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  1. Create more affordable family housing within easy walking/biking/transit radius of downtown.

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    17 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
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  2. 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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  3. 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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    Tyler commented  · 

    While I do agree that a cycling network should be created, I feel that the bikers who use this network should be more educated. Too many cyclers rip through stop signs and red lights and also ride around on sidewalks and crosswalks interfering with pedestrians. It just seems they lack proper road etiquette.

    People who commute by driving a car/truck need a license, so why don't bikers? A cycling license would be as easy as charging $5 and taking an online test and getting a license number. This $5 could also go towards the maintenance of cycling routes. This may not be the best solution as it could potentially limit children from having fun but at least it would provide a measure of safety for cyclers of all ages!

  4. Encourage urban food production

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    23 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Encourage local food  ·  Admin →
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    This is such a simple and effective way of "going green" and I'm surprised more people don't grow their own edible gardens. Governments can offer "how to" gardening courses for free but of course that would involve increasing taxes or could offer courses for a small fee. Combine this with the ability to take residents yard scraps and kitchen wastes and you have the Government being able to sell fertilizer/compost to help support the cause.

    The Private Industry could take advantage quite easily and make a healthy profit by creating a business that plants and takes care of gardens like landscaping companies take care of lawns.

    @Resisting Nonsense. Don't let your political views tarnish a great idea.

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