Development And Public Health
A nostalgic view of American cities suggests they were once designed for and accommodated people. In that bygone era, public places, local…
Building Livable Communities With Transit
Livable communities are hot. In a speech on January 11, 1999, Vice President Gore unveiled the Administration’s Livability Agenda while announcing a…
The Ahwahnee Principles
Cities everywhere are facing similar problems – increasing traffic congestion and worsening air pollution, the continuing loss of open space, the need…
City of Sacramento Sustainability
The City’s adopted Strategic Plan calls for the development of a plan for sustainability within three years. In 2005, City Council directed…
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
SMAQMD’s CEQA and Land Use Mitigation page houses resources, which address mitigation, CEQA, air quality assessments, thresholds of significance and modeling/training resources.…
Climate Policy Toolkit
Climate policies, programs and guidance information for local governments working on integrating climate change into their general plans and for developing specific…
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
ICLEI provides information, delivers training, organizes conferences, facilitates networking and city-to-city exchanges, carries out research and pilot projects, and offers technical services…
CA Climate Registry
A non-profit public/private partnership that serves as a voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) registry to protect, encourage, and promote early actions to reduce…
The Climate Registry
The Climate Registry is a collaboration between states, provinces and tribes aimed at developing and managing a common greenhouse gas emissions reporting…
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research is in the process of developing CEQA guidelines “for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions…