{"id":23832,"date":"2014-01-09T09:45:05","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T17:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=23832"},"modified":"2014-01-08T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T23:13:04","slug":"event-innovative-approaches-managing-suburban-sprawl-january-20-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/01\/09\/event-innovative-approaches-managing-suburban-sprawl-january-20-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Event: Innovative Approaches to Managing Suburban Sprawl – January 20, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Canadian Urban Institute<\/a>\u00a0and Sustainable Prosperity<\/a>\u00a0in collaboration with Simon Fraser University<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and the Urban Development Institute<\/a>\u00a0invite you to attend:<\/p>\n

Suburban Sprawl<\/h2>\n

Innovative approaches to managing suburban sprawl in Canada.<\/h3>\n

Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Monday, January 20, 2014
\nTime:<\/strong>\u00a07:30 AM to 11:00 AM (PST)
\nLocation:\u00a0<\/strong>Simon Fraser University, Segal Building,\u00a0500 Granville Street,\u00a0Vancover,\u00a0BC
\nTickets:<\/strong>\u00a0$95\/$130 via\u00a0Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>\n

In the next 25 years, there will be 20% to 40% more Canadians. Providing this much housing with today\u2019s development model would create: longer car commutes, increased pollution, higher risk of accidents, increased fatigue, impair quality of life and reduced family time.<\/p>\n

A new\u00a0report issued by Sustainable Prosperity<\/a>\u00a0identifies the immediate and long\u2010term hidden costs of sprawl. The report represents a strong call to action for municipalities, asking them to adopt new policies and legislation to encourage efficient, healthy and resilient high\u2010density neighbourhood growth.<\/p>\n

This panel event moderated by\u00a0Gordon Price<\/a>, Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University, will use the findings of this report to address:<\/p>\n