What: Ann Arbor's Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) and Pittsfield Village (PV) are formalizing a collaboration in an effort to make Pittsfield Village one of Ann Arbor's first carbon neutral and most sustainable neighborhoods!

Why: In 2020, Ann Arbor formally adopted A2Zero, the City's plan to achieve community-wide carbon neutrality in a just and equitable manner by 2030. In support of implementing the plan, OSI is actively developing strategy and leveraging resources to assist neighborhoods, especially traditionally under-invested in neighborhoods, in the transition to carbon neutrality while centering the needs, health, comfort, and safety of residents. This work has focused largely on the Bryant neighborhood through 2024, but OSI is looking to apply this approach and the lessons learned to additional neighborhoods. PV is a neighborhood that OSI is very interested in collaborating with for a variety of reasons, including the severity and intensity of localized flooding and by nature of the neighborhood being one of the City's largest and oldest areas of "naturally occurring" affordable housing. Additionally, PV residents have been engaged and demonstrated interest in pursuing carbon neutrality and supporting the A2Zero plan, with resident-led groups focusing on expanding PV's sustainability efforts. For these reasons, PV and OSI are well-positioned to collaborate on a long-term neighborhood decarbonization and sustainability effort.

For more information:

• Standard Operating Procedures document adopted by both Pittsfield Village and OSI
• Pittsfield Village OSI Intro Slides 2023