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What's New on ChescoPAGreen! Information on sustainable practices and the latest material added to the website, including links to learn more.
Connecting People with Fresh Food — The Chester County Food Bank's Gleaning & Growing Program. The Gleaning & Growing Program distributes food from a variety of sources, with an emphasis on providing households in need not only with access to food — but access to local, nutritious food that supports a healthy lifestyle.
Bring Sustainable Practices to Road Construction Projects. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and road construction companies have been developing sustainable practices for incorporating recycled materials into transportation improvement projects.
Establishing a Municipal Sustainability Plan — The West Vincent Sustainability Plan. The Township has embarked on an ambitious and far-ranging policy plan to ensure a sustainable future.
Recycling Buildings - Franklin Commons Economic Incubator. Improving and reusing our vacant buildings promotes sustainability. The adaptive reuse of obsolete buildings such as Franklin Commons illustrates a sustainable practice that benefits the building's owners and the community by contributing to the local and regional economy.
2011 Chester County Transportation Priorities. As input for the development of the 2013 Transportation Program, representatives from various Chester County organizations presented this list of the County's transportation priority projects to the State Transportation Commission (STC) in September 2011. The list was supported by the Chester County Commissioners, State Legislative Delegation, and Planning Commission.
Chester County Planning Commission has received a grant of $61,550 from the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program to develop a preservation plan and associated GIS data for the Brandywine Battlefield.
Group promotes 'walkability' around Kennett Square. Activate Chester County, a local community health initiative, is planning to petition three southern Chester County municipalities to expand the area's "walkability."
Location Efficiency and Housing Type, Boiling it Down to BTUs. A simple illustration of the relationship between household energy consumption and residential development patterns. For this illustration, residential development patterns are generally described by housing location and housing type. The paper also takes into account energy efficiency measures in homes and vehicles as factors that affect household energy use.
SEPTA Sustainability is your portal into our ongoing efforts to create a more environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically prosperous Greater Philadelphia.
Horace M. Thayer Scholarship for Arboriculture for college students in Pennsylvania or Delaware who plan to have a career in the field of Arboriculture. Deadline to apply for scholarship has been extended to October 28.
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