Sustainable Oakland
Recent News
- Draft Energy and Climate Action Plan Available for Download & Comment; Commmunity Workshops on May 6, 2010
- New Online Green Map Promotes Local Green Buildings, Businesses
- New Green Oakland Video!
- Oakland Joins CaliforniaFIRST to Make Energy Efficiency Retrofits Easier for Property Owners
Oaklavia: Come Play in the Street
Sunday, Jun 27th, 10:00 am ~ 2:00 pm
In Uptown and Downtown Oaklavia will create car-free city streets for a day so that residents from across the Bay Area can participate in recreation and community building activities. For more information, visit http://www.oaklavia.org
Draft Energy and Climate Action Plan Available for Download and Comment, Community Workshops Scheduled for May 6, 2010
The draft Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan (ECAP) was released on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2010. This draft is available for public review and comment through June 11, 2010. Two Community Workshops will be held on May 6, 2010 to provide an overview of content in the Draft Energy and Climate Action Plan and receive public comments. Comments may also be submitted via email, fax or mail. Learn more about submitting comments and attending a Community Workshop, and other information about the development of the draft ECAP.
New Online Green Map Promotes Local Green Buildings, Businesses
It’s now easier than ever to find green buildings, businesses, and other green resources in Oakland. The Oakland Green Map connects community members to local green resources through an online Google Map application. The Oakland Green Map was launched by the City of Oakland in March 2010.
Icons appear on the map for all certified green buildings and businesses in Oakland, as well as local parks, farmers markets, bicycle paths, transit stops, recycling centers, community gardens, volunteer sites, and other resources. Users can search for specific types of local green resources by clicking on a set of interactive filters. Members of the community are welcome to suggest to sites, photos and other information to be added to the map. The Oakland Green Map will evolve over time to include new resources and more information.
Visit the Oakland Green Map.
Oakland Sustainable Community Development Initiative
Oakland’s City Council established the Sustainable Community Development Initiative (SDI) in 1997 by unanimously adopting a policy framework called "Building the Sustainable Economy: An Opportunity for Oakland.” They also established a Working Group, which was charged with formulating a set of sustainable community development recommendations and action steps.
A series of reports to Council about initiatives undertaken as part of the SDI are listed below:
- Building the Sustainable Economy: An Opportunity for Oakland (1997)
- SDI – Recommendations and Action Steps (1998)
- SDI – Annual Report (1999)
- SDI – Annual Report (PDF) (2001)
- SDI – Annual Report (PDF) (2002)
- SDI – Annual Report (PDF) (2003)
- Sustainable Economic Growth Report (PDF) (2005)
- SDI – Annual Report (PDF) (2004)
- SDI – Annual Report (PDF) (2005)
- SDI – Annual Report (PDF) (2006)