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2012 Budget Online Public Consultation - October 12-14, 2011
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Planning 

PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Metro Vancouver’s three main areas of planning and regulatory responsibility relate to: regional growth (land use through municipalities and transportation through TransLink); waste management (solid and liquid waste) and air quality management (a delegated Provincial function).

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Solid Waste Management Plan
A New Regional Growth Strategy pt. 1: Introduction
A New Regional Growth Strategy pt. 4: Regional Town Centres
A New Regional Growth Strategy pt. 5: A Shared Vision

Fast Facts

  • Metro Vancouver was the first regional district in Canada to develop and adopt an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). A key goal of the plan - to reduce harmful emissions from vehicle, industrial and commercial sources by 38 per cent of 1985 levels by 2000 - was achieved and exceeded by 2000. But many other parts of the plan are still in progress and an updated plan will be needed in the next few years.
  • The development of the Sustainable Region Initiative - which involves a high-level look at key issues such as air quality, drinking water and recycling and garbage - is closely linked with the Management Plans.