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  1. Build complete, walkable neighbourhoods interconnected by great transit and cycling routes.

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

    This is an evolutionary process. The City of Vancouver is already considered a North American leader in this regard. Current and future plans and projects (e.g. Cambie Corridor Planning Program) will continue to embrace this ideal.

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  2. Plant trees lots and lots of trees!

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    5 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Plant additional trees  ·  Admin →
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    rick commented  · 

    City should only plant trees that produce edible crops - especially nuts since they can be stored longer. Food bank volunteers can collect the nuts and distribute. Hungry and homeless and everyone else can collect save money and have high quality food in the winter.

  3. Waste to resource programs

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    1 comment  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  4. 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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  5. Hydrogen Powered

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    6 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →
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    rick commented  · 

    Silly. Hydrogen is not a power source, just a storage medium. There is no hydrogen capture... it has to be manufactured, usually by splitting water using electricity. It is far more efficient to just use the electricity in an electric motor than to create / transport / store hydrogen and create a whole new distribution network and on and on.

  6. Slow Down Vancouver: Working Less Equals Lower Footprint - Think about it

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    5 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Lighter Footprint  ·  Admin →
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  7. Sustainable Policing

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    0 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce greenhouse gas emissions  ·  Admin →
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  8. Create scramble intersections at major intersections

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

    Great idea!
    The City has been interested in scramble intersections for some time, and staff are currently exploring different locations where they might be suitable. High pedestrian volumes are an important criteria, although there are other considerations as well.
    Those interested in learning more about pedestrian volumes downtown and throughout the city might want to check out the City’s 2001-2002 Pedestrian study (http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/pedstudy/).

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    rick commented  · 

    What is a scramble cross walk?

  9. Create an "energy playground" for kids

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    3 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Lighter Footprint  ·  Admin →
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    rick commented  · 

    I recently saw a documentary about this. Merry go rounds powered by kids to pump water in africa. What the doc showed was that the systems broke down within a few months and were not serviced, so left unused. The company installing the systems profits putting them in then disappears. Another feel good scam.

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