Mayor John Hickenlooper

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Greenprint DenverMayors Sustainable Development
Program

• Beth Conover
• LOHAS
• May 15, 2007
• www.greenprintdenver.org

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A basic value

• They say that time changes things, but you
  actually have to change them yourself.
• -- Andy Warhol

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Greenprint DenverGoals

• Introduce and integrate sustainability as a
  citywide operating principle
• Document and make the business case economic
  opportunity, quality of life, public health
• Develop coherence in goals, policies and
  priorities
• Create a legacy

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Introduction to Denver

• Mile High City Queen City of the Plains
• Population 555,000, 2.5 million metro area
• 155 square miles
• High percent college graduates
• 75 anglo 12 african american 13 latino
• 10-14 in poverty
• Median income 48,195 median age 35
• 30 growth in region in 1990s 200 in areas

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Introduction to Denver

• Mayor John Hickenlooper reelected this month
• Strong Mayor system
• High rankings in city and statewide
• 13-member city council
• State/ regional context
• 2006 3rd year of budget cuts

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Denvers Legacy Strong but Unsung

• Regional Air Quality in 1990s
• Green Fleet leader
• ICLEI charter member
• Xeriscape 25 years old
• Energy Demand Side Management (DSM)
• DIA ISO 14001 and EPA Performance Track
• Renewable Energy Research

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Greenprint Denver Action Agenda

• Low hanging fruit first
• 5-Year Plan
• Energy and Emissions
• Community and Economic Development
• Waste and Material Reduction
• Land Use and Transportation
• Natural Resource Stewardship

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Energy/ Emissions

• Green Fleets
• Built Environment
• LEED Silver Energy Star
• Affordable Housing
• Support for private green building
• US Mayors Climate Agreement
• Renewable energy plants

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Materials and Waste Reduction

• Increase Recycling by 50
• Reduce waste to landfill by 30
• CCC, Red Rocks pilot projects
• Flyash concrete policy
• Preferential purchasing policies/ paper reduction
• Cradle-to-cradle business development

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Natural Resources

• Plant One Million Trees in 20 years
• Water Conservation
• Water Quality
• Air Quality

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Land Use/ Transportation

• Urban infill/density
• Blueprint Denver
• FasTracks and TOD
• Downtown Denver Plan
• Multi-modal streets

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Community and Economic Development

• Brownfields
• Energy efficiency (MDEDC)
• 100 jobs in energy sector (WIRED
  grant)
• Make housing more affordable

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Year One Successes

• Greenhouse gas inventory and draft action plan
  complete
• 3.2MW landfill gas to electricity plant (power
  equivalent of 2500 homes)
• City/DIA on 100 B20 biodiesel
• DIA energy use down by 7.8
• 12,000 Trees in 7 Days
• Convert 3 park sites to natural vegetation (50
  water savings)
• Justice Center LEED-certified

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More Year One Successes

• Pollution decrease in South Platte
• Retrofit of plumbing fixtures at City facilities
• Paper Free Fridays
• Recycling Program at Colorado Convention Center
  and events facilities
• Increase tonnage of recycled materials by over
  50
• 21 increase in employee transit ridership
• Events Laurie David, Green Cities Forum

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Greenprint Denver Partnerships

• Ten city agencies
• Community partners
• Culturals (DMNS, DBG, DZF, DOCA)
• Universities (UCD, CSU, DU, Yale)
• Business (MDEDC, DDP)
• Mayors Greenprint Council
• Regional partners Metro Mayors, State
• Business

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Next Steps

• Climate Action Plan draft release this week
• Action Agenda Annual Report Card XO
• Public Engagement Strategies Business, Youth and
  Neighborhoods
• Web 2.0
• Social Marketing
• Communications tell the story
• Democratic National Convention - Denver 2008

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