUNITY Educational Opportunities Arts and Culture

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HEALTH & SAFETY Food Access & Nutrition Natural & Human Hazards

AFFORDABILITY & EQUITY Equity Assessment & Plan Infrastructure Investments

Measure Example
Industry Sector Economic Development & Revitalization
Validation Measure
Milestone 1: Conduct and make publicly available an Industry Sector Economic and Revitalization Assessment Milestone 2&3:Develop Industry Sector Economic and Revitalization Plan Milestones 4&5: Implementation and show progress toward performance metrics: Green jobs Living wage jobs Employment Other locally defined benchmarks
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The Portland Plan addresses growth in key industry sectors, green jobs and in sustainable business practices, both areas in which Portland is already recognized as a leader.

Thank you!

Contact:

Mosi Kitwana Deputy Executive Director mosi.kitwana@iclei.org

www.icleiusa.org

One hundred fifty Amazingly bright people It takes a village.

Haiku by Thor Peterson, Technical Director

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