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	Document Actions Welcome to B-Sustainable Knowing where we are helps us better understand our choices for getting to where we want to be. B-Sustainable empowers sustainability advocates and practitioners with the information they need to take effective action – both independently and together. Read more... Explore! Check Out Site Content! Learn about relationships and trends in our region for 20 sustainability goals in 4 environments – Natural, Built, Social and Personal. B-Sustainable uses an innovative sustainability indicators framework to make a wealth of information meaningful, accessible, and actionable. Just a few questions this site answers are: Natural Environment: How are salmon stocks doing? Built Environment: What are the factors contributing to urban sprawl? Social Environment: What are some of the disparities in health among different social groups? Personal Environment: How safe do we feel? Tutorial on Navigating the Framework Contribute! Add to Site Content! Let others know about your strategies and actions, add new data or new resources, and share your experiences. Contributions by some of our partners include: Cascade Bicycle Club added bike and pedestrian counts to indicate the growth in bicycling and walking. UW students used B-Sustainable to study income inequality, then posted their report on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in King County. Take Action! Link Information to Action! Use B-Sustainable as a tool to make the case for change and inform your choices. Seattle City Club used B-Sustainable to learn about trends in social capital development and civic engagement and used that information in designing community dialogues. Over 30 dialogues were held, offering a telling look into our region's civic health as well as suggestions for improving it. Neighborhood groups in Rainer Valley and Green Lake are using information from B-Sustainable as a starting point for action projects to improve their neighborhoods' quality-of-life. To learn about how B-Sustainable can be used to support action, view this video.	Spotlight Featured Goal: Health Equity Compared to state and national averages, King County residents, in general, are healthier with a lower mortality rate, a longer life expectancy, and a better self-reported health status. But not everyone can expect the same health advantages. People of color and people from low-income households are more likely to experience poor health. And while King County boasts of world-class healthcare facilities, they are not readily accessible by the uninsured. Learn More...