Check out this short highlight reel of the evening.  Our local leaders demonstrated their passion for sustainability and how it is a foundation to their work.

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Attendees wrote their sustainability priorities on feedback cards.  These are important considerations for our city as we move toward our municipal sustainability plan. These three Sustainable City Talks represent the educational and engagement phase of the process.

Supporting local farmers
New Pioneer Food Co-op works with over 132 local farmers and producers to connect the community with local food sources, year-round.

Fresh Revolution
The veggie bus reaches into low-income
neighborhoods, helping to overcome food
pantry hours, transportation difficulties, and the overall distribution of fresh produce.

Thank You, Sun!
100 photovoltaic solar panels (installed in 2009 and 2010) provide about half the electricity needs at Prairiewoods. This is a 17.5-kilowatt system that includes a real-time energy dashboard display so that visitors can see day-to-day solar energy production.

CeMar Trail construction in Daniels Park
The Corridor MPO is funding the CeMar Trail connecting Marion to Cedar Rapids. The MPO has over 31 miles in trails planned totaling over $35,000,000.

The Amazing Space Indian Creek Nature Center's new Amazing Space is one of the most environmentally sustainable buildings in the country. One of its more interesting features is Ornilux glass, used throughout the Bird Room. Ornilux glass relies on biomimicry to prevent bird-glass collisions. The birds see a pattern that reflects UV light, similar to a spider web, and avoid flying into the glass. From inside the building, the glass allows clear viewing of the wildlife outside.

Linn County Public Health and Child & Youth Development

New building will be built to LEED Platinum standards.

Focused on a clean energy future

Alliant Energy is moving to a clean energy future with more wind, solar and natural gas, and less coal. In 2016, the company announced plans to add 900 megawatts of wind by 2020.

Volunteers plant community gardens
Rockwell Collins volunteers help plant community gardens during the 2014 United Way Day of Caring.

#Sandbags2Handbags
As sandbags began to line the streets after the September 2016 flood, Mount Mercy University's Enactus student group sprang into action. Partnering with local organizations, the team developed #Sandbags2Handbags, a community oriented project that has already recycled over 1,000 sandbags into handbags.

Supporting Local Foods

A sustainable community ensures accessibility of fresh, healthful food and recognizes efforts to encourage healthy eating.

Planting a Better Tomorrow
Trees Forever and the City have partnered to plant more than 22,000 trees to help conserve energy, filter and slow runoff, and clean the air.

Corridor Rides 

Corridor Rides brings efficient transportation alternatives to commuters and businesses in Iowa's Creative Corridor, including the counties of Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington.

Waste audits in Zones 4 & 6
The Iowa Waste Exchange is a free and confidential waste consultation service helping businesses divert waste from Iowa landfills through reuse and recycling.

City of Iowa City: Eastside Recycling Center
Oaknoll Retirement Community's $40M addition Designed to exhibit many sustainable building strategies teaching
environmentally friendly concepts to the community, this project leads by example - inspiring others to utilize sustainable construction methods.