1. Sustainable Cities & Towns
Mark Hartman
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Phoenix
Welcome
Mission vision of Roads and streets
Start with Why – Simon Sinec -> Begin with the end in mind – Steven Covey

2. What is a Green City? Not a star trek future
Sustainability Definition:
Improving QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL
while enhancing nature
What is a Green City?
Not a star trek future 2 2

3. Sustainability Context
$2.7 Trillion worth of materials buried in landfill
If capture would be worlds 6th largest economy
American obesity is not restricted to foods
Toxins are simply useful chemicals in the wrong place.
Gold $210 oz mined, $4500 oz if off cell phone

4. A Role for Cities

5. 7453 Cities
Cities around the globe are signing on, and setting ambitious goals and targets.

6. 160 U.S. Cities and Towns $2.8M in annual grants
(Phoenix, Tempe, Flagstaff, Tucson, Peoria, Avondale)
$2.8M in annual grants

7. Benefits of Sustainability Goals
Businesses choosing Sustainable Cities
Global investors including sustainability criteria in credit ratings and investments

8. “Stretch Targets” lead to innovation and significant cost reductions.
Key Benefit of Ambitious Goals
“Stretch Targets” lead to innovation and significant cost reductions.

9. Transportation Innovation

10. Rethinking spending
Georgia estimates that each year it spends $100 million to throw away $300 million worth of recyclables. 
1.8 million tons of paper
160,000 tons of plastic bottles
220,000 tons of glass
360,000 tons of metals

11. Leader in Water Innovation
Tucson Exchange
Colorado River Resiliency Fund
Tres Rios Wetlands

12. with 100% clean energy

15. REDUCE COMMUNITY CARBON EMISSIONS BY 80-90% WITH THE LONGER TERM 2060 GOAL OF BECOMING A CARBON-NEUTRAL CITY.

16. Actions Underway LED Streetlights Recycling Program WWTP Gas Capture
Resource Innovation
Implement T2050
A vision w/o implementation is a hallucination

17. Sustainable Cities An Achievable Goal Welcome
Mission vision of Roads and streets
Start with Why – Simon Sinec -> Begin with the end in mind – Steven Covey