Woodbury Earns ‘GreenStep City’ Designation

For its efforts in the areas of “energy and resource conservation and innovation,” Woodbury has been recognized as a Minnesota GreenStep City.

Woodbury—now a “Step 3 City” under the three-tier program—will be recognized with an award at the League of Minnesota Cities’ 2013 annual conference on June 20.

This free Minnesota Pollution Control program, managed through a public‐private partnership, is based upon 28 best practices. According to the group’s website, Woodbury’s achievements within the program include:

Buildings and Lighting

• Efficient Existing Public Buildings
• Efficient Existing Private Buildings
• New Green Buildings
• Efficient Outdoor Lighting and Signals
• Building Reuse

• Comprehensive Plan and Implementation
• Efficient City Growth
• Mixed Uses
• Efficient Highway-Oriented Development
• Conservation Design

• Complete Green Streets
• Mobility Options
• Efficient City Fleets
• Demand-Side Travel Planning

• Purchasing
• Urban Forests
• Efficient Stormwater Management
• Parks and Trails
• Surface Water Quality
• Efficient Water and Wastewater Facilities
• Local Air Quality

• Benchmarks & Community Engagement
• Green Business Development
• Renewable Energy
• Local Food