Our Climate Action Plan focuses on six interconnected areas;
ENERGY 
FOOD 
LANDSCAPE 
TRANSPORTATION 
WASTE 
WATERThe plan is guided by three shared values;
 PUBLIC HEALTH |
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
 SOCIAL EQUITY |
The Climate Stewardship Initiative is an inclusive, community-wide effort led by Mayor Luke Bronin (through the Office of Sustainability) and the Climate Stewardship Council. Continue reading “Who Are We?”
Check out this video about the launch of the Climate Stewardship Initiative, edited by CCSU student Wojciech Muszynski: Another video, focusing on the Climate Action Plan and featuring additional community members engaged in these efforts, is coming soon.
Thanks to an innovative set of new zoning provisions recently approved by the City of Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission in consultation with the green infrastructure team at the Office of Sustainability, green infrastructure practices will now be incorporated into new developments disturbing more than 5,000 square feet. The goal of these changes is to manageContinue reading Zoning for Green Infrastructure!
In the 2016 Complete Streets Policy ranking conducted by Smart Growth America, Hartford was among the top 23% of communities that received a score of 90 (out of 100) or higher. (Scoring metrics here.) Congrats to all who were involved in ensuring the safety of all in Hartford. If you don’t know what Complete StreetsContinue reading Hartford Ranked a Top Complete Street Community!
Today, the Climate Stewardship Council, in partnership with Mayor Bronin’s Sustainability Office, is proud to announce that it is releasing the draft of Hartford’s first Climate Action Plan for public review and comment! (For an easier-to-print version of the Climate Action Plan (with single pages instead of spreads) click here.)
How can we increase access to renewable resources for all of Hartford’s residents, including those who are moderate- to low-income, live in a multi-family building, or rent their home? Shared or “community” solar – which the Climate Stewardship Council endorsed by resolution at its meeting today – is one excellent way to close the “solar equity gap.”Continue reading CSC Signs onto Shared Solar Campaign
Interested in supporting local farmers, and shopping for some delicious and fresh #HartfordGrown produce? Stop by KNOX’s inaugural Frog Hollow Farmers Market kicking off on Monday, July 10th. Purchase vegetables, herbs, fruits, and more grown right on-site here in Hartford by the farmers in KNOX’s Incubator Farm program. The incubator program supports individuals who are passionateContinue reading Coming 7/10: New Farmers’ Market on Laurel Street!
Hartford has been making progress in the area of waste! Keney Park Sustainability Project and Blue Earth Compost have received grants from RecycleCT, allowing them to move forward with their own sustainable waste management initiatives. KPSP will being conducting a wood materials management program in Keney Park, and Blue Earth Compost will be facilitating aContinue reading Hartford Wins 2 RecycleCT Grants!
At the direction of Mayor Luke Bronin, Hartford City Hall was lit green on Friday night to signal Hartford’s opposition to the federal government’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and to underline Hartford’s significant efforts in the area of climate change through the Climate Stewardship Initiative. Last week, Governor Malloy added Connecticut to aContinue reading City Hall Lit Green to Honor Environmental Commitment!
Ever been on your bike and something went awry? Fear no more! The Hartford Business Improvement District (HBID) is offering free roadside assistance to bicyclists in downtown and some parts of Asylum Hill. HBID Ambassadors can help fix a flat, inflate a tire, reattach a slipped chain, or tighten up loose bolts to help getContinue reading Downtown Business Improvement District Offers Bike Roadside Assistance
The GIS department of the City of Hartford Department of Public Works has released 3 maps, showing impervious surface, atmospheric brightness temperature, and priority planting areas. Download the maps as a single Zip file, or go to our Landscape Resources page to download each individually. Significantly, the maps correspond to each of Hartford’s 14 NeighborhoodContinue reading DPW GIS Maps Impervious Surface, Atmospheric Brightness, Priority Planting
On Saturday, the City of Hartford Department of Public Works, the Garden Club of Hartford, and Friends of Keney Park collaborated on a clean-up and planting project of the entrance to Keney Park at Woodland and Greenfield Streets. Continue reading Keney Park Collaborative Clean-Up
Join Community Solutions for one of its monthly summer tours of the historic Swift factory!Continue reading Summer Tours of Sustainable Swift Factory!
Three cheers for the Parkville Microgrid, now producing clean, resilient power to a community center, library, school, grocery store, and gas station! Continue reading WATCH: Hartford’s New Innovative Parkville Microgrid
This spring, Hartford will host the region’s inaugural March for Science, described as follows: Our message is a non-partisan celebration of science and empiricism. In tumultuous times, when everything seems to be an opportunity for partisan divide, we aim to show that science is not an issue that separates people or politicians on either side of theContinue reading March for Science Hartford on 4/22
On March 3, 2017, a diverse crowd of students, professors, environmentalists, and other concerned community members gathered at UConn Law School for the 22nd Gallivan Climate Conference—Municipal Climate Policy: Local Solutions for a Global Problem, cosponsored by the City of Hartford Climate Stewardship Council. The event, organized by Sara Bronin, Thomas F. Gallivan Chair in Real Property Law, andContinue reading Reporting on CSC Local Climate Action Conference
The City of Hartford, CT Green Bank, and nonprofit Smart Power are pleased to announce that in a few weeks, Hartford will kick off a “Solarize Hartford” campaign, which will run from April through August 31. Over 70 communities in our state have participated in this program, with over 2,400 homeowners going solar through Solarize Connecticut.Continue reading Solarize Hartford Campaign Kicking off 4/27
Trashion Fashion supports local artists of all ages and backgrounds, encouraging creative solutions to the world’s waste problems with a unique runway experience that features wearable art made from materials that have been diverted from the waste stream. Founded by Amy Merli in 2011, this organization is on a mission to contribute to a global reductionContinue reading Trashion Fashion Returns to Hartford for the Seventh Year
A team of Hartford and MDC staff members is working with the US EPA to develop a “Green & Complete Streets” Program. Continue reading Hartford Winner of EPA “Green & Complete Streets” Technical Assistance
Hartford was just designated a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, a national bicycling advocacy group.Continue reading Hartford’s a Bike-Friendly Community!
