Local Sustainability: A menu of policy options greening communities
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2011
Level
City or Town, City or Town, County
State(s)
Ohio
Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
This policy brief provides an overview of "The Oberlin Project," a partnership between the City of Oberlin and Oberlin College exemplifying energy, waste, transit, industrial, and workforce development policies designed for sustainable economic growth. Among a variety of interventions coordinated by local government and anchor institutions, it advocates for emission reductions, sustainable transit systems, eco-industrial parks, and the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) model for commercial financing.