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3rd Annual Sprawl Speaker Series
Please join Sustainable Vaughan on Thursday November 22nd for our third annual, Sprawl Speaker Series; Debt Financing and Development Charges, Unsustainable Subsidy or Necessary Tool for Growth? Thursday November 22, 2012 7:00pm – 9:00pmVellore Village Community Centre, 1 Villa Royale … Continue reading
Help Support a Real Cycling Infrastructure
The Region of York is currently proposing a painted bike lane along Highway 7 adjacent to the future Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Sustainable Vaughan has always maintained that a painted lane is not acceptable and that all new bike lanes on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Lanes, cycling infrastructure, Highway 7, segregated bicycle lanes, Vaughan, York Region
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How do you build a cycling infrastructure in York Region?
You start by creating bicycle lanes that people will actually use. York Region is currently planning to create a bicycle lane along Highway 7. This lane will be painted to separate the area meant for cyclists from motorists. Although speeds … Continue reading
York Region risks empty bike lanes as legacy
A recent Money Sense magazine survey of best places to live in Canada ranked Vaughan 102 out of 190 cities. This is down from the previous year’s ranking of 70, out of the 180 best places. Much of this survey … Continue reading
The City Above Toronto Just Grew further North
It’s not only the past antics of the current mayor and council that’s enraging Vaughan citizens this election. As with most of the GTA, nothing gets voters’ blood boiling more than traffic congestion. With the Spadina Line subway extension still … Continue reading
Sustainable Vaughan believes The City of Vaughan and York Region’s Official Plans do not meet the Provincial Criteria for an Urban Boundary Expansion
1) Not providing the six missing intensification numbers in the official plan results in non compliance to Places to Grow Act 2.2.8.2 a) (See Hemson, “Housing Analysis and Employment Land Needs, Final Report” Table 2). Places to Grow Act 2.2.8.2 … Continue reading
Letter to the Mayor and Council
Mayor and members of council, Politically you have nothing to gain from approving the urban boundary expansion. Approving the expansion opens the door to an OMB appeal and allows your opponents and critics to blame you during the upcoming municple … Continue reading
David Schenck Deputation to Vaughan Council May 17, 2010
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you tonight on this critical issue. I want to focus on the role of York Region, the economic impact associated with the proposed urban boundary expansion, as well as the public process … Continue reading
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Tagged Boundary expansions, Councillor Meffe, David Schenck, Deputation to Vaughan Council, economic analysis, infrastructure maintenance, Land Budget Report 2008, official plan, property taxes, urban sprawl, Vaughan Official Plan, Whitebelt lands, York Region
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