Urban sprawl often leads to the expansion of new growth into previously undeveloped areas, increasing greenhouse gas emissions due to greater transportation needs and infrastructure costs via the requirement for new infrastructure. However, municipalities, via provincial requirements, are required to consider urban expansion boundary requests. Municipalities are exploring ways to incorporate greenhouse gas and infrastructure cost considerations into urban expansion requests. In this webinar, the City of Ottawa and the City of Hamilton shared their approach to addressing urban boundary expansion requests and integrating greenhouse gas and infrastructure implications into the urban boundary expansion application process.
Additional Resources
- Indigenous Climate Action Resources
- Land Use Calculator Developed by SSG and FCM
- City of Hamilton Urban Expansion Web Page – Identification of Applications Received and Process Being Used to Assess
- City of Ottawa Urban Expansion Process Staff Report
If you would like a copy of the slide deck, please contact us at cap@cleanairpartnership.org