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2015 - Cities Emissions Reduction Activities

Row numberCity NameAccount NoCountryCity Short NameC40Reporting YearEmissions reduction sectorEmissions reduction activityAnticipated emissions reduction (metric tonnes CO2e)Action descriptionCity LocationCountry Location
451City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentBrownfield redevelopment programsThe Portland Brownfield Program is a resource for property owners, developers, and community members who have questions or concerns about potentially contaminated land. The program answers questions about buying or selling property, regulatory process, available funding, gardening on urban sites, environmental assessment, or anything else related to contaminated land. The program works to bring brownfields back into active use. The Brownfield Program currently administers two grants from the Environmental Protection Agency: A $400,000 grant to assess contamination on properties around the city, with a target area of outer East Portland A $1 million grant to provide loan fund (RLF) for cleanup on private properties http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/article/316740 The City exploring opportunities for additional incentive structures to accelerate brownfield redevelopment. The 2015 Climate Action Plan includes a goal to clean up and redevelop 60 percent of brownfields by 2035, action 4EE.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
452City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015BuildingsBuilding performance rating and reportingThe City of Portland has adopted a commercial building bench-marking and disclosure policy for buildings over 20k sq feet. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/66256(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
453City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015BuildingsBuilding performance rating and reportingThe City publishes a website with the names and locations of buildings that have achieved LEED and EnergyStar certification.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
454City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015BuildingsBuilding performance rating and reportingThis is an action from the City's Climate Action Plan(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
455City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015BuildingsBuilding performance rating and reportingBPS has developed a preliminary home energy performance policy proposal. The Energy Trust of Oregon’s energy performance score for existing homes would be a tool to support the proposal. The County and City continue to monitor national best practices in energy performance ratings in consideration of future action at the local level.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
456City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentCompact citiesPortland zoning code drives development and growth in areas where density is desired - access to transit, services, jobs, etc. The City of Portland’s density bonus (floor area ratio) and transfer programs reflect a number of programs adopted from 1988 through 2003. The programs were instituted to meet a range of public policy objectives, such as increasing housing in the Central City, and have been successful to varying degrees in achieving these objectives.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
457City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentCompact citiesThe City has 5 designated ecodistricts - South of Market, South Waterfront, Lloyd, Gateway and Lents.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
458City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Finance and Economic DevelopmentDeveloping the green economyPortland's Economic Development Strategy includes a Clean Tech cluster. http://www.pdxeconomicdevelopment.com/index.html Top Initiatives Include: Analysis and action plan for each clean tech industry: Creating national and perhaps global competitive advantage for the clean tech industries in Portland requires the active engagement of each of the industries. Portland Development Commission (PDC) is convening thought-leaders from each industry as a first step in a process to identify opportunities and barriers in each industry and, ultimately, to develop a strategy to exploit opportunities and remove barriers. Research and development of eco-districts: Eco-districts represent the opportunity to merge Portland’s knowledge in green building with its expertise in urban planning in order to get a head start in developing capabilities in a nascent industry that is likely to grow at a rapid rate in a carbon-constrained economy. Vestas Expansion Project: Vestas, the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, has established its North American headquarters in Portland. As demand for energy from renewable sources continues to grow and Portland continues to be recognized as a leader in the wind energy development industry, it is important to assist Vestas with the growth of its headquarters office to maintain this base of expertise in Portland.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
459City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentEco-district development strategyThe City has 5 designated ecodistricts - South of Market, South Waterfront, Lloyd, Gateway and Lents.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
460City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Food and AgricultureEncourage sustainable food production and consumptionSince the adoption of the 2009 Climate Action Plan, Portland Parks and Recreation has built several hundred new community garden plots, in existing gardens, and new sites constructed since 2009. Other organizations and partners have built an additional 284 plots since 2009.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
461City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Food and AgricultureEncourage sustainable food production and consumptionThe City is working on a pilot roof top garden on top of a publicly owned parking garage. The city also allows private building owners to do roof top agriculture.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
462City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015BuildingsEnergy efficiency/ retrofit measuresThis is supported by action 1G in the 2015 Climate action plan.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
463City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015BuildingsEnergy efficiency/ retrofit measuresThis is supported by action 1E in the 2015 Climate action plan.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
464City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015BuildingsEnergy efficiency/ retrofit measuresThe City of Portland established Clean Energy Works Oregon in 2010 and charged the new organization with the dual mission of reducing carbon emissions and creating family-supporting jobs. CEWO has expanded its whole-home retrofit financing program beyond the City of Portland. Over 4,000 homes have received whole-home energy remodels since the beginning of the Clean Energy Works Portland pilot. www.cewo.org This is additionally supported by Action 1F to in the 2015 Climate Action Plan to retrofit an additional 1,000 homes by 2020.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
465City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionThis has been a long standing strategy of the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services. Objective 13 of the 2015 Climate Action Plan addresses this strategy.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
466City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015WasteRecyclables and organics separation from other wasteFood waste and yard debris are collected curbside for all single family residences every week.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
467City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionThe City (BES and PP&R) acquired over 230 acres of natural areas through a variety of City programs and partnerships. In the summer of 2011, BES began restoration on the historic floodplain of Johnson Creek through the East Lents Floodplain Restoration Project. BES began re-vegetating the project site in fall 2011 with 70,000 native trees and shrubs. Four rock weirs, two culverts, and one pedestrian bridge were removed from a tributary of Johnson Creek as part of the Veteran’s Creek Restoration Project to restore the natural function of the stream. At a single Baltimore Woods restoration work day, 21 volunteer community members planted 400 native oak plants to enhance oak woodland habitat and natural stormwater management. A citywide natural resource inventory was adopted by City Council in 2012. The inventory will provide updated information on the quality and quantity of natural resources remaining in Portland, and can be used for natural resource restoration and protection efforts citywide. In April, 2011, City Council adopted the Airport Futures plan that contained an updated natural resource inventory and updated environmental zoning protections for areas within the Columbia Slough watershed and near the Portland International Airport.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
468City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionThe City is currently working to develop Thomas Cully Park, which is on the site of a former landfill in NE Portland.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
469City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionThe Community Gardens program has provided gardening opportunities for the physical and social benefit of the people and neighborhoods of Portland since 1975. There are 50 community gardens located throughout the city.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
470City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionPortland Public Schools (not part of the City of Portland government) has an open policy for public use of their school yards.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
471City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionPortland Parks & Recreation Natural Area Acquisition Program focuses on buying land from willing sellers. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/44698 Four overall criteria for natural area acquisition were detailed: -Protecting large, intact areas -Protecting sites with exceptional biodiversity values (habitats and species) -Improving connectivity within a regional system of natural areas -Buffering current natural areas(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
472City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionThe city has goals to support reforestation as part of restoration efforts in addition to tree planting and tree canopy goals.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
473City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionhttp://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/60477(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
474City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Community-Scale DevelopmentGreen space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansionThe City's Grey to Green Program planted 7,348 trees, since 2009, through a partnership with Friends of Trees, an on-call contract, and via Treebate, a residential yard tree planting incentive program. The Youth Conservation Crew (YCC) planted 377 trees at local schools and removed invasive plant species on 1.2 acres of City property. The City also continues to provide tree maintenance for Parks and some City-owned properties including establishment care, pruning, canopy raising, removals, and hazard abatement.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
475City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Mass TransitImprove bus infrastructure, services, and operationsNote that public transportation is provided by TriMet, a public entity that is independent of the City of Portland.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
476City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Mass TransitImprove bus infrastructure, services, and operationsTrimet has been working for years to standardize accessibility to Bus and Light rail. All buses include lifts. More than 10 million bus and MAX trips are taken by seniors and people with disabilities each year. Another 1 million trips are taken on LIFT, TriMet's door-to-door paratransit service for those who can't use regular buses and trains. As the elderly population grows (it's expected to more than double in the Portland area by 2035), so does our need for high-quality, accessible transit.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
477City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Mass TransitImprove fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light railThe City currently requires B5 and E10 in all diesel sold within the City of Portland.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
478City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportImprove fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicleshttp://chargeportland.com/info.asp Charge Portland is a City of Portland campaign that promotes electric vehicles, including easy steps for permitting charging stations and mapping of existing charging stations and availability. One of the key areas in Portland's strategy is to address streamlining the permitting process for charging stations. Currently, it is possible to obtain a permit instantly online and have the installation inspected in as quickly as 24-48 hours. 2015 Climate Action Plan action 7B. The 2015 Climate Action Plan sets the goal to add 8,000 electric vehicles by 2020, Action 7A.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
479City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportImprove fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehiclesThe City currently has a Renewable Fuel Standard that requires all diesel sold within the City to include B5 and all gasoline to include E10. http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/index.cfm?c=44630(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
480City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Mass TransitImprove fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucksThe City requires 19 residential garbage and recycling haulers to use at least 20 percent biodiesel in their diesel collection trucks, resulting in over 400,000 gallons of biodiesel (B100) usage annually. The City and County continue to incorporate sustainability requirements and evaluation criteria such as diesel emission reduction, biodiesel and idle reduction into solicitation documents when feasible. The City also requires the haulers to meet engine emission standards, which require retrofited exhaust systems or newer trucks.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
481City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportImprove fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks (private)The city is helping to facilitate the switch to electric vehicles by installing charging stations. We currently have 65 fast charging stations installed in the State of Oregon with the majority in the Portland metro area.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
482City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportImprove fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks (private)The City currently has a Renewable Fuel Standard which requires all diesel sold in the City of Portland to include B5 and all gasoline to include E10.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
483City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Mass TransitImprove rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operationsThe City is currently working on expanding the existing streetcar system and Trimet is working on expanding the light rail system with the new Orange line completing construction Fall 2015. Once the light rail opens and the new Tilikum Crossing bridge is in service it carry the streetcar (which is currently a U shaped route) in a full loop through the inner city. The Bridge will carry light rail, street cars, buses, bikes and pedestrians, but no private automobiles.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
484City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Mass TransitImprove rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operationsWhile the City does not have jurisdictional control over transit service, the City has funded free youth tansit passes to make transit more accessible to all youth in Portland.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
485City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportImprove the efficiency of freight systemsSustainable Freight Strategy http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/406590 The Central Eastside Industrial District and other close in industrial areas - serve as a platform for freight consolidation by providing a centralized location for private warehousing and distribution functions. The 2015 Climate Action Plan includes Action 5C to implement the freight strategy by 2020.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
486City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015WasteImprove the efficiency of waste collectionThe City currently has geographical franchising for residential garbage and recycling service.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
487City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transportThe 2015 Climate Action Plan includes Action 4S to Implement a large scale bike sharing program in the central city and adjacent neighborhoods, including options for sharing of cargo bikes.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
488City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transport5,000 bike racks are installed in Portland’s right of way to accommodate the high demand for bicycle parking, including: 87 bike corrals with multiple bike racks in on-street parking spaces at major destinations. These are installed based on property owner request.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
489City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transport-15 intersections have bicycle-specific traffic signals to improve safety by reducing conflicts and unpredictability and to make traffic move more efficiently. -26 bicycle boxes at 20 intersections raise visibility of cyclists for drivers turning right.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
490City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transportAll 59 miles of neighborhood greenways include signage to guide people on the route and help get them where they are going - Markings on the pavement and signage let you know where the Greenway goes and what's nearby, like parks and business districts. Signage also indicates mileage and travel times.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
491City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transportThe City has 181 miles of bike lanes, 3 cycle tracks, and 9 buffered bike lanes. More than 50 more miles are funded to be installed in the next few years.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
492City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transportThe City has a variety of improvement intiatives to make pedestrian crossings more accessible. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/292754(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
493City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transportThe City has a number of pedestrian plazas and is looking to expand these, including turning alley's into pedestrian cooridors.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
494City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015WasteRecyclables and organics separation from other wasteGarbage is collected every other week but recycling and composting collection is collected weekly.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
495City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015WasteRecyclables and organics separation from other wasteThe City mandates that businesses that generate large quantities of food scraps recover this material.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
496City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transport59 miles of Neighborhood Greenways, 79 miles of bike/pedestrian paths. Neighborhood Greenways are residential streets with low volumes of auto traffic and low speeds where bicycle and pedestrians are given priority. The goals are to: -Reduce auto cut-through - Speed bumps and traffic diverters keep cars trying to avoid main streets from cutting through on neighborhood streets. -Provide safer bicycling and pedestrian connections - Pavement markings alert people driving to expect people bicycling; improved crossings and curb ramps make pedestrian mobility easier and safer. -Reduce auto speeds - Speed bumps help slow automobile traffic on greenways. -Help people across our busier streets - Improved crossings at main streets help people walking and bicycling cross more easily.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
497City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Private TransportInfrastructure for non motorized transportThe City has a variety of programs to serve pedestrians, including maps and walking distance signage in downtown. http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/34778(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
498City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Outdoor LightingLED / CFL / other luminaire technologiesBy the end of 2016 100% of the City's street lighting will be LED. Currently all of the City's traffic signals are second generation LED.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
499City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Energy SupplyLow or zero carbon energy supply generationAnaerobic digestion provides biogas that fuel two 865-kW turbines at Columbia Blvd. Wastewater Treatment Plant (converting biogas to electricity). The annual generation is 12,636,000 kWh, which is 7.9% of the City's total energy use for municipal operations.(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)
500City of Portland, OR14874USAPortland, ORC402015Energy SupplyLow or zero carbon energy supply generationThe City currently has a renewable fuel standard which requires all diesel sold in the City to include B5 and all gasoline to include E10. http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/index.cfm?c=44630(45.52°, -122.6819°)(37.09024°, -95.712891°)

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Catalog of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities, as reported by city governments participating in CDP in 2015. Activities are tagged by sector and cities provide detailed descriptions of each activity. Some cities also provide estimates of the total anticipated lifetime emissions that will be reduced from each activity.

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