The City of Pickering is developing a new set of Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (ISDS) and invites the public to get involved in the process.
Developing a new set of standards will help city staff evaluate development proposals to ensure they meet the city’s sustainability objectives, said a statement.
The city has posted the 1st draft of its ISDS Checklist, a document that highlights best practices and green building technologies for developers to incorporate into their designs and developments.
Members of the public are encouraged to review the draft checklist and provide feedback on:
- The proposed development features;
- The general structure, length, and organization of the checklist;
- Whether or not the information presented in the checklist is clear and concise; and
- Additional suggestions they may have.
Visit LetsTalkPickering.ca/Standards to review ISDS Checklist and to complete the survey (closes April 1).
Help shape new GIS Strategic Plan
Pickering is also developing a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Strategic Plan and is inviting the public to provide its input.
A geographic information system (GIS) creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). This provides a foundation for mapping and analysis that is used in science and almost every industry.
GIS helps users understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context. The benefits include improved communication and efficiency as well as better management and decision making.
Information technology, coupled with a robust GIS, will improve the way the City tracks service delivery, disseminates data, and engages with the public through the use of interactive and storytelling maps, and open data platforms. Currently, the city offers a maps and Open Data portal through GIS, which provides nine apps and story maps, and about 90 open data layers available for download.
Those interested in providing feedback can visit LetsTalkPickering.ca/GIS to learn more and complete the survey, which will help shape the GIS Strategic Plan (survey closes April 4, 2022).
Public feedback will help shape the Corporate GIS Strategic Plan, which will go to Council for final endorsement. The plan will provide a unified GIS vision and five year GIS Implementation and Business Road Map for the city.