Land Use, Transportation, and Sustainability

Source: CCIARN Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network

Overview of Adaptation for local governments

Source: The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) 2007

Source: California Energy Commission

The state's primary energy policy and planning agency. Responsible for ensuring a reliable and affordable energy supply. Website includes publications on topics such as energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Source: Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Every Year, the FCM has community energy missions to learn from international action on community energy planning.

Source: United States. Department of Energy. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)

Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency. Contains information on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Source: United States. Department of Energy. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Provides answers to common questions about alternative fuels such as propane, natural gas, and methanol.

Source: Vancouver, BC: International Centre for Sustainable Cities (ICSC)

Operational arm of Vancouver's Sustainable Cities Foundation. Focuses on sustainable urban development by demonstrating Canadian experience and technology. Includes information on topics such as urban greening.

Source: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)

International association of local governments that is dedicated to preventing and solving local, regional, and global environmental problems through local action.

Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Works to promote sustainable development in decision-making internationally and within Canada. Advances policy recommendations in areas such as international trade and investment, economic instruments, climate change, measurement and indicators, and natural resource management to make development sustainable.

Source: Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD)

Provides the framework for making regional land use and transportation decisions in partnership with the GVRD's member municipalities, the provincial government, and other agencies.

Source: Travel Model Improvement Program (TMIP)

Intended as a primer/anthology on land use planning for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Provides a information on relevant issues and directs readers to additional resources. Topics covered include financial planning, freight planning, long range forecasting, and land use planning. Land use issues include land use and transportation modeling, travel behaviour and land use, travel demand management programs, congestion, auto ownership, non-work trips, parking policies, pedestrian and transit-oriented land use issues, site design, neighbourhood development and corridor strategies, regional Smart Growth strategies, highways, as well as urban, rural, and suburban issues.

Source: Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Best practices in sustainable communities with a strong focus on energy.

Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Persistently high natural gas prices threaten our economy and consumers' wallets and are expected to remain high. ACEEE is working on energy efficiency responses to this unfolding crisis that can keep prices from spiking higher and threatening gas supplies. The ACEEE site includes information on: Impacts of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on Natural Gas Markets, Responding to the Natural Gas Crisis: America's Best Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Programs, and Checklist for Action for Consumers.

Source: Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC)

Association of professional planners in British Columbia and the Yukon. Website provides information for planners including a newsletter and job announcements.

Source: Rocky Mountain Institute

Discusses the pitfalls of growth and the elements of sustainable development. Highlights the difference between 'expansion' and 'development.' Explores the differing needs of expanding and declining communities. Reviews various guidelines that will help a community move toward sustainability. Link requires PDF reader.

Source: Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI)

Tool for evaluating the full costs of land transportation. Estimates user costs, government expenses, and environmental and social costs from specific travel activities. Can be used to estimate cost changes that are likely to result from a particular trend, policy, plan or program. Intended for regional and local planning, policy analysis, TDM and transit program evaluation, and other transportation decision making applications.

Source: David Suzuki Foundation

This report provides an overview of the impacts of urban sprawl on health, climate change, transportation, and other factors.