People’s Climate Town Hall Demands

Racial Justice

• Be specific with which communities will be benefited by the plan, including houseless people, and Black and brown people  Passed
• Protect communities from gentrification (ie. displacement) in housing Passed
• Guaranteed housing for all  Passed
• Change goals, currently calculated by mile driven, to emissions produced in order to de-incentivize car-centered living Passed
• CPRP should add local control of KCPD to maximize city control of its own budget Passed
• CPRP should add defunding KCPD Passed

Housing

• CPRP should include permanently affordable green social housing Passed
• Green development from the CPRP should NOT cause gentrification (i.e people should not displaced by green development) Passed 
• Rooftop solar buildout benefits frontline communities first (including renters) Passed
• City should fund retrofits that prioritize frontline communities; retrofits paid for by Evergy and Spire Passed
• More utility disclosures of energy costs Passed

• Include disclosure of ratepayer dollars being used for lobbying by utilities Passed

Workers and Transit

• Public job training for insulating and retrofitting homes Passed
• Beef up city’s mIcro-transit program for those with disabilities to make more convenient Passed
• Guarantee jobs to anyone that loses one in the transition away from fossil fuels Passed
• No outside jobs, prioritize KC frontline people with 50% of jobs going to Frontline communities (specifically poor and Black and Brown communities), jobs must be union jobs Passed
• Expansion of transit, bike lanes, sidewalks Passed
• Fix streets and sidewalks regardless of whether there is development there or not Passed
• All city electric scooters and bikes should be free Passed

• Make electric transit safe and accessible Passed

• Employ people in beautification projects (artists to create murals), employ people to teach more classes, and employ people to grow their own food) Passed
• Bus workers get better pay (busses are understaffed and not running at full capacity right now because of low pay) Passed
• Buses every 5-10 minutes (not 30 minutes to 1 hour) Passed
• Electric buses Passed
• CPRP should include an East/West Max bus line and an East/West street car - no one’s rent should be raised where these projects are built Passed
• Everyone gets a union, without interference from employers Passed
• Wages adjusted for inflation Passed
• CPRP must engage workers in every step of the implementation of the plan Passed

Energy

• Close Hawthorn coal plant ASAP (not 2025)  Passed

• Replace with renewable energy produced in KC  Passed

• No new coal, gas, oil, or toxic plants or leases Passed
• Community choice energy, meaning that electricity is provided by a community controlled energy provider through publicly owned renewable energy  Passed
• Electrify everything as quickly as possible  Passed
• Tax polluters and put public dollars behind these programs  Passed
• No incentives for development without rooftop solar Passed

Tell the city you support these demands in a public comment by April 12th

• Go to https://playbook.kcmo.gov/cprp-mobilize to share comments and link to our demands.
• Email OEQ@kcmo.org with comments directly.
• Email OEQ@kcmo.org or call 816-513-3452 if you want to schedule a conversation with city staff about the plan.

Sample Testimony

Hello, my name is [ ] and I am from the [ ] District. I’m a supporter of the Green New Deal, and that’s why I believe this plan must adopt the demands from the People’s Climate Town Hall.  Specifically, I really support [Insert the demands that you are most passionate about!] You can view the rest of the demands at: https://bit.ly/pcthdemands