CV C4: Expand Citizen Participation: Public Amenities, Councils, Organizations, Communications – Above Green

(1-20 points)

INTENT

To facilitate social + economic interconnectivity and cohesion through active civic engagement and facilitation.

STRUCTURE + COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS

CV Action 4.1 Public Amenities: Manage + Operate a Community Space + Resource (1-12 points)

Manage or Co-Manage + Operate a Community Space and/or resource free of charge or at nominal expense:

Bus or Transit Shelter (Cleaning, minor maintenance, post schedule(s) + provide schedule(s) for other lines)
Community Bike Repair Space and/or Day Stowage Space
Community Car Share
Community Education Space For at Least 12 People
Community Garden
Community Indoor/Outdoor Recreation (For guidance see LEED ND V4 Access to Recreation Facilities)
Community Meeting Room for at Least 8 People
Community Mesh Network Computer System
Community Radio Station
Community Resource Reuse/Swap Space
Community Tool Share
Community Usable Open Space (For guidance see LEED ND V4 Access to Civic and Public Space)
Community Work (Indoor or Covered)
Farmers Market/Community Support Agriculture (Exchange Space) (For guidance see LEED ND V4 Local Food Production, Option 3.)
Kitchen Space - Available to the Community at harvest periods.
Small (3-10 person) Emergency Shelter for Surrounding Facilities and Areas (Storm and/or Cooling Shelter)

CV Action 4.2 Actively Participate in Local Disaster Recovery Programs (3 points)

Actively participate in a local, regional or national disaster recovery program(s) including but not limited to one organized under the National Recovery Framework.

CV Action 4.3 Actively Participate in a Local, Regional or National Groups + Organizations (1 point)

Actively participate in local, regional or national groups, councils, government and other organization(s) that contribute primarily to the social + public good. If officially organized they should be nonprofit and/or democratically governed with open participation.

CV Action 4.4 Organize and Develop a Community Communication Tool (1-4 points)

Community Radio Station (can include fundraising for equipment)
Community Newsletter (print, delivered door to door)
Rural-Urban Community Forum + Newsletter