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SPUR Sustainable Development Committee Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: Addresses issues related to local and regional climate policy, green buildings, waste and water infrastructure, energy policy and more. Contact Laura Tam, SPUR Sustainable Development Policy Director, at ltam@spur.org.
SPUR Sustainable Development Committee meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR Addresses issues related to local and regional climate policy, green buildings, waste and water infrastructure, energy policy and more. Contact Laura Tam, SPUR Sustainable Development Policy Director, at ltam@spur.org.
SPUR Sustainable Development Committee Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: The Sustainable Development Committee addresses issues related to local and regional climate policy, green buildings, waste and water infrastructure, energy policy and more. The topic of discussion on Monday, February 14th will be CALGreen, the new state green building code that went into effect on January 1. Join us for a comparison of CALGreenwith LEED and GreenPoint Rated, […]
SPUR Sustainable Development Committee Meeting
By Aaron Bialick |
From SPUR: This month, our guest speaker is Amy Norquist, founder and CEO of Greensulate, a green roof company that installed more than 1/3 of the new green roofs in New York City last year. Amy will share the latest news from the green roofs world, including recent construction costs, and what changes in the policy environment […]
Dodd’s Livability Bill Earns Praise from Local Governments
By Noah Kazis |
With financial reform nearly complete, the Senate Banking Committee turned its attention today to one of Senator Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) next priorities, the Livable Communities Act. Local government came out strong for the initiative to promote sustainable and integrated regional planning, with representatives of the nation’s cities, towns, counties, and regional planning organizations testifying in favor. Among committee members, […]
This Week: Speak Out on SFPD Victim-Blaming
By Streetsblog |
This week is a major opportunity to speak up about the SFPD’s traffic safety practices. The Police Commission and a Board of Supervisors committee will hold a hearing on how police investigate traffic collisions involving people walking and biking. Elsewhere, SPUR discusses the reform of CEQA and the first public meeting on the Irving Commons project will […]