Municipal Leaders and Sustainability

Mayor David J. Narkewicz City of Northampton

Northampton Sustainability Leadership

#1 Commonwealth

Capital

Northampton- 5-STAR Community Focus on ALL of Sustainability

Community Conversation

1st US LEED Gold KFC/Taco Bell

Is this as good as it gets?

Built Environment • Mixed use compact development

• No downtown parking requirements

• Density, infill, brownfields

• Urban design standards

Housing Affordability

• No affordable housing loss

• 12% of residential units affordable

• Focus on downtown & transit affordable units

• Infill with a mix of housing: some <1,250 ft

Transportation • Vision Zero approach

• Multiuse trail network

• Complete Streets policy

• Zipcar

• Transit

Climate and Energy • 20% reduction city energy

• Energy concierge program

• Micro-grid

• Energy and Sustainability Commission

• At all scales: Mandated street trees

• Zoning incentives and requirements

• Average home <50 HERs rating

Economy and Jobs

• James House Adult Education

• Living wage policy

• Focused Economic Development Coordinator

• Partnerships

• Quality of lfe

Education, Arts & Community • Arts & Culture Department

• Academy of Music

• Arts grants

• Culture projects

• Historic preservation

• Celebrate diversity

Equity and Empowerment • 12% affordable housing- CITY commitment

• Environmental justice

• Human rights commission

• Youth Commission

Health and Safety • Active living– bike paths, recreation, exercise

• Community collaborations

• Healthy food- agriculture, community gardens

• Focus on environmental justice

• No-build in 500 year floodplain

• Micro-grid for storm survival

Natural Systems

• Parks and recreation for all neighborhoods

• 0.5%/city year as conservation

• Working lands

• Wetlands regulations

Management

• Endow open space

• SREC funded revolving clean energy account

• NorthamptonStat

NEXT

• RFP Parking lot PV

• Reuse Center

• Climate Adaption

• Extend bike paths

• Full Vision Zero