1. EcoDistricts:
the building blocks of sustainable cities
rob bennett {EcoDistricts}

2. green cities: from path breaking to mainstream

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5. “Cities are not about the perfect
vision, they are not about a singular
idea. They are about a collision of all
kinds of incompatible demands”
–Sam Jacob, FAT

6. Neighborhood sustainability
requires new forms of
leadership and a willingness
for actionable collaboration
that endures. Period.

7. Neighborhoods as Living Labs

8. Scale
BUILDINGS
DISTRICT
CITY

9. BROWNFIELD + NEW DEVELOPMENT
CAMPUS
EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD

11. Principles
1. Neighborhoods are the building blocks of
sustainable cities
2. Diversity, vibrancy, and love is the currency
of sustainable neighborhoods
1. Sustainable neighborhoods embrace
transparency and inclusion
2. Neighborhood sustainability requires new
models for action and power – one based on
bringing key stakeholders together to act on
collective and self interest
3. Neighbors can manage complex problems and
tradeoffs
4. Experimentation and failure is to be embraced

12. materials
management
habitat +
ecosystem
function
water
energy
access +
mobility
community
identity
health +
well being
equitable
development
Performance Areas

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Community based orgs
Developers
Muni policymakers
Utility providers
Designers

15. Baselining
Impact analysis
Project correlation
Roadmap

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DISTRICT
PROJECTS
Buildings
Infrastructure Community Action
Catalytic district-scale projects

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DISTRICT
MANAGEMENT
OFFICIAL ECODISTRICT DESIGNATION
3
PDC
CITY OF PORTLAND
FOUNDATIONS
LOCAL SPONSORHIPS
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT (BID) AND/OR
PUBLIC FUNDS
RESOURCE CONSUMPTION
SURCHARGES
(UTILITY BASED)
OUTREACH AND
ORGANIZING
ACTIVITIES
ASSESSMENT, ORGANZING,
GOAL-SETTING, STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND
SMALL PROJECT/PROGRAMS
SECTOR
STRATEGIES
FUNDING
TOOLS
4
ACTIVITIES
2
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PARTNERSHIPS WITH
UTILITIES AND
ENERGY TRUST
FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND
SMALL PROJECT/PROGRAMS
WATER & STORMWATER
ECODISTRICT
ROADMAP
SUSTAINABILITY
MANAGEMENT
TRANSPORTATION
WASTE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
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PROJECT FINANCE TOOLS
AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICTS (LIDs)
LARGE PROJECTS
AND PROGRAMS

18. Scaling EcoDistricts

19. thank you