The City of Vancouver, Washington, is seeking to establish a Sustainable Neighborhood Demonstration Project. The project has two main elements: sustainable actions in the neighborhood such as improving energy efficiency, water conservation, and transportation solutions; creating green jobs to follow through with these initiatives. It’s a great melding of the need for new jobs as well as developing sustainable neighborhoods. At present, the city is trying to pool together the funding both through stimulus money as well as other programs currently available for “green” projects.
Many sustainability initiatives sponsored throughout the United States focus on new buildings or developments. Vancouver hopes to place its Sustainable Neighborhood Demonstration Project in an older neighborhood where residents are primarily low and moderate income.
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