Denver Environmental Health is seeking applications from residents and neighborhood organizations to launch Denver’s
Sustainable Neighborhoods Program.
The pilot program’s goal is to encourage neighborhoods to design and lead community sustainability projects with the potential of achieving City Sustainable Neighborhood designation.
"We want to see community leaders who care about sustainability step up and bring their ideas to fruition through a partnership with the city," says Elizabeth Babcock, Community Energy and Sustainability Administrator.
Two neighborhoods will be selected to participate in the 2014 pilot program and earn credits for achieving goals like offering workshops, initiatives and events such as energy audits, bicycle programs and community gardens.
Depending on the credits earned in a year, neighborhoods can be designated as a Participating Sustainable Neighborhood or an Outstanding Sustainable Neighborhood.
A Learning Community designation will be offered to neighborhoods not selected to be in the pilot program. The program will offer sustainability speakers, events with local nonprofits about how to design and lead projects, as well as build capacity in their communities for taking larger sustainability actions. Learning Community neighborhoods will help other neighborhoods prepare to participate in future rounds of the program.
To learn more about the program or application process, visit
http://sustainableneighborhoodnetwork.org/sustainable-neighborhoods-denver. Applications are due Nov. 18.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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