As I mentioned in a previous post, I learned about the Maricopa County Green Government Program (GGP) through a Luncheon held at ASU a few semesters ago. GGP was actually written developed by my Supervisor, Jonce Walker, along with a few colleagues. The main purpose of the program is to is "to develop a long-term strategy whereby the County will reduce it's carbon footprint, help save money, and enhance the region's environment" (Maricopa County GGP website). The overall environmental focus of the program is divided into subcategories: air, community, energy, land use, waste and recycling, transportation, and water. So far, GGP has undergone several projects such as creating a greenhouse gas inventory for the county, creating an Environmentally friendly Purchasing Policy (EPP), developing a county wide recycling program: "bin here, do that," undergoing renewable energy projects for county buildings, and taking part in assuring that the county's buildings are LEED certified.
The most recent project GGP is focusing on, other than OffSET, is opening a bike cellar in downtown Phoenix close to the Van Buren and Central Light Rail stop. This project is still in the early stages, but it will be interesting how it plays out.
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