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REGIONAL INDI!ATORS INITIATIVE-GET INVOLVED
<br /> WHAT WHAT .
<br /> The Regional Indictors Initiative measures annual performance metrics for WHERE
<br /> Minnesota cities cP: mitted to increasing their overall efficiency and level of 'Twenty Minnesota cities(2'7%of
<br /> sustainability.The Project collects the following data that reflect the activities Minnesota's population),including:
<br /> of the people whollive, work, learn, travel, visit, and play within each city's
<br /> geographical boun..ries: Central/Stand-Atone Cities:
<br /> Minneapolis
<br /> Saint Paul
<br /> ENERGY Electricity,natural gas,fuel oil,coal and biomass,and
<br /> district e ergy consumed for both residential and
<br /> commerl al/industrial use. Rochester
<br /> Duluth
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<br /> WATER I 'otable water consumption for both residential and inner-Ring Suburbs:
<br /> commer 4 al/industrial use Richfield
<br /> Hopkins
<br /> .--- -4;--- TRAVEL I On-road distance traveled by all vehicles within the Saint LOUIS Park
<br /> municip.lity boundaries. Saint Anthony
<br /> Edina
<br /> lir WASTE I otal municipal solid waste that is landftlied,composted, Falcon Heights
<br /> incineratid or recycled.
<br /> Maplewood
<br /> The greenhouse ga, (GHG)emissions and costs associated with each of these Outer-Ring Suburbs:
<br /> indicators are els. calculated, providing common metrics to compare the White Bear Lake
<br /> economic and envi .nmental impacts of the indicators, Coon Rapids
<br /> Oakdale
<br /> WHEN Shoreview
<br /> This Initiative was - arted in 2010,and it collects annual data for 2008-2012. Eagan
<br /> Eden Prairie
<br /> WHO Minnetonka
<br /> The Regional Indic. ors Initiative is managed by LHB, Inc.for the Urban Land Woodbury
<br /> institute, with tec nicel assistance from ORANGE Environmental, LLC and Lake Elmo
<br /> financial support ' om the Department of Commerce and the Minnesota
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<br /> Pollution Control A:ency.
<br /> WHY
<br /> Recording these pz ormance metrics is essential to promoting efficiency and
<br /> sustainable change :t the city scale. Benefits to cities include:
<br /> • Highlight oppo nities to save resources and money;
<br /> . Provide a bas?ine for estimating the effectiveness of sustainability
<br /> measures;
<br /> a Enable compari i•n with peer cities and within each city over time;
<br /> 6 Inform subsequ:nt analyses,plans,and policy decisions;
<br /> • Improve each ity's competitiveness for federal and state funding
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<br /> opportunities t :t are targeted to cities that have taken steps to measure
<br /> and improve th:or energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprints; HOW
<br /> . Assist in prom. ing public understanding of the city's effect on climate Contad Rick Carter at LI E,Inc.:
<br /> change; regionalindicatorsMN@Ihbcorp,com
<br /> • Satisfy criteria *.r Step Four recognition under the Minnesota Green Step 612-.752.6923
<br /> Cities program.
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