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November 06, 2008 08:26 PM
Bank drive-thru approved, but sparks debate about merits
By: Caroline Grech
If you like to get your coffee or do your banking at a drive-thru, you might have to change your ways if some Vaughan councillors get their way.
An application by York Major Holdings [...]
Mike Ivey — 11/12/2008 11:07 am
The last time Madison was arguing over drive-through windows at fast-food restaurants, it turned into a national brouhaha fed by Rush Limbaugh and the Drudge Report.
This time it barely hit the local radar screen.
I’m talking about the approval last week of a new [...]
Changes proposed by planning staff, actually, one person, Gregg Barrett, for the July 15th, 2008 meeting.
As you will see, the previous requirement to amend the official plan before an application for a drive-through could be considered if it was not listed as permitted use in the plan has been removed.
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Dr. Jason Gilliland, Director
Urban Development Program
Department of Geography
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C2
Email: jgillila@uwo.ca
Tel: (519) 661-2111 ext 81239
Fax: (519) 661-3750
www.spatialists.com
www.urbandevelopment.ca
Read his letter here: gilliland_comment_on_drivethrus
11 July 2008
London City Council
Subject: Built Environment and Health
Unfortunately, I am unable to attend the public meeting on July 15 to discuss the issue of ‘drive-throughs’
in [...]
Sprawl consumes large quantities of land, segregates houses from shops and workplaces, depends on cars, and has little regard for the natural environment. In some parts of
Canada sprawl is the largest driver of greenhouse gas emissions.
Of course, most Canadians do not personally build the houses, streets, schools, parks or water lines that [...]
Drive-thrus not ‘viable’ for strong communities, says alderman
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | 12:54 PM ET Comments58Recommend26
CBC News
A Calgary alderman says drive-thrus hurt community-building. (CBC)A recent move by Calgary city council to omit drive-thrus from one redevelopment plan should happen more often, says one alderman.
Last week, city council left out drive-thrus when [...]
Over the past 150 years, clear connections have emerged between our health and the
environment in which we live. But it has not been until the last several decades that
research has been able to provide evidence of these connections. The evolution of the
profession of public health in North America has in large part been all about [...]
Leading the way to cleaner air
In the case of air pollution, the small thing may be a very small car. This is what defines the movement known as sustainability. Modern society pumps millions of tons of carbon emissions into the sky, and the problem of cleaning up the whole atmosphere can seem overwhelming. But sustainability [...]
So do we choose to protect and keep non essential items such as drive-thrus or do we choose to re-design our planet in which future generation can live? The benefits are immense – environmental health, physical health. People stepping out of their cars symbolize people re-engaging in community. Such a culture shift is a step [...]
Although leadership from provincial and federal governments is crucial in negotiating international agreements, setting frameworks and standards and for providing fiscal and financial incentives, when it comes to practical action on the ground, city leadership must take centre stage. Mayors and elected officials have responsibilities in areas key to taking swift action to reduce emissions, [...]
