transportation transformation climate justice in bc: lessons for transformation

TRANSPORTATION TRANSFORMATION Climate Justice in BC: Lessons for Transformation

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Source: BC Ministry of Environment, 2012. Courtesy of Green Jobs BC.

Considering transportation challenges and creating solutions

In small groups brainstorm and write down for your transportation option:

1.What might discourage people from using this low carbon alternative? Be sure to include both personal and systemic factors.

2.How can we change our cities or systems so that people can more easily access this transportation option and more equitably reap the benefits?

Thoughts to travel with:• Improving public transportation, bike paths, density and

community design will improve mobility and lower costs for all British Columbians.

• It is essential that we reduce our GHG emissions and redesign our cities for the realities of climate change.

• Building new public transit infrastructure and more complete communities is a long-term project. It will require a lot of new green jobs over the coming decades, but done correctly can lead to a better quality of life for many British Columbians.

“A zero emissions transportation system by 2040 is both desirable and achievable”– Transportation Transformation: Building Complete Communities and a Zero-Emission Transportation System in BC

Pair-share discussion question

What are some things we can do to make low carbon transportation options more accessible for our school and community, and move towards creating a more complete community?

Getting to Work in Metro Vancouver: Commuting by Transit, Walking and Biking, 2006

GHG emissions from private vehicle operation, by income group, Canada, 2007

Port Mann bridge vs. light rail transit infrastructure

The estimated $3.1 billion cost for a new Port Mann Bridge could have instead built out a modern light rail transit infrastructure

south of the Fraser River.

Langley visualization: BEFORE

Transitions to complete communities by the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability

Langley visualization: STAGE 1

Transitions to complete communities by the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability

Langley visualization: STAGE 2

Transitions to complete communities by the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability

Lynn Valley visualization: BEFORE

Transitions to complete communities by the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability

Lynn Valley visualization: AFTER

Transitions to complete communities by the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability