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Livable Cities

Sep 14 2016

Self-driving cars: A techno-utopia or an eco-nightmare?

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Climate and Energy Livable Cities Pollution Technology and Innovation

by Simon Altman Elon Musk recently announced that Tesla will have a fully autonomous car ready by 2020, and Tesla is not alone. As this technology moves from dream to reality, some have started to discuss the opportunities it will present, while others are stuck dwelling on the risks. In this blog we explore these […]

Alberta’s Municipal Government Act (MGA)
Jun 22 2016

Pricing urban sprawl: New scope for municipal ecofiscal policies in Alberta?

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Livable Cities

Cities across Canada are trying to find new ways to contain or reduce suburban sprawl. While the causes and consequences of sprawl are complex and varied, problems of misaligned incentives are at the core. Coming changes to Alberta’s Municipal Government Act (MGA) could give municipalities new policy options to help realign these incentives and take […]

Mobility pricing - Metro Vancouver - Congestion Pricing
Jun 8 2016

How should road congestion in Metro Vancouver be priced?

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Livable Cities

If you ever find yourself at a random party in Metro Vancouver and are struggling to make conversation, asking about the region’s traffic woes is a guaranteed ticket for a lively debate. Metro Vancouver has some of the worst traffic in Canada, and is intensifying with the region’s rapid population growth and confined geography. The […]

Congestion pricing and air pollution - cleaner air
May 18 2016

Holding your breath for cleaner air: congestion pricing and air pollution

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Livable Cities

Last November, we released a report on how pricing congestion—charging drivers to use roads to ensure faster and more reliable commutes—can help solve crippling congestion in Canadian cities. Governments can design congestion pricing systems according to different objectives; we argued that the number one priority should be to reduce congestion in order to use road […]

Mar 30 2016

How varied road tolls can reduce congestion: A closer look at Highway 407 in Ontario

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Livable Cities

Last November the Ecofiscal Commission released its report on congestion pricing in Canadian cities. Road congestion is getting worse in many Canadian cities—big and small—and we believe that congestion pricing is the crucial and missing piece of a broader, coordinated package of policies to improve urban mobility. Momentum is already underway: the Ontario government is […]

Preston Manning - Ecofiscal Commission - Annual Report
Feb 2 2016

In their own words: Preston Manning, Ecofiscal Advisor

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Livable Cities Pollution Technology and Innovation Water

The following testimonial is from our 2015 Annual Report. I’m often asked how I reconcile conservative economic values with environmental interests. For me, there’s no inherent philosophical conflict. After all, “conservation” and “conservative” come from the same root. We need to find a way to move past the economy-versus-environment way of thinking. Fiscal conservatives believe […]

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