SUSTAINABILITY: Descriptions of Success
RESIDENT HOUSING
In 2020, Whistler has an inventory of housing that is affordable and sustainable, supporting a diverse and vibrant local population. In the future:
- Resident restricted housing is affordable for permanent and short-term residents, through innovative and effective policy and financial models
- Effective financial and legal tools exist to develop and manage resident restricted housing affordability in perpetuity
- The planned flexibility within neighbourhood design, housing form, and housing tenure enables the adaptability to meet changing housing needs and future affordability considerations
- Whistler has a sufficient quantity and appropriate mix of quality housing to meet the needs of diverse residents (Target: 75% of Whistler employees live in the resort community)
- Residents enjoy housing in mixed-use neighbourhoods that are intensive, vibrant and include a range of housing forms
- Housing has been developed close to transit, pedestrian and bicycle routes, and amenities and services to reduce auto dependency
- Housing is healthy and livable, and housing design, construction and operations are evolving toward sustainable and efficient energy and materials management
- Developed areas are designed and managed to be sensitive to the surrounding environment
* Green highlight indicates the descriptors in which the university contributes.
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