Janine Brossard
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314 votes
Included in the Draft Greenest City Action Plan.
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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It's now the beginning of August and we haven't had a drop of rain since June. I water my garden approx every 5 days from mid June to mid September. I would have used my two full rain barrels in one watering session in late June. They would have been sittng empty for the last 6 weeks. I may have got another 2 full rain barrels before the end of summer if we are lucky. They would then be used to water 1/2 of my garden in one 5 day period. My garden doesn't usally need watering during Spring, Fall or Winter when we have abundant rain. This has been the norm since we moved into our house 9 years ago.
However, I would love to use the water from my laundry and bath/shower for the garden during the summer. When I approached the City to allow us to install a greywater system during our new house construction early this year there were a lot of barriers. One being that I had to pay over $600 for an 'alternative solution request' and have it signed and sealed by a professional with no guarantee of it being approved. We have now lost the opportunity to install the plumbing, holding tank and subsoil irrigation system. Instead I will continue to use precious tap water on my garden during the dry summers. Is the City planning on making greywater installaion easier for the next generation of new buildings? Rain barrels don't seem to make a lot of sense during our Vancouver summers.
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22 votes
Financing tools (currently under development) may encourage building owners to improve the performance of their buildings rather than rebuild.
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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There are so many great salvageable materials from old houses. Beautiful old growth interior doors, flooring, staircases, door/window moldings, hardware, cast iron tubs & radiators, metal railings. We recently salvaged lots for our new home. In the end it was not cheaper than buying new as it was more labour intensive to strip and customize. However the quality is superior and no trees had to be cut or metals mined. The majority of cost was in labour which is good for our local economy. It is sad to see houses being demolished without the chance to recover these valuable items. It would be great to see the City make it mandatory for any houses applying to be demolished to allow at least a month for removal of these items.
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13 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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Great idea!
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138 votes
Thanks for sharing this idea!
The city’s new active transportation plan will soon be in development, and hopefully completed within the next year.
A big part of the work ahead is to identify the complete cycling network, and the type of facility that is most appropriate and/or feasible for different routes. In some cases (e.g. busy arterial routes), separated lanes might be the best approach; in other cases (e.g. lower car volume neighbourhood streets), enhanced traffic calming and/or further reducing car access might be more appropriate. Travis cited some great examples in the Netherlands where cars are ‘guests’ that are allowed in, but do not dominate.
In all cases, the goal should be to make routes that feel safe to all potential cyclists, including beginners, children, and seniors.
For more information, visit http://vancouver.ca/cycling .
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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Great idea Elle. It's not very pleasant when biking uphill with my daughter on the back of my bike and a car speeds by. It feels unhealthy to breathe their exhaust fumes so deeply into my lungs for the next few minutes.
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3 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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I look forward to your explanation of how this will reduce the waste faster.
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25 votes
Thanks for sharing this idea!
The city’s new 10-year cycling program master plan will soon be in development, and hopefully completed within the next year.
A big part of the work ahead is to identify the complete cycling network, and the type of facility that is most appropriate and/or feasible for different routes. In some cases (e.g. busy arterial routes), separated lanes might be the best approach; in other cases (e.g. lower car volume neighbourhood streets), enhanced traffic calming and/or further reducing car access might be more appropriate. Travis cited some great examples in the Netherlands where cars are ‘guests’ that are allowed in, but do not dominate.
In all cases, the goal should be to make routes that feel safe to all potential cyclists, including beginners, children, and seniors.
For more information, visit http://vancouver.ca/cycling
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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That would be great. Make biking to school a safe option for our children also.
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89 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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Great idea.
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14 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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Great idea. When the City begins to pick up all food scraps later in the year in our yard bins will we really need our garbage bins picked up once a week? Maybe the City could collect and recycle beverage cartons such as milk/milk alternatives instead.
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1 vote
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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I wonder how much energy is used in melting down glass to be reused. It seems like a step backward to use glass as a single use container. It would be great if we found a way to reuse/refill glass containers/bottles instead.
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8 votes
This is too detailed, but there is
a recommendation in the Draft Greenest City Action Plan for enhancing source control.An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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Great idea. I've just become aware of the daily spew of chemicals that an average household releases into our water system. From cosmetics and household cleaners to washing paint brushes. Are all of these chemicals removed by the sewage processing plants?
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14 votes
Application to air quality is tangential.
Water quality as affected by residential discharge is governed under Bylaw #8093, and administered by City of Vancouver’s dedicated Environmental Department: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/licandinsp/inspections/environment/An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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Great idea. I was surprised and alarmed when I read about the toxins in dryer sheets and fabric softeners. Anyone within the vicinity of a dryer outlet (including birds and other wildlife) has no choice but to endure the release of these toxins into the surrounding air.
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9 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment Janine Brossard
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Great idea. Also replace noisy and polluting leaf blowers with a rake.
