Sustainable Communities Village of Key Biscayne Town Hall Meeting

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Sustainable Communities Village of Key
BiscayneTown Hall Meeting

• April 2007

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Remembering Florida

• 1970 2000
• Population 7 million to 16.5 million
• Land use 5 million agricultural acres lost
• Transportation miles traveled nearly tripled
• Labor tripled from 2.6 mil to 7.9 mil

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Florida Today

• 2000 2005
• Economy
• Ranked first in international tourism
• Third in high-tech exports
• Seventh in foreign investments
• Employment fastest rate of job growth
• Housing median home price up 75.5
• Growth 90 now live in expanding urban areas
• Natural resources use more water

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Florida Tomorrow

• 2000 2030
• Population 40 increase 8 million more
• Land use 2.6 mil acres agriculture to urban
• Transportation miles will double
• Most of the built environment that will exist in
  2030 has yet to be constructed.

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Challenge

• How to prepare for growth and maintain a sense of
  community a sense of place?
• How to ensure that we are sustainable that
  future generations can enjoy a high quality of
  life, economic opportunities and healthy natural
  resources?

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Southeast Florida

• Surprisingly, in part because of the county's
  current patterns of high density development and
  remaining expanses of agricultural lands, Dade
  County is not projected to reach build out by
  2060.

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Sustainability

• Meeting the needs of the present without
  compromising the ability of future generations to
  meet their own needs.
• Balancing environmental quality with economic
  growth.
• Using, developing and protecting resources so as
  not to compromise the future.

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Sustainability

• Boy Scouts
• Leave the camp site better than you found it
• Banker
• Spend the interest not the capital
• Thesaurus?

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Process

• An attempt to provide the best outcomes for the
  human and natural environments both now and into
  the indefinite future.
• It relates to the continuity of economic, social,
  institutional and environmental aspects of human
  society, as well as the non-human environment.

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Sustainable Community

• From generation to generation it has
• Healthy and diverse ecological system
• Social foundation providing for
• Health
• Cultural diversity
• Equitable
• Prosperous economy for long-term (within social
  and ecological limits)

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Sustainable Community
A place where you and your children want to live

• Safe
• Healthy
• Livable
• Inclusive
• Participatory
• Environmentally sound
• Prosperous

• Green
• Walkable
• Cultural
• Vibrant
• Opportunity
• Choices

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How Do You Get There?

• Energy
• Track energy use electricity and fuel
• Develop reduction plan set a goal
• Measure indicators
• Water
• Track, reduce, measure
• Policy landscape, natural vegetation
• Waste
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - measure

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How Do You Get There?

• Green Development
• Residential
• Commercial
• Purchasing
• Vendors
• Green products
• Affordable living, historic preservation,
  cultural activities, community education, etc

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Why?

• Cost savings
• Creates new markets
• Creates a more desirable sense of place
• Protects what you have
• Improves what you have
• Makes others green with envy
• It is the right thing to do

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Florida Leaders

• Sarasota
• Eco Footprint
• Building Green incentives
• Fleet management
• Ecotourism
• Alachua/Gainesville
• Community Redevelopment Infill
• Traditional Neighborhood Design

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Miami Leaders

• Dade Heritage Trust
• Historic Preservation
• Clerk of Courts 11th Circuit
• Harvey Ruvin
• Water Management District
• South Florida Regional Planning Council
• Placemaking
• Miami-Dade Housing Finance Admin

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Miami Leaders

• Mayor Manny Diaz and City Commission
• 11-point plan
• Sustainability Office
• Climate Protection Agreement
• Green Fleet, Building, Purchasing
• Water Conservation
• Greenspace Utility (maintenance)
• Green Commission

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Regionalism

• We are linked and must work together
• Region - An area of distinct communities, cities
  and counties where residents share
• Geographic identity
• Social, economic and cultural interdependence
• Capacity for planning and function
• Capacity to create competitive advantage

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Sustainability Stewardship

• Develop network of regional leaders
• Private sector
• Government
• Develop vision
• Build consensus
• Communicate
• Plan for implementation

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Third Party Audit

• Waterfronts Florida DCA
• Florida Main Street Designation
• Tree City USA
• National Arbor Day Foundation
• Florida Green Building Coalition
• Audubon International

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Whats Your Vision?

• What would you like for the next generation?
• What role can you play?
• How can you be the leader?

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What happens if we dont do anything?
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Tim CenterDirectorCouncil for Sustainable
Floridatcenter_at_collinscenter.org850.219.0082
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