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How would you turn a small community of about 3000 people green?
Just needing ideas
How to save energy in such a small town..
in an ideal situation where every one of the community is on board this is how I would begin == you have to give people a reason to bother changing their ways - by creating a new way to look at their community and seeing how going green can improve things - its more likely to succeed. but you have to go beyond the 'bandaid' of just (and yes they do help) changing lightbulbs etc- you have to get down to the basic fundimentals and doing so with a goal helps make the change.
FIRST and formost --would be to start at the community zoning level- rezoning and changing the ground rules on local community permits, etc
as example: ALL NEW construction would be REQUIRED to have:
1)Low water use facilities or better yet no water use waste facilities (ie biolet toilets etc) high insulation, solar hot water and solar electric and a small wind turbine. ALso i would REQUIRE new construction to put in TREES (not just little mini saplings either- real trees) on each property. and rainwater harvesting systems as well.
2)NO FRONT LAWNS (major water waste and causes MANY runoff problems) Front yards of homes would be require to either have Xeriscaping or Edilble landscapes with drip water systems or planting beds - that sort of things (Lawns would be perfectly ok for Backyards)
I would also offer Tax incentives to homeowners to Retro fit front yards for existing homes
examples:
http://www.squarefootgardening.com/
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A9G_bI9IYINJwkcA_H.JzbkF?p=raised+bed+gardening+handicapped&fr=ytff1-&ei=utf-8&x=wrt&y=Search
3)Go back to alley ways and off street parking. create greenbelt mini parks where bicycle paths/ walkways and fruit trees are planted instead of asphalt streets in front of houses.
http://www.communitygarden.org/learn/starting-a-community-garden.php
then we would go on to do the following
4) create and encourage local PUBLIC transportation - everything from Busses to things like Jeepneys and Tuk Tuks, American style
http://www.stuartxchange.org/Jeepney.html
http://www.tuktuknorthamerica.com/
5)Require Local Lenders to be alternative Building friendly and helpful.
create zoning regulations ENCOURAGE alternative builders to come to your community
Examples: Monolithic Domes AI, Earthshipes,
http://www.earth-house.com/
Also create programs to help Retro fit homes to higher energy efficiancy especially for elderly residents (at a very low cost)
Change Zoning to facilitate ANY AND ALL use of things such as Solar Panels, Wind Turbines, etc in each and every household high effeciancy woodburning stoves.
6) annex the surrounding area as far as the town can and put Zoning laws into place immeadiately that will PREVENT oversized and detrimentall companies (ie walmart) to build any closer into town.. than you want - say 15-25 miles from downtown.
7) create a local Farmers Weekly Open Market for organic growers or growers that show responsible farming practices (you will have to determine what you consider responsible ahead of time)
- where all local growers that Farm responsibly can Sell locally and not have to spend the huge costs of transporting their goods. Not just fruit and veggies but meat, dairy too. In Fact in your Zoning regulations ENCOURAGE this.
make downtown a NO DRIVE area-- EXCEPT for public transport.. encourage locals with Horses and mules to bring their Buggies for fun and easy transportation..develop a tourist base by offering this low key green alternative. Encourage shops in your downtown area to SHOWCASE Local Artists and Craftters.
THEY can also be part of your open Market on the weekends.
9) Offer rural homesteading programs.
if Your township/city hall owns properties that are sitting unused (ie paying no taxes) Create a way people will want to LIVE there.and make it part of the requirements of the homesteading that the house or business MUST meet "green" requirements (highly effeciant and using alternative energies)
10) Create school Garden/wildlife programs == let the schools sell their produce at the weekend markets as well. school garden programs work with curriculims and can help with school fundraising as well.
11) have a town band/orchestra - ENCOURAGE school band students to participate and have them perform on the market days.music has been proven to improve students testing in math and it encourages community involvement.
12) Waste manage zoning changes - create and Encourage a recycling center that not only takes in nearly everything that CAN be recycled - give benifits to ANY local and SMALL companies that USE the recycled materials to create New products - they in in turn can Sell them locally or to tourists. a win win all round.
13) consider becoming an "intentional community"
http://communitybuzz.ic.org/
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