__ Sustainability by Design:
A Design Vision for a Sustainable Region of 4 Million

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A DESIGN VISION FOR A sustainable region OF 4 million

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REGIONAL CHARRETTE
Regional Charrette Results


The Sustainability by Design: A Design Charrette for Greater Vancouver created a design scenario for the greater Vancouver region over the next 50 years.

With the assistance and collaboration of the participants, a regional vision was drawn, accommodating a doubling and aging of the region’s population, and at the same time relying on the six sustainable design principles to guide that growth and development.

1. GOOD & PLENTIFUL jobs
CLOSE TO HOME

2. MIXED USE corridors
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

 

 

3. FIVE MINUTE walking DISTANCE

4. ACCESS TO natural AREAS AND PARKS
 

5.LIGHTER, GREENER, CHEAPER, SMARTER infrastructure

 

 

6. DIFFERENT housing TYPES

3B 4B 5B 6B 2C 3C 4C 5C 6C 2D 3D D4 5D 2E 3E 5E 3F 4F 5F 6F 3G 4G 5G 6G 2H 3H 4H 5H 6H 4J