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• Provide context for the goals. Present the findings from the sustainability assessment with the goals to provide background information and to communicate to the public the need for the plan. This will help to ensure that the public has the same information as the team developing the plan and will be used as a common starting point for the outreach process. TOOLS/TEMPLATES • ICLEI's Target Setting Guide (coming soon) • Matrix of Sustainability Strategies for brainstorming potential strategies for achieving goals • Sustainability and Climate Action Plan Examples • ICLEI's Climate and Air Pollution Planning Assistant (CAPPA) decision support tool for brainstorming potential greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategies BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES City of New York, NY: Developing Measurable and Inspiring Goals To develop the first draft of the goals for PIaNYC, New York's Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability gathered ideas from the interagency team and from the sustainability advisory board. The Mayor's Office, the interagency team, and the advisory board all had similar ideas for the goals and key themes for the plan. However, the task of framing each goal in a way that would resonate with the public—and not be too broad in scope—was more challenging. For example, the Department of Envi- ronmental Protection came up with the goal to improve the state classification of the City's water quality. The City's waterways have historically been polluted due to industrial uses and overflows from waste- water treatment facilities. The team agreed that although this goal is clear and measurable, it might not resonate with the public. Therefore, they chose to reframe the goal as "open 90 percent of our waterways for recreation by reducing water pollution and preserving our natural areas." Articulated this way, the goal is measurable, has a clearer benefit to the general public, and supports the City's long-term plans to transition its waterfront from industrial to recreational uses. Ultimately, City of New York developed 10 goals. Mayor Bloomberg publicly announced them at a large- scale press event that was followed by months of public outreach to develop and analyze potential initia- tives to achieve these goals. To reach a wide audience, the City launched a website about the challenges and goals, and created a pamphlet that was inserted in daily newspapers. For more information on City of New York's challenges and goals, go to PIaNYC Challenges and Goals. .44 . . + , 37 -fir a -:,: - ... '� J