Peter Finch
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543 votes
Requires support from TransLink. The City will continue to support this idea, through measures including secured rights-of-way (e.g. the centre median on 1st Avenue near the Olympic Village). The recent Olympic Line streetcar demonstration was very successful and helps make the business case for this project.
An error occurred while saving the comment There are tremendous possibilities for moving this idea forward. It need not be a mega-project.
Why can't we make peace with the CPR and collaborate to reshape the Arbutus corridor into a neighbourhood streetcar system connecting Kerrisdale, Granville Island, Chinatown and Gastown? Its right of way can extend existing bikeways and walkways and include linear parks and public gardens. Besides becoming a "green" jewel, it could also be a catalyst for positive social change. Why not partner with First Nations to build a high-tech streetcar maintenance facility under the Burrard Bridge? Why not invite Bombardier and BCIT to develop a technical education program for First Nations youth to service and even build equipment for the streetcar system? Why not include places for large scale sculpture along the route? -
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This is one of the key actions in the draft Greenest City Action Plan
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1,002 votes
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.
An error occurred while saving the comment A large part of cycling safety is not in how we design bikeways, but in how the cyclists use those facilities. Education is essential to safety, and if the cyclists I see on a daily basis are any indication, some serious enforcement of basic rules of the road will need to happen. Vancouver's greatest transportation liability is the disregard [by both drivers and cyclists] for pedestrians and others on the road. I suspect that the most effective way to ensure cycling safety won't happen overnight: we need to teach cycling awareness in public school.
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15 votes
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49 votes
This idea is not in the draft Greenest City Action Plan but may be contemplated in other areas of City work.
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46 votes
Requires support from the provincial and federal governments. The draft Greenest City plan will advocate for new sources of funding for improved transit (e.g. congestion pricing, vehicle levies).
An error occurred while saving the comment In general, I agree, but TransLink should be replaced with a well-funded, more democratic body. I don't think used vans would solve any problems, but there is merit in the idea of free transit. After all, cars and trucks are highly subsidized through our taxes and our roads are free for all to use. If transit were free to the user, the wear and tear on existing roads would be reduced because car traffic would decrease markedly. The money saved could be devoted to public transit, particularly light rail, and commercial users should be made to pay their fair share for the use of the roads.
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226 votes
An error occurred while saving the comment "Daylighting" our streams is not just a matter of personal preference; it is essential to building quality into our urban environment. Not only is it possible to restore salmon-bearing streams, but in doing so, we provide aesthetic and educational opportunities. If nature can be brought back to urban people, perhaps also people can be educated not to litter and destroy.
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289 votes
TransLink is currently leading a study to determine the best approach to deliver high-capacity, fast, frequent, and reliable rapid transit for the Broadway Corridor from Commercial Drive to UBC. A number of technologies and alignment options are being considered, including rail rapid transit (e.g. SkyTrain), surface light rail transit, and bus rapid transit.
The City of Vancouver is directly involved as a partner agency in the study. In April 2010, City Council endorsed ten principles to guide City input into this process (http://vancouver/ubcline/principles).
Visit http://vancouver.ca/ubcline to learn more about this work, including upcoming public engagement events.
An error occurred while saving the comment Here is where a streetcar can be the perfect fit. Moving large numbers of people in a degree of comfort [fully accessible, 100% low floor, air conditioned] while moderating traffic flow would solve many of the problems of the West Broadway corridor. The result would be that all traffic would move slower, but on average travel time on the east-west axis would decrease because streetcars would trigger traffic lights to cycle at whatever speed they are moving at. Less traffic chaos, fewer accidents and a more people-friendly atmosphere which would benefit businesses.
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227 votes
City has already moved beyond the 2,010 (garden plots) by 2010 challenge. Three new gardens were created in the summer of 2010 and others are currently in the planning stage. This is an idea included in the Draft Greenest City Action Plan.
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202 votes
The Draft Greenest City Action Plan includes an action to develop a building deconstruction policy. The City is piloting a building deconstruction project and is exploring options for an incentive program to encourage deconstruction.
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394 votes
An exciting idea!
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669 votes
The draft Greenest City Action Plan will discuss this in a variety of ways.
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1,073 votes
Low footprint food choices are not the same as vegan food choices in all cases, the analysis is more complex than this. Generally a low footprint diet is local, seasonal food, and limits consumption of red meat, dairy, and some grains. Low footprint food choices are included in the draft Greenest City Action Plan and will be discussed through community engagement activities.
