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RESILIENT LOW-CARBON URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS Design buildings, streets, infrastructure and public spaces that adapt to a changing climate, support a low-carbon future, and contribute to ecological restoration.
Why is This Important? Center City will continue to grow over the next two decades and beyond. While this means more people living, working and playing in the urban core, it also creates an opportunity to design and build using tools and techniques that are more efficient while benefitting people and the planet. Charlotte’s culture of innovation and creativity provides an ideal setting to develop and apply new green building and energy methods and to pursue solutions that give back to the environment by generating energy, improving air quality, cooling the city and cleaning our water.
Trails offer alternative and active transportation options
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BIG IDEA: Ensure all new or retrofitted buildings include capacity and infrastructure for electric vehicles and solar energy generation.