Volume 3 - Program & Project Ideas (PDF - 4.5 - Natural Life Network

Natural Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems
income households and making residential developments conditional upon the provision
of commercial space. Transportation-related initiatives were developed related to
building roads that use less energy in their construction; bicycle trails and pathways; and
the initiation of a study into public transportation possibilities. This is also an example of
a community energy plan.
Source: Community Energy Association BC. Undated. Quesnel: Small Steps Towards Better
Transportation: Transport Specific Policies.http://www.energyaware.bc.ca/tk_c_quesnel1.htm.
See also the Smart Growth BC write up
http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/index.cfm?group_ID=3435
L.1.9 Intensification, infill and conversion
Resources:
David Suzuki Foundation. 2003. Understanding Sprawl: A Citizen’s Guide
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Sprawl.asp
Local Government Commission in Cooperation with the US Environmental Protection
Agency. 2003. Smart Growth. Creating Great Neighborhoods: Density in Your
Community http://www.epa.gov
L 1.9.1 Downtown revitalization
Resource:
CMHC. 2002. Disinvestment and the Decline of Urban Neighbourhoods
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/publications/en/rh-pr/index.html
- Case study: Montreal, QC
A community-based organization, Collectif Hochelaga Maisonneuve undertook a land
use study on revitalizing a run down area of Montreal through mixed housing and
commercial development, including recommendations on necessary zoning amendments.
• The project reversed the trend of decline in an inner-city community,
encouraging the efficient use of land and resources, saving energy that would
have been used developing new areas.
• Economic development was encouraged, increasing the municipal tax base.
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