Fellow Story

Creating Sustainable Communities

Fellow(s): Garrett Fitzgerald
Topic(s): Architecture & Urban Planning, Air Quality, Water Resources, Environmental & Social Justice

In 1997, Oakland, California, began to face the challenge of sustainability on a community level. Today, Oakland enjoys cleaner air, improved recycling, more bike lanes – and a consistent ranking in the Top Ten U.S. Green Cities. Garrett Fitzgerald, Oakland’s Sustainability Coordinator and a Switzer Fellow, shares key steps. 

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Sustainable Oakland

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Garrett Fitzgerald

2004 Fellow
Previously, Garrett Fitzgerald served as Strategic Collaboration Director for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), a peer network of local government sustainability directors and related staff from more than 200 communities...