Back in October, we brought you information on ICLEI’s new STAR Community Index, a national framework and performance-management system expected to be launched in 2011 that will allow local governments to measure and rate their sustainability performance.
ICLEI has now announced the nine selected STAR Beta Communities. They are:
- Atlanta, GA
- Boulder, CO
- Chattanooga, TN
- Cranberry Township, PA
- Des Moines, IA
- New York, NY
- King County, WA
- Washington, DC
- St Louis, MO
These Beta Communities will collaborate with ICLEI to design cutting-edge performance management software that will allow cities and counties to more effectively manage their sustainability efforts, gather and evaluate data, and report progress toward sustainability goals and measures. Together, ICLEI and the Beta Communities will road test STAR, to ensure that it can be adopted by local governments around the country, ranging from small towns to major cities.
View the full press release here.
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