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Policy Recommendations

Fresh Food Financing Initiative

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania should amend the Fresh Food Financing Initiative by encouraging food stores to adopt sustainable practices, using LEED standard and clean energy, high-performance technologies.

Supporting High Performance Building

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protections should create a dedicated, one-stop shop program to support high performance commercial and industrial building.

Planning and Zoning Practices

The City of Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania municipalities should adopt planning and zoning practices that promote and encourage the design and development of high-performance sustainable grocery stores.

Sustainable Transportation Modes

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia, and other Pennsylvania municipalities should support programs and initiatives that encourage sustainable transportation modes such as mass transit, car-sharing and bike-sharing programs that will connect residents and patrons to sustainable food retail establishments.

Local Sustainable Building Materials

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania municipalities should provide tax incentives for sourcing local sustainable building materials and products for grocery development.

Organic Waste Composting

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia and other interestd municipalities should develop and pilot a comprehensive organic waste composting program.

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