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COMPLETE, COMPACT, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES

SMART GROWTH, SMART CITY 

Renewable Cities Resources

Network Resources

INTEGRATED HOUSING SOLUTIONS

Renewable Cities Resources

Network Resources

  • AccessoryDwellings.org: A source for resources, policies and examples of accessory dwelling units. 
  • Building an ADU: Resources and articles on accessory dwelling units including trends, policies and design principles.
  • Sightline’s Free Missing Middle Housing Photo Library: The Sightline Institute’s Creative Commons license photos that showcase missing middle homes, like ADUs, backyard cottages, mother-in-law suites, duplexes, triplexes, or low-rise apartments.
  • Canada Homeshare Program: A flagship homeshare program run by the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE) that matches older adults with university and college students.

ZERO EMISSION CARS & BUSES

Renewable Cities Resources

Network Resources

  • Driving Down Emissions: Transportation, Land Use, and Climate Change: A report by Smart Growth America and Transportation for America that advocates for policies beyond vehicle electrification, prioritizing land use that allow people to get out of their cars. 
  • Rethinking Urban Mobility: A report by ARUP on the challenges and opportunities for new urban mobility systems.
  • Taking the Wheel: A Clean Energy Canada report on how a move toward zero-emission vehicles can both cut pollution and set our auto sector up to compete in the global economy.

CLEAN, LOCAL, CIRCULAR ECONOMIES

COMMUNITY RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS 

Network Resources

PRE-FAB WOOD CONSTRUCTION

Network Resources

  • Rethinking Timber Buildings : An ARUP report on wood as a building material to improve the sustainability and resilience of building designs.
  • Modular and Prefabricated Housing: A report by BC Housing, the Manufactured Housing Association of BC and the Real Estate Institute of BC, providing an overview of ideas and innovations in prefabricated housing. 

PLANS AND STRATEGIES

Here are some excellent examples of climate strategies and plans from a variety of ijurisdictions, addressing one or more of the electricity, heating and cooling, or transportation sectors.

Jurisdiction Plans or Strategies
Copenhagen, Denmark CPH 2025 Climate Plan
Vancouver, BC Vancouver Climate Emergency Action Plan
Los Angeles, California L.A.’s New Green New Deal
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam City Doughnut
Oslo, Norway Climate and Energy Strategy for Oslo

PUBLICATIONS

The following publications have been authored or supported by Renewable Cities: