Resources
On this page you'll find videos, articles, draft panel white papers and other resources - information that is either directly related to the Sustainable Thurston project, or that presents examples of what other communities are doing as they work to plan a future that supports economic vitality and employment opportunity, and offers a wide variety of housing and transportation choices for all that live and work there.
To the right you'll also a find calendar of related events hosted by other local organizations.
Sustainable Thurston Videos
These videos are created specifically for the Sustainable Thurston
project - to provide a basic understanding of the project background, goals and approach.
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Videos (by others) Related to Creating
Sustainable Communities
The videos linked below are created by others - and have been presented during or immediately after Sustainable Thurston Task Force meetings (all Sustainble Thurston meetings are open to the public) with the intention to further enhance knowledge and understanding as we work together to create a vision for the future of our region.
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(20 mins) A presentation by Ellen Dunham-Jones on the important sustainability concept of retrofitting under-utilized commercial lands. |
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(26 mins) Featuring Christoper Leinberger of the Brookings Institute in a discussion about what the future of the American urban/suburban landscape will hold as the population of the US increases by over 100 million people. |
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(12 mins) Featuring Ilana Preuss' 11/22/11 discussion about the importance of understanding that great places are not only core to our community, but that making great places is key to turning around our economy. |
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Sustainable Thurston Draft White Papers |
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Sustainable Thurston white papers present facts and research compiled by each panel or work group, intended to inform the process and serve as a starting point for the community-wide conversation. You are invited to review each draft via the links below.
To view a summary of all white papers, and the interconnecting themes that emerged among all panel and work group topics, please click this link:
White Paper Summaries and Emerging Themes [pdf 1226 KB]
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Draft Health and Human Services Panel White Paper [pdf 1370 KB] (draft presented to Task Force September 26, 2011) |
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Draft North County Schools and Transportation White Paper [pdf 2368 KB] (draft presented to Task Force October 10, 2011)
Draft South County Schools and Transportation White Paper [pdf 1973 KB] (draft presented to Task Force October 10, 2011) |
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Land Use/Transportation/Climate Change Infographic "Where You Live Makes a Difference" [pdf 572 KB] (presented to Task Force October 24, 2011) |
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Draft Housing Panel White Paper [pdf 3451 KB] (draft presented to Task Force November 28, 2011)
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Draft Blue Ribbon Economic Development White Paper [pdf 745 KB] (draft presented to Task Force November 28, 2011) |
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Draft Energy Work Group White Paper [pdf 852 KB] (draft presented to Task Force December 12, 2011) |
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Draft Water Infrastructure Panel White Paper [pdf 2664 KB] (draft presented to Task Force January 9, 2012) |
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Draft Plan for Public Participation [pdf 1,200KB] (draft presented by Outreach & Education Panel at January 9, 2012 Task Force meeting) |
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Draft Local Food Systems Panel White Paper [pdf 873 KB] (draft presented to Task Force January 23, 2012) |
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Draft Public Safety Panel White Paper [pdf 1861 KB](draft presented to Task Force January 23, 2012) |
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Draft Solid Waste Work Group White Paper [pdf 1334 KB](draft presented to Task Force February 13, 2012) | |
If you have comments or suggestions, we'd love to hear from you - please join us at a meeting (all project meetings are open to the public), contact
us via email to
SustainableThurston@trpc.org
or call (360) 956-7575.
View the Regional Housing Market Study and the Regional Commercial Market Study on the Research Briefs page.
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