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Adam has worked with SCGC since, almost, its inception. He holds a Masters’ Degree in Environmental Studies from York University, and is deeply interested in (and concerned by) the intersections between risk, vulnerability, and security when it comes to climate impacts. Adam is also the founder and principal partner at Verdant Public Strategies, which is a small consultancy providing communications services and strategy to groups and organizations seeking positive local impact.

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The view from inside: make it make sense

...learning about how planning works is important because it helps us get climate justice happening on the local level. It helps us understand how these changes can actually play out through local government. But there’s a lot to learn and not a lot of clear information, so how can we learn more?
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The Bradford Bypass – Clearing the Air

There are a lot of misconceptions, myths, and misunderstandings regarding the role that highways and cars play in our economy, and the impact they have on our environment and communities. Many of these are coming to the fore with the Bradford Bypass. Here we address some of them.
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Sprawl and Ontario’s Greenbelt

We’ve been dealing with losing our natural spaces and farmland to sprawl in this region for a long time. It’s been the main way we’ve grown our communities for decades, and we continue to do so, even though it's outdated and extremely wasteful, today.
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The Greenbelt and Climate Change

Many people know the Greenbelt as a place that protects farmland and preserves green spaces. To many it is seen as a last refuge of vast tracts of land that allow for recreational activities and local food production. However, the Greenbelt, by preserving those lands, provides services to our communities essentially without charge.
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The New Growth Plan Puts Sprawl Over All

We can no longer treat land use as its own issue, nor can we always assume that growth is always a net benefit to our communities. This is simply not true. We can grow our communities in ways that provide affordable housing, protect our natural spaces and water and aspire to create healthy, vibrant centres where people can live and work.
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Upper York Sewage Solution

York Region is planning to increase its capacity for wastewater treatment. The rationale is that this is required to meeting a projected increase of roughly 150,000 in population by 2031.
A key aspect of this project that is important to recognize that it is more than the sum of its parts. The EA for the project, on its own, does not capture the impacts the wastewater treatment facility will have on the region.
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