Dallas' buildings are energy efficient and climate resilient.

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• Increase energy efficiency of existing buildings or facilities.

• Ensure that new buildings are constructed sustainably and are carbon neutral.

• Increase climate resilience for new and existing buildings through structural and operational improvements.

Dallas' communities have access to sustainable, affordable transportation options.

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• Shift the surface transportation system to move people and goods in fuel-efficient vehicles.

• Reduce trips where people drive alone.

• Synergize jobs and housing with transportation infrastructure to increase access to walking and biking options, and public transit.

• Ensure that walking, biking, public transit, vehicular transportation infrastructure is reliable and safe under all weather conditions.

Dallas generates renewable, reliable, and affordable energy.

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• Maintain a high degree of reliability during extreme weather events.

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• Encourage investment in, and greater use of, renewable energy.

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• Ensure affordable access to renewable electricity.

Dallas is a zero waste community.

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• Create opportunities to go beyond recycling and choose to refuse, reduce, reuse and repair.

• Operate a clean, green and efficient waste system.

• Generate energy from organics.

Dallas protects its water resources and its communities from flooding and drought.

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• Conserve and protect our water resources through community stewardship, educational programs and best management practices.

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• Protect neighborhoods from flooding and prepare them for droughts.

• Be a regional leader in water resilience by leveraging innovative approaches, strategies and technologies.

All Dallas' communities have access to local, healthy food.

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• Build organizational capacity and partnerships around an urban agriculture network.

• Improve food access in neighborhoods with low food access.

• Reduce food miles by encouraging local food production and consumption. Prepare the food system to be more resilient to extreme weather events.

• Prevent food waste through food donations, recovery, diversion and composting

Dallas protects and enhances its ecosystems, trees, and green spaces that, in turn, improve public health.

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• Leverage green spaces to provide climate adaptation benefits.

• Increase, enhance and maintain healthy forests, parks, and green spaces.

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• Integrate nature-based solutions into the public realm as a public health strategy.

All Dallas' communities breathe clean air.

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• Take a comprehensive approach to addressing air quality at the neighborhood level.

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