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How can we reach our 2020 Greenest City targets?

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  1. Reduce noise pollution: Map the diurnal noise levels accross the city

    Cities such as London have created full GIS maps of their noise profile published online:
    http://www.londonnoisemap.com/
    Prolonged exposure to elevated noise has been found to have significant health repercussions.
    http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/noise/about-noise
    By Mapping we can identify and develop comprehensive strategies to reduce areas of constant elevated noise especially near motorways.

    23 votes
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  2. Link all contractors and service providers to the Green City project.

    To use the power of the City needs with its contractors and service providers will spread the green idea not only inside the City but all around. Request that all of them start giving information about how green are they about their services and products offered to the City and little by little ask for a minimum standard to offer any service or product.

    7 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Create green jobs  ·  Admin →

  3. Solar Powered Lights

    Use solar powered street lights, they look cool and very futuristic, and they can help us use less energy

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    1 comment  ·  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →

  4. food...food...and food... how do we know it's actually good?

    When I go to the grocery store, how do I know that the food I'm buying is hormone and/or pesticide and/or pesticide free? Even if it says it's organic...is it really? My idea is to 1. put more of a REAL control on the food we're selling to the general public and 2. why not start growing real organic food...from real soil ourselves...urban agriculture?

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    1 comment  ·  Encourage local food  ·  Admin →

  5. 4 Weeks Paid Holiday Leave

    OK, so it's not DIRECTLY a green initiative, but more holidays makes for happy citizens that love their jobs and are proud of their city! It will provide people more time to spend with family and friends, most likely leading to beneficial economic activity for the city. Perhaps you could couple the increased holidays with a "Give a Day to Charity" campaign, where you use one of your newly acquired holidays towards volunteering in your community.

    Australia, a Commonwealth country like Canada, has had four weeks of paid holiday leave for years, so there's no reason we can't make it…

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  6. Green computing in all government offices

    Cloud computing servers that run on renewable wind energy also minimize the need for computer upgrades, high-power servers that stay on all night, and costly software licences. Google has invested hundreds of millions in green power and offers government grade office services at a fraction of current costs. They also recycle computer parts to create their data centres. By using these services, we become greener.

    http://gigaom.com/cleantech/google-buys-wind-power-first-deal-for-google-energy/

    http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/government/index.html

    http://www.google.com/corporate/green/datacenters/server-retirement.html

    12 votes
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  7. Reduce light pollution

    Relatively easy to correct and largely the result of bad design, light pollution is a common problem throughout the city. Make sure that lights are designed to focus light downwards and not allowed up into the night sky where it disrupts the diurnal patterns of many species (including people).

    14 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Green existing buildings  ·  Admin →

  8. natural heritage

    Encourage a reverence-for-nature mindset by designating specific trees / forests / creeks / natural zones (if any remain or are restored) with heritage designation signs and legal (possibly physical) protection as is done for old houses and buildings. Restore Gassy Jack's Bigleaf maple tree. Create a signed natural heritage walk in downtown Vancouver, highlighting important natural habitats or restoration projects and new protections.

    4 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Improve access to nature  ·  Admin →

  9. I like the crazy lead photo. It's interesting and makes you think.

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  10. Allow, educate, and encourage households to use greywater

    In many countries, grey water is used by households and other buildings to collect run-off from roofs, washing machines, sinks, and bathtubs to water gardens and flush toilets.

    Allow and encourage people to install alternative plumbing systems to make this possible. In Australia, there is an entire sector of the plumbing industry dedicated to installing and maintaining these systems.

    41 votes
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    0 comments  ·  Use less water  ·  Admin →

  11. Sodium Carbonate CO2 Scrubbers

    See http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/13/carbon-capture. If Vancouver could allocate land and funding for prototype scrubbers, it would not just be the Greenest City, but its local action would have a global impact - as removing CO2 from the air benefits the entire planet.

    6 votes
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    7 comments  ·  Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →

  12. Re-inventing the (prayer) wheel

    On October 10, 2010, we will erect and turn a "prayer wheel dynamo" to symbolize the need for re-thinking our way of life, not just a technological fix. "He [or she] alone can do good who knows what things are like and what their situation is... so called 'good intentions' and so-called 'meaning well' by no means suffice." (Josef Pieper, cited by E.F. Schumacher in the epilogue to Small is Beautiful.)

    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146133062077368

    7 votes
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  13. Create a 'Green Capitalist' campaign that lets Vancouverites proudly participate.

    A simple modification of the 'Green Capital' logo lets individuals claim ownership. Offer free 'Green Capitalist' cycling vests to commuters during bike-to-work week. Have a secret shopper team give reusable coffee mugs or 'Green Capitalist' shopping bags to people who buy local, organic or free-trade. Give high-quality water bottles to every family that signs up for a water meter. Why should Green Capital just be for trade missions? Let every citizen wear their civic green pride!

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    0 comments  ·  Lighter Footprint  ·  Admin →

  14. Cycling for Everyone: Develop a complete cycling network that feels safe and attractive to all

    Studies show that most people are open to the idea of cycling, but are discouraged by routes that don't feel safe enough. Vancouver should build a complete network of cycling routes that feel safe and attractive to all, including children, seniors, and novice cyclists. On arterials and other busy streets, bike routes should be physically separated from traffic by curbs, planters, parked cars or other barriers (the Carrall Street Greenway and new Dunsmuir bike lanes are good examples). Quieter neighbourhood routes can be made safer through improved traffic calming including reduced motor vehicle speed limits.

    Links: http://vancouver.ca/cycling (City of Vancouver), …

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    77 comments  ·  Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    started  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    An ongoing process. Many of the City’s recent initiatives (e.g. downtown separated bike lane trial, additional traffic calming on existing routes) work towards this vision. The draft Greenest City action plan will support this idea, and include directions to help inform the upcoming transportation plan update and new active transportation plan.

  15. Provide apple trees to residential property owners

    Supply interested property owners with suitable types of apple trees. For instance, farmer and City of Richmond Councilor Harold Steves (whose family Steveston was named after) has developed four apple cultivars for Vancouver that could be grown year round and provide abundant local fruit.

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    1 comment  ·  Plant additional trees  ·  Admin →

  16. Install outlets for electric vehicles in parking lots

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    Consider a downtown parking lot with outlets so plugin electric hybrids can recharge. Could have some type of metre.

    13 votes
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    6 comments  ·  Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →

  17. Zero waste

    Create a Zero Waste Plan as has been done in other cities to reduce waste on a timeline of progress

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    12 comments  ·  Reduce waste  ·  Admin →

  18. reduce traffic by 50% on all routes

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    1 comment  ·  Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →

  19. Pets on public transit.

    Toronto allows people to take their pets on transit, on leashes (instead of in carriers). This will enable owners of bigger pets to take their furry friends on hikes, without requiring the use of a car. Encouraging transit, healthy living, and access to nature at the same time!

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    14 comments  ·  Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →

  20. Illustrate how individuals can make the City a 'self-cleaning oven' via creative waste diversion.

    We need a showcase of repurposed goods and ideas that can either travel to schools or be visited by the public. Environmental issues align with savings indices issues in a bold, creative way.

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