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  1. Plant additional trees on wide boulevards

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    7 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Plant additional trees  ·  Admin →
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    Access to Nature Working Group commented  · 

    Vancouver's Street Tree program is working to map tree deficient areas to put together a planting strategy. Some areas, such as the stretch on Charles mentioned, have already been identified as tree deficient and plans are underway to plant trees in the area!

  2. Create Green lane ways.

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    6 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    We have looked at the ""green lanes" pilots and reported to Council in 2008 (summary — they’re 3-4 times more expensive than our now-standard strip pavement, there is a definite "price point’ of how much residents would be willing to pay for the treatment, and they will likely have higher maintenance costs and a shorter service life). We’re currently finalizing our test site for the lower-cost lane treatment option — a permeable lane pavement design.

    Here is the full Council report, including the resident survey.

    http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20081030/documents/pe4.pdf

    Definitely an option for Council to increase the funding (reduce the property owner’s share) for these projects to promote more green lanes. More broadly speaking, the Greenest City team is supportive of the idea to make make laneways and alleys more pedestrian friendly environments, while maintaining essential functions (e.g. access for loading, parking and waste collection).

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    Access to Nature Working Group commented  · 

    We have looked at the "green lanes" pilots and reported to Council in 2008 (summary -- they're 3-4 times more expensive than our now-standard strip pavement, there is a definite "price point' of how much residents would be willing to pay for the treatment, and they will likely have higher maintenance costs and a shorter service life). We're currently finalizing our test site for the lower-cost lane treatment option -- a permeable lane pavement design.

    Here is the full Council report, including the resident survey.

    http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20081030/documents/pe4.pdf

    Definitely an option for Council to increase the funding (reduce the property owner's share) for these projects to promote more green lanes.

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