The GPI transportation accounts

Please see GPIAtlantic’s Transportation Accounts: Sustainable Transportation in Nova Scotia for an in- depth definition of the different components of sustainable transportation and detailed explanations of sustainable transportation goals, objectives, and indicators.1 The intention of this report is to apply the same methodology used by GPIAtlantic’s Transportation Accounts: Sustainable Transport [...] Many of these same recommendations were also identified in the MPS and are being reiterated here to lend evidential support to some of the key approaches outlined in the MPS and in order to ensure that these recommendations are incorporated into HRM’s Transportation Functional Plans. [...] It is important to emphasize that if these smart growth plans are not successfully implemented, the sustainability of the transportation system in the region will be severely impacted by the reality that growth is fastest in HRM’s suburban and rural areas and that over 75% of HRM’s population is projected to lie outside the urban core by 2026. [...] The more that costs are transferred from the fixed and external pricing categories to the internal variable category, the more these economic distortions will be rectified and removed, and the more users will pay the full costs of the transport modes they choose. [...] The overarching goal of this Plan is “to achieve a shared vision of the future of HRM, a vision of healthy, vibrant and sustainable communities without taking away from the character that makes HRM a distinct and attractive place to live.”4 A major objective of this initiative is to manage a moderate level of population growth, minimize its environmental impact, and use that growth as a catalyst f