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Green Vision
  Goal 1 - Create 25,000 Clean Tech jobs as the World Center of Clean Tech Innovation

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 2 - Reduce per capita energy use by 50 percent

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 3 - Receive 100 percent of our electrical power from clean renewable sources

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 4 - Build or retrofit 50 million square feet of green buildings

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 5 - Divert 100 percent of the waste from our landfill and convert waste to energy

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 6 - Recycle or beneficially reuse 100 percent of our wastewater (100 million gallons per day)

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 7 - Adopt a General Plan with measurable standards for sustainable development

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 8 - Ensure that 100 percent of public fleet vehicles run on alternative fuels

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 9 - Plant 100,000 new trees and replace 100 percent of our streetlights with smart, zero emission lighting

Energy Efficiency
Green Vision
  Goal 10 - Create 100 miles of interconnected trails

    San Jose’s Roadmap to Become the Center of Clean Tech Innovation

In October of 2007, the City Council unanimously adopted Mayor Reed’s Green Vision for San José, an ambitious 15-year plan which includes 10 bold goals that will help create thousands of new jobs, grow city revenues, expand our local economy and demonstrate how deploying clean and green technology is fiscally responsible. Since its adoption, San José has:
  • Attracted 4,000 green jobs and a number of Clean Tech companies like SunPower, NanoSolar, SoloPower, Stion, Sunwize, Sopogy and Fat Spaniel now call San José home.
  • Adopted a Green Building Policy External Link for both City facilities and privately-built industrial, commercial, and retail buildings.
  • Partnered with a private company to bring the nation's first organics-to-biogas facility (which will help divert waste and create new sources of renewable energy) to San José.
  • Piloted the use of energy-efficient LED streetlights and installed solar power systems on city facilities, saving money and reducing energy use for the City. Learn more External Link

Mayor Reed has also promoted a number of other strategic green initiatives, including the Bay Area Climate Change Compact and a regional partnership to make the Bay Area the nation’s Electric Vehicle Capital.

     
   
   
Featured Green Vision News & Updates  
     
    Three Creeks Trail

City and County Agencies Purchase Land for the Three Creeks Trail

POSTED: 1/17/2012
The City of San Jose has finalized the purchase of land from Union Pacific Railroad for the Three Creeks Trail External Link - a project that has been in development for the past 10 years. The land purchase was made possible through a partnership with the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority and the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department, which together provided a large majority of the funding. Read the press release PDF

The trail will serve as a crucial link between the Los Gatos Creek, Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek regional trails and bring the City closer to its Green Vision goal of creating 100 miles of interconnected trails.


Other Recent Green Vision News

2011-2012 Clean Tech Legislative Agenda - POSTED: 6/1/2011
The 2011-2012 Clean Tech Agenda is now available online. Read the agenda PDF

San José Receives Sustainable Community Award for its Green Vision - POSTED: 4/24/2011
On April 12, San José was one of three U.S. communities honored for local‐level sustainability planning by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Siemens Corporation. The city received a 2011 Sustainable Community Award for the adoption and implementation of its Green Vision. Read more PDF

     
     

   
 

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