Management and Operations Measuring Progress
Management and Operations Overview Environmental Education and Outreach Management and Maintenance
Measuring Progress Funding
Environment
economY
quality of life
Clean Air Healthy Watersheds Robust Habitat Hospitable Climate
Efficient Energy Use Valuable Properties Productive Land Use Competitive Economy
Fresh, Local Produce Convenient Recreation Access Healthy Residents Strong, Safe Neighborhoods
Realizing the transformative potential of GreenPlan Philadelphia means building consistently from the baselines and measuring progress so that procedures can be adjusted. The City needs to share this information among agencies, with partners, and with citizens, so that they can see how commitments are being acted upon. Collecting consistent, comprehensive data is key to setting priorities for the commitment of the City’s limited funds and human resources and acting on them, so that evaluations of progress are built on complete and credible information. This chapter covers these interrelated issues.
Target Regularly measure and update the progress of GreenPlan Philadelphia. Revise targets and goals as circumstances warrant. Responsible Agency: Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Partners: Responsible Agencies
The targets spelled out in each chapter form the benchmarks against which to measure progress. The following chart provides baseline and target indicators that Responsible Agencies can measure with data that is currently available. As new data and measurement techniques become available, additional indicators could be added. However, it is important to remember that many of the essential goals of GreenPlan Philadelphia are qualitative, and Responsible Agencies will be asked to evaluate progress toward those as well. Since GreenPlan Philadelphia is the basis of the open-space component of Greenworks Philadelphia, some indicators are integrated into that plan’s goals.
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