Understanding Municipal Fundamentals 🤯

A just, diverse, economically resilient city: That's what we should be striving for in Abbotsford.

The content below is a high-level resource for municipal elected officials, journalists, and citizens, highlighting how municipal urban and transportation planning impacts the economy, nature, health, and lifestyle.

Strong Towns - Safe, livable, and financially resilient

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Eight video essays by Not Just Bikes summarize Strong Towns in about 86 minutes:

Part 1 - The Truth About American (Canadian) Cities / 5:31 minutes

Part 2 - How Suburban Development Makes American (Canadian) Cities Poorer / 8:12 minutes

Part 3 - Why American (Canadian) Cities Are Broke - The Growth Ponzi Scheme / 9:38 minutes

Part 4 - How Bankrupt American (Canadian) Cities Stay Alive - Debt / 11:00 minutes

Part 5 - Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) / 18:13 minutes

Part 6 - The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits / 11:08 minutes

Part 7 - Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math / 10:15 minutes

Part 8 - Would You Fall for It? / 26:46 minutes

Oslo's World-Class Vision Zero Street Design Manual

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Municipal Property Tax Economics - Per Hectare Taxable Value / Revenue vs Expenses

A 10-minute video essay on YouTube by Not Just Bikes
Resource: Urban3

BC Transit Funding Formula

"Unreliable transit in Abbotsford due to chronic underfunding" by Nathan Pachal - December 14, 2015

[Although this blog post is dated, much of the content is relevant while providing insight into funding formulas. BC Transit has since completed a transit yard. - RB, September 24, 2022]