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Weaving Air & Climate into the Land Use Planning Process
Presentation to EEAC Kim Perrotta, Senior Health & Environment Advisor Halton Region Health Department June 10, 2009
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On-going Health Initiatives re: Air & Climate • Smog Alert & Response Plan • Extreme Heat & Cold Alerts • Halton Partners for Clean Air
– Voluntary Halton Clean Air Plan
• GTA Clean Air Council – Annual Smog Summit – 20/20 Way to Clean Air
• AQHI Pilot Roll out • WalkOn Program
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New Health Program Elements Re: Land Use Planning Process
1. Participating in the Long-term Planning process 2. Policy work to support planning process 3. Reviewing Regional & Local OPs & Secondary Plans 4. Reviewing Planning Applications 5. Reviewing C of As for Air 6. Airshed Modelling 7. Air Monitoring 8. Air Quality/Climate Health Promotion
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Long-Term Planning Process • Participate in Region’s Core Technical
Committee • Prepared 4 of 22 background papers
for Phase I of Sustainable Halton Process:
– Air Quality – Physical Activity – Community Food Security – Healthy Communities
• Reviewed other Background Papers • Commented on the Evaluation Criteria
to be used to assess Growth Options
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Policy Paper – Walkable & Transit Supportive Communities • Phase 3 of Sustainable Halton • Identifies parameters needed to
create walkable & transit-supportive communities
• Pivotal - Healthy & Sustainable Communities:
– air quality & climate change – physical activity & safety – Social equity & social cohesion
• Directed at: Growth Plan, OP Policies, OP Guidelines, &/or TMP
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Walkability Parameters • Uses 3-D’s Approach
– Density – Diversity – Design
• Eg. Residents should live within: – 400 m of six diverse land uses – 800 m of 17 diverse land
uses. . – 800 m of a planned or existing
retail food market – Locate community parks & rec
facilities on local transit routes.
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Policy Paper– Incompatible Land Uses & Air Quality • Phase 3 Sustainable Halton process • Need to encourage infill & mixed land
uses BUT need to protect public from localized air quality impacts
• D-6 Guideline – Not address Traffic Corridors – Not clearly re: air quality – Not clear re: air studies – Not address cumulative impacts
• Halton-specific Guideline for OP recommended
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Incompatibility Parameters • 400 Series Highways
– 150 meter separation for Sensitive Land Uses at ground level
• Secondary Highways - >30,000 – 30 meter separation for
sensitive land uses at ground level
• Multi-story buildings allowed where where engineering controls/building design can mitigate air quality impact
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Policy Tools for Air & Climate • Contracted Law Firm for report that:
– Reviews Federal & Provincial Legislation & policies
– Reviews Regional MOUs & Regional OP
– Identifies policy tools that can be used to enforce or incent policies re: air & climate in planning process
– Identifies advocacy opportunities
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Reviewing Regional OP, Local OPs & Secondary Plans • OPs have good language already • Submitting high level comments & detailed comments • Strengthen commitment to:
– Addressing incompatible land uses re: air – Walkability/Cycling Infrastructure & Public Transit – Energy efficiency, Renewable Energies & Green
Buildings – Community food security – Social Equity – Climate change mitigation & adaptation
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Reviewing Planning Applications • Reviewing Subdivision
Plans, SPA, OPAs for: – Walkability – Incompatible land uses – As well as water issues
• Using Province’s D-6 Guidelines & health studies now
• Hope to strengthen authority in the future with new Guidelines for both
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Reviewing C of As for Air • Reviewing EBR for Air Quality CofAs • Reviewing those that have the potential for significant
impact • Considering background air levels for common air
pollutants • Asking for frequency analysis for common air
pollutants • Asking for PM2.5/10 when TSP is used for quarries • Eg. Nelson Quarry & Norval Quarry & Acton Quarry
– Generating Stations – Milton/Oakville – Roxul Expansion – Milton – SW Natural Gas Plant - Oakville
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Airshed Modelling • Conducting airshed modelling • Common air pollutants • Characterize air quality across
community – 2 km resolution • Using bottom up data • Identify contribution of different
sectors • Assess policy options • Assess cumulative impacts • Inform policy, education and
advocacy
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Stationary Air Monitor in Milton
• Fastest growing municipality in Canada
• 5 common pollutants • Validate airshed modelling • Follow trends over time • Provide AQHI to residents • Provide real-time 24-hour
readings
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Portable Air Monitoring • Two AirPointers© • 5 common air pollutants each • Validate airshed modelling
– Georgetown - 6 months – Mountsberg – 10 months – HWMS – 5 months
• Measure micro-environments • Support Policy Development
– Traffic Corridor Study
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Milton Bishop Reding School
Georgetown Water Tower
Mountsberg
Wildlife Centre
Waste Site Halton Region
Landfill
MOE Burlington
AQI STN
MOE Oakville AQI STN
Air Monitoring Sites in Halton 2008/2009
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Monitoring in Halton Region
Example: PM2.5 in Halton Region PM2.5 (ug/m3)
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Air/Climate Health Promotion Program Highlights 2008/2009: • Produced 2x1 minute
Air/Climate Videos – Energy use at Home – Energy use “on the road” – Posted on website/yahoo – 3 Theatres – Local TV
• “Tools for Schools” kit – Air monitoring data – videos – Other Resources
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Air/Climate Health Promotion Program Highlights 2009: • Public Opinion Survey
– Knowledge re: air & climate
– Attitudes & behaviour re: Energy Use at Home & “on the Road”
– Inform future work – Evaluate impact
• Lunch & Learn Series for Employees
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For More Information www.halton.ca/airquality Click on "Reports & Background Documents” • Air Quality, Human Health & the Built Environment: Protecting Air Quality
through the Land Use Process (MO-12-07 Attachment)(Feb 07) • Health Department's Proposed Air Quality Program (MO-35-07)(June 07) • Need for Improvements in Provincial Air Quality Regulations(MO-57-07)
(Sep 07) • Air Quality Program – Update (MO-04-08)(Feb 08) • Air Monitoring Update (MO-34-08)(Oct 08) • Creating Walkable & Transit-Supportive Communities (MO-09-09
Attachment)(Mar 09) • Protecting Health: Air Quality & Land Use Compatibility (MO-10-09
Attachment)(Mar 09) • Air/Climate Health Promotion Program (MO-11-09)(Mar 09) • Air/Climate Videos:
http://www.halton.ca/health/services/air_quality/energy_use.htm