Jersey City Innovation Office Taking on Sustainability - Focus Groups on WATER Coming Up!

The Jersey City Innovation Office has recently targeted matters related to Sustainability and have taken their show on the road ! Many of you may have noticed the I-Team's neighborhood presence, where they have been asking folks across the City what sustainability and resiliency planning topics matter most  - you may have even provided them with valuable feedback !   The I-Team is now ready to take a deeper dive, after having assessed that WATER is not only a common interest and concern to most people, but that WATER is also a common theme related to other sustainability topics like Green Infrastructure and Energy Efficient Buildings.   How do we conserve, redirect and reuse this valuable and finite resource ?

Needless to say, Sustainable JC is very pleased about this effort and we look forward to supporting a policy and planning framework that will make Jersey City a more sustainable place to live and work.  WATER is an important and big topic - it will take many stakeholders, across all sectors, willing to effectively collaborate toward some shared and achievable goals.  We can do this Jersey City !

The I-Team wants to hear your views regarding WATER, and have scheduled a series of Neighborhood Focus Group Sessions all around Jersey City.  Please attend if you can, more information about times and location below -

http://us12.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bc5d2b04f74f6e86fb0980324&id=80154813cd&e=d54a4042a1

Thank you Innovation Team for taking this up, much appreciated ~

Jersey City Master Plan: How to get involved!

Jersey City is currently in the process of updating its Master Plan. The current plan, adopted in 2001, is in need of a comprehensive reexamination in order to meet the needs of current and future residents. This is a major initiative that will have significant impacts on City life for years to come. The Master Plan acts as a blueprint for the future of the city; transportation infrastructure, housing, public space, land use, neighborhood and economic development--all of the building blocks city life--will be impacted by updates to the Master Plan.

How much will be invested in implementing green infrastructure in coming years? How much will be invested in affordable housing in all wards across the city? How will this plan effect economic development in areas outside of downtown?

Jersey City, to say the very least, is a city in flux. It is crucial community members get involved to make their voices heard to influence the updates to the Master Plan. We must work together to build a city that is beautiful, sustainable and equitable for all!

The city has begun holding Kickoff Sessions to discuss the revision process and gather community input.

The first session was held on September 15th at City Hall.

The next session will be held tonight, Wednesday, September 21, at the Bethune Center in Bergen-Lafayette at 6:30 p.m.

The final session will be held on Tuesday, September 27th at P.S 28 in the Heights at 6:30 p.m. 

I strongly encourage you to attend either of these sessions if you are available! I cannot stress how important it is to offer feedback at the stage.

You can also offer vital input by completing this survey.Fill it out!  Have your friends and neighbors fill it out!  It takes just a few minutes.

This is important. 

New #TreeSpeech Video!

[embed]https://youtu.be/T2cfK1VE2lc[/embed] We have 18 trees tweeting and just passed our 1,000th tweet!

If you'd like to join, email treespeech@sustainablejc.org, or join the conversation on twitter by searching for #treespeech.

Video directed by Brian Bolanowski and starring Jen and Dexter.

7/26: Regional GHG Initiative and Josh Fox's New Film on Climate Change

Please Register here for this event.

Come join us, to get a handle on what we can do to move New Jersey back into the forefront of America’s efforts to combat Climate Change.  We will meet on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at 6:30 PM in Room 202, Hepburn Hall (straight in from the main gate on Kennedy Blvd) at NJCU’s Main Campus.

This event is in two parts - Presentation + Film :-)

FIRST, we will hear an analysis of RGGI, and New Jersey's role in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative -  The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a nine-state market-based collaboration to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from power plants. Governor Christie withdrew New Jersey from RGGI in 2011. More here -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Greenhouse_Gas_Initiative

THEN, we will watch and discuss Josh Fox's new film, "How to Let Go of the World and Love the Things Climate Can't Change"

Agenda:

• 6:30 - 7:00: Networking and Introductions
• 7:00 - 7:15: Presentation - The History and the Future of RGGI in New Jersey
• 7:15 - 7:30: Discussion of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
• 7:30 - 9:30: Film Screening
• 9:30 - 10:00: Discussion of the Film

Parking: Located on Culver Avenue, the Michael Gilligan Student Union garage offers two levels of NJCU campus parking beneath the building

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This event is presented by Sustainable JC and NJCU's C3: Communication-Collaboration-Commendation & Department of Geosciences and Geography

Co-Sponsored by: Environment New Jersey, New Jersey Sierra Club & the local Hudson County Sierra Club, as well as the Center for Sustainability at Ramapo College of New Jersey.

HEPBURN HALL at NJCU

When

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar

Where

NJCU's Main Campus - Hepburn Hall, 202 2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07302 - View Map

6/26 Footwear Drive @Berry Lane Park opening Opening 11AM-3PM

SLOW Fashion: The Race to Recycle Foot Gear/FFFARS will be at Berry Lane Park Grand Opening & Family Day Festival tomorrow collecting your gently used shoes which goes to those in desperate need and income generated goes to worthy cause #OneOrlandoPulse while keeping your foot gear out of the landfill! We gift you with artful #sustainableswag for your donations, thank you! See below for what you can bring and how you contribute and follow us @slowfashionfffars: