5.1. ECCSR 08-20-2014 REGIONAL INDICATORS INITIATIVE-GET INVOLVED
WHAT
The Regional Indicators initiative measures annual performance metrics for WHERE
Minnesota cities committed to increasing their overall efficiency and level of Twenty tvlinrieio l n cities(27%of
sustainability.The project collects the following data that reflect the activities Mini sotO's population),inclur_ln lit..
of the people who live, work, learn, travel, visit, and play within each city's
geographical boundaries: Central/Stand-Alone Cities:
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0 ENERGY Electricity,natural gas,fuel oil,coal and biomass,and Saint I i ai
district energy consumed for both residential and Rocl „
commercial/industrial use. Dr,lutCa
4 ; WATER I Potable water consumption for both residential and Inner-Ring Suburbs:
commercial/industrial use Richfield
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TRAVEL I On-road distance traveled by all vehicles within the Saint Louis Purk
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WASTE Total municipal solid waste that is landfilled,composted,
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The greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions and costs associated with each of these Outer-Ring Suburbs:
indicators are also calculated, providing common metrics to compare the Whiff.:[fear Lake
economic and environmental impacts of the indicators. Coon Rapids
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This Initiative was started in 2010,and it collects annual data for 2008-2012. Ili
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The Regional Indicators Initiative is managed by LHB, Inc.for the Urban Land Woodbury
Institute, with technical assistance from ORANGE Environmental, LLC and lake Elmo
financial support from the Department of Commerce and the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency.
WHY
Recording these performance metrics is essential to promoting efficiency and
sustainable change at the city scale.Benefits to cities include:
• Highlight opportunities to save resources and money;
• Provide a baseline for estimating the effectiveness of sustainability
measures;
• Enable comparison with peer cities and within each city over time;
• Inform subsequent analyses,plans,and policy decisions;
• Improve each city's competitiveness for federal and state funding
opportunities that are targeted to cities that have taken steps to measure
and improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprints; HOW
• Assist in promoting public understanding of the city's effect on climate Contact Rick Carter at LHB, Inc.:
change; regionalindicatorsMN @lhbcorp.com
• Satisfy criteria for Step Four recognition under the Minnesota GreenStep 612-752-6923
Cities program.
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