Wilshire Center Business Improvement District (WCBID) made the 'cool commitment' in 2007 to reduce its carbon emissions be 80% by 2050. Wilshire Center represents 37 million square feet of office, residential, institutional and retail area. By designing a Carbon Master Plan, Greenform is helping WCBID strategize meeting this goal in three primary ways:

1. Retrofitting buildings to maximize energy efficiency by 35%
2. Reducing vehicle miles by establishing a bicycle sharing program, limiting automobile lanes and increasing pedestrian friendly street-scapes.
3. Managing rainwater as a resource and reducing water usage in general in the district.

This plan shows a vision for WCBID in the year 2030 where buildings are retrofitted to include roof-top gardens and solar panels, one-way tertiary streets with bike paths and permeable pavement, and rain planters along primary streets to supplement the stormwater infrastructure.

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