E-Bulletin - June 2005
Welcome to Smart Growth BC's June 2005 e-Bulletin.
"Financing Smart Growth" Forum 2005
Register on-line!
Don't delay - last year's forum was sold out!
Only 3 weeks to go! On June 17th, 2005, Smart Growth BC is convening a leading edge forum to explore the costs, benefits, challenges and solutions of "Financing Smart Growth" More info.... This strategic forum will consider the role of local and provincial governments, as well as the development and financing community. Interactive sessions will review barriers and solutions including regulatory practises, innovative financing schemes, and case studies to determine the key components of successful and financially viable smart growth. Highlights of the day include: a lecture by our keynote speaker, Chris Leinberger; a lunch-time address by the Right Honourable John Godfrey; a description of the Dockside Green project in Victoria, B.C.' and a town hall session on "Moving Smart Growth Forward", moderated by Mark Forsythe of CBC Radio's BC Almanac Show. Be sure to register now!
Our major sponsors include: Greater Vancouver Regional District, Vancity, Western Economic Diversification, BC Ministry of Community, Aboriginal, and Women's Services, and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
All of our sponsors are listed on our forum website.
Download a PDF of the Forum flyer here. "Taming the Big Box: Transforming Suburban Business Districts" Free Public Lecture
On June 16th, Smart Growth BC will host a free public lecture by Christopher Leinberger, at 7:00pm at UBC Robson Square, as a lead-up to the following day's leading-edge forum "Financing Smart Growth." Leinberger is a partner at the Arcadia Land Company in New Mexico. He is a renowned land use strategist, developer, and author, who works to make progressive development profitable. The goal of the Arcadia Land Company is to create "smarter" cities, suburbs and rural settings, and to revitalize and redevelop these existing areas. This event is supported by the SFU City Program.
The event is free but registration is required. Please email june16@smartgrowth.bc.ca or call 604-915-5234.
More information...
Smart Growth on the Ground: Maple Ridge and Squamish Updates
The District of Maple Ridge has become the first municipality in BC to adopt a Smart Growth on the Ground concept plan. On April 12, 2005, the District Council voted to adopt the "Maple Ridge Town Centre Concept Plan" in principle for the historic downtown area of Maple Ridge. To read the executive summary please view the Maple Ridge concept plan.
 Also in April, the Smart Growth on the Ground charrette was held in Squamish. At this four day event, the SGOG team assisted local citizens, officials, and key stakeholders in an intensive, collaborative design process. Dozens of drawings were created to illustrate a local vision of sustainable development. To view highlights of their recommendations, please visit the Squamish concept plan.
Find out more at the Smart Growth on the Ground website
Community Assistance Program Updates
Here at Smart Growth BC there's nothing our Community Assistance Program (CAP)
likes more than visiting communities around the province! Recent activities have sated our appetite in this
regard. From the chilly waters washing up on the shores of Ucluelet to the mountains
of the Lizard Range rising above Fernie's historic town centre, we find more and more
communities eager to implement efficient land use and development patterns.
Find out more here.
Smart Growth BC is a provincial non-governmental organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. Working with community groups, businesses, municipalities and the public, we support the creation of more livable communities in British Columbia. |