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How can we reach our 2020 Greenest City targets?

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  1. Relax building heights of single family homes to 3-storeys when a secondary suite is provided

    Predominantly single family neighbourhoods in most older Canadian cities are chock a block with beautiful, well-proportioned 3-storey homes. Toronto & Montreal have many noteworthy examples. Many of these homes contain 2-4 separate suites but maintain the look and feel of a single detached home. An effective method for increasing density in a sensitive way, much like laneway housing, would be to relax building heights to allow for 3-storey homes. To ensure density is actually increased, require secondary suites on their own floor. 3 Storey duplexes could also be developed that include 2 main dwelling units and 2 secondary suites for…

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  2. Make the full transition to gasification

    Help to entice local diposal business to conglomerate and move towards gasification. Create greater incentive for local waste managment business to move towards this sustainable technology. Incurring the short term cost of enticing companies such as Nexterra to expand gasification technology and encouraging local businesses to merge and take on this great challenge will pay for itself in terms of stability by reducing large vehicle use between competeing companies, landfill and infrastructure maintenance and the grand promotion and attraction of being the first city in the world with an entirely sustainable waste disposal system.

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  3. City of Vancouver should divest itself of Easypark

    Vancouver is makes it too cheap to park one's car downtown. A maximum charge of $10.50 per day at city-owned Easypark lots doesn't discourage those with vehicles from driving, especially families. And as a non-profit, Easypark doesn't help the City's finances.

    Sell the lots and use the funds for greener initiatives.

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  4. Neighbourhood drop-off areas for dog waste

    There are so many dogs in the City now that the waste could be separated + composted or otherwise dealt with. Also options to plastic bags...

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    0 comments  ·  Reduce waste  ·  Admin →

  5. Reduce or eliminate one-way streets

    The City has already done a great job in converting some one-way streets in Yaletown and Gastown to two-way. On one-way streets, vehicle speeds are higher, neighbourhood accessibility is reduced, gasoline is wasted, and pedestrian traffic is discouraged. It's time to convert some additional one-way streets.

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  6. Sidewalks for walking, not advertising

    Advertising boards and sandwich boards impede pedestrian flow and are unsafe for those with visual impairments. Stricter policing of sidewalk use is needed.

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  7. Rezone areas adjacent to commercial streets rather than displacing existing businesses.

    Our network of commercial streets are generally the cultural heart of various Vancouver neighbourhoods. Currently, Vancouver is rezoning many commercial areas to accommodate higher density structures. This is a good ideas; however, this progress is slowly eradicating long-time businesses in commercial buildings. This is also eroding Vancouver's commercial property tax revenue.

    I believe that (in more cases) the city of Vancouver should be rezoning the single family residences that surround these arteries instead. In many cases the houses are generic 'Vancouver Specials' and lowrise, 1950s style homes that were built to accommodate a vehicle-centric lifestyle. Many people are price out…

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    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    Concern for the continued viability of existing business is an important issue in Neighbourhood Centre and Corridor planning initiatives. However, rezoning residential properties to allow for commercial uses should be considered on a case-by-case basis (it could work in some areas, but not in others) and should proceed with caution.

  8. Include a class/wealth analysis in ecological footprints

    The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, BC office, released an interesting report that breaks down GHG emissions according to wealth. Surprise! The wealthier emit more GHGs. This gets at a critical justice issue about who is most affected by ecological changes, and who is responsible for causing those changes. This is a local issue as well as a global issue.

    Check out the report here:
    http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/reports/docs/CCPA_BC_ghg_emissions_distribution.pdf

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  9. Avoid 50-100 year mistakes.

    Ensure that long-term infrastructure, especially buildings, are sustainable from the very start.

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  10. Create tax incentives for businesses to add planted outdoor spaces for their patrons

    [Submitted via mail by Penny Perry]

    "usinesses should be rewarded with lower taxes if they supply a planted refuge for their patrons. I am thinking of the fabulous space provided by La Casa Gelato on Glen Drive."

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    1 comment  ·  Improve access to nature  ·  Admin →

  11. Let's kill the whole plan

    This whole initiative is misguided nonsense that will wreck the city and cause taxes to scream upwards. Regular citizens aren't interested in this. Collect the garbage, provide services to citizens and get off this expensive ideologically driven pap.

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  12. 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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  13. Campbell and Union St. ~ traffic lights for bicycles and cars.

    The intersection at Campbell and Union Streets is dangerous, for cars and bicycles. A traffic light for bikes on Union Street, and cars, would make both drivers and cyclists feel safer. If traffic lights are too expensive, what about a four way stop with bicycle pictures on the signs?

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  14. 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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  15. reduce traffic by 50% on all routes

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  16. Celebrate 50 inspiring green people in Vancouver in the news!

    The Guardian just posted an inspiring article describing, briefly, 50 people in the UK who are creating positive environmental change via their own unique initiatives.

    There are some fantastic inspiring stories!

    I think it would be great to have an article written about 50 people in Vancouver that are doing similar projects. For example, one woman was given a concrete lot, and she transformed it into a garden using giant bags of soil. Another man noticed wildflower diversity in parks decreasing and started his own seed bank, and now his seeds are being used to increase diversity of wildflowers in…

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  17. Sustainable Policing

    Cut VPD fleet size in half. Boost their bike and footwear budget. (If necessary, create neighbourhood microjails by reusing phone booths - wherever they are - to hold perps until biopaddywagon takes them to the central composting centre),

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  18. Redesigning crosswalks to have a U-shaped design

    The City could redesign crosswalks at busy intersections where there is a high amount of J-walking. By redesigning crosswalks to have more of a U-shape, crosswalks could better for the way pedestrians interact with the street, making walking safer, and promoting walking further. There would be limited impacts to traffic congestions while promoting safer streets for pedestrians. Davie and Thurlow would be a perfect place to start!

    Visit http://bit.ly/bVMwbp for design examples

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  19. A bike rack programme for small commercial buildings (like subsidized composters for homes)

    A bike rack programme for small commercial buildings (like subsidized composters for homes)

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  20. Permeable pavements

    Use permeable paving in suitable areas with lower traffic volume (e.g. big block parking lots or smaller side streets)

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