Hopkins Reaches Step 3 in Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program

When it comes to environmentally friendly practices, Hopkins is a model for other cities to follow. 

The city was recognized at the annual League of Minnesota Cities Conference last week for becoming a Step 3 City in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program.

Minnesota GreenStep Cities challenges cities to reach their sustainability goals by implementing 28 best practices that focus on cost savings and energy use reduction. Each best practice can be implemented by choosing one more more actions from a list of four to eight choices.

Hopkins became a Step 3 City completing 18 best practices in such areas as:

• Building and lighting,
• Land use,
• Transportation,
• Environmental management and
• Economic & community development

Click here to read more about the program.