Local Governments and the Sharing Economy
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE SHARING ECONOMY A roadmap helping local governments across North America strategically engage with the sharing economy to foster more sustainable cities. October 2015 Acknowledgements Lead authors: Rosemary Cooper and Vanessa Timmer Additional thank yous to: · Sadhu Johnston, Deputy City Manager, City of Vancouver, Founder and Co-Chair, Urban Contributing authors: Larissa Ardis, Dwayne Appleby Sustainability Directors Network · Amanda Pitre-Hayes, Director, Sustainability, City of Vancouver and Cora Hallsworth · Sean Pander, Green Building Manager, City of Vancouver · Brenda Nations, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Iowa, Iowa; Co-Chair, USDN Research and support: Alicia Tallack, Lindsey Ridgway, Sustainable Consumption User Group Dagmar Timmer, Craig Massey and Chelsea Hunter · Jo Zientek, Deputy Director, Environmental Services Department, San Jose · Lauren Norris, Residential Sustainability Outreach Coordinator, City of Portland, Oregon Additional research assistance was received from: · Lisa Lin, Sustainability Manager, City of Houston, Texas · Liza Meyer, Special Projects Manager, Office of Sustainability, City of San Antonio Stephanie Jones, Raymond Belmonte, Kristen Leigh, · Nils Moe, Managing Director, Urban Sustainability Directors Network Emily Pearson, Jennifer Hunter, Vivian Luk, Jeff Wint, · Nancy Shoiry, Director of Land Development, Montréal · Members of the USDN Sustainable Consumption User Group Sam Asiedu, Angeleco Goquingco, and Miles Rohrlick. · David Allaway, Program and Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality · Anna Awimbo, Director, Collaborative Communities Program, Center for a New Thank you to The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation American Dream · Anya Dobrowolski, Project Manager, USDN Sustainable Consumption and Cities Project for supporting this roadmap and project as part of · Cara Pike, Founder and Director, Social Capital Project Cities for People.
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