ICLEI - Local Governments For Sustainability
An international association of local governments as well as national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.
Office of Sustainability and Conservation
The OCSD Office collaborates with City departments, businesses, neighborhoods, and other organizations to protect and enhance the integrity of our unique Sonoran Desert ecosystem and improve the environmental quality and livability of the urban environment.
University of Arizona Sustainability
Through education, research, outreach, and campus operations, the University of Arizona will become a leader in promoting sustainability by more effectively managing our energy, water, and cultural and natural resources.
Sustainable Tucson
A non-profit, grass-roots organization that builds regional resilience and sustainability through awareness raising, community engagement and public/private partnerships.
Sun Tran
Tucson's award-winning regional public transportation system which provides a fixed-route bus service. Visit their web site or call for routes and updates, bus passes, and fare information.
PAG Transportation Planning
Develops many plans and programs, including the federally mandated long-range regional transportation plan (RTP) and short-range transportation improvement program (TIP).
PAG Clean Fuels Clean Cities
The Clean Cities program is focused on reducing the region’s dependence on foreign oil and promoting clean-fuel technology, which leads to improved air quality.
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
The primary goal of the RTA is to provide safe, efficient and quality transportation alternatives to the residents and visitors in the region. These projects include roadway improvements, the City of Tucson Modern Streetcar, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.
EPA Climate Change
Offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society – communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments.
Earth911.com Recycling
Your one-stop shop for all you need to know about reducing your impact, reusing what you’ve got and recycling your trash. A recycling database can help you find over 100,000 recycling locations across the country.
BuildingGreen
An independent company committed to providing information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts of buildings.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
Arizona Growing Smarter (pdf)
Assesses the successes and challenges of Arizona’s planning and growth management legislation, looking at responsibility and accountability, preservation of community character, stewardship, opportunity, infrastructure, and economic development.
Pima County Green Building Program (pdf)
Developed to promote the construction of sustainable homes through a certification program. This voluntary, no cost program consolidated with the building permit and inspection process.
Pima County Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
The Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan includes discussion of smart growth through looking at critical habitat and biological corridors, riparian restoration, mountain parks, historical and cultural preservation, and ranch conservation.
University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)
Promotes understanding of critical state and regional water management and policy issues through research, community outreach and public education.
City of Tucson Rainwater Harvesting Guidance Manual (pdf)
This manual describes a process for evaluating site characteristics and developing integrated designs in which water harvesting enhances site efficiency, sustainability, and aesthetics.