Created locally in cities, towns and rural villages around the world, Green Maps are literally putting sustainability on the map. By highlighting eco-friendly businesses, sites and resources, Green Maps raise awareness and cultivate citizen participation and community sustainability. Over 300 vibrant maps have been created in 50 countries, with tangible benefits to their communities:
Expanding
awareness and demand for healthier, greener choices,
Strengthening local-global sustainability networks,
Helping successful initiatives spread to even more communities.
The Green Map System is a non-profit virtual hub and source for the map icons – the shared language of Green Maps. As an online gathering point for mapmakers across the world, it allows local mapmakers to publish and promote their efforts globally.
GMS and its network of regional hubs and community-led Green Map projects share the award-winning outcomes through their online profiles, blogs, Green Map books and media productions, workshops and other public presentations.
Background: our local Pikes Peak GreenMap?
Mapping is being done in a Geographic Information System (ArcGIS 9) and using GPS and related technologies as well as good old fashioned feet-on-the-pavement. The initial maps will be shown online beginning May 26 this year.
With the online, interactive map (www.pikespeakgreenmap.com), many people in the community can be a part of the process and help determine which sites should appear on the map. The printed edition is targeted for this Fall, 2008. It will be printed on recycled paper, will be freely distributed to the public, and will be useful for Colorado Springs residents as well as tourists or those considering visiting/relocating to the area.
Vision:
Green is the new normal in Colorado Springs!
Mission:
To foster a culture of environmental awareness and to cultivate demand and support
for green initiatives, thus helping create a sustainable city.
Goals:
- To raise awareness of environmentally friendly choices in our area
- Make it easy for public to make green decisions & support environmentally
friendly products/services To encourage existing businesses and entities to
“go greener”
- Increase interaction/communication among various groups in the area working
on environmental issues To help Colorado Springs grow even more vibrant by becoming
sustainable
Who’s behind this?
Lots of people - this is a community project! I (Kelly here) decided to initiate the local effort because I care about environmental issues and I happen to be a mapmaker. I heard about the idea and knew our community could benefit by having a GreenMap to raise awareness of these issues. I signed on at (www.greenmap.org) to become the local “Green Mapmaker”; and I’m thrilled with the amount of enthusiasm shown by the various individuals, groups and businesses to date.… which brings us to…
This website is copyright 2008 - Green Map of the Pikes Peak Region