"City of Villages" - foster neighborhood businesses that are willing to serve as secondhand depots
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Vancouver Design Nerds
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This idea is addressed in Community, Central Area, and City-Wide planning initiatives, with the understanding that fostering neighbourhood businesses requires collaboration of many different groups, public agencies, and neighbourhood residents
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Ekai
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth
its a good idea.
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Vancouver Design Nerds
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Here's the video for this idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecaQ2EK2soUAnd the photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vancouverdesignnerds/sets/72157624989276810/This idea was developed within a breakout group on Sept 17, 2010 at the Design Nerd Jam 4.4 Greenest City event, hosted by the Vancouver Design Nerds, with food sponsored by the City of Vancouver.
More info on VDN: www.designnerds.ca