Background The Health Department, as part of the City's "Green Solutions" policy and the State Department of Health and Senior Services' "Just One" campaign, has developed a list of services and programs that monitor or improve health in order to achieve a sustainable, enviromentally green Kansas City. Health Department environmentally-friendly/"green" services Green City pictures As part of the City's "Green Solutions" project, several of the City Councilmembers visited Portland, Ore., to observe steps that city has taken towards becoming a sustainable, environmentally-friendly city. They observed rooftop gardens, curb designs to control storm runoff, curbside rain gardens, mass transit, alternate drainage systems, signs explaining the programs to the residents and a variety of other possibilities. The following are photos taken by Councilmember Jan Marcason and others on this trip. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us. |
