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  1. Repeal mandatory bike helmet legislation

    408 votes
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    72 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →

  2. Create a Fare-Free Transit system for GVRD

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

    Transit (and transit fares!) are controlled by TransLink, not the city. Having said that, reducing or eliminating transit fares is an interesting idea.

    Unfortunately it’s not very feasible, at least as TransLink is currently funded. Unlike most North American cities, Vancouver’s transit problems aren’t due to a lack of demand but rather a lack of capacity. Anyone who’s ever tried to squeeze onto one of our busy buses or trains knows this all too well — there isn’t enough space even when people have to pay, let alone accommodate the additional demand that would be created if transit were free. Compare this to cities with fare-free zones, which are typically struggling for increase demand, and which typically have (a) less frequent service and/or (b) plenty of extra capacity to accommodate more riders.

    In Vancouver, we need to provide more transit capacity to meet existing demand — and a LOT more…

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  3. Lower temperature asphalt and more asphalt recycling

    8 votes
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    7 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →
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  4. Buying locally should not only include food but all items

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    0 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Lighter Footprint  ·  Admin →
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  5. 99 B-Line along Broadway to use Trolley Buses via an express trolley wire, similiar to Hastings St.

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

    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. Electric-powered trolleys are included as part of the bus options.

    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.

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  6. Don't Incinerate -- Reduce!!

    27 votes
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    3 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  7. Heat pumps not electric baseboards in all new homes!

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    3 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Build carbon neutral new buildings  ·  Admin →

  8. pick up garbage every 2 weeks instead of weekly

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    4 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage shorter vehicle trips  ·  Admin →
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  9. 2 stroke scooters

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    0 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →
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  10. Prohibit the use of outdoor space heaters on both residential and restaurant/cafe patios

    23 votes
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    2 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →
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  11. Coordinate waste management truck routes

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    2 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  12. Expand the use of electric trolley buses and electric vehicles

    195 votes
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    13 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
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  13. Use school buildings as evening community learning centres

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    2 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage shorter vehicle trips  ·  Admin →
    AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    Using public school buildings as a shared community resource after hours seems like a sensible way to get better use from existing resources. However, it should be noted that his item will require further consultation and partnership with the Vancouver School Board.

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  14. Require businesses to be responsible for their own waste

    234 votes
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    11 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  15. Encourage deconstruction to recover used building materials & reduce construction waste

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    10 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    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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  16. Unbundle parking and housing costs

    176 votes
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    5 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    The City has supported projects that have voluntarily unbundled parking (e.g. Spectrum), and is actively working to gain authority to require unbundling in new development — this requires changes to Provincial legislation. In 2008, the City proposed the Unbundled Parking Resolution to give BC municipalities the authority to require unbundling in new development. This was passed by the Union of BC Municipalities. Provincial response to date: The Ministry of Community Development will review the proposal and refer the issue to the Development Finance Review Committee for discussion.

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  17. Drinking water fountains + bottled water ban

    426 votes
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    started  ·  26 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Use less water  ·  Admin →
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  18. Extend food waste collection program to include apartments and condos

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    25 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    The City supports Metro Vancouver’s plans to ban food scraps from the incinerator and landfills by 2015. The City will collaborate with Metro Vancouver to develop and implement a plan to ensure apartments, condos, businesses and institutions have access to food scraps collection programs before the ban comes into effect.

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  19. Set up a Vancouver city treeplanting carbon offset program, adminstered by the city and implemented

    27 votes
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    1 comment  ·  GC 2020 » Plant additional trees  ·  Admin →
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