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Best Practice Categories

• Energy
• Environmental Health
• Transportation
• Urban Design
• Urban Nature
• Water
  
  

Energy Best Practices

Energy Efficiency

• Business Energy Evaluations 
  Chula Vista, CA
• Commercial Building Energy Efficiency
  San Francisco, CA
• Induction Streetlights
  San Diego, CA
• LED Streetlights
  Los Angeles, CA
• Streetlight Policy
  San Jose, CA

Renewable Energy

• Solar Financing
  Berkeley, CA
• Solar Incentive
  San Francisco, CA
• Wind Power
  San Francisco, CA

Climate Change

• Air Travel Carbon Offsets
  San Francisco, CA
• Climate Protection
  Marin County, CA
• Conservation Planning
  San Diego, CA

Transportation Best Practices

Public Transportation

• Commuter Benefits
  San Francisco, CA

Clean Vehicles

• Clean Fuels
  Los Angeles, CA
• Clean Trucks
  Los Angeles, CA
• Green Fleet
  San Jose, CA
• Sustainable Fleet
  Sacramento, CA

Reducing Congestion

• Bicycle Parking
  New York City, NY
• Green Commuting
  Marin County, CA
• City Fleet Reduction
  San Francisco, CA
• Sustainable Transit Performance Monitoring
  New York City, NY

Urban Nature Best Practices

Parks

• Parks and Green Spaces Levy
  Portland, OR

Habitat Restoration

• Critical Areas Preservation
  Tacoma, WA
• Invasive Plant Species Management Plan
  Portland, OR
• Million Trees
  Los Angeles, CA
• Street Trees
  New York City, NY
• Tree Canopy
  Pasadena, CA

Wildlife

• (none)

Water Best Practices

Water Access & Efficiency

• Emergency Water Conservation Plan
  Los Angeles, CA
• Outdoor Water Conservation
  Sacramento, CA
• Rainwater Harvesting
  Tucson, AZ
• Turf Replacement Rebate
  Napa, CA
• Water Conservation Devices
  Santa Cruz, CA
• Water Management Program
  Huntington Beach, CA

Source Water Protection

• On-Site Stormwater Management Incentive
  Portland, OR
• Used Cooking Oil Recycling
  San Francisco, CA
• Water Demand Offsets
  Soquel, CA

Waste Water Reduction

• Residential Gray Water
  Tucson, AZ

 

Environmental Health Best Practices

Toxics Reduction

• Environmental Precautionary Purchasing
  San Francisco, CA
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
  Phoenix, AZ
• Environmentally Preferable Procurement
  San Jose, CA
• Environmentally Preferable Products Purchasing
  Los Angeles, CA
• Integrated Pest Management
  Marin County, CA
• Integrated Pest Management
  San Francisco, CA
• Mercury Thermometer Ban
  San Francisco, CA
• Phthalates Ban for Children's Products
  San Francisco, CA

Health Food Systems

• Healthy & Sustainable Food
  San Francisco, CA
• Local Food Action Initiative
  Seattle, WA
• Local Food Purchasing
  Cleveland, OH
• Sustainable Food Commitment
  Santa Monica, CA
• Veg Week Proclamation
  Takoma Park, MD

Clean Air

•  (none)

Urban Design Best Practices

Green Building

• Green Building
  Pasadena, CA
• Green Building
  San Francisco, CA
• Green Building
  San Jose, CA
• Green Building
  Santa Monica, CA
• Green Municipal Buildings
  San Jose, CA
• Stormwater Control Design Guidelines
  San Francisco, CA

Urban Planning

• Green Business
  San Francisco, CA
• Green Landscaping
  San Francisco, CA
• Green Parking Lots
  New York City, NY
• Temporary Sidewalk Extension Parklets
  San Francisco, CA

Green Jobs

• Clean Tech Jobs
  San Jose, CA

Waste Reduction Best Practices

Zero Waste

• Bottled Water Phase-out
  Mill Valley, CA
• Construction Debris Recovery
  San Francisco, CA
• Green Schools Program
  Santa Cruz County, CA
• Mandatory Recycling and Composting
  San Francisco, CA
• Paper Reduction & Reuse
  Mill Valley, CA
• Resource Conservation
  San Francisco, CA
• Zero Waste
  Oakland, CA
• Zero Waste
  San Jose, CA

Manufacturer Responsibility

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
  California

Consumer Responsibility

• Cigarette Litter Fee
  San Francisco, CA
• Non Recyclable Food Ware Ban
  Mill Valley, CA
• Non Recyclable Food Ware Ban
  Richmond, CA
• Non Recyclable Food Ware Ban
  San Francisco, CA
• Non Recyclable Food Ware Ban
  Santa Monica, CA
• Plastic Bag Ban
  San Francisco, CA
• Single Use Bag Ordinance
  Los Angeles County, CA