🌎Sustainability & Palm Beach Gardens

Earth Day is every day here in Palm Beach Gardens♻️.

Whether you are a lifelong resident of our Tree City, as I am, or a newcomer, you will undoubtedly observe that we have safeguarded 50% of our City as green space protected areas.

One of the reasons I decided to run for office in my hometown was to ensure that the 'gardens' remain an integral part of Palm Beach Gardens. Our City and its staff have wholeheartedly adopted the integration of eco-friendly practices to work towards the vision of a sustainable Palm Beach Gardens. This includes initiatives such as establishing a butterfly habitat, using LED lights, implementing HVAC technology, harnessing solar power, increasing tree coverage, promoting electric vehicles, and more. The City Council of Palm Beach Gardens has approved Resolutions 14 and 69, which ban the utilization of Styrofoam items, balloons, confetti, and glitter on City premises and during City functions.

You can read descriptive and inspiring information about some of our sustainability efforts on our website and in Signature City magazine!

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Some highlights - out of many!

• 50% green space/conservation/protected areas encompassing the entire City. This promotes environmental stewardship and reduces the amount of built-up areas, minimizing heat islands and other negative impacts of the built environment.

• The City’s new Mobility Plan and Mobility Fee provide the basis to implement multi-modal principles to reduce vehicle trips, encourage use of transit and light rail, and increase pedestrian and bicycle activity throughout the City.

• Take advantage of the city’s electric/hybrid vehicle chargers today! Currently located in 5 areas around the city, these FREE charging stations are available to the public.

• Proactive Planning & Zoning projects include a Transit Oriented Design Master Plan. Mixed-Use Planning for new developments to reduce vehicle trips.

• Green spaces and planting of trees. We even have a City Forester Program!

• Energy efficient artistic bus shelters. Lighting for bus shelters is provided by a small solar panel.

• Storm Water Mitigation and Maintenance Plan (constructing and maintaining proper drainage systems to prevent flooding and damage to public and private properties).

• Private developers must meet environmental standards and mandatory green spaces.

• Electric vehicles for City use.

• Use of solar panels at Public Safety Training Center.

• City Green Market supports locally grown foods and small, family businesses.

• The City’s Comprehensive Plan has numerous goals, objectives, and policies, and the City’s Land Development Code has policies and codes that guide and regulate sustainable development within the City.

Take advantage of the city’s electric/hybrid vehicle chargers today! Currently located in 5 areas around the city, these FREE charging stations are available to the public

For more information, please go to: https://www.pbgfl.com/1089/Sustainability