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5America.HepointedoutthatVancouverisanexceponwhenitcomestothissubject.Fewpolicianshavebeenwillingtodiscussithesaid.Increasedurbandensityheclaimedwillleadtoreducedenergyuselessurbansprawlmoreaordablehousingchoicesnewgreendesignoponsimprovedpublichealthandincreasedurbanvitalitydiversityandsafety.TomakeEcoDensityworkToderiansaidrequiresamarriagebetweendensityzoningandgreenconstrucon.PublicDiscussionsFebruary282008SourceMr.XAnonymousEcoDensitypublicconsultaonsaregoingonaswespeakatcityhall.Watchthecitycouncillivefeedrightnowhpcityofvan-as1.insinc.comibcmpmdopenu3171204wv150enNotethattheresonlyaboutanhourle.Referencehpforum.skyscraperpage.comshowthread.phpt141811EcodensityMayorSamsnewestplanJune172006SourceTheVancouverSunVancouverneedstobecomehometomanymorepeoplethanthe700000currentlyplannedforthecityifitistohelpsavetheplanet.ThatwasthemessagefromVancouverMayorSamSullivanonFridayashelaunchedanEcoDensityVancouveriniaveaimedatgengresidentstoaccepttheideaofmorepeopleinallofthecitys115squarekilometresnotjustthedowntown.IwouldlikeustodecidethatdensicaonisocialcitypolicysaidSullivanwhoseannouncementcomesontheeveoftheUnitedNaonsWorldUrbanForumwhichisfocusedonwaystomakeciesmoreenvironmentallyfriendlyforthefuture.Weknowthatwearelivinginawaythatisunsustainable.Ifeverybodylivedthewaywediditwouldtakethreetofourplanetstosustainus.FraminghisiniaveinthelanguageofenvironmentalismandtheecologicalfootprintconceptthatwasdevelopedhereinB.C.Sullivansaideventhoughthecityhasbeenthroughadecade-longplanningprocessaimedatincreasinghousingchoicesanddensityVancouvercandomore.IthinkwemayseepeoplebealilebitmoreambiouswemayseepeoplemakingalilebitdierentchoicessaidSullivanwhoaddedthathewantstoseehigh-qualitydensitybroughttoothercityneighbourhoodsandnotjustdowntown.Sullivansannouncementwaspraisedbyenvironmentalistsacademicsadeveloperandacommunityrepresentave.ThemostimportantthingyoucandotomakeamoresustainableworldistoaddtheDworddensitytoyourcitysaidPatrickCondonaUniversityofB.C.professorwhochampionssustainableurbandevelopment.Referencehpwww.canada.comvancouversunnewswestcoastnewsstory.htmlid49b33cee-0237-4d22-95bb-3bfcf933b112