GC 2020
44 results found
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Sustainability is not possible in an environment of economic growth
The best way we can keep our ecological footprint from taxing more and more of the the planet .... is to stop growing our ecological footprint. Economic growth must stop. Lose the illusion, you simply cannot flaunt supposed "sustainability" PR in a city whose economy depends on perpetual economic growth, this is an oxymoron.
12 votesThis is very important context in which to think about our greenest city work, however it is difficult to figure out how to integrate this into a 10 year greenest city action plan in one municipality. This idea has been shared with our green economy working group as well.
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2 votes
According to the website cited, air quality is a low source of dioxins and more significant reductions in dioxins can be made in other areas (e.g. diet)
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Mandatory Bike License
If cyclists and motorists are to share the road safely, ALL users of the road should be licensed and have to pass a safety exam. Exams for new drivers should include a section on sharing the road. Cyclist too would be required to be knowledgeable. The license would ensure that both drivers and cyclists are safe and accountable for their driving/riding habits.
19 votesThe city will continue to advocate for and work with partners to deliver commuter cyclist education as part of the standard school curriculum.
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3 votes
This action will not help us reach our greenest city targets.
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Industrialize Hemp
Cannabis Hemp is about so much more than a psychoactive substance. Cannabis hemp offers a natural, renewable source of clothing, shelter, food, as well as ethanol and energy that are fully sustainable. Hemp paper is much more durable than tree paper, and Cannabis Hemp is a hearty plant that will grow well nearly anywhere. The seeds of this plant are a very high protein source, as well as the best source of Omega's available in a plant matter. Hemp Seed as food could single handedly end the world hunger crisis. http://www.jackherer.com/chapters.html is a great resource to learn more about cannabis…
26 votesNot considering this at this time.
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One natural child per woman
Overpopulation is our greatest problem. While the city cannot restrict births, it should, as a matter of public relations, encourage only one natural child per woman, and shame those who make the unsustainable choice of larger families.
9 votesThough the population continues to grow, it is really overconsumption of resources that is causing most of the ecological damage we see.
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Cull the herd
Reduce the population of Metro Vancouver by 60% or more through culling the sheeple. Overpopulation is our greatest problem, and while we are far less populated than many places in the world, our affluent society has a much greater ecological impact per capita.
The piles of bodies can be contributed to the upcoming waste incineration plant.
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Nutritious Food Preparation Education
Launch an educational campaign & programs so that everyone can learn how to cook.
Include new people who immigrate here in this process. Many folks, when they move to North America, think that the typical fast food/pre-packaged way we eat here is something worth adopting. Often immigrants arrive very healthy, but get less healthy from living the typical North American lifestyle. Conversation and a mutual exchange of food skills would enrich the culinary lives of everyone involved.
This is a "green" option, because prepackaged food tends to be processed and grown in unsustainable ways. Knowing how to cook is a…
7 votesThis is already happening in the community. We’re not offering healthy food workshops but other community organizations do.
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Install a dictatorship
This will make it easier to impose a vision of how people will live and limit behavior and preferences.
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power fitness centres with existing equipment
I watched a news story last week about the Nanaimo Athletic Club where management is using energy generated by patrons using stationary bicycles, treadmills and other gym equipment to power the facility's lighting, televisions, fans and other electrical devices. Why not in Vancouver Park Board community centres, especially with new centres opening around town?
22 votesThis is an interesting idea, but not within our jurisdiction.
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Environmental public health surveillance
Make available information on the location of toxic hotspots throughout the city, mapped with public health data on occurrence of thyroid disorders, cancers, neurological disorders, etc. for the purpose of examining social determinants of health and allowing for community response to toxic exposure.
18 votesEstablishing a geographical link to the health disorders listed is very difficult, and subject to other factors outside air quality. The level of monitoring required to achieve the desired outcome is prohibitive.
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water purification
A lot of research is being done in large scale water purification using carbon nanotubes. Investigate and invest in changing over our water cleaning and filtration on tap water from harmful chlorine chemicals to cleaner filtration using carbon nanotube technology. Thus, making our clean drinking water even better than ever!
8 votesThe region has just completed commissioning a $600M filtration plant to filter our drinking water before delivering it to the city. It is unlikely that we will be investing any more money into drinking water filtration technologies for some time.
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Granville St=one long garden
Keep the current pedestrian part of Granville St downtown closed to cars forever and turn it into one long garden. You could have a section for food, a native plant garden and even a butterfly garden. It would be a unique tourist attraction, could be used as an educational tool and would develop community. So get ride of the strange dirty AstroTurf and make the pedestrian only street even better for our environment.
30 votesRecent Granville St redesign and desire to focus this area as a retail/entertainment area suggest it’s not the best spot for a street transformation.
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Encourage diversity in the green economy and policy making
A 2009 UBC study suggests B.C. Liberal's stimulus plan was sexist. As reported in the Georgia Straight, the director of the UBC Centre for Women’s and Gender Studies, Gillian Creese, says she objects to casual references to “shovel-ready projects” in discussions about the economy. We need to be careful of this in greening projects as well.
In April 1998, the City of San Francisco became the first municipality, at least in North America, to adopt CEDAW (the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women). This has led at least seven of S.F.'s City Departments to…
10 votesApplies to the economy as a whole.
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Lower Parking Fees & Higher Transit Fees
You tell me and less Municipal Workers
1 voteThis idea will not help us reach our 2020 Target to make the majority of trips by foot, bicycle or transit.
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Elimination Of All Bike Lanes In Vancouver
This catagory is wrong, it should be travel by Automobile,Foot or Transit only which pays most of the taxes, When Bikers start paying annual bicycle license fees, access fees and tolls to use Bridges then it can be add to this Catagory
6 votesThis idea will not get us to our 2020 target to make the majority of trips by foot, bicycle and public transit.
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Halt expansion of YVR air capacity. Develop high-end videoconferencing facilities instead.
Air travel is a major greenhouse gas contributor, also produces fine particulate pollution and noise that land on Vancouverites. Still YVR expands air capacity and encourages flying. City of Vancouver appoints a director to YVR board of directors. As an alternative, videoconferencing is one way to reduce air travel, but high-end facilities and connections that provide "telepresence" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telepresence) are still rare. Vancouver could facilitate creation of a facility for teleconferencing that would be available for rent to businesses.
6 votesYVR is under Federal jurisdiction and not located within City of Vancouver limits.
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7 votes
Air-travel/transport is under Federal jurisdiction.
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turn down town core into a pedestrian and cycle only zone!
I think we should do what many european towns have which is a down town where there is limited or no car access at all. The roads could then be paved with interlocking stone and other elements such as street cafes could be added and then pedestrians can enjoy the new space. No cars and trucks would also mean cleaner air and no need to worry about conflicts between pedestrians, cyclist, and motorist.
9 votesMaking the entire downtown core pedestrian and cycle only is interesting but impractical. That said, there is room to explore opportunities for car-free and/or pedestrian priority areas within the core.
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Up To Day Gone Tomorrow Burrard Street Bridge
After the 2011Election all Permanet Bike Lanes to be removed from City of Vancouver, in the meantime tolls must be set up, access fees paid and Annual Bike license of $200.00. Even the Dogs pay more in the City of Vancouver
1 voteThe trial is intended to improve safety and help make cycling more appealing for all ages and abilities. To date it has been a huge success: significantly more cyclists are using the bridge — a 24% increase in general, even higher for women and children — and accident rates are down. The number of pedestrians and cars crossing the bridge have not changed appreciably, and transit operations are unaffected.
On July 7th 2010, the trial celebrated its one millionth cyclist, less than a year after the trial began. The following day, Council approved funding for the design of bridge rehabilitation work and permanent separated cycling paths.
For more information, please visit http://vancouver.ca/burrard.
On July 8, 2010 Council approved funding for the design of bridge rehabilitation work on Burrard Street Bridge that will include a permanent separated cycling path.
Read the council report here:
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20100708/documents/penv2.pdf
