Irvine, U.S.A.

The Great Park under development in Irvine

Irvine (California, USA) is in partnership with the U.S.A. federal government and a private landowner to create what is being called America’s greatest metropolitan park.

The Orange County Great Park will become a master planned community that will include over 1,300 acres of public spaces, and there will be other public areas dedicated to learning and open space, residential housing, and retail and commercial development. All of these public spaces will be transit and pedestrian oriented, and the Park will be considered a sustainable gateway district.

The purchase of the 4,639 acre former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station has also been adopted by the US Navy Department as a model for future military base redevelopment.

Local governments, residents and businesses can all profit from the development of dense, mixed-use neighbourhoods. These measures save green spaces and money by cutting fuel, utility, infrastructure, and service delivery costs. For more information, please visit www.iclei.org/ccp.

Irvine is one of 66 local governments in the U.S.A. that are currently Members of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. To learn more about ICLEI and its activities in the U.S.A., please visit www.iclei.org/usa.

Source: Orange County Great Park at www.ocgp.org/thepark