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  1. Plant additional trees on wide boulevards

    48 votes
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    7 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Plant additional trees  ·  Admin →
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  2. Ban all disposable bags

    146 votes
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    7 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  3. Require all fast food take-out containers to be reusable, compostable, or recyclable

    272 votes
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    10 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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  4. Create a public bike sharing program (e.g. Montreal's Bixi, Paris' Velib)

    155 votes
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    17 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
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  5. Develop a city-supported urban farming program

    240 votes
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    10 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage local food  ·  Admin →
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  6. 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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  7. Create more community gardens

    227 votes
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    8 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage local food  ·  Admin →
    started  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    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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  8. Ban disposable cups, plates and cutlery in all restaurants/cafes

    190 votes
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    31 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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    Erika commented  · 

    I've formed a habit of saying "no straw" when I ask for water. For drinks that require them, it would be wonderful if they offered reusable straws (best option) or biodegradable ones that can be easily composted (not all biodegradable materials will do so quickly).

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  9. Paperless Receipts for Retailers

    214 votes
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    16 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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    Erika commented  · 

    I made a few purchases today and had my double receipt from each one stapled together, sometimes faster than I could say "no staple please". I wish they would ask first, or use the punching tool that attaches them together without staples. It seems like such a waste of metal.

  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Create more affordable family housing within easy walking/biking/transit radius of downtown.

    404 votes
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    17 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
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  13. Provide abundant & secure bicycle parking at transit stations & other key locations.

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

    This is acknowledged as a key strategy to better integrate cycling and transit. In 07/2009 the City committed some funding for secure parking facilities at Broadway-City Hall and Olympic Village Canada Line stations. The City has also conducted a feasibility study for a downtown bike centre.

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  14. Reclaim road and/or parking space to create plazas and parklets.

    394 votes
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    16 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
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  15. Encourage urban food production

    669 votes
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    23 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage local food  ·  Admin →
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  16. Build complete, walkable neighbourhoods interconnected by great transit and cycling routes.

    599 votes
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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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  17. 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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  18. Cycling for Everyone: Develop a complete cycling network that feels safe and attractive to all

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

    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.

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  19. Municipal tax break for property owners that allow urban farmers to farm their yards

    256 votes
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    4 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage local food  ·  Admin →
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