This guide is intended to help practitioners—engineers, planners, health professionals, economic development officials and others—to improve travel options for residents of small and rural communities. This includes a range of actions that make personal transportation...
by Marcie DeWitt and Michelle Sandsmark Transportation is a complex issue which impacts health and economic development for individuals as well as communities. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has a diverse mix of urban, rural and remote communities. As...
The Metro Vancouver Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Transportation and Land Use Activities: Guidebook provides a structured approach for planners and policy-makers to evaluate the potential health-related outcomes of an activity (i.e., a project, plan, or policy)...
The City of Enderby and the Splatsin Nation engaged in a joint transportation planning process that will benefit generations to come. Months of preparation had led up to this day, but City of Enderby Assistant Corporate Officer and Planning Assistant Kurt Inglis could...
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Squamish is about to get a little healthier thanks to a Healthy Communities Collaboration Agreement endorsed by the District of Squamish and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). The agreement was recently endorsed by District of Squamish Council, paving...
Nominate your active / sustainable transportation behavior change program for Landmark designation. Deadline: June 12, 2015. Designations will be announced by October 2015, and case study presentations will take place between January and June 2016. Nominations must...
Over the last century, cities have been designed to accommodate the automobile. So, how do we redesign them to benefit people? This CBC video is a full report by Chris Brown on how creative urban design and more walkable neighbourhoods can improve the health of the...
The District of North Vancouver (DNV) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) pursued a partnership for the DNV’s first review of their Official Community Plan (OCP) in 20 years. Through an extensive public engagement process that reached over 5000 people over 2 years, the...
The District of Clearwater is a rural community of 2400 residents, and was confronted with one major obstacle to cultivating a vibrant economy and encouraging active transportation: a main highway running right through the middle of the community. At the time of...
New Westminster youth were in need of a safe, fun and affordable place to connect with friends in the community, while seniors from the Century House Recreation Centre for adults over fifty had expressed interest in gaining access to new amenities, such as a computer...
