Greening Chesapeake

At the Planning Commission last Wednesday Planning Director McNamara gave an update on the Comp Plan work. He'll probably give the same or similar briefing the City Council work session on Tuesday. From an environmental perspective, some positive points listed on his charts included - Moving People, Not Cars - Complete Streets - Proactively monitor pollutants in water supply - Expand use of "green infrastructure" - Economic Development - emphasize conversion of abandoned and obsolete sites - Help community adapt to flooding and sea level rise - Resilient Development - address development process - Renewable Energy - adopt standardized practices; lead way in City spaces - Urban Forest - mature tree protection policy; reforestation efforts; tree inventory - Grow Housing Opportunities - "Missing Middle" - Design Streets for Pedestrians - safety and beauty; wayfinding, signage, and landscaping But presentation didn't go into details on any of these. More commun

 View this newsletter online at  http://www.greeningchesapeake.com/ Green Drinks Chesapeake - Wednesday, August 28 Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, August 28, 6 pm to 8 pm at YNot Italian in Greenbrier.  A topic of conversation will be the Greenbrier Area Plan. What is Green Drinks?  Green Drinks is mostly for people working on environmental issues, but anyone can come -- people from environment groups, business, government, academia, and as individuals. There is no 'us and them'. Green Drinks is a chance to mingle, share insights, inspire and delight each other. Come out and order some food or a drink (each participant pays for their own drinks and food; if drinking, please do so responsibly!) and join the conversation. Please do share the invite with others who may be interested.  August Planning Commission Meeting   There are three projects of interest going to Planning Commision on August 14 :  LS GreenLink USA, Inc. submarine power transmission cables manufacturing a