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Increasing density, compact neighborhoods, the complete neighborhoods that are compact neighborhoods, but the complete neighborhoods that people are yearning for. I mean, it's wonderful to live in the West End where you can literally walk to absolutely meet every need that you have. That should be the case throughout our city.

Our 2050 objective being net zero in terms of GHGs. But to get there, we need very focused action that action is outlined in our climate emergency action plan around zero emission buildings, active transportation, land use like walkable neighborhoods, low carbon construction, restored ecosystems. However, we are missing our goals.

We are not getting to the reductions that we need to. And we have said that we are aiming to. And in part, one has to question then what is it we need to enable us to get there in my mind, in any, in any business, in any nonprofit society, in any operation, one has to have a clear plan with actual real measurable.

Activities, a report on those activities in a timely way so that you can adjust those activities. If they're not meeting your goal, that is what my motion is about saving a carbon budget, making sure that we get the, the actual line by line items with associated reductions in GHG.

I'm just wondering if you have any thoughts about how you would consider designing a street like this or even any part of the city in the context of climate change and the exigency that I think we're all facing, every city is facing in terms of envisioning a future where there is a reduced use and reliance on cars and much greater alternative transportation methods and especially transit but also walking, cycling, etc. that really are the future that we need to move towards if we are going to tackle the climate emergency.