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The New EDH 2025 Sustainability Measures Column <br />A sustainable Downtown Hilo is one that meets the needs of those of the present <br />without compromising our ability to meet the needs and opportunities of future <br />generations. EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025 strives towards a sustainable urban model so <br />as to ensure that the choices we make today not only enhance our quality of life, but <br />also do not compromise our children's, or our grandchildren's, future. Our principles of <br />sustainability encompass the big picture, whether we are evaluating our economy, our <br />ecological footprint, or our personal health. To create and maintain a sustainable <br />Downtown Hilo is critical to the larger health and future prosperity of the greater Hilo <br />area and the Island of Hawaii itself. <br />To encourage sustainable implementation, we embrace the two core values: <br />firstly, implementation is built upon a foundation of diverse stakeholder involvement <br />which provides collaborative dialogue on key topics and issues of concern to the <br />community. Secondly, we strive to build local leadership capacity to ensure that <br />actions can be initiated and implemented. With those values in mind, the Sustainability <br />Measures column has been created to ensure that the EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025 <br />Living Action Plan is progressive with recognized planning strategies and industry 'best <br />practices,' and to provide a prioritization tool in which to evaluate the specific actions <br />of the Plan. We consulted with a variety of respected resources in order to custom -fit 10 <br />measures that encompass the diverse elements of sustainability with the unique needs <br />of Downtown Hilo. <br />The Sustainability Measures provide tools for shaping sustainably- oriented <br />implementation. They direct us to reassess current standards and guidelines to ensure <br />that they too evolve in accordance with a sustainable focus; for example, to allow <br />wide, covered sidewalks that will enhance walkability and access. Recognizing <br />specific actions as sustainably crucial will enable community stakeholders, Lead <br />Solution Partners, and funding organizations to clearly identify which actions are <br />interconnected, and which actions have been prioritized as fundamental for Next Step <br />development. For funding purposes, the column will aid users in identifying which <br />actions relate to basic sustainability principles, thus ensuring that the project is in line <br />with their particular objective. <br />Below are the 10 Sustainability Measures. Notice that each Sustainability <br />Measure has a corresponding icon which will appear in the matrix column to signify that <br />it fit into the measure's criteria. Any actions which contain several icons are considered <br />sustainably- focused and warrant priority implementation. <br />Updated 6.17.2008 <br />