Key Sustainability Features     •    Redevelopment of brownfield site    •    Redirection of population growth from suburban to urban areas    •    Reduced dependency on the automobile    •    Street calming to increase walkability    •    Increased urban open space    •    Mixed-use, mixed-income neighbourhood    •    Market and non-market (social and seniors) housingIn 1989, the City of Vancouver introduced a policy that allows the rezoning of marginal industrial land for residential use. The new policy opened up the former brewery site on the Arbutus Lands for development. The adoption of the Arbutus Neighbourhood Policy Plan came after an extensive public planning process and was an important first step in the implementation of the city’s policy.The Arbutus Neighbourhood Policy Plan reflects many of the key principles from Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy. By identifying this marginal industrial land and allowing for its redevelopment by Concert Properties Ltd. into a liveable, high-density residential neighbourhood, the City directed growth into urban neighbourhoods that might otherwise have occurredas suburban sprawl. READ MORE

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Green buildings and infrastructure All public facilities will meet LEED Gold standard All private buildings must meet LEED Silver standard Green roofs as a component of stormwater management Alternative heating systems Carbon-neutral neighbourhood Traffic Demand Management Low minimum- and maximum-parking standards Required provision of spaces for car co-op (e.g. CAN) Diverse network of pedestrian and bicycle paths End of trip facilities for cyclists All residences within 5 minute walk of transit Waste Management Composting and recycling required Neighbourhood-based waste utility encouraged Ecological Landscaping Natural planting emphasized 1/3 of site to be set aside for open space. Waterfront park featuring naturalized waterfront and stormwater detention ponds 2. Heritage building within the context of a renewed streetscape Responsible parties: City of Vancouver Tours: Not available This Post Was imported from the 'Greater Vancouver Green Guide', it's part of the 'Green Guide Portal' to the Green Building Brain READ MORE

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Key Sustainability Features Green Infrastructure: extensive greenway network Stormwater management plan: natural drainage system incorporating surface detention and infiltration; reduced erosion and habitat loss through management of run-off discharge Pedestrian-oriented: shops and transit within 5-minute walk Habitat protection: preservation of riparian areas with restricted human access Open space: school and park sites to contribute to infiltration and bird habitat The City of Surrey’s ongoing development of the East Clayton neighbourhood is the outcome of a participatory planning process initiated by the city and undertaken with the assistance of the James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments at the Design Centre for Sustainability at UBC. Both the city and the Chair are committed to developing a complete and sustainable neighbourhood in East Clayton. READ MORE

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Key Sustainability Features 10.5 hectares of green and open space in city centre Foreshore improvement Brownfield redevelopment of former industrial site First public access to False Creek Early example of large-scale brownfield redevelopment in Vancouver Precedent-setting development Limits on vehicles Pedestrian-oriented Target of 1/3 low-income, 1/3 middle-income, 1/3 market housing Housing forms include market units; townhouses and apartments for families; non-market housing in the form of co-ops and non-profit rentals READ MORE

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Key Sustainability Features Brownfield redevelopment Revitalized mixed-use urban neighbourhood Innovative adaptive reuse of existing buildings and spaces A catalyst for the transformation of False Creek Open space Organic recycling initiative for Public Market vendors Granville Island, which ranks among Canada’s first mixed-use developments and rehabilitated urban brownfield sites, has been hailed as one of North America’s most innovative developments. Project for Public Spaces rated it as one of North America’s great neighbourhoods. The success of the Granville Island development acted as a catalyst for the transformation of False Creek. READ MORE

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Key Sustainability Features 170 social housing units 60% subsidized, 40% low-market rents Use of geothermal energy Preservation and renovation of heritage homes Increased energy efficiency technology Reduced construction waste Recycled building materials CAN-partnership to reduce vehicle ownership Reduction in parking stalls in lane from 100 to 28 Reduction of width of laneway from 33 to 20 feet (6 - 10 m) Storage for 168 bicycles Mid-block greenway Water feature using stormwater Community garden Fruit trees 90% mature tree retention The Mole Hill Community Housing Society (MHCHS) is the result of a seven year campaign to preserve Vancouver's only intact Victorian and Edwardian neighbourhood. The area was originally earmarked for demolition but, in 1999, residents of the 148 city-owned affordable rental units, and affordable housing advocates convinced City Council to preserve the heritage block for social housing. The city, in partnership with BC Housing and the MHCHS, approved a project to renovate 27 of the heritage homes into 170 units of non-market housing, with an additional house and a new building developed as a day centre for people living with HIV/AIDS. READ MORE

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Key Sustainability Features Integrated watershed management planning foundation Protection of lands within ALR for agricultural uses Restoration, enhancement and protection of sensitive areas and habitats Reduced impervious land coverage Ground-oriented housing Approximately 45% (3,400) multi-family housing units High densities within 10 minute walk of village centre Affordable/special needs housing in each neighbourhood Mix of transit-supportive land use and densities Fine-grained, walkable street pattern Traffic-calmed streets Neighbourhood designed around natural features Parks and natural areas within five-minute walk of residences Direct transit link to Regional Town Centre Dedicated pedestrian and cycling routes Transportation network accommodating cars, transit, bicycles and pedestrians NECAP is divided into a series of neighbourhood plans that are governed by the overall development concept. The neighbourhood plans are also guided by a series of integrated watershed management plans which integrate broad watershed management goals into specific land use and servicing regulations and guidelines.One of the notable development concepts is the protection of environmentally sensitive areas and lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). The neighbourhood plans express this concept in greater detail by indicating environmentally sensitive areas and agricultural lands and targeting them for protection. READ MORE

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Suter Brook Village is being developed on a 22-acre (8.7 hectare) brownfield site in the City of Port Moody. The city and the developer, the ONNI Group, conceived the development as a neighbourhood that will retain and enhance the natural environment, in particular Suter Brook, one of the few remaining urban streams in Metro Vancouver that remains a viable habitat for salmon. READ MORE

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Key Sustainability Features Habitat preservation: protection of more than 320 hectares of forest and wildlife habitat Stormwater management: almost 100% of rainfall returned to the ground Transit-supportive development: Canada’s only community transit pass program READ MORE

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Key Sustainability Features Transformation from a commuter campus to a complete sustainable community REAP (Residential Environment Assessment Program) Green building program based on LEED standards Required energy- and water-efficient design, water-efficient landscaping Rainwater collection and water recycling encouraged Required use of recycled construction materials Pedestrian and Cyclist-oriented street design Residences within 250 m of greenways and 400 m of transit Fine-grained, narrow, traffic calmed street network Traffic Demand Management (TDM) TDM is an important cornerstone of the University Town vision Stats show an overall reduction in parking due to success of U-pass (universal transit program) in 2003 U-pass program to be extended to residents, faculty/staff READ MORE

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The Olympic and Paralympic Village is part of the Southeast False Creek (SEFC) development. The SEFC site includes 32 hectares of formerly industrial lands which constituted the last remaining tract of undeveloped waterfront land in downtown Vancouver. The SEFC development has over 600,000 square meters of residential development, approximately 6,200 housing units, and an estimated total population ranging from 10,000 to 12,000 people. The first phase of the development, completed at the end of 2009, temporarily accommodated athletes of the 2010 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games, after which it was converted into a high-density, mixed-use sustainable neighbourhood with approximately 1,100 housing units. READ MORE

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