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Option 2. Sustainable City Roadmap (1 point)

Meet the following requirements:

  1. Integrated Planning Team : Assemble and convene an interdisciplinary and cross-departmental

team. Include team members from at least three different areas of expertise that are relevant to

urban sustainability and resilience planning and execution.

AND

  1. Convene the interdisciplinary team at least twice per year through meetings and/or workshops (in

person or virtual) to complete the following steps:

a. Gap Analysis: Analyze existing city-planning documents (e.g., comprehensive,

sustainability, climate, or other appropriate plans) to evaluate the integration of sustainability

across key development sectors and develop a gap analysis report identifying areas for

improvement.

b. Roadmap Development: Develop a vision, objectives, and goals for the sustainable

development of the city to achieve improved performance. Identify metrics, improvement

strategies, and actions to be integrated in the future policies/development or comprehensive

plans of the city (for at least three departments) to improve the city’s performance.

c. Roadmap Implementation: Identify responsible entities to implement the metrics,

improvement strategies, and actions. Develop a monitoring and evaluation framework with

expected completion date and estimated budget and/or required staffing to track the city’s

progress and publish the progress through annual reports or public-facing dashboards.

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