Large neighborhood parks/gardens that are maintained by public agencies or organizations instead of the community. Range in size and purpose from small decorative to large with many species and walking paths. May also have play area of children.
Often planted on public or formerly abandoned land, community gardens allow local residents and volunteers to plant and grow their own vegetables and flowers in small plots of land. This is a place of community interaction and enable users to develop a close connection to the land. Sometimes fenced and locked, gardeners have keys. Sometimes threatened by development. Offer hands-on learning and provides new habitat for flora and fauna.
Designed with a focus on providing unique facilities to the public. May be privately or publicly owned. Along with a diversity of plants, may have a stage, artwork, solar- powered water features, nice seating, or other amenities to special need groups.
Sites where food scraps, leaves, and garden trimmings are turned into rich, new soil, with the help of worms, containment bins, and Mother Nature. Large-scale or demonstration projects, information and resources for home and garden composting. Category includes drop-off sites for food scraps or good places to buy locally produced compost. May be run by the city or a separate group.
Drop-off sites for materials that can be reprocessed, refilled or recycled. Indicates businesses that buy, work with, or sell products made from recycled materials. City recycling program information contacts. Can include good examples of places where recycled materials are in use.
Alternative medicine sources such as herbal, homoeopathic, eastern, etc. Spas, apothecaries, clinics, health clubs, and nutritional and yoga centers, and herbal or Chinese medicines are possible examples.
Sites of special interest to visitors or people who want to engage in ecological and socially conscious tourism. Spots include Green hotels or other ecologically sensitive accommodations, the most eco-efficient ways to get in and out of the city, eco-tour info, and other sustainable practices for visitors.
Bus routes across the city
All designated or recommended bicycle routes – both off and on road.
Refueling stations for vehicles which have reduced impacts on the environment including hybrid electric cars, bio-fuel or hydrogen, compressed natural gas etc. Sites included here can also be for purchase, rent or share vehicles and batteries, fuel cells and other power sources.
Neighbourhood Parks
Community Gardens
Special Gardens
Compost Sites
Recycling
Alternative Health Resources
Ecotourism Resources
Public Transportion
Bicycle Routes
Bicycle Parking
Alternative Fuel/ Vehicles
