Goal 1 - Create 25,000 Clean Tech jobs as the World Center of Clean Tech Innovation
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Goal 2 - Reduce per capita energy use by 50 percent
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Goal 3 - Receive 100 percent of our electrical power from clean renewable sources
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Goal 4 - Build or retrofit 50 million square feet of green buildings
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Goal 5 - Divert 100 percent of the waste from our landfill and convert waste to energy
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Goal 6 - Recycle or beneficially reuse 100 percent of our wastewater (100 million gallons per day)
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Goal 7 - Adopt a General Plan with measurable standards for sustainable development
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Goal 8 - Ensure that 100 percent of public fleet vehicles run on alternative fuels
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Goal 9 - Plant 100,000 new trees and replace 100 percent of our streetlights with smart, zero emission lighting
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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 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
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 - 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
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
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
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for both City facilities and privately-built industrial, commercial, and retail buildings.
