Energy & Environmental Coordinating Committee
The Mayor’s Energy and Environmental Coordinating committee (E2C2), authorized by City Council Resolution #13 and formed by the Mayor in mid-2007, is composed of citizen representatives, government officials, and others concerned with and involved in environmental issues impact the City. The Committee was originally charged with recommending projects, programs and ideas to the City Council to improve air quality and reduce the City’s greenhouse gas emissions. Since that time, members of the E2C2 have been involved in the Climate Action Plan update, including leading sector teams charged with generating GHG emission reduction ideas.
In May 2008, the E2C2 made seven “priority suggestions” for further investigation and analysis from the Committee to the City Council. The seven recommendations are included in the total list of 178 recommended actions generated by the public participation process and include:
- Continue to strengthen and advance educational, outreach, incentive and recognition programs that promote walking, biking, and car efficiency efforts.
- Increase accessibility to transit with 15-minute bus service on major roads into and out of downtown and free bus service within the downtown.
- Investigate increasing the percentage of biodiesel blend in the City’s summer fleet from 20% to 80% or higher.
- Design and build a parking lot and public transit facility (at Exit 14) including seamless transit connections to area employment centers
- In collaboration with City of South Burlington, design and build an interim surface parking lot using the existing Champlain Parkway right-of-way near the I-189/Route 7 intersection
- Establish a streetcar line from City outskirts to downtown points
- Investigate a garbage contracting system, allowing haulers to bid for exclusive service in districts of the City
