Full Report

Capital Region Sustainability Plan

Final Plan Available for Review

A coalition of Capital Region municipalities and organizations has received funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to create a regional sustainability plan as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Cleaner, Greener Communities Program. This Program will guide and support integrated, sustainable solutions to improve quality of life through two phases. Key goals of the Program are: 

• Establish sustainability & land use policies 
• Guide infrastructure investment 
• Promote sustainable growth 
• Reduce GHG Emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050

Through this Program NYSERDA will provide funding to help New York’s 10 Regions establish sustainability plans and adopt smart development practices.

General comments/questions can be sent to the project team using the "contact us" form.

Click here for full report merged together (excluding appendices, which are provided below).

Appendices:

• 1. Evaluation Process and Criteria
• 2. Sustainability Initiatives Preliminary Scoring
• 3. Prioritization Process and Results
• 4. Sustainability Indicator Memorandum
• 5. Climate Adaptation Summary
• 6. Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential
• 7. Tier 1 Regional Greenhouse Gas Summary
• 8. Tier 2 Regional Greenhouse Gas Inventory
• 9. Stakeholder Engagement Plan
• 10. Executive Meeting Brainstorm Anywhere Report
• 11. Round 1 - Keypad Polling Report Round
• 12. Round 1 - Crowdbrite Matrix Round
• 13. Round 1 - Public Workshop Summary
• 14. Round 2 - Public Workshop Demographics
• 15. Round 2 - Crowdbrite Canvases
• 16. Round 2 – Public Workshop Summary
• 17. Public Workshops Sign In Sheets
• 18. Press Releases & Media Reports
• 19. Governance Analysis Methodology
• 20. Water Supply Data
• 21. Sample Municipal Resolution
• 22. Summary of Care2 Email Blast
• 23. Technical Committee Comments
• 24. Public Comments on Draft Plan