The Madison Sustainability Plan:
Fostering Environmental, Economic and Social Resilience

OVERVIEW

• Introduction
• Plan Structure and Overview
• Accountability
• Background
• Systems Thinking
• Additional Research and Input
• Acknowledgements

NATURAL SYSTEMS

Goals:

1. Improve air quality.
2. Improve groundwater/drinking water quality.
3. Improve surface water quality.
4. Increase water conservation.
5. Prevent solid waste from entering landfill.
6. Restore and maintain natural habitat.
7. Improve storm water management.

PLANNING & DESIGN

Goals:

1. Improve transportation planning.
2. Foster holistic land use.
3. Support sustainable infrastructure and buildings.
4. Promote and foster local food systems.

TRANSPORTATION

Goals:

1. Implement existing City, County, and Regional Alternative Transportation plans.
2. Expand the number of neighborhoods where sustainable transportation choices enable mobility without a car.
3. Increase sustainable transportation funding and incentives programs.
4. Establish uniform, consistent evaluation methods for understanding sustainable transportation usage and goal achievement.
5. Maximize the use of alternative transportation infrastructure by implementing and/or improving marketing strategies.
6. Foster better communication between City transportation departments and agencies.

CARBON & ENERGY

Goals:

1. Influence reductions in transportation related carbon impacts.
2. Systematically upgrade existing buildings, equipment and infrastructure.
3. Improve new buildings and developments.
4. Engage the public in energy efficiency and climate change programs.
5. Obtain 25% of electricity, heating, and transportation energy from clean energy sources by 2025.
6. Report carbon footprint to the public.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Goals:

1. Encourage sustainable business practices.
2. Share resources.
3. Increase market for green products/services.
4. Foster initiatives that promote sustainable economic development.
5. Create sustainability index tool.
6. Promote consumption of local foods.
7. Support diversified economy.

ECONOMIC & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Goals:

1. Develop policies that promote job quality.
2. Help businesses transition to the Green / Cleantech economy.
3. Foster sustainability policies.
4. Support and promote Green / Cleantech business development.
5. Promote and support Green / Cleantech job training.

EDUCATION

Goals:

1. Help close the achievement gap.
2. Support inclusive education.
3. Help ensure sustainable school buildings.
4. Foster place-based education.
5. Promote sustainable purchasing initiatives.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Goals:

1. Diversify neighborhoods.
2. Build affordable housing on sites that are currently underutilized or unsightly to revitalize neighborhoods and provide housing for the vulnerable.
3. Locate affordable housing near transit and employment hubs.
4. Decentralize social services.
5. Upgrade energy efficiency and sustainable materials use in low-income housing.
6. Provide more green affordable housing.

HEALTH

Goals:

1. Promote and create healthy neighborhoods.
2. Monitor community health conditions.
3. Equalize health care access.
4. Promote wellness activities.
5. Promote healthy eating.
6. Increase physical activity levels.
7. Enhance health care accessibility.

ARTS, DESIGN & CULTURE

Goals:

1. Promote sustainable art.
2. Include sustainable art in city infrastructure projects.