tow ards a m ore sustainable Buffalo Niagara Food Access and - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

tow ards a m ore sustainable Buffalo Niagara Food Access and Justice Working Team Brian Conley, Facilitator (UB Regional Institute) Jessica Hall, Facilitator (UB Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab)

Agenda Update on across our 5 Working Teams (15 min) Reviewing some commonly used terms (10 min) Digger deeper into the state of regional food production (25 min) Break (5 min) Break-out sessions in mini-teams (25 min) Identify assets, opportunities related to food production Flesh out strategies to strengthen regional food production Identify actions to address strategies Break-out mini-team presentations (10 min) Working Team Discussion (20 min) Go over strategies and actions identified in the break-out sessions

Update from across our 5 Working Teams An intuitive, interpretive cross-cut of intentions Regional Economic Food Access Land Use and Development and Justice Development Strategy Housing and Climate Change Transportation Neighborhoods Action and mobility

This isn’t about word-smithing statements. It’s not about making sure your key concept is there. It’s about thinking about the connections across statements of intention.

Land use and development Development Protect, connect, Create, maintain, pattern to save access our great places, city, land, energy, waterfronts suburb, and rural money Expand, improve, Protect air, land, connect our parks water, habitat, and + recreation areas biodiversity. Manage Promote adaptive Create resilient brownfields and reuse for history, communities that vacant land for energy, integrity adapt to change long-term reuse

Multi-modal Transportation system to conserve energy, and mobility reduce VMT Safe, affordable, Federal-state-local healthy choices collaboration for for access and planning, finance mobility Invest in rails for Lead the way to freight and “complete streets” passengers

Housing and neighborhoods Housing choice Neighborhood Preserve existing and equal choices for city, stock for energy, opportunity suburb, country history, character. Mixed use Safe, accessible, neighborhoods walkable accessible by foot, neighborhoods bike, transit Housing for energy Inclusive housing Housing efficiency, design for all ages, convenient to conservation, abilities employment renewables

Farm with less water, energy, chemicals Food access Protect farmland Support urban and support agriculture in and justice farmers various forms Promote careers, Help local farmers, Connect local education, processors, growers to training in the distributors markets here and food system compete globally beyond Educate public on Promote culture Help everyone local food produc- of healthy eating obtain healthy tion, processing, and strong food foods distribution economy

Replace fossil fuels with non-carbon renewables ASAP Promote energy efficiency and conservation to slash GHGs Climate Make new energy Anticipate and economy a source prepare for change of jobs and impacts of climate community wealth change action Educate on “Environmental Protect Great climate change justice” as a frame Lakes and its causes, impacts, for all action water responses

REDC + Buffalo Billion work Foster a culture of Improve education Pursue policies of entrepreneurship and workforce smart growth for an and innovation development efficient region Build on our Develop our health Invest in visitor strength in higher and life sciences attractions and education economy marketing Build on our Invest in professional Invest in trade and strengths in advanced services logistics industry employment manufacturing Support growth in Build a renewable agriculture and energy sector of food production our economy

Some of the possible cross-cutting statements  Create a more efficient  Promote lifestyle choices land use pattern… for all  And a transportation  Protect and repair basic system to fit natural resources  Create great places  Make places worth visiting  Conserve energy any way  Develop trade and we can transportation  Create a new energy  Develop resilience economy  Support local agriculture  Education has an important role  Reuse physical assets wisely

Create a more efficient land use pattern Promote energy Pursue policies of efficiency and smart growth for an conservation to efficient region slash GHGs Development Support urban Federal-state-local pattern to save agriculture in collaboration for land, energy, various forms planning, finance money Manage Housing Protect farmland brownfields and and support convenient to vacant land for employment farmers long-term reuse

Promote energy And a transportation efficiency and conservation to system to fit slash GHGs Multi-modal Safe, affordable, Replace fossil fuels system to healthy choices with non-carbon conserve energy, for access and renewables ASAP reduce VMT mobility Mixed use Safe, accessible, Housing neighborhoods walkable convenient to accessible by foot, neighborhoods employment bike, transit

Create great places Pursue policies of Expand, improve, Create, maintain, smart growth for an connect our parks great places, city, efficient region + recreation areas suburb, and rural Mixed use Safe, accessible, Protect, connect, neighborhoods walkable access our accessible by foot, neighborhoods waterfronts bike, transit Help everyone Support urban Lead the way to obtain healthy agriculture in “complete streets” foods various forms

Conserve energy every way we can Multi-modal Pursue policies of system to smart growth for an conserve energy, efficient region reduce VMT Promote energy Development Farm with less efficiency and pattern to save water, energy, conservation to land, energy, chemicals slash GHGs money Housing for energy Preserve existing Promote adaptive efficiency, stock for energy, reuse for history, conservation, history, character. energy, integrity renewables

Create a new energy economy Housing for energy Replace fossil fuels efficiency, with non-carbon conservation, renewables ASAP renewables Make new energy Build a renewable economy a source energy sector of of jobs and our economy community wealth

Support local agriculture Development Pursue policies of Protect farmland pattern to save smart growth for an and support land, energy, efficient region farmers money Connect local Support growth in Support urban growers to agriculture and agriculture in markets here and food production various forms beyond Help local farmers, Protect air, land, processors, water, habitat, and distributors biodiversity. compete globally

Reuse physical resources wisely Promote adaptive Preserve existing reuse for history, stock for energy, energy, integrity history, character. Manage Pursue policies of brownfields and smart growth for an vacant land for efficient region long-term reuse

Promote lifestyle choices for all Create, maintain, Neighborhood great places, city, choices for city, suburb, and rural suburb, country Safe, affordable, Housing choice healthy choices and equal for access and opportunity mobility

Protect and repair basic natural resources Protect Great Protect, connect, Lakes and its access our water waterfronts Manage “Environmental Protect air, land, brownfields and justice” as a frame water, habitat, and vacant land for for all action biodiversity. long-term reuse

Make places worth visiting Invest in visitor Preserve existing attractions and stock for energy, marketing history, character. Promote adaptive Expand, improve, Protect, connect, reuse for history, connect our parks access our energy, integrity and playgrounds waterfronts

Develop trade and transportation Invest in rails for Invest in trade and freight and logistics industry passengers

Anticipate and prepare for Develop impacts of climate “resilience” change Foster a culture of Create resilient entrepreneurship communities that and innovation adapt to change

Education has Educate on climate change an important causes, impacts, role responses Educate public on Build on our local food produc- strength in higher tion, processing, education distribution Promote culture Educate elected of healthy eating officials, planners, and strong food and the public economy

We will continue to look across the groups  We’re in working groups on purpose  But we want to “cut across the silos”  Parts of the plan might not be in these topic areas  Looking at connections might make it more concise  This is work in progress  Take it as food for thought  We will continue…

Growing Together Planning for Food in a Sustainable Erie Niagara Region

Mission statement We strive to make regional food production, food consumption, and the ties between them sustainable, just, and sovereign. We seek to ensure that food production remains a viable livelihood; that people have access to nutritious, affordable, and culturally acceptable food; and that the links between regional food producers and consumers are strengthened.

Goals • Support food producers • Support food consumers • Link food producers and consumers