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Green Works Government
Smart Growth and Green Spaces
The City is undergoing several major
planning initiatives to improve the quality of life throughout the
community, including:
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Creative Village –
redevelopment of the former Amway Arena site into one of the
first LEED-ND mixed-use developments in Florida
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Transit-Oriented Development
studies near the Florida and Orlando Region Hospital SunRail
stations.
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Lake Nona Medical City – an
expansive development which will eventually become Orlando’s
second downtown. Lake Nona includes hospitals, medical research,
and universities. It will eventually contain mixed-use
commercial and residential neighborhoods, much of what will be
LEED certified.
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Corridor Planning – The City
will implement form-based plans for all the major commercial
corridors. Recently completed plans include S. Orange Avenue /
Michigan Street, Edgewater Drive, Semoran Boulevard, and
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Orlando’s Urban Forest
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The City has enacted a 40% tree
canopy coverage goal. The first coverage study will be
completed by Fall 2010.
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The 10,000 Tree Initiative -
The City successfully planted the 10,000th tree in January 2010.
The Initiative was started as a result of hurricane damage in
2004.
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1,519 trees were planted last
year by the Parks Department in 2010.
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The STRATUM study concluded
that trees on City of Orlando property annually:
• Reduce storm water run-off
by 283.7 million gallons,
• Save 3,369 mWh of electricity valued at $440,000 as the
result of shade,
• Remove 1,400 lbs of criteria pollutants, and
• Sequester 13,500 tons of carbon dioxide
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The City opened its first Community
Garden in 2008 in Parramore. Due to its overwhelming success, the
City has created two additional community gardens in Spring 2010, and is
planning for more.
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