The document outlines project ideas for the City of Surrey's sustainability initiative focused on 8 themes: inclusion, public safety, ecosystems, health & wellness, infrastructure, education & culture, economic prosperity & livelihoods, and built environment & neighborhoods. For each theme, it provides 2-3 example project ideas and references initiatives in other cities/countries that could serve as models. The overall goal is for Surrey to become a thriving, green, and inclusive city by the year 2058 through initiatives organized around these 8 community themes.

1. City of Surrey
Sustainability
Charter “2.0”
Project Ideas - City of Surrey
Sustainability initiative.
Adriana Zuniga
July 7, 2016

2. Background-Vision
Statement
“Surrey by the year 2058, envisions’
to becoming a thriving, green, and
inclusive city; organized around eight
community themes for a more
holistic way of looking at
sustainability and the
interconnectedness of systems in
their community”.

3. The eight themes and their goals are
#1
Inclusion
Caring community
Sense of place of
belonging
Access to opportunity
Full Potential

4. The eight themes and their goals are
#2
Public
Safety
Live
Work
Learn
Play
Safe engaging
environment

5. The eight themes and their goals are
#3
Ecosystems
Healthy
Protected
Well maintained
Ecosystems &
Environment

6. The eight themes and their goals are
#4
Health &
Wellness
Healthy
Active
Connected
All residents

7. The eight themes and their goals are
#5
Infrastructure
Effective Infrastructure
Effective Services
Protecting the Natural
Environment
Supporting
urban growth

8. The eight themes and their goals are
#6
Education
& Culture
Diverse
High Quality Learning
Vibrant arts heritage, a
cultural experience
Access to all
Surrey residents

9. The eight themes and their goals are
#7
Economic
prosperity &
Livelihoods
Strong
Equitable
Diverse
Economy

10. The eight themes and their goals are
#8
Built
Environment &
Neighborhoods
Beautiful
Accessible
Well –connected City
Neighborhoods are
walkable, engaging
and resilient

11. Since 2008 to 2016

12. Project Ideas
# 1 - Inclusion

13. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Inclusion
Housing
• Developing a sustainable
housing infrastructure, that is
not only affordable for the
buyers, but energy efficient
and economically sustainable
in the future.
• Looking at some examples from
other provinces
1. New Home Construction
2. Home Energy Assessment
Age-Friendly Community
• Developing and
implementing
intergenerational
programming in early
childhood
• Looking at some examples and
the benefits of these programs
in other communities
1. Generations United.

14. Project Ideas
# 2 – Public Safety

15. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Public Safety
Public perceptions of safety
• Improve our programs to take
care of “troubled” youths and
childrens
• Looking at what other cities
are doing,
1. youth becoming responsible
citizen
• A good example from South
Dakota
1. Juvenile Justice Public Safety
Improvement Act
Bicycle and pedestrian
injuries/incidents
• Promoting bicycle safety
training for children, youth
and parents
• Looking at what other cities
are doing,
1. Children’s Safety Network

16. Project Ideas
# 3 - Ecosystems

17. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Ecosystems
Policies and strategies that
support clean water, soil and air
• Water conservation, for example
providing guidelines and support to help
neighborhoods improve their gardens
and require less water and maintenance
during the summer.
• Looking at what others cities are doing
1. City of Calgary – Yard smart program
2. Implementation of ISO 50001, the
adoption of this standard is helping
organizations around the world to
achieve energy use reduction and carbon
emissions in a systematic way. Also,
providing a framework to promote
energy efficiency throughout supply
chain. These are just a few of many
positive outcomes after implementing
this international standard.
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
ensure good air quality, throughout
Surrey.
• Share information with our
communities is a powerful
tool to achieve awareness,
collaboration and target
goals
• Looking at what others
countries/cities are doing
1. EPA-US, Green Vehicle Guide

18. Project Ideas
# 4 - Health & Wellness

19. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Health & Wellness
Community gardens
• Provide the tools to growing
vegetables for low-income
families
• Looking at what others cities
are doing
1. Access to Healthy, Affordable
Food
2. Garden towers
3. Chicago Sells Vacant Lots for
$1 Each, Encourages Urban
Gardening
Work collaboratively at the
neighbourhood level to ensure dignified
access to healthy food for everyone.
• Preventing food waste is
one way to support this
objective.
• Looking at what others
countries/cities are doing
1. US Food waste challenge
2. UK Food waste reduction
WRAP

20. Project Ideas
# 5 - Infrastructure

21. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Infrastructure
Continue to explore, develop and
implement policies and tools to support
water conservation and recovery.
• Water conservation, for example
providing guidelines and support to help
neighborhoods improve their gardens
and require less water and maintenance
during the summer.
• Looking at what others cities are doing
1. City of Calgary – Yard smart program
2. Implementation of ISO 50001, the
adoption of this standard is helping
organizations around the world to
achieve energy use reduction and carbon
emissions in a systematic way. Also,
providing a framework to promote
energy efficiency throughout supply
chain. These are just a few of many
positive outcomes after implementing
this international standard.
Provide tools and educational
resources that support residents and
businesses to reduce consumption.
• Share information with our
communities is a powerful
tool to achieve awareness,
collaboration and target
goals
• Looking at what Canada is
doing
1. RCBC Zero Waste Hierarchy

22. Project Ideas
# 6 - Education & Culture

23. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Education & Culture
Cultivate a culture of sustainability
through community education and
engagement.
• Education for Sustainability
in Early Childhood
Education
• Looking at what others cities
are doing
1. Shelburne Farm’s early
childhood programs
Encourage arts, heritage and
cultural expression
for youth in the community.
• Listening to Youth Voice
• Looking at what Canada is
doing
1. Canadian Heritage’s Citizen
Participation Branch

24. Project Ideas
# 7 - Economic prosperity & Livelihoods

25. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Economic prosperity & Livelihoods
Support farmers to adapt their
businesses to impacts from climate
change.
• Adapting agriculture to
climate change
• Looking at what others
countries/cities are doing
1. Australia, Policy Guidance
Briefs in 2012–13 on
critical climate change
adaptation topics
Collaborate with businesses, non-profits
and senior levels of government to support
skills development within the workforce.
• Economic Benefits of
Workplace Education
Programs
• Looking at what others
countries/cities are doing
1. US Workplace education
program

26. Project Ideas
# 8 - Built Environment & Neighborhoods

27. Project Ideas for the sustainability goal:
Built Environment & Neighborhoods
Transportation
and mobility network
• Implementation of
incentives programs for
people that use active
transportation.
• Looking at what are doing in
other
communities/cities/countries
1. Milan/Italy
2. European Cyclist Federation
Provide public amenities
• Progressive thinking about
the implementation of
public washrooms, through
what the city of Ottawa is
calling “Flushing inequality”
• Recent Research report about
the Flushing inequality issue in
Ottawa and other cities.
• Gotta Go Campaing

28. End
Project Ideas - City of Surrey Sustainability initiative.
Presented by Adriana Zuniga, via email to Dean Scovill,
Engineering Assistant, Water Operations Division- City
of Surrey