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Sustainable Neighborhoods Toolkit

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Approaching sustainability at the neighborhood level can make the task far less daunting. Look to these resources for ways you can set your neighborhood on a greener path.

If you would like a printer-friendly version of the toolkit, please click the button above & print with two pages to a sheet.

​​Land and Natural Resource Use

​Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Manage Animals and Pests
Landscape Naturally
Have a Beautiful and Functional Neighborhood
Reduce Air Pollution

​Water Quality and Supply

​Preserve Water Quality
Conserve Water
Collect the Rain

​Healthy, Active, and Safe Communities

​Eat Locally
Be Well

​Education, Engagement, and Empowerment

​Engage with the Outdoors

​Infrastructure Investments

​Use Public Transportation
Use Renewable Energy 
Weatherize Your Home

​Economy and Work Force Development

​Be Part of a Green Economy

Community Vitality

​Get Involved
Celebrate Your Space

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About the Toolkit:

The Neighborhood Sustainability Toolkit is designed to function as a comprehensive collection of actions geared at increasing a neighborhood’s sustainability or as individual focus areas that a neighborhood can choose to support existing neighborhood efforts. Each neighborhood is made up of unique individuals, each neighborhood has different needs, and each neighborhood has its own vision of what sustainability means to them. This toolkit is meant to direct interested citizens to local resources that can help them achieve their goals. The five steps of Think, Plan, Act, Maintain, and Go Beyond spark deeper thinking on how to embrace sustainability through a neighborhood lens and offer several no-cost/low-cost suggestions as well as more expensive undertakings.

Sustainability as a whole consists of many individual actions that together result in collective, large-scale impact. If there are things your neighborhood is already doing, has just started doing, or will be doing as a result of this toolkit, please share your experiences with us and your larger community. 

With your input and feedback on what works for you, as well as what doesn’t, we can improve the comprehensiveness and accuracy of this toolkit for use across the Toledo region. 
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  • Home
    • About
    • Members
  • Going Beyond Green
    • Regional Sustainability Plan
    • Environmentally >
      • Land & Natural Resource Use
      • Water Quality & Supply
    • Socially >
      • Healthy, Active, & Safe Communities
      • Education, Engagement, & Empowerment
    • Economically >
      • Infrastructure Investments
      • Economy & Workforce Development
      • Community Vitality
  • Sustainable Businesses
    • Sustainable Business Map
  • Resources
    • Nutrient Source Inventory
    • Grow It At Home
    • Home Energy Audits
    • Zero Waste Event Guide
    • Sustainable Neighborhoods Toolkit
    • Solar Inventory
    • Toledo-Lucas County Sustainability Report Cards
  • Get Involved
    • EcoFest Toledo
    • Calendar of Events
    • Join the Commission
    • Newsletter
    • Share Your Story
  • Contact
  • Toledo-Lucas County Green Map
  • Going Beyond Green Luncheon Series
  • Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant
    • 2016 TLCSC's Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant Winners
    • 2021 TLCSC's Sustainable Neighborhoods Grant Winners
  • Community Garden Grants