The City has received recognition for these efforts through the U.S. Green Buildings Council’s LEED for Cities and Communities, an international rating system that provides a framework for communities to benchmark their sustainability and resilience performance relative to peers across the globe. The metrics identified in the LEED framework are well aligned with the City’s strategic goals and objectives identified in both the 2024 Strategic Plan and the Community Resilience Plan, such as enhancing and modernizing the City’s public infrastructure, facilitating and encouraging the construction of affordable housing, leading in environmental stewardship, providing efficient and equitable public transit, and leading in utility service. Following a year of cross-departmental data analysis and evaluation, the City of Tallahassee has achieved a LEED Gold certification, and to date, has received the highest number of points for any municipality in the current version of the rating system. The certification underscores the City’s many sustainability and resilience efforts as Tallahassee now joins an elite global network of 126 LEED-certified cities and communities.