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Phase 2: 2: Phase Phase 2: Phase 2 Phase Objectives, & Strategies & Strategies Define Goals, Define

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Socially & economically diverse population Socially & diverse economically Job creation Job creation Affordability

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Performance Area: Equitable Development Equitable Area: Performance

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Promote equitable growth and opportunity opportunity and growth equitable Promote Goal

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Performance Area: Health & Well Being Well & Health Area: Performance

Healthy indoor and outdoor air quality indoor and outdoor Healthy food local, affordable & healthy, Access to areas Safe & functional parks, recreation and natural and natural & functional recreation parks, Safe

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Capital Hill _EcoDistrict Hill Capital Community gardens Community sidewalks Walkable networks to Links standards Air quality neighborhoods 20 minute Dog parks

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Reduce carbon emissions carbon Reduce Safe streets & pedestrian zones & pedestrian streets Safe spacesCivic Healthy food sources food Healthy Economic opportunities for all for opportunities Economic agriculture Urban Parks &open space Parks

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: Create cohesive neighborhoods, & neighborhoods, cohesive Create : :

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Performance Area: Community Identity Community Area: Performance

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Performance Area: Energy Energy Area: Performance Annual net zero energy usage. Net Net usage. energy zero net Annual :

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Performance Area: Water Area: Performance : Reliable, clean, water for natural & & natural for water clean, Reliable,

discharge & water building stormwater Manage Reduce water consumption through conservation through consumption water Reduce water and recycle Reuse Improve water quality water Improve

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Greywater use Greywater needs water potable Reduce consumption water Reduce roofs Green New construction performance standard standard performance construction New

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Enrich urban habitat to promote promote to habitat urban Enrich

vegetation diverse Stratified, Advance current & emerging watershed goals watershed & emerging current Advance Habitat connectivity/corridors Habitat Increased Increased tree canopy

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: Performance Area: Materials Area: Performance Zero waste and optimized materials materials optimized and waste Zero

materials & toxic use of virgin Minimize Capture residuals (composting/recycling) (composting/recycling) residuals Capture materials and salvage reuse Optimize

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Strategies Reuse & salvage materials & salvage Reuse Require use of recycled or natural materials materials or natural of recycled use Require Ample Space for Organic & Waste disposal & Waste Organic for Space Ample Ample space for recycling for space Ample District recycling District District composting District

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