Green Living DC is an initiative of the Neighborhood Sustainability Indicators Project (NSIP), an innovative, community-based, grassroots effort to engage neighborhood residents, businesses and institutions to define their vision, goals and targets for sustainability at the local level and take specific actions towards meeting their identified goals. The intent of NSIP is to develop a framework for neighborhood sustainability, inspire and sustain citizen-led efforts over time and to produce tangible records of progress though monitoring of measurable sustainability indicators.
The Pilot Project is specifically focused on the ANC3F area covering the North Cleveland Park, Forest Hills and Tenleytown areas of Ward 3, Washington, DC. Over the past year, citizens from this area have developed a vision and established specific sustainability goals for their community.
Sustainability Vision
The community identified the main components of their vision for sustainability at the Visioning Workshop conducted early in the NSIP Process. That vision was translated into specific goals on which the community will focus and that also contribute to the city’s sustainability priorities at large.
Planning Committee
Arno Boersma is a knowledge management expert and currently works for the Sustainable Development Network of the World Bank. He is actively exploring the crossroads of social media and green living. As a resident of Tenleytown he became involved in the NSIP pilot project, a small contribution to leave the planet greener for his two little kids.
Kara Davis is a sustainability designer in Washington DC. She sees NSIP as a great example of neighborhood businesses and residents working together to build a strong, resilient, and sustainable community, and is working with the pilot committee to support this event.
Greg Drury owns and operates Wholeness for Humanity, advocating for community development, health, environment, and social consciousness. He can frequently be seen riding his bike up and down Wisconsin Avenue.
Andrea Limauro is the Ward 3 Neighborhood Planning Coordinator for the DC Office of Planning (OP) and is the project manager for the NSIP process for OP. Previous to working for OP Andrea was a planner in Baltimore, worked on ex-offender re-entry programs in Chicago, coordinated development projects in Angola, researched the reintegration of former child soldiers in Sierra Leone and served tea and coffee on Alitalia airplanes. After 8 year in the US, a Masters degree, two kids and an American wife he still suffers from a case of stubborn and persistent Italian accent.
Ken Terzian enjoys living in this community, walkable to the Metro and shopping, with easy access to Rock Creek Park and its natural setting, trails, and bike paths. As an architect promoting sustainable design at OPX, he shares a personal love of nature and concern for the environment with his clients and colleagues, seeking solutions to the environmental challenges of our time.
John Wickham is an environmental consultant specializing in climate change mitigation and adaptation. John has worked with the Federal government, the World Bank, local governments, and numerous nonprofit organizations. A native of Alexandria, Virginia, John has lived for the last twenty years in northwest DC and is excited to be collaborating with his neighbors and the District government in helping establish sustainability indicators for the city.
