Green Action Plan (download the full GAP here)):

• Ensure public consultation on the City of New Westminster plan (due to Council 15 June 2007)
• Review and provide feedback to the City on the draft plan (Fall 2007)
• Ensure an effective implementation plan is reflected in annual budgets (2008 budget)

Promote Apartment/Condominium composting:

• Phase I - Central composting facility pilot project (2007)
• Phase II - Distributed composting facilities (2008)
• Phase III - Individual building/strata composting facilities (2009)

Other current NWEP issues:

• Triple Bottom Line accounting policy instituted for all projects over $50,000
• Hiring of an Environmental Coordinator
• Production of New Westminster Green Guide for Residents and Businesses
• Car Sharing Strategy - promotion through private and City vehicles
• Green purchasing policy implemented
• Bio-diesel fuel program for City fleet
• Green operating procedures implemented - e.g., zero-waste meetings
• Carbon Neutral Policy - purchase of Green Power Certificates and carbon offsets for travel by City employees and Council
• 10 year Greenway/Bikeway implementation plan completed
• Walkable City Plan and 5-year implementation plan completed
• Employee trip reduction program. Removal of free employee parking, introduction of comprehensive employee trip reduction program credits for employees who walk, cycle or take transit
• Green fleet 5-year procurement program, elimination of employee car allowances and mileage claims, conversion to fuel efficient pool cars
• "Transit-Friendly City" Plan and Implementation Strategy - plan to introduce transit priority measures, minimum service level guidelines, intermodal travel and upgrading of 50% of transit stops with CPTED supportive shelters by 2010
• Brunette River watershed environmental overview completed
• Brunette River 10-year remediation action plan
• Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) review

Conservation action plans:

• Glenbrooke Ravine Action Plan
• Fraser River Action Plan
• Poplar Island Action Plan
• Urban Ecology and Natural Areas Strategy
• Biodiversity Action Plan

• Anti-Idling Bylaw
• Update Smart Growth Development Guidelines with Sustainability Checklist and make the guidelines a mandatory review element for major development projects
• Community Tree Planting Days
• Moody Park Perimeter Trail Completion
• Child, Youth and Senior Friendly City Plan
• Special Needs Action Plan with 10-Year Accessibility Implementation Plan
• Completion of Livable City Strategy
• Healthy Community Plan Completed
• Cultural Diversity Plan
• Arts Plan and Implementation Guide