This section provides municipal staff with a list of key questions to support them with teasing out climate implications across all municipal decisions. These questions were compiled via crowdsourcing efforts through climate implications workshops.
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications Crowdsourced Effort - Crowdsourced - Tree Protection By-Laws
Background Tree protection by-laws address tree protection on existing private property, which is a significant percentage of a community’s urban forest Tree protection by-laws are often part of a municipalities […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Crowdsourced - Inclusionary Zoning
Background Inclusionary Zoning is a planning tool used to create affordable housing by requiring new residential developments to include a predetermined amount of affordable housing among the new homes that […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Crowdsourced - Carbon Offsets
Background Offsets can be purchased and applied to GHG reduction targets. Most municipalities want to advance their own GHG reduction targets because of the co-benefits associated with GHG reductions (cost […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Crowdsourced - Carbon Credits
Background Some municipalities have explored the option of selling their GHG reductions to raise revenue to secure future GHG reductions. The main issue with this approach is that once a […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Crowdsourced Effort
The goal of this effort is to identify what questions are best at teasing out climate implications across all municipal decisions. Below is the summary of the questions compiled via […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Public Works, Transportation
Background Information Protected bike lanes are physically-separated lanes for bicycles that run next to motorized vehicle traffic. These are the safest on-street places to ride in the city. The physical […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Public Works, Transportation
Background Information Sidewalks play a vital role in community life. As conduits for pedestrian movement and access, they enhance connectivity and promote walking. As public spaces, sidewalks serve as […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Public Works, Transportation
Background Information Aggregates are inert granular materials such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone that, along with water and cement, is an essential ingredient in concrete. How is Concrete made? […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Crowdsourced - Planning for new townhouse development
OP Amendment – New Development of a Townhouse Development Crowdsourced effort provides an overview of the questions/climate considerations related to a new Townhouse development. The questions however, would apply to […]
CAC Crowdsourced Climate Implications - Crowdsourced - Municipal Facility Asset Renewal
During Clean Air Council’s November Climate Implications Workshop, municipalities worked with CAP to develop the first crowdsourced climate implications sections for the Repository. CAC generalized the report and municipal staff […]