Mayor launches L.A.s first-ever Sustainable City Plan

Los Angeles — Mayor Eric Garcetti released L.A.'s first-ever Sustainable City Plan, a comprehensive and actionable policy roadmap to prepare Los Angeles for an environmentally healthy, economically prosperous, equitable future in the context of an expected population growth of 500,000 people over the next 20 years.

The pLAn lays out ambitious short- (by 2017) and long-term (by 2025 and 2035) targets in 14 categories related to the environment, economy, and equity encompassing water conservation, clean energy, waste, green jobs, transportation, housing, and neighborhood livability. After announcing the plan, Mayor Garcetti signed an executive directive incorporating the plan into city management, including appointing department-level Chief Sustainability Officers who will work with the city's Chief Sustainability Officer within the Mayor's Administration to achieve the plan's goals.

"Los Angeles grew into one of the world's great cities because its residents and leaders dreamed, planned and then took action to build the metropolis we enjoy today. Now, it's our turn to lay a foundation to secure a brighter future for L.A. We expect at least 500,000 additional people to call our city home by 2035. Our first ever sustainability plan details actions we must take in the coming months and years to secure a future for L.A. that is environmentally healthy, economically prosperous and equitable in opportunity for us all," Mayor Garcetti said. "My back to basics approach is about making sure our city has the strong foundation it needs to soar to new heights."

The plan's targets would make L.A. the national leader in solar, electric vehicle infrastructure, water conservation and green jobs.

The plan also breaks new ground by making LA’s first-ever commitments in zero emissions goods movement at the Port of Los Angeles, the first-ever commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, and the first-ever commitment to reduce per capita vehicle miles traveled.

Implementation of the plan will be coordinated across every city department, in accordance with the Executive Directive signed by Mayor Garcetti today. Progress made toward the goals laid out in the plan can be tracked by Angelenos on a special Sustainability segment of the Mayor's performance metrics dashboard at https://performance.lacity.org/sustainability.

The success of this initiative rides on the adoption and implementation of the details of the plan not only by City Departments but also by organizations and individual Angelenos who are being asked to “Adopt the Plan”. For more information about how to #AdoptThePlan into action, visit lamayor.org/sustainability.

The plan is the product of a year-long process undertaken by L.A.'s first Chief Sustainability Officer, Matt Petersen. Appointed by Mayor Garcetti at the start of his administration, Petersen and his Office of Sustainability have been tasked with instilling sustainability as a core value across city departments, working with all 37 department heads to incorporate sustainability goals into their annual budgets and performance review metrics.

For more information or to download a copy of the pLAn, visit lamayor.org/sustainability.

To track City progress toward pLAn goals, visit performance.lacity.org/sustainability.