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St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 9: Sustainability <br />183 <br /> <br />WHAT HAVE WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY? <br />Sustainability is a critically important issue for St. Anthony residents. An <br />established and well-organized group of residents have started Citizens <br />for Sustainability and have formulated plans and recommendations for <br />city consideration. Additionally, people at the visioning session and at the <br />Parks Commission planning session (which was open to the public) <br />expressed interest and desire in a variety of sustainability principles and <br />policies. These included: <br />• Improve bikeway connections and infrastructure <br />• Improve decaying or nonexistent pedestrian infrastructure <br />• Increase tree plantings <br />• Allow for alternative/renewable energy (solar, wind) <br />• Compost and organics collection <br />• Reduce usage of pesticides and herbicides <br />• Urban agriculture (apiculture, chickens) <br />• Decrease water use <br />• Improve stormwater management and water reclamation <br />• Cleaner water (Silver Lake) <br />• Promote rain gardens, native plantings <br />• More community gardens <br />• Parks become “natural playgrounds” <br />• Continue with GreenStep Cities leadership (step 5) <br /> <br />