Andrew Chalnick
Candidate for City Council, South Burlington, VT
Andrew Chalnick is a dedicated climate advocate and current City Councilor in South Burlington, VT, running for re-election this March. Andrew is also a member of our Local Climate Policy Network (LCPN). Before serving on S. Burlington City Council, he spent decades advocating for bold climate policies at all levels of gov’t. He lobbied Congress with Citizens Climate Lobby and was instrumental in South Burlington adopting the 2021 Climate Change resolution and crafting/adopting the city’s Climate Action Plan.
While serving on City Council, Andrew has spearheaded the passage of many transformative policies: requirements for all new commercial buildings and residential buildings more than four stories high to install solar, requirements for parking lots of all new commercial buildings to be EV-Ready, and adopting a City Plan where “the guiding principle … is to make policy decisions through the lens of climate resilience and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions”.
Andrew will continue to lead on the City Council and will work to pass future policies like phasing out small gas engines and requiring building owners to perform energy audits and implement cost-effective recommendations.
Andrew’s Vision
Climate Change
Phasing out small gas engines.
Incentivizing electric bikes.
Where technology allows and where economically feasible, requiring that “end of life” fossil fuel heating and cooling equipment be replaced with carbon-free heating and cooling equipment.
Requiring building owners to perform energy audits and implement the recommendations that are cost effective.
Strengthening our renewable fuels ordinance to require that renewable fuels be used for 100% (rather than just 85%) of heating loads in new construction.
Transportation Demand Management
Bike repair stations
Showers and changing facilities
Carpool spaces
Park and ride spaces
Carsharing on-site
E-bike optimized parking
Long-term bike parking
Pedestrian amenities
Bus stop shelter
Multimodal wayfinding
Public transit credits
Joining the local transportation management association
“Nothing is more important than addressing the climate crisis, and ensuring bold action in our own communities is one of the most important ways each of us can play a role in that effort. I look forward to continuing playing a leadership role here on the City Council and working hard to ensure that South Burlington succeeds at meeting its climate action goals.”
-Andrew Chalnick
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