Plans and Reports
Plans guide all that we do to achieve Lakewood’s sustainability goals, while reports and assessments allow us to track our progress towards these goals. Check out our plans and reports below for more details.
Lakewood's Comprehensive Plan
Lakewood’s Comprehensive Plan, adopted by City Council in 2025, is an important document and tool to guide long term plans in the city. The plan is used by staff, City Council, Planning Commission, and other boards and commissions to inform decision-making on land use, transportation, sustainability, housing, infrastructure development, and more. Rather than having a separate sustainability plan, the Comprehensive Plan integrates sustainability into all aspects of the city’s operations, goals and targets.
Comprehensive Plan
Climate Hazard and Social Vulnerability Report
Lakewood is already experiencing the impacts of a changing climate, from hotter summers and more frequent wildfires to severe storms and flooding. These challenges are expected to grow in the coming decades, affecting homes, health, and infrastructure across the city. To better prepare for these risks, the city conducted a Climate Hazard and Social Vulnerability Study to understand the risks that climate hazards pose, who in the community is most vulnerable to those risks, and potential adaptation actions to enhance the city's resilience.
Final Report - English(PDF, 44MB)
Executive Summary - English(PDF, 12MB)
Informe final - Espanol(PDF, 48MB)
Resumen ejecutivo - Espanol (PDF, 11MB)
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories provide Lakewood leaders, community members, and city staff with information necessary to understand the existing state of Lakewood’s carbon emissions and inform decisions on where to focus climate mitigation efforts. Lakewood’s GHG inventories provide a picture of carbon emissions created by Lakewood residents, businesses, institutions, and industries. By comparing inventories over time, Lakewood can track the success of existing and future climate change-related policies and programs. Click the links below to view the GHG inventory for that year.
Lakewood Sustainability Plan
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The Lakewood Sustainability Plan guided Lakewood's efforts from 2015 to 2025 to create a thriving community today without compromising the quality of life for future generations. Lakewood City Council formally approved the Sustainability Plan on May 11, 2015, after more than two years of collaborative planning between city staff, residents, community stakeholders, and industry experts. If you'd like to review a printed copy of the Sustainability Plan, please contact our office at sustainability@lakewood.org.
Sustainability is now fully integrated into all aspects of City operations through the updated Comprehensive Plan, rather than existing solely as a standalone document. If you’d like to reference the 2015 Sustainability Plan as a historical document, you may view that here(PDF, 10MB).
Annual Reports
Each year since 2015, Lakewood has reported on its progress toward Sustainability Plan goals and measurable targets. View recent annual reports below. To review printed copies of previous years’ annual reports, please contact our office at Sustainability@Lakewood.org.
Latest Report:
2024(PDF, 5MB)
Previous Year's Reports:
2023 Annual Report