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CITY OF AUSTIN Heat Resilience Playbook 9/25/24 Outline 01 Background 02 Components of the playbook 0403 Climate Projections 04 Next Steps Heat Resilience Playbook Why have it? What is it? Temperatures are rising Council is asking for it The Community wants to know The City and local agencies are doing a lot! Heat Resilience Playbook identifies neighborhood-based and citywide projects, programs, and policies that combat extreme heat. This Playbook seeks to uplift existing City & agency-led heat resilience efforts Let’s communicate the strategies currently underway It’s not a plan No budget or timeline Heat Resilience Playbook Timeline Partners include Go Austin/Vamos Austin (GAVA), University of Texas at Austin, City of Austin (COA) Departments. Who We Worked With ● Austin Bergstrom International Airport ● Austin Energy ● Homeland Security & Emergency Management ● Homeless Strategy Office ● Austin Energy Green Building ● Housing ● Austin Public Health ● Human Resource ● Austin Public Libraries ● Parks and Recreation ● Development Services - ● Watershed Protection ● Planning ● Travis County ● Austin Water ● Cap Metro Forestry Steps 01 02 03 04 Reviewed national & internal best practices Assessed how city, and agencies, compare to best practices. Id’d 70+ strategies COA+ currently pursuing Reviewed findings with staff & drafted/ refined strategies Assembled strategies into report Extreme Heat Impacts Our: AUSTIN’S HEAT EQUITY When there are major heat events, our residents who are most vulnerable feel it the worst. While all of Austin is expected to experience increases in extreme heat, not all residents face the same impacts. People with the least amount of resources or who spend time outdoors are most at risk — including outdoor workers, infants, elderly, incarcerated people, individuals experiencing homelessness, low-income communities, and people with chronic or mental illness. Spotlight on Neighborhood Cooling Cool Connections Built shade Outdoor Cool Oases Cool Homes Connected trails with access to creeks Tree-lined sidewalks Built shade Shaded bus stops Green infrastructure Park with cooling features, like sprinklers & water fountains Cool Community Spaces Austin’s Heat Resilience Playbook is Composed of 3 Pillars, Divided into 13 Strategies and 56 Actions 1.1 Heat Risk and Mitigation Communications 1.2 Enhanced Outreach During Extreme Heat 2.1 Cool Homes 3.1 Cool Buildings 2.2 Cool Community Spaces 3.2 Tree Planting and Maintenance 2.3 Outdoor Cool Oases 3.3 Parks and Green Space 1.3 Safety Measures and Policies 2.4 Cool Connections 3.4 Resilient Energy System 1.4 Data and Evaluation 3.5 Heat Resilience Planning Support Healthy and Prepared Austinites Support Healthy and Prepared Austinites 1.1 HEAT RISK AND MITIGATION COMMUNICATIONS Advance inclusive and effective communications methods to educate and empower Austinites around extreme heat risk Champions: AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, CAPMETRO, HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HOMELESS STRATEGY OFFICE, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, PARKS AND RECREATION, TRAVIS COUNTY 1.2 ENHANCED OUTREACH DURING EXTREME HEAT Support Austinites through enhanced outreach programming, especially those disproportionately impacted by heat Champions: AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, HOMELESS STRATEGY OFFICE 1.3 SAFETY MEASURES AND POLICIES Promote safety measures and explore new policies that support safety during an extreme heat event Champions: HUMAN RESOURCES 1.4 DATA AND EVALUATION Support continuous learning and decision-making through heat dashboards, maps, and indices Champions: AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, PLANNING, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Prioritize Cooling Investments and Programming in High-Heat Neighborhoods Prioritize Cooling Investments and Programming in High-Heat Neighborhoods 2.1 COOL HOMES Promote and support strategies that keep Austinites cool in their homes Champions: AUSTIN ENERGY GREEN BUILDING, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HOUSING, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE 2.2 COOL COMMUNITY SPACES Increase cooling in indoor community spaces Champions: AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, PARKS AND RECREATION 2.3 OUTDOOR COOL OASES Pilot cooling innovations and programming in outdoor spaces within neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by heat Champions: AUSTIN WATER, CAPMETRO, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, PARKS AND RECREATION, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING 2.4 COOL CONNECTIONS Pilot connecting cooling interventions in extreme heat neighborhoods to ensure high-heat neighborhoods to receive the maximum benefit from cooling Champions: AUSTIN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP, CAPMETRO, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS Enhance the Capacity of Our Infrastructure and Ecology To Adapt To The Impacts Of Extreme Heat Enhance the Capacity of Our Infrastructure and Ecology To Adapt To The Impacts Of Extreme Heat 3.1 COOL BUILDINGS Design for, incentivize, and codify heat resilience building across Austin Champions: AUSTIN ENERGY GREEN BUILDING, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HOUSING, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, PLANNING, WATERSHED PROTECTION 3.2 TREE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE Advance the City’s 50% tree canopy goal by protecting existing and planting new trees Champions: DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PARKS AND RECREATION, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, TRAVIS COUNTY, WATERSHED PROTECTION 3.3 PARKS AND GREEN SPACE Design parks and transform underutilized spaces for expanded greening and cooling Champions: AUSTIN ENERGY, AUSTIN WATER, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, OFFICE OF INNOVATION, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, PARKS AND RECREATION, PLANNING, WATERSHED PROTECTION 3.4 RESILIENT ENERGY SYSTEM Ensure clean, redundant, and reliable energy systems Champions: AUSTIN ENERGY, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, PARKS AND RECREATION 3.5 HEAT RESILIENCE PLANNING Integrate heat resilience across City projects and plans Champions: AVIATION, OFFICE OF RESILIENCE, OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS, UT City + Climate Colab Dr. Dev Niyogi Research Climate Projections Seasonal Outlook Thank You! CITY OF AUSTIN THANK YOU!