Sustainable Sacramento

Planning for a more Sustainable Future

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability is a broad term that generally means living within the means of what the earth can provide over the long-term.  A sustainable society meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

All over the world, governments, organizations, and private citizens are looking for new ways to deal with the challenges that lie ahead.  Cities can meet these challenges by shaping the built environment (including development patterns, building design, transportation and other infrastructure) and providing services such as water delivery and solid waste, in a way that protects the environment, is economically viable, and equitably distributed and/or applied. 

How is the City promoting Sustainability?

The City of Sacramento has made efforts to become a more sustainable city. Major efforts include:

• Adoption of a Sustainability Master Plan and Sustainability Implementation Plan.

  These plans focus mostly on making internal City operations more sustainable, in large part through green technology.

  For more information, including ways YOU can help create a more sustainable city, see the Department of General Services' Sustainability page.

• The City's 2030 General Plan for land use, adopted in March 2009, promotes a more sustainable city. See Sustainability and the General Plan.

Contact Information

Helen Selph, Associate Planner
City of Sacramento Community Development Department

300 Richards Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 808-7582

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