Downtown New Westminster Sustainable Development Plan
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Multi-sector (Plans)
Project value$272,800
Project Type
Plan
Sub Sector
Sustainable Neighbourhoods
Grant amount$136,800
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of New Westminster, BC
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
78,916
Project timeline
2007 - 2011
Project number
9311
Description
The City of New Westminster will create a sustainable development plan for its downtown area to support regional growth management objectives. The plan will attract residential growth by providing ample employment, recreational and cultural opportunities in a manner that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. Overall, the plan will guide development in a proactive manner using integrated policies and implementation strategies that will enhance the downtown’s function as a high quality, liveable, transit-oriented regional town centre. Components of the plan include: reviewing land use/zoning policies; researching innovative ways to provide public open space; and, identifying options to mitigate the noise, air quality and connectivity issues relating to the regional goods movement corridor. Implementation of the plan has the potential to realize an improvement of air quality by reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) through encouraging public transit use in the more densely populated core and protecting open space and natural areas by focusing growth within existing urban areas.
Applicant
City of New Westminster, BC