Sustainability
Sustainability requires designing “from the ground up.” We support requiring nationally recognized environmentally appropriate land development standards which, when implemented, cause minimal disturbance to the land. We suggest a requirement that all new Downtown buildings meet “green” standards, as defined by the national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) organization. We recommend incentives for "green” enhancements to existing facilities.
A major part of the effort to create a
green Downtown should be to keep