Sustainable Cities in Canada

Question 1

What are some examples of sustainable food systems in Montreal?

Answer 1

• McGill University grows food in community gardens in the city to supply local initiatives with food to create meals fir city members
• A group picks hanging fruit for people who can’t pick it themselves & they share the fruit
• Lufa Farms has a giant pesticide free greenhouse built on top of an industrial building the grows food year round with hydropontics, they reuse irrigation & deliver food to the local community

Question 2

What are some revitalization efforts on the Toronto Waterfront?

Answer 2

• Old industrial building on beach revitalized for public use (Sugar Beach)
• Collecting drainage to irrigate parks, creating underpass parks (under highways)
• Sherbourne Park has lawn, wooded and water areas where the water is filtered back through the fountain before going into Lake Ontario

Question 3

Describe the Port Architecture and Urbanism carbon project in Windsor/Detroit

Answer 3

It uses CO2 to produce algae and turn the city amenity into a public space

Question 4

What is the Vancouver transportation plan?

Answer 4

They are not building the city for the car, instead in the order of: pedestrian, bicycles, transit, and then car.