Port Whitby Sustainable Community Plan Integrating Sustainability Meridian Planning Consultants planningalliance GLPi Arup Cameron Thomson
Introduction What is Sustainability? What does it mean for Port Whitby and dits community? Resource use in Whitby (sustainability indicators) Potential Sustainability strategies and technologies which could work at Port Whitby Existing Sustainable Communities
Defining Sustainability climate change?
Water?
Green buildings?
Defining Sustainability Different definitions to different people: Community member organic produce, green buildings? Police Safe society? Business energy efficiency, long term viability? City employee transport solutions, long term cost? Farmer water availability? All affordable
Defining Sustainability Economic viability Environmental stewardship Social responsibility $ Much wider than: Green buildings Carbon reduction Environmental Protection Water conservation etc Sustainability
What are we evaluating for Sustainability? Water image Energy strategy and infrastructure Water use and wastewater Environmentally friendly materials and built form Safety Waste reduction Relations with local community Landscaping and open space Biodiversity Transportation Social Inclusion and Equality Sustainability education Economic impacts
Integrating Sustainability
Why Sustainability? Creating jobs and economy Providing affordable housing Building neighborhood connections Enhancing culture and entertainment Building healthy environments Improving schools and education Providing a safe place to live And more Because it will help keep your kids, and your kid s kids in Whitby
Canada s Ecofootprint
Sustainability and planning Common Practice $ Jobs and Shelter prioritized Dysfunctional Community $ No planning Best Practice $ Planning decisions are made through the lens of sustainability
Measuring Sustainability
COMMUNITY Does this create a stronger quality of life and sense of community? Does it benefit everyone? (regardless of age, race, income) Does it allow different parts of the community to come together? (parks, community centers, public spaces, mixed housing types) Does it allow more people to access a better quality of life? (easy access to work, short walks to green spaces, affordable housing)
ECONOMY Does this strengthen Whitby s economy? Is it affordable and practical? (renewable energy, new infrastructure) Does it create or maintain new jobs and opportunities? Does it reduce the cost of living? Does it create an environment for successful business? (access to resources and markets, skilled workers and transport)
ENVIRONMENT Does this protect the environment of Whitby? How will this affect the Lake? (potential for pollution, constraining it) Will this encourage alternate modes of transport? (public transport, bike lanes, walking trails) Is green space protected? (does the plan affect wildlife or green spaces?)
Whitby Resource use Indicators of Sustainability
Energy how it s used
Energy use On average each Whitby resident requires enough electricity each day to make 145 cups of coffee Enough gas energy is consumed by each Whitby resident on an average day to drive a 2010 Mini i Cooper 600km
Energy Source
Water The average household in Whitby consumes 270,000 liters of potable water per year. This is equivalent to consuming over 60 cases of standard-sized sized bottled water every day In 2006, Durham abstracted 7.77 trillion liters of freshwater from Lake Ontario (350 Olympic swimming i pools per hour) and 0.55 trillion liters from groundwater wells (250 Olympic swimming pools per hour).
Water The average household in Durham produces 154,000 liters of wastewater per year. This is the equivalent of approx. 12,000 toilet flushes per household (flushes per second). Wastewater is treated at one of the 11 wastewater treatment plants in Durham (except for approx. 15% of users who are on a private septic system), and then discharged to Lake Ontario and other surface freshwater bodies Currently, biosolids are recovered and used as fertilizer for agricultural lands.
Water
Waste Residual garbage (every other week) Food waste (weekly) Food waste (weekly) The Average Citizen in Port Whitby generates 322.52 kg of waste per year equivalent to 1/3 of the weight of a small car For the whole town this adds up to: Over 3000 garbage trucks of waste per year or approximately 134 Olympic swimming i pools Province of Ontario (1,100kg) and Canada (791 kg) Leaf and yard composting (every other week)
Waste where does it go? Recycling Facility Whitby, CA Compost Facility 2 Courtice, CA Compost Facility 1 Pickering, CA Port Whitby 42% Landfill (Michigan, USA)
Transport Only 22% of Whitby residents work in Whitby compared to 50% of Ontarians working in their municipality of residence 13% of all residents journeys are walking, biking, or taking transit compared to 20% for all of Ontario 0.2% of all trips (commuting and non-commuting) in Whitby are made by bicycle and 5.2% by walking 47% of auto trips in Whitby are less than 5km in length. Getting people out of cars and onto bikes would have a big impact in reducing traffic on the roads.
Transport The Whitby Train Station has the highest number of boardings on the GO Transit Lakeshore East Corridor 77% of trips out of the Whitby Train Station originate within 5km of the station (the typical walking and biking catchment area) yet 74% of passengers arrive via auto (park-and-rideand ride and station drop offs ) Transport costs are the second highest expense for the average Canadian Citizen. The average cost is $7,800 second only to housing ($10,900)
Sustainability Strategies
Whole Systems thinking
Energy
Energy the big picture
Energy Reduction Strategies
Which way the building faces is important
Ontario Renewable targets and incentives
Local Power Generation Conventional Distributed (can be other fuels)
Biomass
Energy : Distributed Renewables
Solar Energy Photo voltaic panels Thin film Thick film S l ll t Solar collectors Flat-plate Evacuated Tube Collectors
Green Lighting infrastructure
Ground source heat pumps
Water
Water management
Water : Conservation for buildings Efficient Fixtures Toilets duel flush (0.8/1.6 compared to 3.5 gpf) Faucets hands free, (1.5 gpm compared to 3 gpm) Laundry (15 compared to 45 gallons/cycles) Shower Heads (1.8 gpm compared to 3.5 gpm) Dishwashers (4.4 compared to 12 gallons/cycle) l Laundry Cooling Tower Control Toilets and Urinals
Water : Renewable Supply Rainwater Harvesting Feasibility depends on rainfall rates and irrigation demand Average Precipitation 6 5 inches 4 3 2 1 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Water : Renewable Supply On-Site Treatment Re-use options Reuse for Irrigation Reuse for district cooling Reuse for toilet flushing and laundry Create wetland habitat Sell locally for irrigation Treatment t Technologies Membrane Biological Reactor Ultra-filtration Reverse Osmosis (potable only) Dissinfectioni
Water Conservation at street level Constructed wetlands - filtration system Reverse Osmosis Gray water treatment On-site chlorination and UV treatment 3% of potable water supply from off-site Porous paving Rain gardens Swales Rainwater storage Recycled water for irrigation
Heat Island & water
Green Streets
Waste
Waste management
Automated Waste Collection System Waste Inlet Points Central Waste Collection Station Temporary Waste Storage Pipe Network So ource: Envac
Waste to energy
Transport
Increased car dependance
Density and Transport
Land Use & Transportation Mobility Accessibility Sustainability Livability Affordability
Land Use & Transportation : Transportation Opportunities Other Innovative Strategies Pedestrian-only Streets Bike Sharing Electric Vehicles Car Sharing/Carpooling Tele-work Facilities Transportation Demand Management District Ride Share Transit Passes Monitoring and Promotion
Land Use & Transportation : Street Level Smart Growth and Street Design z
Case Studies
BEDZED, London, UK
Nieuw-Terbregge, Netherlands
Stapleton, Denver
B0 01 (The City of Tomorrow)Malmo, Sweden
Drake Landing, Alberta
Village de la Gare, Quebec Village de la Gare is a new sustainable development in the Montreal metropolitan region, about 40km from the city centre. The plan is to create a mixed use, transit oriented community with greater focus on walking, bicycling and transit than on automobile use. First master-planned, TOD project in Quebec 44% t it d h ( i t 44% transit mode share (non-private car use)
Group Discussion 1. In what areas land use, water use, energy use, building design, transportation, waste reduction, etc. do you believe the future Port Whitby can achieve the most significant sustainability improvements? 2. Of the various sustainability enhancing options/approaches discussed in the overview presentation, which specific ones make the most sense and have the greatest potential for Port Whitby? 3. How can sustainability principles and practices best be integrated into your short or long term plans involving the Port Whitby area? 4. Any other comments?
ENVIRONMENT Effective protection of the natural environment COMMUNITY Social progress that recognizes the needs of everyone NATURAL RESOURCES Prudent use of natural resources ECONOMY Maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment