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• <br /> LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS <br /> PORTLAND, OREGON <br /> Office of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Commission <br /> Mission: A sustainable community is one in which. economic, ecological, and social well- <br /> being are integrated to ensure all live well, within nature's means. The mission of the <br /> • Sustainable Development Commission is to develop and advocate for programs, policies, <br /> and actions by government, citizens, and businesses' leading to sustainable communities <br /> in the Portland metropolitan area, including those that: <br /> • Support a diverse and vibrant economy; <br /> • Promote an equitable distribution of resources; <br /> • Protect and restore the integrity of the natural systems that support life, including <br /> air, water, and land; <br /> • <br /> • Preserve the diversity of plant and animal life; and, <br /> • Reduce human impacts on local and worldwide ecosystems. <br /> Programs: <br /> Energy .. <br /> Solid Waste <br /> Green Building <br /> Sustainable Technologies and Practices - <br /> Website: http: / /www.sustainableaortland.orr;/ <br /> BURLINGTON, VT <br /> Burlington Legacy Project (Adopted 1999) <br /> The Legacy Project, Burlington's sustainability program, is a result of the City's <br /> Sustainability Strategies in Action Program. The Legacy Project serves citizens of all <br /> ages and groups and has worked with citizens to create the Legacy Action Plan, a <br /> comprehensive plan adopted in June 2000, which will guide change for the economic, <br /> environmental, and social health of Burlington over the next 30 years. Since its <br /> adoption, the priorities identified in the Legacy Action Plan has guided the following <br /> actions (among others): the creation of the Open Space Protection Program; the creation <br /> of the Alternative Justice Program; cleanup of the City's waterfront; soils remediation of <br /> a brownfield to. construct new housing; assistance to small business entrepreneurs; a <br /> study to make bicycle and pedestrian travel safe downtown; and the development of the • <br /> Food Enterprise Center, a facility that will support and promote organic food production • <br /> and local agriculture. <br /> For more information: http:// www. cedo .ci.burlington.vt.usflegacy/ <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br />