1) Citizens should determine development.

• Neighbourhood associations encourage engagement.
• The AAA network is crucial to the connection of neighbourhoods.

2) Transform Victoria, without using densification as a panacea.

• Market-based housing should give locals first purchase option.
• Densification mitigates neither urban sprawl nor the climate crisis.
• Return AirBnb’s to the rental market.
• House conversions, and Residential Rental Tenure zones increase housing stock.
• Place size limits on new single-family homes.
• Pressure the federal and provincial governments to provide necessary housing.
• Prioritize co-op housing and median-income based housing.

3) Consideration of native flora and fauna must go beyond tokenism.

• The urban forest reduces flood risk and cools neighbourhoods.
• The urban forestry director and Parks must become a fundamental part of any development proposal, weighted equally with engineering.
• Built systems must incorporate suitable habitat and natural system regeneration.
• Community gardens, pollinator pathways, and backyard biodiversity are vital to the health and well-being of all