MOUNT PELIER DOWNTOWN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

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Creating a active & inviting downtown with pedestrian friendly streets while building an integrated public transportation system (rail, aerial tramway, parking garage shuttle services).

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A CAR FREE DOWNTOWN

The downtown will have no private cars and become a park-like environment, safe for pedestrians & enjoyable at all times. New housing in former parking lots decrease the need for cars, improve air quality,  expand pedestrian friendly areas & increase the tax base. This also creates green space between buildings.

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RIVERWALK

A new 50 foot wide public park along the river edge, doubles as sacrificial space for flood water management & enables the enjoyment of the river in normal weather.

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HOUSING  .

A total of 1200 new housing units . Typically ground floors of housing will be stores & restaurants or artist lofts & greenhouses  Made with waterproof materials & a smaller upper floor storage, allow items to be moved upstairs during floods & afterwards rooms can be cleaned & quickly operational again. Townhouses on the slopes on the river's opposite side add many units of housing & leave downtown at a modest scale.

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ENERGY

New Buildings are built to Passive House standards comply with the Energy Petal of the Living Building Challenge.

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WATER RESOURCES

Permeable paving and green roofs greatly reduce storm water volumes. Waste water are processed & cleaned in greenhouses where plants grow.

URBAN AGRICULTURE

Agriculture integrated into the urban fabric & commercial greenhouses on south sides of the power plant and parking garages will produce food during all seasons & act as a visual screen.