4 | ecologyaction.ca Transit and active transportation Municipalities throughout Nova Scotia need to encourage the use of clean transportation and improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of our transportation network. [...] The design and maintenance of our roadways should be based on the needs of our most vulnerable road users, making sure that municipalities will advocate for and implement proper infrastructure to support safe options for active and sustainable transportation. [...] Environmental conservation of a green and blue network – including parks, forests, wetlands and watercourses – is integral to human and environmental health, well-being and prosperity of a municipality. [...] This includes developing and funding community and municipal plans that strengthen the food system; building on municipal assets like libraries, community centers, and transit systems to promote food access and literacy; providing support for urban agriculture; and adopting healthy and sustainable procurement practices and waste recovery initiatives. [...] It allows you to advocate for positive change, engage with residents and contribute to the growth and development of your area, all of which make a tangible impact on the lives of those around you.
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Table of Contents
- Environment and municipalities 2
- Introduction to the Ecology Action Centre 2
- How to use this toolkit 2
- How to use this toolkit 3
- Election issues in this guide 3
- Affordable and complete communities 4
- Affordable and complete communities 5
- Questions to ask 5
- Transit and active transportation 6
- Learn more 6
- Transit and active transportation 7
- Questions to ask 7
- Transit and active transportation 8
- Questions to ask 8
- Protecting green space 9
- Protecting green space 10
- Questions to ask 10
- Learn more 10
- Coastal protection 11
- Learn more 11
- Coastal protection 12
- Questions to ask 12
- Aquaculture 13
- Learn more 13
- Aquaculture 14
- Questions to ask 14
- Action on climate 15
- Action on climate 16
- Questions to ask 16
- Learn more 16
- Action on climate 17
- Questions to ask 17
- Energy poverty 18
- Learn more 18
- Energy poverty 19
- Questions to ask 19
- Community food security 20
- Learn more 20
- Community food security 21
- Questions to ask 21
- Additional resources 22
- Sample email from a citizen 22
- Sample email from a community organization 22
- Additional resources 23
- Voter information 23
- Additional resources 24
- Get in touch 24
- Thinking about running 24
