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Welcome to the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan Home for Engagement!

Green Cincinnati Plan Overview

The Green Cincinnati Plan (GCP) is the City's sustainability plan and community vision that aims to address climate change, improve the environmental resilience of the city and its neighborhoods, and equitably mitigate and repair the impacts of climate change now and in the future. The 2018 Green Cincinnati Plan plan has already been set into motion under revision, updates, and rewriting. The finalized version of this plan will be approved officially in spring of 2023. Check out the Green Cincinnati Plan website here.



GCP Focus Areas & Pillars

Focus Areas

One main component of the updated 2023 GCP includes 8 specific Focus Areas. The Focus Areas each provide approaches toward the various aspects of our lives which are impacted by climate change, and provide guidance as to how we can best help every Cincinnatian to endure the pressing impacts of climate change we currently face—ones which will only become increasingly apparent as we move into the future.

The 8 Focus Areas in the 2023 GCP include:

  • Advocacy, Education, & Outreach
  • Buildings & Energy
  • Food
  • Mobility
  • Natural Environment
  • Resilience
  • Zero Waste
  • City Operations*

*Although there are 8 Focus Areas total, City Operations is not open to recommendations. All other Focus Areas are open to comments and recommendations.*

Learn more about each Focus Area here.

GCP Pillars: Sustainability, Resilience, Equity

A primary aspect of the updated 2023 GCP is the trio of pillars which dictate the framework of the entirety of Cincinnati's plan to navigate climate change in the city. For the 2023 GCP, sustainability, resilience, and equity are the central guiding pillars of the GCP mission - these pillars provide thematic approaches that apply to every Focus Area and shape the goals, strategies, and actions established in each of the 8 Focus Areas, which will be explained throughout the finalized plan. For the 2023 GCP, sustainability, resilience, and equity are the central guiding pillars of the GCP mission and integrated throughout the goals, strategies, and actions established in each GCP Focus Area. 

GCP Process & Contributors

Key contributors to the 2023 GCP include the following: 

  • City of Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability (OES)—the office where the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan itself is being strategically developed and written into reality. OES is responsible for leading community engagement alongside community partners, developing policies, and producing the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan to be approved by City Council and the Mayor. 
  • Steering Committee - led by Cincinnati City Council and Chairwoman Meeka Owens, this committee is made up of partners from across the city in government, corporate, academic, non-profit, faith, and community organizations settings to help guide climate change policy. These committee members are appointed by the Mayor to work together to help navigate climate change guidance and policy formation informed by community input. 
  •  Equity Committee & Youth Environmental Committee – both of these Committees focus on centering specific aspects within the vision of the 2023 GCP. Focused on the pillar of equity, the Equity Committee is charged with defining equity and leading the overall strategy of how to implement equity into the GCP. The Youth Environmental Committee focuses on youth involvement in the GCP. 
  • Focus Area Subcommittees – each one of the 8 Focus Areas included in the 2023 GCP are guided by a Focus Area Subcommittee Trio – Subcommittee Chair, OES Staff Support, an Equity Liaison – and community members like yourself. With their varied expertise, this trio of people cooperatively leads community meetings within their respective Focus Areas overarching topic to prioritize and finalize recommendations. These meetings took place throughout August to October 2022. 
  • Community Members - Finally, you! A large pool of contributions in this plan have come from and will continue to stem from community members like you and fellow neighbors. Through a series of Focus Area Subcommittee Meetings, general community meetings, and community surveys, your recommendations have been reviewed by OES and are now being taken back into the public to prioritize into strategies and actions for consideration into the 2023 GCP. 

What is Go Vocal?

Overview

This engagement platform is an initiative of Cincinnati’s Office of Environment and Sustainability for the development of the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan! It is a tool for community engagement and can be used for many participation processes such as: collecting ideas, voting, discussion, surveys and polling, citizen's participatory budget, public studies, online mapping, scenario planning, support for advisory councils, and more! 

How do I log in to the platform?

  1. Go to the top right corner of the home page.
  2. Click "Sign Up"
  3. Fill in your first name, last name, and email address.
  4. You can also use your Google or Facebook account to register.
  5. Only your name is visible to others.

How to Navigate the Site:

Home —View all active initiatives below or check them out on the Homepage tab:

  • Public Comment - 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan! - – Use your voice - provide your feedback for the final refinement of the 2023 GCP!   We are in the last stages of the 2023 GCP process. Please help highlight what is still missing or needs adaptation in the GCP Action Plans!
  • Finished engagement initiatives can be found under the "All Projects" tab.

Events—View upcoming events related to the Focus Area Subcommittee Meetings! And view community feedback from the Community Climate Safe Series.

About Page—Where you are now!

  • Explains concepts included in projects & explains the overall website in further depth.

FAQ—Frequently Asked Questions

  • Go to the FAQ page for commonly asked questions about CitizenLab's platform and how to use it.


Participate With Us!

Make your voice heard -- explore our various projects and check out our Events page to learn more about how you can get involved! Visit our Homepage to see what projects are currently active within the 2023 GCP update.


Need more information about your account? Contact Go Vocal for technical questions at support@govocal.com or click on the "chat bubble" in the right hand corner for quick answers.