Soulardarity - Coopertively-owned resilience infrastructure by Soulardarity
Pitch
Creating self-determination and climate resilience with cooperative infrastructure - starting on solar streetlights in Highland Park, MI.
Description
Summary
Category of the action
Urban adaptation
What actions do you propose?
Who will take these actions?
This approach to infrastructure engages many stakeholders around the shared interests of a strong local economy and resilience to climate change - government, business, homeowners, renters, non-profits, and informal organizations. The Highland Park Community Economy Cooperative is engaging stakeholders to collaborate and maintains the structure for that collaboration through membership dues:
City of Highland Park - Capacity, permitting, outreach, policy development
Businesses - providing opportunities for training
Where will these actions be taken?
Initially in Highland Park, MI - but with high replicability potential for Detroit and post-industrial cities throughout the United States.
What are other key benefits?
What are the proposal’s costs?
Time line
5 years: HPCEC is running with high membership participation, managing off-grid streetlight system in HP, taking an active role in local and regional policy initiatives to support sustainable development
15 years: Soulardarity is contracting with other municipalities to develop Community Cooperatives around salient infrastructure needs, HPCEC is becoming a nationally leading model of climate resilience and local economics
50 years:
By:
Soulardarity
