EcoDistricts Protocol

The Standard for Just Growth

To foster a new model of urban regeneration, EcoDistricts has created the Protocol: a comprehensive framework to guide urban and community development from planning to implementation.

The Protocol is a powerful way to move projects from vision to reality, and puts equity, resilience and climate protection at the heart of every decision.

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Stay tuned for a new version of the Protocol coming soon!

3 Imperatives

Putting people and planet at the center of change

6 Priorities

Achieving Meaningful Outcomes

3 Implementation Phases

Catalyzing District-Scale Sustainability

What People Are Saying About the Protocol:

"The Protocol offers a roadmap for city leaders and innovators looking to address core issues facing their communities, helping guide them toward equitable decision-making during a time of rapid urban change."

CH2M

"Unlike top-down prescriptive tools that apply uniformly across the country, the EcoDistricts Protocol organizes issues and aspirations into an action plan that’s built on local engagement and stakeholder-owned target-setting."

Criterion Planners

"By emphasizing the need for leadership, governance, and collaboration, the EcoDistricts Protocol gives the structure and guidance needed to link multiple green and sustainable projects together and deliver outcomes exponentially over time."

Global Green

The Making of the Protocol

Read details of the rigorous engagement strategy EcoDistricts employed with 150 advisors to develop the Protocol between 2014-2016.

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