Erica
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229 votes
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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If we gave Translink this much power, there would be a toll on every bridge, street and lane way in no time. For this to be successful we need to have our public transit operated by a public organization again that is specifically mandated by the local and municipal government to exceed the level of service required for the GVRD well ahead of that need.
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302 votes
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As per Jessica's comment: Ever been to Harbour Centre? How about focusing on greening an existing university and supporting programs and faculties educating the next leaders in sustainability, resource management and dialogue (on account of we can't get anything done in the first place without some good communication!). SFU already offers some such programs.
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314 votes
Included in the Draft Greenest City Action Plan.
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I wonder if we could see an initiative like this help keep our parks green in the summer months? It's a bummer to meet friends and families to play on dirt fields midway through July! Not to mention, when the grass dries up it can have a hard time recovering again in the highly trafficked areas and turns to mud all winter.
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404 votes
A critical challenge for Vancouver. Laneway housing, STIR, the 20% Inclusionary Zoning Policy, and other programs and policies are intended to help increase housing affordability— see http://vancouver.ca/housing. The draft Greenest City plan recognizes the importance of affordability and will review additional strategies, e.g. unbundled parking.
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599 votes
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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770 votes
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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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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360 votes
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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Not so Lawson. Simply not so.
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4 votes
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This intersection is only dangerous because vehicles on Campbell do not observe their stop sign. Good bike routes like Union do not have a mandatory stop at every intersection, allowing bike traffic to flow smoothly. How about just posting a police officer at that intersection on occasion and at key commuter hours to smarten up drivers?
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7 votes
This idea is similar to a Public Bike System, which is currently under review.
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@Maureen: The bus and skytrain systems are largely functional. Not great, but functional. Those of us who choose to cycle do it to save time (my wait for my bike is 0 minutes and I regularly beat the bus on routes that are 10k or less), connect the dots from home to transit or between major routes, stay healthier (in terms of fitness and reduced exposure to germs that cause illness) and alleviate congestion on major traffic routes and on transit. If the folks who cannot store a bike in their homes or apartments could have access to a bike rental program that would allow them to make the last leg of their trip by bike each day, I would personally be for it. Not to mention these programs tend to be pretty popular with tourists.
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4 votes
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This is a great idea and would ease pedestrian clutter at busy intersections by decreasing the density of people standing as close to a 4-5 foot area of the curb as possible. However, will this make it harder for cars turning right to check for pedestrians stepping out into the street at the last moment?
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37 votes
This is planned for Phase 2 of the food scraps recycling program.
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Any idea whether this will be extended to include apartment buildings too? We comprise a large portion of residences in Vancouver and are eager to participate!
