Natural Environment

Natural Environment

The ThriveTogether Sustainability Playbook for Greater Cincinnati features a series of Implementation Measures for the community called the Priority Climate Action Plan.

This table of strategies was compiled from the direct input of shareholders in the region, gathered primarily on the Go Vocal platform.

With a diverse and varied region, robust public engagement is the central mechanism that formulates the planning and implementation process.

Proposed Implementation Measures for (Area) from the Priority Climate Action Plan include:

1. Continue to support the use of roundabouts at appropriate intersections to reduce delay and avoid unnecessary signals.
2. Adopt cluster-style development in rural areas to reduce infrastructure and preserve agricultural and forested lands.
3. Continue to work to reduce methane emissions at landfills
4. Process organic waste into biofuels and biochar
5. Encourage Cover Crop planting among local farmers
6. Increase the amount of trees and tree canopy in the region through well-designed afforestation efforts. The development and sale of Carbon Credits could be a vehicle to drive efforts.
7. Encourage trees along roadway networks, sidewalks, and paths.
8. Require trees and landscaping in and around parking lots to reduce urban heat island impacts.
9. Work with local soil and water utilities to create landscapes that manage increased rain events
10. Increase wetland protection and restoration
11. Use biochar in tree plantings / soil improvement

Please share your insights on our existing implementation measures or submit new ideas below on what can be done to improve (Area) in your community.