Goal

A community that addresses current and future environmental, economic, and social climate vulnerabilities through implementing climate adaptation and mitigation projects and practices.

Key Projects: 

  • Create neighborhood grant programs to promote beautification, service projects, neighborhood identification, neighborhood events, etc.
    • Status:  Complete 
  • Increase climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and projects, especially in areas with the highest climate change vulnerability risk. 
    • Status:  In Progress 
  • Investigate creating a Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) of Englewood, a GIS mapping tool that combines built, social, and ecological factors to identify areas that are vulnerable to flooding and heat related impacts of climate change 
    • Status:  Complete  
  • Help with education and financing for turf replacement with low-water landscaping, in alignment with the introduced bill HB22-1151 around a turf replacement program.
    • Status:  Complete 

How we will know we are on track to succeed: 

10% of City employees will be engaged in community sustainability and/or resiliency outreach events and activities.

  • Status:  Complete 

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