Skip to content

How can we reach our 2020
Greenest City Targets?

Peter

← Talk Green To Us - Share Your Ideas

My feedback

5 results found

  1. pick up garbage every 2 weeks instead of weekly

    4 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    4 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage shorter vehicle trips  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    Peter commented  · 

    This is not a good idea. I see many bins full to brim every week in my neighbourhood. I would also comment that in the summer parts of Vancouver could smell like a garbage dump if pickup was every two weeks and not to mention the potential for an increase in the rat population. That a bin is only half full is immaterial as the garbage truck still has to go down the lane irrespective of the level of garbage in a bin.

  2. 'Pedestrianize' Robson St. permanently (no cars) - or at least do a 6 month trial

    52 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    10 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    The draft Greenest City plan will include directions to explore pedestrian-only and pedestrian-priority streets in the downtown core. Potential locations will be identified at a later date (e.g. as part of the transportation plan update).

    An error occurred while saving the comment
    Peter commented  · 

    This is probably one of the best ideas in the initiatives for a Greener Vancouver. Why Granville St. was chosen as our "walking street" I have never understood, but then politicians are not known for their intelligence. To make Robson Street a walking street will tie the most densely populated area of the City to its downtown core.

    Peter supported this idea  · 

  3. Encourage truck drivers to upgrade diesel engines to more modern and efficient models

    9 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    3 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    Peter commented  · 

    I could vote "yes" for this initiative except it also proposes to give the drivers (not the owners) a financial incentive to upgrade their vehicle. I could be wrong, but I am not aware of any incentive if I buy a new energy efficient car and by the same token I do not believe the truck owners should be entitled to any financial incentive. The Province, GVRD and the City should require all trucks to pass annual safety and emission standards. That it is not required, except during the odd highway check, is shameful on the part of the Provincial Government.

  4. Heat pumps not electric baseboards in all new homes!

    18 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    3 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Build carbon neutral new buildings  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    Peter commented  · 

    Until the noise of the heat pumps can be reduced to below what is currently permitted or the regulations as to their positioning is more tightly controlled (i.e. away from neighbours) I would oppose this initiative. Heat pumps can be particularly irritating to neighbours. Can electric baseboard heaters not be regulated by a programmable thermostat?

  5. Property tax credit for installation of public bike parking.

    8 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    4 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    Peter commented  · 

    I'm not surprised that the proponent of this initiative wishes to remain anonymous. If a business wishes to attract the cyclists let him install a bike rack to the City's requirements, but at his expense. No tax credit needed.

Feedback and Knowledge Base

(thinking…)