LINKS AND RECOMMENDED READING  

Below are links to the Municipality of Saanich, the Capital Regional District, other community groups and links to the broader community of research into urban planning.


                 Capital Regional District
                Regional growth strategy


                  District of Saanich                                                 
               Appointments to Saanich Committees 
                 Archives
               Capital Works Projects current year report                
               Development Applications
               Get Involved
                         Governance Review Citizen Advisory Committee
                 Feedback Form          
               Saanich Council meetings are broadcast live and recorded for later viewing.
                 Uptown - Douglas Corridor Study
             

           Useful Local links

                       Better Transit Alliance of Greater Victoria
              BC Government: McKenzie interchange
                       Burnside Gorge (Victoria) Neighbourhood Plan
                              For the workshop report, visit www.victoria.ca/burnside
                Friends of Swan Creek Watershed
              Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team
                 Peninsula Streams
               Nigel Valley Project
               Walk On, Victoria
               

           Useful  Information on urban planning

                Canada Green Building Council
                Project For Public Spaces
                National Assoc. of City Transportation Officials
                "How to Make an Attractive City" video 

                
          Useful Books available at the Greater Victoria Public Library

                Happy City: transforming our lives through urban design.   Charles Montgomery
                The High Cost of Free Parking.    Donald C. Shroup
                The New Urban Crisis.   Richard Florida  2017
                Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution.   Janette Sadik-Kahn