Sustainable Cleveland Dashboard of Indicators

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1 Sustainable Cleveland Dashboard of Indicators

2 The business environment supports practices and products that are good for people and the environment. Business

3 Clean Energy Jobs Substantial job growth for Cleveland can result from a focus on renewable energy. Renewable energy creates four times as many jobs per megawatt than natural gas and 40% more jobs per dollar invested than coal-fired plants. For the purposes of this indicator, alternative energy includes: biomass, solar, wind, other renewables, energy efficiency, bioenergy, alternative fuels, advanced energy and alternative vehicles. As of 2012, there were 31,224 alternative energy jobs in Ohio, with 7,175 jobs in Northeast Ohio. These pie charts show Ohio's alternative energy employment statistics by region and by technology. Source: State of Ohio: Ohio Alternative Energy Job Survey Analysis, February 2013

4 Recognized Green Businesses For Cleveland to become truly sustainable, it s crucial for businesses to adopt sustainable practices within their own operations. To track progress, Sustainable Cleveland is identifying those organizations based in Northeast Ohio that transparently report on sustainability using the following protocols: Global Reporting Initiative, CMBA Green Certified, Dine Green, Carbon Disclosure Project, Bicycle Friendly Businesses, Trip Advisor Green Leader and B Corp (bands A, B, or C).

5 Our Growing Economy A resilient local economy builds prosperity over time. Two measures of a region s prosperity are employment and a growing Gross Regional Product the market value of all of the goods and services produced in a region in a year. Thank you to the Center for Economic Development, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University for assistance compiling this data. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

6 Our Growing Economy Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

7 Living Wages In many American communities, workers in low-wage jobs do not earn sufficient income to provide basic needs, such as shelter, clothing, and nutritious food, given the local cost of living. This Indicator measures the percentage of households that meet or exceed the Living Wage Standard. Source: US Census, American Community Survey; STAR Communities

8 Median Household Income Sustainable Cleveland seeks to create an economy that benefits all, with reductions in disparities. Median household income is commonly used to measure economic performance because, unlike average household income, it is not dramatically affected by unusually high or low values. Source: US Census, American Community Survey

9 Personal/Social People are happy, healthy, empowered and work together.

10 Sustainable Cleveland Engagement -Summit Participants- Sustainable Cleveland engages a diverse set of people from all walks of life across Greater Cleveland. One measure of this diversity is attendance at the annual Summits by both employment sector and geographic location. In addition to those registered, hundreds of high school students have also participated in the Summits. Source: Sustainable Cleveland Summit Registration Forms

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12 Sustainable Cleveland Engagement -Working Groups- Sustainable Cleveland seeks to include a growing number of people in the work of making Cleveland more sustainable. To measure this indicator, we track the cumulative number of people involved in the project's workgroups small groups that focus on specific areas of work, like local food production or zero waste. Note that this data may underrepresent the amount of people because we are only able to track working group members that also attend the annual Summits. We also track the number of active working groups and "graduates". A working group is considered a graduate if they become their own organization or business. Often times, working groups are no longer active if they've completed their mission or merged with another group. Source: Sustainable Cleveland Summit Registration Forms

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14 Education Higher wage jobs in the current economy typically require education beyond high school. Sustainable Cleveland tracks the college readiness of Cleveland Metropolitan School District students and graduates through three indicators: CMSD s 4 year graduation rate, CMSD s students on track to graduate, and the percent of CMSD graduates enrolled in Ohio public colleges/universities needing remediation in Math or English. To see additional education indicators being tracked by CMSD, please visit the Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland. Source: Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland 2014 Report

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17 Population Since 1960, Cleveland has lost population while Northeast Ohio s population has stayed relatively flat. Sustainable Cleveland seeks to reverse this trend and evidence suggests we are starting to turn a corner. The population numbers below from are annual estimates. Source: US Census

18 Health When we create a sustainable community, we create a place where people can be healthier. For this reason, many of the actions in the Cleveland Climate Action Plan were prioritized for improving health outcomes. This indicator tracks life expectancy, adults reporting poor/fair health, obesity, population in food deserts, and asthma. Source: Compiled by Cuyahoga County more info atwww.healthdatamatters.org/health- overview

19 Cost Of Living The Center for Neighborhood Technology s (CNT) Housing and Transportation (H+T ) Affordability Index considers both the cost of housing and transportation when looking at the issue of affordability. Dividing these costs by the representative income illustrates the cost burden of housing and transportation expenses placed on a typical household. CNT s methodology defines affordability as combined housing and transportation costs that consume no more than 45% of household income. Source: CNT s Housing + Transportation Affordability Index (H+T Index)

20 Local/National Recognition Sustainable Cleveland wants Cleveland to be widely known for its focus on sustainability. We track the number of national and local media stories that are related to the initiative or Cleveland s focus on sustainability. Sustainable Cleveland tracks local and national media recognition by using GoogleNews to send alerts for a variety of search terms that relate to Sustainable Cleveland We count an article if it meets the following criteria: Mentions Cleveland, OH or Cleveland-area business Relates to the goals of SC2019/sustainability in some way Can be an editorial, blog post, etc. Each year s media count runs from January 1st to December 31st. Note that regional media sources are classed as national. Source: Count by Office of Sustainability

21 Built The built environment is healthy, attractive, fosters vibrant communities, and improves the functioning of natural systems.

22 Blights-to-Assets Blighted buildings and vacant lots can create unattractive neighborhoods, and invite vandalism and other crimes. Sustainable Cleveland seeks to turn these spaces into community assets. The data below shows the sale and lease of the city s vacant lots, a number that we aim to increase over time. Source: City of Cleveland

23 Acres Cleaned Since 2009, approximately 645 acres of brownfield sites have been cleaned up in the City of Cleveland. A brownfield is a piece of property whose redevelopment is complicated by the potential presence of environmental contaminants such as hazardous substances, asbestos, lead-based paint, and petroleum. Source: City of Cleveland - Department of Economic Development

24 Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency Building construction and renovation have wide ranging impacts ranging from the sources of building materials to energy use to water consumption. There are several leading sustainability certifications for buildings, including: EnergyStar certified buildings for commercial buildings; Cleveland 2030 District participation; Enterprise Green Communities Certification for residential buildings; LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings for residential and commercial buildings; and ACEEE's rankings comparing Cleveland to other cities in supporting energy efficiency (Cleveland currently ranks 24th out of 50 large American cities). Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Cleveland 2030 District; City of Cleveland; U.S. Green Building Council; American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

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30 Green Space Access to green space and recreational areas is one of many aspects of a healthy, livable city. Sustainable Cleveland wants to ensure that everyone across the city has access to a park, community garden, or other recreational facility within walking distance. Approximately 79% of Clevelanders live within a ten-minute walk of a public park. ParkScore measures cities acerage, access and investment into urban parks. Source: Land use and facility data from the City of Cleveland; Trust for Public Land

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32 Healthy Local Foods Cleveland has a growing local food system. Residents from across the city can find healthy local foods at farmer s markets and grocery stores. Sustainable Cleveland tracks the locations of farmer s markets and grocery stores with healthy food options to better understand which residents have access to healthy local food. Source: Local Food Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Assessment: Access to Supermarkets, Retail Food Gaps and Opportunities in Cuyahoga County

33 Healthy Local Foods To help reach the most at need, farmer's markets were encouraged to accept electronic benefit transfers (EBT) from individuals on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (formerly known as food stamps). In 2010, Produce Perks was introduced, which provides SNAP users with a maximum $10 match for each $10 spent at a farmer's market. The chart below summarizes the impact of these efforts. Source: Fresh Local Produce for All: A Cleveland Success Story, May 2016

34 Commute Carpooling, riding public transit, walking, or biking reduce the environmental impact of Clevelander s daily commute. Sustainable Cleveland aims to create a city that supports alternatives to single passenger driving. Below are the commute modes for Cuyahoga County. We aim for single-passenger commuting to decrease over time. The second chart below shows changes in RTA ridership over time. Source: US Census, American Community Survey 3-year estimates; Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

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37 Transportation Safety Large numbers of people will only shift their mode of travel to walking or bicycling if they feel safe. Cleveland is using the STAR Communities protocol by using pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities as an indicator, largely because of its interconnectedness with transportation choices. Source: STAR Communities, NHTSA s Fatality Analysis Reporting System

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39 Transportation Safety Smart Growth America s Dangerous by Design report ranks the 104 largest metro areas in the country by a Pedestrian Danger Index, or PDI. PDI is a calculation of the share of local commuters who walk to work and the most recent data on pedestrian deaths. In 2016, the highest PDI among metro areas was 283, and the lowest was 14. The lower the number, the safer a city is for pedestrians. Source: Dangerous by Design

40 Walk Score Walking is a cheap, reliable, non-polluting transportation method available to almost all residents of Cleveland. Sustainable Cleveland aims to make Cleveland a more walkable community. Below is Cleveland s overall Walk Score, and here is a link to walk scores for each Cleveland neighborhood. Walk Score is one measure of how pedestrian friendly a community is, with a bigger number representing a more walking friendly community. Source: Walk Score

41 Bicycle Infrastructure The City of Cleveland has a goal to create bicycle infrastructure that connects every neighborhood to a network of bicycle lanes and trails. This plan aligns with the City s capital improvement plan and will increase the bikeway network by 70 miles over four years ( ). Included here is a chart showing bike infrastructure added per year, a map of the current bike network, and a map of the planned bike network. Source: City of Cleveland

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43 Natural The natural environment creates economic value in a way that supports and enhances all life.

44 Water Advisories Clevelanders depend on Lake Erie for drinking water as well as for recreational uses like boating, fishing, and swimming. One of the most consistently available data sources is the number of days per year that water advisories are posted on Lake Erie beaches. These numbers represent the annual average number of water advisory days per beach in Cuyahoga County; we aim for a decrease over time. Source: Ohio Department of Health

45 Improved Water Quality The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) performs water quality surveys along the Cuyahoga River to determine the relative health of the river. One metric, called the Modified Index of Well-Being (MIwb), measures fish community health in the river. This measure looks at the numbers, weight and diversity of fish species at four different points on the river. Distances are measured in "river miles" along the river's length from its mouth on Lake Erie, indicated by RM on the graph. The MIwb scores have risen dramatically since 1990, indicating improving water quality conditions along the Cuyahoga River. Data Source: NEORSD

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47 Air Quality The quality of the air we breathe is a significant indicator of a healthy environment. The US Environmental Protection Agency calculates an Air Quality Index for each day. This index looks at five major pollutants (ground-level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide) and gives each day a grade. Sustainable wants the more days graded Good or Moderate. Source: Air Quality Trends and Non-Attainment Status for Northeast Ohio, 2015, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

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49 Renewable Energy Energy use and production have significant impacts on our environment. We seek to increase the amount of renewable energy created and used in the region. To track this, we look at the number of renewable energy facilities and megawatts coming online each year in the 15-county Northeast Ohio region. The Local Distributed Generation data includes certified cases of Renewable Energy Installations (Solar Photovoltaic, Wind, Biomass, Fuel Cells) that sell their Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), so it may not include all facilities. REC purchases are also not included here. The 2nd graph estimates the percentage of renewable energy included in the city s electricity supply. Source: Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

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52 Waste Management Disposal of trash has a big environmental impact. To achieve a sustainable Cleveland, the city s residents and businesses must reduce the amount of trash they create and increase the amount they recycle. Below is the recycling rate per year for the City of Cleveland and the County average. Sustainable Cleveland aims to reduce overall waste (trash and recycling), while increasing the percent recycled. Recycling rate can be defined as the percentage of the community s residential waste diverted from landfills through recycling and composting activities. Source: Cuyahoga Solid Waste Management District annual reports

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54 Greenhouse Gas Emissions A key part of developing Cleveland's Climate Action Plan was calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that result from energy use, transportation, industrial activities, and waste. This GHG inventory, or carbon footprint, in the base year of 2010 was 12,791,966 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e). For comparison, 1 MTCO2e is the same as driving 2,000 miles in a car that averages 23 miles per gallon, or flying 3,700 miles by commercial airline (e.g. one round-trip from Cleveland to Las Vegas). Source: City of Cleveland

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56 Tree Canopy Tree Canopy is the layer of branches, leaves and stems of trees when viewed from above. Tree canopy provides many benefits to communities, including increased property values, decreased stormwater runoff, energy savings, reduced urban heat island effect, reduced stress and more. In 2013, Cuyahoga County conducted a tree canopy assessment that measures Cleveland s tree canopy at 19.2%, well below the County average. To help become the forest city once again, the City of Cleveland collaborated with four local non-profits and a wide range of stakeholders to develop the Cleveland Tree Plan. Source: Cuyahoga County Planning Commission's 2013 Urban Tree Canopy Assessment

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