CPABC Industry Update Summer 2015 - BC Real Estate Industry | Page 9

Neighbourhoods

Are Key to Successful Neighbourhoods
Times have changed. For reasons as diverse as climate change and the fiscal issues that
often come with urban infrastructure, most people accept that we can’t continue to
replicate the suburban sprawl that we used to build. We need different ways of doing
things. Using a set of guiding principles, planners are exploring new approaches and
updating familiar practices.

In harmony with nature: It is critical to maintain and protect
valuable natural features with open spaces, parks, boulevards, and corridors
to create an integrated, looped, and connected system—connecting the
community with nature, fostering biodiversity, and providing recreation. Just
think about how comfortable it is to walk in older neighbourhoods with their
large overhanging tree canopies.
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