Presentation at the 2015 Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference

1. Municipal Leaders and Sustainability
Mayor David J. Narkewicz
City of Northampton

2. Northampton Sustainability Leadership
#1
Commonwealth
Capital

3. Northampton- 5-STAR Community
Focus on ALL of Sustainability

4. Community Conversation
1st US LEED Gold KFC/Taco Bell
Is this as good as it gets?

5. Built Environment
• Mixed use compact development
• No downtown parking requirements
• Density, infill, brownfields
• Urban design standards

6. 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

7. Transportation
• Vision Zero approach
• Multiuse trail network
• Complete Streets policy
• Zipcar
• Transit

8. 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

9. Economy and Jobs
• James House Adult Education
• Living wage policy
• Focused Economic Development Coordinator
• Partnerships
• Quality of lfe

10. Education, Arts & Community
• Arts & Culture Department
• Academy of Music
• Arts grants
• Culture projects
• Historic preservation
• Celebrate diversity

11. Equity and Empowerment
• 12% affordable housing- CITY commitment
• Environmental justice
• Human rights commission
• Youth Commission

12. 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

13. Natural Systems
• Parks and recreation for all neighborhoods
• 0.5%/city year as conservation
• Working lands
• Wetlands regulations

14. Management
• Endow open space
• SREC funded revolving
clean energy account
• NorthamptonStat

15. NEXT
• RFP Parking lot PV
• Reuse Center
• Climate Adaption
• Extend bike paths
• Full Vision Zero