The project has incorporated civil infrastructure in innovative ways. Traffic calming, storm water management, urban forestry, naturalized landscapes, alternative transportation and recreation amenities are integrated to showcase a sustainable approach to networking a densifying community. Innovative storm water management features such as bio swales and rain gardens expose natural processes that are typically hidden in the urban environment. These features, along with other storm water best management practices such as pervious pavers help to improve water quality and protect the City's fish-bearing creeks from erosion and sedimentation. By diverting storm water that was previously piped to streams and marine habitats these features will reduce the impact of urban runoff.
The Green Necklace project also inspires community development and social sustainability. For example, 250 students from Queen Mary School participated in the design and planting of naturalized areas and rain gardens along the greenway route at the corner of Keith Road and Mahon Avenue. The importance of managing stormwater and providing urban habitat was presented in seminars with seven classes from Queen Mary School. This resulted in Queen Mary students designing and planting five different sites along the Green Necklace, located close to their school. In these ways, the Green Necklace project encourages community interaction, lifetime fitness, and safe, and provides easy access to parks, open spaces, and streets for the residents of North Vancouver.
Phase 1 of the Green Necklace project is located along West Keith Road from Chesterfield to Mahon, at Victoria Park from Chesterfield to St. George Avenue and along East Keith Road from St. George to St. Andrew avenues.
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This post was imported from the 'Greater Vancouver Green Guide', it's part of the 'Green Guide Portal' to the Green Building Brain
