Sustainable Columbus Action Tracker
Goal
Design and implement a new workforce development program for energy efficiency auditors.
Strategy
Train 40 Community Energy Advocates
Train 10-15 Energy Auditors
Owner
Department
Develop Advocate Curriculum/Training Engage HVAC companies to build advocate program awareness Recruit, train, and deploy 6 advocates in Linden, Franklintop, and Hilltop Recruit, train, and deploy 18-24 advocates in Near East, Milo Grogan, and University District/Italian Village 2 advocates selected for Baseload Audit Certification, BPI Certification, or other certification.
Milestone/Action Item
Alana Shockey Alana Shockey Alana Shockey
DPU DPU DPU
Alana Shockey
DPU
Alana Shockey
DPU
5 advocates selected for Baseload Audit Certification, or other certification.
Alana Shockey
DPU
Alana Shockey
DPU
Mark Lundine
DEV
Mark Lundine
DEV
Mark Lundine
DEV
Mark Lundine
DEV
Mark Lundine
DEV
Mark Lundine
DEV
Mark Lundine
DEV
Mark Lundine
DEV
Outreach and engagement to HVAC companies, local audit providers, BZS department Direct market renewable energy by having the Development Director suggest adding renewable energy components to EE projects that apply for Energy Finance 5 renewable energy and 15 EE Program. Design a communications campaign to encourage more commerical businesses projects to use PACE to finance renewable energy installations. Finance 5 renewable and 15 EE projects Accelerate existing Program scan with NRDC assistance to determine best practices across the and add new financing programs Improve existing Commercial PACE Financing country for commercial PACE financing process for energy Implement a streamlined process for managing payments and approvals. efficiency and renewables through Program scan with NRDC assistance to determine the universe of residential our ColumbusPACE programs nationwide and their structure. Franklin County Review the customer protections that could be put in place in a residential PACE Finance Authority program to protect residents interested in renewable/EE services funded through work. Explore feasibility of residential PACE PACE. Draft Residential PACE Policy Present draft policy to key stakeholders in the financing, consumer protection, and environmental communities. Finalize Residential PACE Policy Develop plan for passing policy Pass an ordinance to require benchmarking, auditing, and retrocommissioning policies for existing buildings over 50,000 square feet.
Coalition-building and stakeholder engagement Passing ordinance
Implementation set-up
City-wide Project Marketing Materials
Define and expand the high-frequency public transit network to achieve significant ridership increases.
12/30/20
1/1/19
12/31/20
4/1/19
7/1/19
1/1/19 4/1/19
12/31/20 5/1/19
5/1/19
7/1/19
7/1/19
9/1/19
10/1/19
2/1/20
2/1/20 4/1/20
4/1/20 5/1/20
5/1/20
12/31/20
3/1/19
6/12/19
BZS
6/1/19
10/1/19
Anthony Celebrezze
BZS
11/1/19
1/15/20
Cabinet Briefing
Anthony Celebrezze
BZS
1/1/20
1/15/20
Ordinance language drafted and introduced
Anthony Celebrezze
BZS
10/1/19
1/15/20
Technology dept identified CRM system
Anthony Celebrezze
BZS
1/15/19
Obtain buildings data and create covered buildings list
Anthony Celebrezze
BZS
2/15/2019
4/1/19
Develop or procure software platform & identify CRM system
Anthony Celebrezze
BZS
5/1/2019
7/1/19
Calculate anticipated costs, revenue, and develop pricing model
Anthony Celebrezze
BZS
5/1/2019
Establish transparency guidelines w/ EPA guidance Develop program assistance website, materials, checklist, trainings
Anthony Celebrezze Anthony Celebrezze
BZS BZS
6/1/2019
7/1/19
12/1/19
4/1/20
2/1/2019
7/15/19
6/1/2019
10/15/19
8/1/2019
12/15/19
1/1/2019
12/31/21
2/1/2019
12/31/20
4/1/2019
12/31/20
Anthony Celebrezze
Public hearing planned and held
Develop and maintain City-wide Initiative Brand, Marketing Materials, Events List
Alana Shockey (Derek Anderson) Derek Anderson Derek Anderson Alana Shockey (David Celebrezze) Alana Shockey Alana Shockey Alana Shockey Alana Shockey Alana Shockey (Derek Anderson) Alana Shockey (Derek Anderson) Alana Shockey (Derek Anderson)
NACTO city scan of how cities are tracking data, what are best practices, and what vendors cities are using to assist them with data management and tracking
Understand current Columbus landscape.
Smart Columbus Smart Mobility Study to document our baseline and determine projected growth patterns for new mobility.
Mandy B. (Alex S.)
Explore feasibility of integrating COGO and Private Company (scooter) data into Smart Columbus operating system.
Complete feasibility assessment for data integration. If feasible, set milestones for data integration.
Scott U. (Maria C.)
Drive more riders to Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) & Alternative Mobility Solutions
7/1/21
4/1/19
BZS
Taskforce meetings
Understand how other cities are managing new mobility data.
Complete Strategic Parking Plan
6/1/20
DEV
Use Smart Accelerator Partner Program to coach large employers to adopt/use shared mobility and incentize same for employees. Deploy new mobility toolkit for small employers, non-profits, and educational institutions. Select vendor to provide or build a tool to track shared mobility vehicle useage, including neighborhood useage, accessibility, number of trips, miles of trips, routes taken. Track neighborhood usage, accessibility, number of trips, miles of trips, and Track data routes taken. Communicate positive impacts of new mobility Publish infographics quarterly showing CO2 reduced through new mobility useage useage. Collaborate with Smart Columbus to develop a new mobility toolkit for small New mobility toolkit employers, non-profits, and educational institutions. Develop strategy to attract new electric car share and one floating car share Solve first mile last mile challenges service Attract 3,000 new micro-mobility devices
Deploy actively managed parking and pricing.
9/1/19 10/1/20
DEV
Assign/Sign-up City employees and utility contractors to participate in City-wide Events Hold ACCC Citywide Kickoff at Landgrant with Mayor Ginther and Columbia Gas City-wide Project Kick-Off and AEP Ohio CEOs Implement City-wide Engagement Plan City-wide Project Implementation Finalize goals, CSE team and marketing materials for Near East CES and deploy Near East CES CES Implementation in Focus Neighborhoods Finalize goals, CSE team and marketing materials for University District/Italian Village CES and deploy CES Finalize goals, CSE team and marketing materials for Milo Grogan CES and deploy CES
Implement Short North Parking Plan
12/31/20 11/15/19 4/1/20
Mark Lundine
Develop City-wide Engagement Plan
Drive adoption of low carbon options
5/1/19
4/1/19 4/1/19 3/1/20
Mark Lundine
Encourage new mobility option adoption Encourage new mobility options (e.g. bikeshare, Software tools in place to track shared mobility electric bikeshare). vehicles.
Provide incentives/behavior al nudging for use of low carbon mobility modes.
Planned Complete
4/1/19
Anthony Celebrezze
Stakeholders and business engagement plan mapped
Finalize goals, CSE team and marketing materials for Linden and deploy Linden CES CES Implementation in Focus Neighborhoods Finalize goals, CSE team and marketing materials for Franklinton and deploy Franklinton CES Finalize goals, CSE team and marketing materials for Hilltop and deploy Hilltop CES GreenSpot Neighborhoods - Clintonville Implement Clintonville GreenSpot Neighborhood Green Plan Implementation Double the number of home energy audits completed in Columbus by December 2020.
Planned Start
Launch mobility benefits through Accelator Partner Program Offer matching grants for employee EV purchases through Accelator Partner Program Offer incentives to drive use of the Multimodal Trip Planning Application (MMTPA) being developed by Smart Columbus (USDOT grant funds) 6 month evaluation and stabilization period
5/1/19
6/1/19
DPU DPU DPU DPU DPU DPU DPU DPU
7/21/2019
7/21/19
8/1/2019 3/1/2020
12/31/20 6/1/20
4/1/2020
July 1, 2020
5/1/2020
8/1/20
2/1/2019
4/1/19
DPU DPU DPU
Scott Ulrich CPH 2/1/2019
5/1/19
8/1/2019
12/1/19
1/1/2019
12/31/20
5/1/2019
12/31/20
SMRTCBUS
DPS Mandy B. (Alex S.) Scott Ulrich
SMRTCBUS CPH 1/31/2019
3/31/19
4/1/2019
12/31/19
8/1/2019
12/31/20
Scott Ulrich (Maria C.) CPH Scott Ulrich (Maria C., Brad W.) Scott Ulrich Scott Ulrich Mandy B.
CPH CPH
Mandy B.
SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS
Mandy B./Alex S
SMRTCBUS
Mandy B./Alex S Mandy B./Alex S Robert Ferrin
1/31/2019
4/30/19
5/1/2019
11/1/19
CPH
4/1/2019
12/31/20
5/1/2019 6/1/2018
12/31/19 12/31/19
SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS DPS
1/7/2020
1/6/21
1/22/2019
7/22/19
7/22/2019
1/22/21
Quarterly Assessments - assessment of occupancy rate & adjustment of pricing
Robert Ferrin
Inventory existing parking conditions
Robert Ferrin
DPS
11/1/2018
2/1/19
Conduct community outreach
Robert Ferrin
DPS
2/1/2019
5/1/19
Develop specific study area management strategies
Robert Ferrin
DPS
2/1/2019
5/1/19
Develop a parking demand and mitigation toolbox
Robert Ferrin
DPS
2/1/2019
5/1/19
Establish framework for future management decisions
Robert Ferrin
DPS
5/1/2019
8/1/19
SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS SMRTCBUS
12/3/2018 7/8/2019 8/29/2019 3/31/2019 11/7/2019 1/8/2020 3/31/2019
7/7/19 8/28/2019 1/7/2020 11/7/2019 1/7/2020 1/25/2021 1/25/2021
MMTPA Minimum Viable Product - Release 1, 2, and 3 Test & Launch MMTPA MMTPA Demonstration Period Common Payment System Minimum Viable Product - Release 1, 2, 3 Test & Launch Common Payment System (CPS) Common Payment System (CPS) Demonstration Period Launch MMTPA communications campaign
Mandy Mandy Mandy Mandy Mandy Mandy Mandy
B. B. B. B. B. B. B.
DPS