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Neighborhood Climate Action Planning Handbook

Developed by Portland State University, this handbook details climate action strategies to help neighborhoods reduce carbon footprint and fossil fuel dependency. While primarily focused on planning for Southeast Portland, this tool is certainly applicable to any neighborhood planner or advocate that is looking to bring the community together to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change.

A Local Leader's Guide to Community Engagement and Building Public Trust

Community Engagement and Building Public Trust provides the tools needed to help local leaders build and maintain public trust, plan for bumps in the road, and develop relationships with residents to mitigate alienation, anger, and a lack of trust.

Racial Equity Toolkit

The Racial Equity Toolkit is designed to help practitioners integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions, including policies, practices, programs and budgets and develop strategies and actions that reduce racial inequities and improve success for all groups.

Housing and Transportation Affordability Index

The Housing and Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index is an online tool that provides a comprehensive view of affordability that includes both the cost of housing and the cost of transportation at the neighborhood level.

Zero Net Energy Communications Toolkit

The Zero Net Energy Communications Toolkit is a set of online resources developed by the New Buildings Institute and Resource Media to address zero net energy (ZNE) communications goals. The toolkit answers commonly asked questions about ZNE and provides messaging for consistent communications around this ultra-efficiency goal.

Participatory Asset Mapping Toolkit

Healthy City's Participatory Asset Mapping Toolkit is an instructional guide that provides community-based organizations with concepts, methods and tools to collect knowledge and experiences from community members about local assets.