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<br />r <br />sectlOrlL) <br /> <br /> <br />action & tools <br /> <br />Sample Actions and Measures <br /> <br />ThiS section provides a carefully selected overview of the types of measures that can make a <br />significant impact on a city or county's emissions profile. The measures are divided into two <br />main categorles - government and community. Government measures refer to the actions the <br />local government can take to reduce the emissions associated with their operations and <br />actiVIties while the community measures target the reductions associated With the operations <br />and actlVltics of a City'S residents and commercial and industnal operations. <br /> <br />Land Use Management and Urban Forestry <br /> <br />Increasingly. many communIties are designed in such a way that residents arc living farther <br />from places of work. school. and services. This growth pattern Fosters an increasing dependence <br />on motor vehicles. This community design, commonly know as sprawl, translates into higher <br />air and global warming pollution associated With higher rates of car travel. Development also <br />exerts pressure on a city's open space and urban forest resources. Many scientific studies <br />confirm that trees and vegetation are valuable resources for cooling our communitics. <br /> <br />local government. residents and businesses can profIt from the development of dense, mixed- <br />use neighborhoods. These measures save green spaces and money by cutting fuel. utility and <br />infrastructure. and service delivery costs. <br /> <br />Government Measures <br /> <br />Community Measures <br /> <br />Short Term <br />.0 Maintain healthy urban forests and <br />street trees <br /> <br />:. Promote tree planting to increase <br />shading and to absorb CO2 <br /> <br />long term <br />.0 Preserve open space <br /> <br />:0 Promote high-density and in-fill <br />development through zoning policies <br /> <br />Short Term <br />.0 Plant shade trees in and around local <br />government parking lots and facilities <br /> <br />long Term <br />00 Co-locate facilities to reduce travel time <br />and maximize building use <br /> <br />:. Utilize brownfield sites where possible <br /> <br />Institute growth boundaries, ordinances <br />or programs to limit suburban sprawl <br /> <br />Give incentives and bonuses for <br />development in existing downtown <br />areas and areas near public transit <br /> <br />Encourage brownfield development <br /> <br />00 Discourage sprawl through impact. <br />facility, mitigation, and permit fees <br />