1. Arizona League of Cities Sustainability
& Climate Action

2. Tempe City Council Priority #4:
Implementing sustainable growth and development strategies, including improving Tempe’s public transit system to meet future needs, by actively seeking innovative technologies and leading the way in creating a more sustainable community.
The focus of the City of Tempe’s Sustainability program is to pursue the City Council’s sustainable growth and development priority (Priority #4):
Implementing sustainable growth and development strategies, including improving Tempe’s public transit system to meet future needs, by actively seeking innovative technologies and leading the way in creating a more sustainable community.

3. Expanding the Conversation
Sustainability Manager
Sustainability Commission

4. Areas of focus defined:
Sustainable Tempe
Program
Areas of focus defined:
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Solid Waste and Recycling
Transportation
Water Conservation
Land Use and Built Environment

5. Renewable energy & energy efficiency
Investing in utility-scale solar:
water treatment plants, parking structures, park shade structures
10% renewable energy
Investing in utility-scale solar: Solar arrays on water treatment plants, parking structures, and park shade structures allow Tempe to achieve 10% renewable energy

6. Solid waste & recycling
Building momentum towards zero waste and a circular economy:
green organics pick-up
commercial scale composting
Building momentum towards zero waste and a circular economy: Pilot testing green organics pick-up and commercial scale composting

7. Transportation Building a city with diverse transportation options:
Streetcar & light rail
bike infrastructure & walkable streets
expanded bus service
Building a city with diverse transportation options: Investing in streetcar, light rail, bike infrastructure, walkable streets, and expanded bus service.

8. Water conservation
Supporting responsible use of water for a vibrant and cool city:
water optimization
new technologies
Supporting responsible use of water for a vibrant and cool city:
Shifting conservation programs to support water optimization and use of new technologies.

9. Land use & built environment
Responsible and productive land use:
golf course → urban agriculture pilot project
urban core plan → incentivize transit oriented development
Responsible and productive land use: Turning a golf course into urban agriculture pilot project and creating an urban core plan to incentivize transit oriented –development along Streetcar, Light Rail and future BRT.
Singh Meadows is an example of changing land use to support a more sustainable city, and provide more local food options to Tempe residents.
Local food pilot project
Golf course to food production
Farmer’s Market on Saturdays and Sundays
Potential for urban agriculture projects and experiments

10. Key Elements:
Climate Action Plan

11. Climate Action Investing today to be prepared for Tempe's tomorrow:
Solar shade structures
Utility-scale solar
Urban forestry
Investing today to be prepared for Tempe's tomorrow: Critical investments in renewable energy and adapting to extreme heat
Solar shade structures
Utility-scale solar
Urban forestry

12. CapaCity & Resilience Workshops
Key Elements:
CapaCity & Resilience Workshops

13. Resilience Capacity building with senior management:
staff workshops – ASU & National League of Cities
potential future risks &sustainability opportunities
Capacity building with senior management: Co-designing workshops with ASU and National League of Cities (including boards games) to engage city staff on potential future risks and sustainability opportunities.

14. Key Elements:
Social Investments

15. Inclusive Education Opportunities for Tempe’s Future
Providing free, high-quality Pre-K
to underserved families.
Utilizing community resources to support lifetime learning.
Experience Corps
My Brother’s Keeper

16. Transformational Investments
Key Elements:
Transformational Investments

17. Transformational investments
Climate Action Plan
GHG reduction goals
Preparing for extreme heat & flooding
Large-scale investments
Utility-scale solar
Urban heat island mitigation
Transit
Local food
How does Tempe finance these investments?
Innovation
Resiliency & livability
Business support & citizen investment
Engagement
Innovation & for-profit ventures
Climate Action Plan
What should Tempe's GHG reduction goals be?
How does Tempe prepare for extreme heat and increased flooding?
Large-scale investments
What investments are necessary to reduce GHGs and make a more sustainable city?
Utility-scale solar
Urban heat island mitigation (Urban forestry and material use)
Transit
Local food
How does Tempe finance these investments?
Innovation
How can Tempe create a resilient city and take climate action while making Tempe more livable?
How do we support business and citizen investment?
How do we make addressing climate action engaging?
How does Tempe encourage innovation and for-profit ventures that tackle the climate challenge?