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Goal
Vancouverites have the right to a healthy environment and equitable access to livable environments in which they can thrive.
Targets
- Add a biodiversity target and a target related to toxins prevention to the Greenest City Action Plan
- Increase neighbourhood Walk Scores
Overview
Healthy urban environments are characterized by complete, compact, and connected communities - including well-planned, sustainable, thriving, and vibrant environments.
Progress we've made so far
Healthy City Dashboard
Check out the latest way to find information about health and well-being in Vancouver. View the status, trends, and graphs of health indicators and export the data to use elsewhere.
![Vancouver has a walkscore of 78 out of 100](/images/cov/content/walkscore-78.png)
The most walkable large city in Canada
Vancouver scored 78/100 on the Walkscore ranking, which means that most errands can be accomplished on foot.
Source: Walkscore®
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How we measure success
We use a number of data sources to monitor trends in the health of the city. We monitor progress toward Environments to Thrive In using data on neighbourhood walkability.
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2015-2018 Priority actions
Steps toward achieving this goal in the first four years of the Healthy City Strategy.
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Success stories
Initiatives helping us reach these goals and targets
Go in-depth
Updates, documents, and background
Get the full details about the Healthy City Strategy.