San Francisco launches climate resilience program
Nov 1, 2021
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-launches-climate-resilience-program/
AN FRANCISCO (KRON) – In partnership with several city departments, San Francisco launched ClimateSF today, a program that will guide the city’s climate goals for the upcoming future.
Led by the Mayor’s Office and the San Francisco Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, Planning Department, Department of the Environment, Port of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the program will work with neighborhood leaders, seniors, youth, families, and residents for a merged, coordinated approach in striving toward the following goals:
- Coordinated engagement on city priorities regarding resilience
- Developing effective legislative and advocacy strategies
- Utilizing a citywide climate resilience framework
- Establishing shared capital planning
- Funding and financing strategies
- Setting citywide benchmarks and maintaining a public dashboard to show progress
- Developing multi-hazard and multi-asset capital planning guidance
- Upgrading and coordinating City codes and standards