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Cobourg Official Plan Review Submission by Sustainable Cobourg Official Plan Review Committee October 29, 2009 For the health of the planet and ourselves, we need to plan Cobourg differently We need to plan Cobourg differently to: -avoid runaway climate change -become healthier -save our farmland Climate Change Climate change changes everything, including how we should plan Cobourg What we need to do: -Reduce CO2 levels from 390 (current) to 350 parts per million (ppm). -Reduce Canadian GHG emissions by >50% from 2006 levels by 2020. Therefore, the next 10 years to 2020 are crucial. The most startling evidence yet… is the MELTING OF THE ARCTIC. % change in ice cover New predictions Satellite observations Mean IPCC prediction Most likely change (melt) IPCC range Actual observed melting it has melted nearly 80 YEARS ahead of when scientists predicted YEAR CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE PARTS PER MILLION CO2 WE’RE HERE: 390 WE NEED TO BE HERE: 350 YEAR IMPLEMENTING A THOUSAND DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS How can Cobourg’s Plan be one of the solutions? Cobourg must largely decarbonize by 2050. Half of this should occur by 2020. This means largely eliminating our use of fossil fuels over the coming decades. And this means planning for the post-automobile era. This needs to change. “There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym.” Bill Nye, scientist and producer of public TV science programs Our Health Sprawl Pictures of CECSP here Each neighbourhood planning area should be focused around these neighbourhood centres Existing conditions Public street improvements Sidewalk-oriented shopfronts Mixed-use buildings at sidewalk Show map of built up area • Adding additional development within the built boundary of Cobourg is required to make efficient use of existing infrastructure. • This will both strengthen Cobourg’s economy, improve its sustainability and prevent further urban sprawl. Pictures of CECSP here In the absence of this planning amendment, no public infrastructure planning or investments should be made to develop the Cobourg East Community Secondary Plan. Existing conditions New infill mixed-use development on parking lot Street trees Replacement of stores on right with sidewalk-oriented mixed-use development Further infill development