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How can we reach our 2020
Greenest City Targets?

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  1. Create Green lane ways.

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

    We have looked at the ""green lanes" pilots and reported to Council in 2008 (summary — they’re 3-4 times more expensive than our now-standard strip pavement, there is a definite "price point’ of how much residents would be willing to pay for the treatment, and they will likely have higher maintenance costs and a shorter service life). We’re currently finalizing our test site for the lower-cost lane treatment option — a permeable lane pavement design.

    Here is the full Council report, including the resident survey.

    http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20081030/documents/pe4.pdf

    Definitely an option for Council to increase the funding (reduce the property owner’s share) for these projects to promote more green lanes. More broadly speaking, the Greenest City team is supportive of the idea to make make laneways and alleys more pedestrian friendly environments, while maintaining essential functions (e.g. access for loading, parking and waste collection).

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    I just looked into the Country Lanes page and the cost to residents is simply listed as To Be Determined? Not very helpful! I think this is a great concept that not only has the environmental benefit of improving ground water absorption but would also help to make laneways more user-friendly; a nice place to stroll or play instead of just a place to let your garbage & recycling bins overflow...I think this is something the City should definitely subsidize, especially because the laneways that stand to benefit the most are located in lower-income neighbourhoods.

  2. Convert streets to mini parks, green linkages and/or open space

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    3 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Improve access to nature  ·  Admin →
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  3. Develop more useable and green school grounds

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  4. Revitalize the False Creek Flats

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  5. Put the Blue into Green: daylight our Lost Creeks

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  6. Green Hastings Park

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  7. redesign the "islands" under the cambie bridge

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