Welcome to the Eco-City Alexandria Blog – a place where members of the Alexandria community (youth and adult residents, employees and employers, businesses, organizations, associations and city government) can share ideas about how to make the City of Alexandria, Virginia an ecologically sustainable city. Before using this blog (using includes: reading, commenting on, downloading, copying, reproducing, altering materials of any kind, subscribing to, and linking to), please read the Eco-City Alexandria Blog Terms of Use. Using this blog indicates that you accept these terms of use. If you do not accept these terms of use, please do not use this blog.

Got a great idea about ecological sustainability? Want to connect with other individuals, businesses or organizations interested in sustainability? Want to engage in a conversation with others in the Alexandria community about the Eco-City Charter or the Environmental Action Plan? Want to shape environmental, economic and social policy in the City of Alexandria? This blog is for you!

We want to know your ideas and thoughts about the Eco-City Charter and the Environmental Action Plan. We want to know about projects, programs, policies, best practices and other initiatives you’ve run across related to ecological sustainability (environmental, economic & social sustainability). We want to know what you do (as individuals, businesses or organizations) to be more sustainable or environmentally responsible.

This blog is organized by audience (all posts are tagged by the following tags: citizen, business, organization, government or world) and by topic (all posts are categorized by the following categories: air, water, solid waste, land use, open space, green buildings, transportation, climate change, energy, health or implementation).

Share your ideas, comments and questions! Your input is very valuable. Check out our calendar to see what is going on in Alexandria and the greater Washington area!