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Local Climate Action Plan

• Salt Lake City has committed to meeting the standards of the Kyoto Protocol (7 percent reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from 1990 levels). The city has implemented a state-of-the-art software system for tracking emissions, establishing a baseline and monitoring progress. The new citywide recycling program has decreased CO2 emissions by 30,550 tons per year.

High Performance Buildings Initiative

• Anderson signed an executive order requiring that all city-owned and operated buildings be LED Certified.

• A new ordinance will require that all buildings, over 10,000 square feet that receive city funds be LED Certified.

Alternative transportation

• Forty-five miles of bike lanes created and the city's first cross-downtown bike route completed on 200 South.

• Pedestrian safety program initiated, which reduced pedestrian accidents.

• The city advocates for construction of the University TRAX line and construction of a new intermodal hub.

• Alternative fuel vehicles promoted, including conversion of the city's fleet to natural gas.

Smart growth

• The city has established a walkable communities ordinance and transit-oriented development ordinance.

Urban forestry

• Funding for tree care and planting was expanded.

• A computerized management system for tracking city-owned trees was initiated.

Open space

• Salt Lake City has preserved an additional 200 acres of open space.

e2 Business Initiative

• As of November 2005, 31 businesses have gone through the process and certified with the city as being environmentally and economically sustainable.

Zero Waste Initiative

• A new voluntary residential recycling program resulted in a 73 percent enrollment rate and has increased the amount of material recycled in Salt Lake City by 83 percent. Also, the city established a new business and multifamily recycling program.

• Retrofitting of lights at the Salt Lake City-County Building and traffic lights has reduced electricity use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Improvements to city operations

• Hazardous chemicals in fire stations have been replaced with non-toxic chemicals

• Elimination of the use of methylene chloride from the engineering lab saved more than $5,000 per year in chemical costs and waste disposal fees at the fleet facility.