Urban Transportation and Community Design

Question 1

Local GHG Emissions

Answer 1

More than 8% of provincial emissions are from Saskatoon

Question 2

Types of Sustainable

Transportation Indicators

Answer 2

1. Land use
2. Community design
3. Transit policy

Question 3

A role for local government?

Answer 3

• Direct control over use, design guidelines.
• Direct/indirect control of transit services
• Responsibility toward social cohesion, economic development, environmental protection

Question 4

High Priority Transit Policy Indicators

Answer 4

• % of transit vehicles using alternate fuels
• % of transit stops with posted schedules, all weather cover, seating, telephone
• % of transit vehicles with bike racks
• Intermodal travel with transfer fares
• % of journey to/from work, entertainment, recreation with wait times less than 15 min

Question 5

Local Recent Initiatives

Answer 5

• Bus Rapid Transit
• Commuting sustainable mode share (%) in Canadian mid-sized census metropolitan areas
• Electrical / Hybrid Buses
• U Pass / Eco Pass
• Promote active transportation / Cycling network redesign
• Improved design of highway/street networks to reduce the amount of maintenance and repairs needed
• Improve rail infrastructure

Question 6

High Priority Land Use Indicators

Answer 6

• % housing stock with 450m commercial shops
• % of housing stock within 450m of a bus route
• % of potential lots within 450m of a bus route
• % of official plan policies favouring nodal growth (vs sprawl growth)
• Mandatory subdivision/rezoning referrals from local government to transit authority (yes/no)

Question 7

Land Use - Second Dwellings

Answer 7

theres lower density, cul-de-sac, automobility

then theres higher density, grid layout

Question 8

High Priority Community Design Indicator

Answer 8

1. Transit road length as a % of total road length
2. % of official plan design guidelines referencing public transit
3. % of major employers offering incentives to ride transit (vs on-site free parking)
4. % of community design features favouring access by transit (store front, central bus interchange)

Question 9

Public vs Private Spaces

Answer 9

Grid layout: Public Space

Cul-de-sacs: Private, car/garage dominant, fencing