Sustainable Neighborhood Network

The Sustainable Neighborhood Program was developed by the City of Lakewood, Colorado as a neighborhood-level implementation program to advance the City's goals for sustainability and support neighborhood planning efforts. 

Intended to encourage direct citizen action, the Sustainable Neighborhood Program provides support to neighborhoods in order to assist citizens in enhancing neighborhood sustainability and reducing the environmental footprint of residents. The program is credit-based. Neighborhoods in the program earn credits for participation and for achieving project goals. Depending on the number of credits earned in a given year, neighborhoods may receive designation as a “Participating Sustainable Neighborhood” or an “Outstanding Sustainable Neighborhood” from their local government. 

In 2013, the City of Lakewood was approached by several regional sustainability organizations and nearby communities who expressed interested in the program. As a result the City of Lakewood developed the Sustainable Neighborhood Network as a vehicle to share the program with interested communities, increasing the esteem associated with certification, and to promote idea sharing among participating neighborhoods.     

Learn more about the Sustainable Neighborhoods Certification Program