Pittsburgh adopts U.N. sustainability goals

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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto appears before a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2019.“Pittsburgh has become the second U.S. city to incorporate United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into its practices, planning and policies, an initiative that will affect more than $4 billion worth of public and private projects in the region during the next 12 years. …

“Mayor Bill Peduto announced the commitment to the 17 U.N. sustainability goals Friday, saying they identify the most important issues facing the globe — poverty, hunger, climate change, education, gender equality and health, among them. …

“The city already is addressing sustainability issues by expanding its electric vehicle fleet, constructing separate bicycle lanes, prioritizing neighborhood green infrastructure and renewable energy generation, and building efficiency into its zoning code incentive programs along riverfronts and in the Uptown EcoInnovation District.”

 

FULL STORY originally published October 5, 2019 by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 

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