D
ear Friends and Partners,
This is a tremendous opportunity for Seattle to accelerate our transition to a carbon neutral future and
also reflects a strong commitment from our leadership to take the bold actions needed to meet our climate goals.
As a winner of the American Cities Climate Challenge, Seattle will be provided
robust technical assistance and support package valued at more than $2.5 million to help us
improve energy efficiency of buildings and reduce emissions from the transit sector.
Bloomberg Philanthropies will work with us to achieve the following actions by 2020:
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Expand financing and incentives for building efficiency including the 2030 building pilot that will create the City's most sustainable buildings;
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Evaluate and advance implementation of strategies based on Seattle Department of Transportation congestion pricing study;
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Provide new programs to incentivize public transportation, bikes, and walking over single occupancy vehicles; and
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Make Seattle a model for the creation of green jobs through an innovative pilot with Seattle Colleges.
I'll be sure to keep you in the loop as this work progresses. Thank you for your continued support.
Jessica Finn Coven, Director
Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment
