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Strategy 1.5:( This the plan for 15 minute cities in our Region)

Build compact urban and settlement areas that are efficient for energy, services, infrastructure, and transportation, and make existing and new communities “complete communities.” The amount of energy it takes to get around our communities depends heavily on the way they are built and designed. We can improve efficiency by planning and creating more complete communities, where goods, services, and employment can be reached conveniently by walking, cycling, or rolling. Emissions from conventional vehicles are also reduced as a result of less distance travelled. These are also known as “15-minute communities.” More compact communities that use less energy for transportation help us use less energy to provide services and build infrastructure, further reducing emissions. This must be a key consideration for land use planning. A 15-minute community is where people can meet their daily needs for goods, services, and employment using active transportation, within a short walk, bike ride, or roll.

Transportation Tomorrow Survey results for Region of Waterloo. 7 ClimateActionWR. (2020). ClimateActionWR 2020 Active Transportation Survey. CLIMATEACTIONWR TransformWR | 30 Year strategy report