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Example of Sustainable Community Goals & Objectives
(Adapted from SEFC)
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| Solid Waste | * Maximize diversion of all wastes from disposal | -reduce & manage generation of neighborhood waste |
| * Maximize appropriate hazardous waste mgt | -increase separation of toxic materials from other wastes in all waste streams | |
| Mobility | * Minimize the need to travel outside the neighborhood for basic needs | -increase proximity of housing to key activity centers |
| * Provide attractive alternatives to SOV travel | -increase pedestrian, bicycle & transit amenities
-increase convenience of public transit | |
| *Minimize amount of public & private property devoted to automobiles | -redesign city streets for desired functions | |
| * Maximize accessibility of regional destinations by modes other than SOV | -increase non-SOV access to regional destinations | |
| * Maximize access for persons of all abilities | -increase barrier-free design of housing, businesses etc. | |
| * Promote a regional balance of jobs & housing | -match housing types & affordability w/ needs of workers | |
| Energy | * Maximize sustainable & efficient use of energy rsces
* Minimize need to expand energy infrastructure |
-reduce non-renewable energy consumption
-increase neighborhood generation of renewable energy -increase the diversity of energy sources -reduce peak loads placed upon energy infrastructure |
| Air Emissions | * Minimize harmful emissions in the air | -reduce concentrations of ground level ozone (smog)
-reduce greenhouse gas emissions -reduce chemical & biol contaminant emissions indoors -eliminate use of ozone depleting processes & products -reduce concentration of fine particulates at street level |
| Soil | * Minimize health & envtal risk from contaminated soils
* maximize the productivity of local soil |
-increase the comprehensiveness of soil remediation options anal
-increase soil productivity |
| Water | * Maximize efficient use of fresh water
* Minimize water pollution * Minimize need to expand existing water infrastructure |
-increase efficient use of municipal water indoors and outdoors
-reduce/manage surface run-off flows -reduce delivery of contaminants & untreated wastes to Coal Harbor... -reduce loadings and flows to Wastewater Treatment plants -reduce peak demand for municipal water supply |
| Green Space | * Maximize site biodiversity
* Maximize vegetative cover & biological productivity * Maximize restoration of aquatic environments |
-increase the quality & qty of habitat provided for a range of appropr species
- increase the contiguity of wildlife corridors -increase biolog productivity -increase vegetative cover -increase quality & availability of marine & foreshore habitats -increase the presence of naturalized freshwater ecosystems |
| Buildings | * Optimize street layout & bldg placement
* Maximize the efficient use of material rsces * Minimize the embodied energy used in the transpo of bldg materials * Maximize the use of materials from sustainable sources |
-increase approp siting of bldgs to contribute to cmty energy efficiency
-decrease adverse impacts of built form on local microclimates -increase the useful life of bldgs & mtls -increase the use of local mtls -increase response of the built form to local climactic condns -eliminate the use of unsustainably harvested products |
| Econ Devt | * Achieve reasonable ROI for NVC
* Maximize local sust economic activity w/in NVC |
-ensure full cost ROI
-encourage employment opps & local CED -encourage socially & envtally responsible business practices |
| Housing | * Optimize residential densification
* ensure a range of housing which provides social & econ choice for broad mix of people * Optimize diversity of housing choices & unit flexibility |
-increase densities to sust livability stds for an urban scale
-increase LT affordable housing options for households working in the City that have average incomes -Ensure accomodation of core needy housing reqts -encourage range of funding sources for housing -increase range of housing types and tenures -provide accommodation approp for families -accommodate diff types of family structures over time -increase opps for aging-in-place |
| Cmty Well-being & Indiv Health | * Maximize opps for cmty participation, interaction &
empowerment
* maximize the health, safety & livability of the community |
-increase informal cmty interaction in public spaces
-increase resident identification w/ a cmty center/sense of place -design public spaces to encourage observn by nearby residents & presence of people at all hours -create pedestrian-oriented streetscape -provide indoor play spaces -increase integration of landscapes & cityscape |
| Culture, Heritage, Education | * Maximize arts, cultural & recreational activities
* Maximize linkages between NVC & other cmtys * Maximize educational value of NVC as a sust cmty * Maximize the heritage value of NVC |
-provide opps for cultural & cmty activities in public OS
-create adaptable, multi-function cmty spaces -integrate public art into built form -involve public artists at initial stages of devts -complement facilitites in neighboring cmtys -celebrate history in visual manner -integrate cmty activities into heritage bldgs -retain & reuse heritage bldgs, mtls & rsces |