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<strong>Natural</strong> Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems -Additional resource: www.locationefficiency.com/ - Case study: Chicago, USA Chicago's suburban transit system, discounts annual transit pass for households that use the Location Efficient Mortgage to purchase a home outside the city of Chicago. A monthly pass usually costs $75; the special offer to LEM homebuyers will cost $62.50 or $750 per year. Two discounted passes are offered per household. For additional information contact www.cnt.org L.1.5 Transportation user fees - Case study: Austin, Texas, USA The City rewards households that reduce their vehicle ownership. City utility bills include a transportation user fee. The annual fee is from $30 to $40 (US) for an average home. This charge is based on the average number of daily motor vehicle trips made per property, reflecting its size and use. For example, single-family development is estimated to generate 40 motor vehicle trips per acre per day; condominium residential use and townhouse residential use generate approximately 60 motor vehicle trips per acre per day; offices generate approximately 180 motor vehicle trips per acre per day. Residential property owners with no cars or 65 years of age or older are exempt from the tax. For additional information, contact www.ci.austin.tx.us/development/ldc1.htm Draft 4/11/2005 16
<strong>Natural</strong> Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems L.1.6 Diverse and compact housing L.1.6.1 Co-housing - Case study: Toronto, ON Creative Communities and the Collaborative Housing Society developed a planning tool for both developers’ and City officials’ use when building and approving co-housing. Co-housing is a form of communal housing where services are shared and could include meals, daycare, lawns, and gardens or shared office amenities (fax, printers, work stations) to facilitate home-based businesses and reduce isolation, a common complaint of those working from their homes. www.actprogram.com/english/casestudies/pdf/PB0177-40.pdf • Vehicle use is reduced because many services are provided locally. • Locally grown produce reduces energy associated with transportation of agricultural food products. • Eyes on the street improve neighbourhood security. Left: WindSong Cohousing Community in Langley, BC Source: Creative Communities and the Collaborative Society. 1997. Planning for Cohousing. (PB0177-40). ACT case study. -Additional resource: The Intentional Communities maintains a web site of most cohousing communities around the world linking directly to the individual cohousing sites. See http://www.ic.org/iclist.html Draft 4/11/2005 17
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