City of Joliet - Sustainability City of Joliet Sustainability Initiatives American Planning Association National Conference April 16, 2013

City of Joliet - Sustainability  Overview of Joliet  Sustainability Projects Energy Action Plan -Planning Process -Tracking Success Joliet Regional Multimodal Transportation Center -Existing Conditions -Benefits  Lessons Learned Outline

City of Joliet - Sustainability  40 miles southwest of Chicago  4 th largest city in Illinois  Population +150,000  County seat  Population has grown 37.6% since 2000  12 th fastest growing city in the nation  16.6% of population live within a one mile radius of downtown  7,778 workers in downtown Joliet City of Joliet

City of Joliet - Sustainability Sustainable Energy Planning  Joliet received $1.3 million in EECBG funding  Developed Energy Action Plan  Identified and ranked energy strategies based on city goals, energy impact, cost, and available funding and resources  Included a significant stakeholder engagement process

City of Joliet - Sustainability Planning & Stakeholder Engagement Process PARTNERS Identify and invite “Sustainable Joliet Partners” BRAINSTORM Discuss potential strategies and rank selection criteria PRIORITIZE Review workshop results, prioritize strategies based on ranking, identify implementation needs and potential metrics

City of Joliet - Sustainability Evaluation Screening Building Facilities Transportation Improvements HHW Revolving Loan Program Lighting Short List Risk Environmental Flexibility Economics Vendor Technical, Economic Strength Greenhouse Gases Jobs Energy Optimization Recommended Alternatives Reduce Reuse, Recycle Long List Strategy Identification and Screening Process

City of Joliet - Sustainability Prioritize Strategies City of Joliet Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Strategy Low Cost High Impact Level of Investment Capital Outlay – Private Sector Contributions – Human Resource Capacity – Administrative Burden Scale of Benefits Environmental improvements – Cost Savings – Economic Opportunities – Public Health

City of Joliet - Sustainability  Energy Action Plan  LED Traffic Signal Upgrades  Recycling Toter Project  Building/HVAC Retrofits (boiler, chiller, Union Station windows and doors)  Recycling Education Video EECBG Projects

City of Joliet - Sustainability  Installed 4,595 LED lights = energy savings and lower maintenance costs  Recycling volume increased 31% in one year  Leveraged a beneficial contract for garbage and recyclable collection  Cleaner Neighborhoods = Community Support & lower maintenance costs  Historic Union Station Window Retrofits = energy savings & resource leveraging Tracking Success

City of Joliet - Sustainability  2 commuter lines ¾ mile from I-80 interchange  800,000 annual trips  128 daily train movements through rail intersection  9 Pace bus routes  Future high speed rail  Convergence of 128 miles of bike trails Joliet Regional Multi-Modal Transportation Center $50+ million new transportation center to centralize transit modes and encourage transit oriented development

City of Joliet - Sustainability  Centralize transit modes  Promote transit efficiencies  Promote alternate transportation  Accessible, safe high speed passenger rail  Provide a more equitable distribution of transportation opportunities  Catalyst for downtown redevelopment Goals

City of Joliet - Sustainability  Job creation  Environmental justice  Increase public transit ridership  Reduce vehicle miles traveled and related emissions  Transit-oriented development  Safety  Eliminate freight bottleneck Benefits

City of Joliet - Sustainability Cost –Benefit Analysis

City of Joliet - Sustainability  Build support / Engage general public & other stakeholders  Create partnerships  Conduct baseline energy assessment  Identify and rank short and long-term strategies  Leverage resources Lessons Learned

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