Portland – Healthy Connected City
This year Portland, which is the capital of Oregon (USA ) is among 10 worldwide honorees to receive the 2014 City Climate Leadership Awards due to the Portland Plan Healthy Connected City strategy. The Awards established by C40 and Siemens honor cities all over the world for excellence in urban sustainability and leadership in the fight against climate change.
It’s been more than 30 years since the City of Portland adopted a longrange plan. The new Portland Plan builds on the successes of that plan and blazes a path for the next 25 years for a prosperous, educated, healthy and equitable city. Unlike past plans, the Portland Plan focuses not just on places but also on people. This broader and more inclusive approach, as well as its core principle of equity, is what will distinguish the Portland Plan from others of its kind.
The Portland Plan proposes ways for us to work smarter and more collaboratively, be more focused and practical, and take on difficult decisions. Through the process of creating the plan with residents, businesses and partner organizations, we’ve developed integrated strategies that will help prioritize the actions needed to achieve our goals.
The Portland Plan also calls for offering new housing opportunities so even more residents can live in complete neighborhoods. And then connecting these neighborhoods with low-carbon transportation options.
Portlanders’ continued support is essential to the Portland Plan’s success. The Portland Plan goals of prosperity, education, health and equity can only be achieved if businesses and community organizations, as well as individuals, take complementary supporting actions that align with their missions, interests and capacities.
As outlined in the Portland Plan, the City is developing “complete neighborhoods” to give all residents safe and convenient access to the goods and services needed in daily life. In 2012, 45 percent of the Portland population lived in complete neighborhoods, a figure which the city aims to raise to 80 percent by 2035. The city’s ambitious and successful initiative shows a unique and valuable pathway to sustainable, resilient, and low carbon communities.
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The article prepared on the materials of the Portland Plan