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June 3, 2006Vancouver's sustainable transportation strategies for Southeast False Creek wins national awardThe City of Vancouver has won a Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)-CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Award for its ambitious Southeast False Creek Sustainable Transportation Strategies. The award, in the sustainable transportation category, was presented at the annual FCM conference in Montreal on Saturday. The sustainable transportation strategies will provide a wide range of ecologically, socially and economically sustainable transportation choices for future residents in Southeast False Creek, a 32-hectare (80-acre) parcel of former industrial lands near downtown Vancouver. The site is being redeveloped into a model sustainable development based on environmental, social and economic principles where people will live, work, play, and learn. It will be the location of the Vancouver Olympic Village for athletes and officials during the 2010 Winter Games, and home to an estimated 12,000-16,000 people by 2018. The Southeast False Creek plan contains some of North America's highest sustainable transportation standards. The road design will give top priority to pedestrians and cyclists, followed by transit, service vehicles and automobiles. Residents will have access to key amenities within convenient walking distance. Two nearby rapid transit lines, a cross-town bus route, streetcars and ferries will make commuting easier. It's also the first community in Canada to provide car-sharing vehicles and spaces throughout an entire neighbourhood as part of the development process. Once all the transportation strategies are implemented, it's forecast that at least 60 per cent This marks the second time a City of Vancouver project has earned FCM-CH2M HILL honours. In 2003, the Landfill Gas Collection and Utilization Project, a joint initiative by the City of Vancouver and the Corporation of Delta, won the FCM-CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Award for renewable energy. FCM and CH2M HILL established the Sustainable Community Awards in 2000 to promote and recognize municipal leadership and excellence in service delivery through initiatives that address environmental, economic and social issues. For more information: Jerry Dobrovolny, Assistant City Engineer, Transportation |
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