Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver
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Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver
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| Active municipal party | |
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| Leader | Steering Committee |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Ideology | Consensus based - not ideological |
| Political position | Centrism |
| Colours | Light green |
| Seats on City Council |
0 / 11
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| Seats on Park Board |
0 / 7
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| Seats on School Board |
0 / 9
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| Website | |
| nsvancouver |
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Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) is a centrist and green municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is consensus-based, is run by a steering committee, rather than having an individual as leader, and does not ascribe to an ideology.
NSV was formed as an advocacy group in 2007, similar to a previous coalition called Neighbour 2 Neighbour. NSV brought together diverse neighbourhoods that span the political spectrum into a network to communicate with each other and to issue joint position statements or advocacy.
The first NSV public representative and media contact was Mel Lehan from West Kitsilano. After the fall of 2008, Ned Jacobs of Riley Park/South Cambie (son of urbanist Jane Jacobs) assumed that role.
NSV coordinated input from the large network of neighbourhoods that produced common position letters to Council, with some of the early letters having up to 39 versions before finalizing based on consensus.
In the November 2008 Vancouver civic election the Non Partisan Association-dominated (NPA) council was defeated. Furor over and opposition to EcoDensity policies contributed to the political demise of NPA Mayor Sam Sullivan and his party. NSV created a candidate survey that lead to the network's endorsement of the Vision/COPE slate. Although Vision Vancouver were elected on a promise to reconsider EcoDensity, the new 2008 Vision Vancouver council continued to implement the NPA policies. Vision Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Plan includes many actions proposed under EcoDensity policies.
NSV continues to support and inform a network of neighbourhoods. The network helps the public engage City Hall and make informed decisions. NSV’s main goals are neighbourhood-based real democracy (reform campaign finance, strengthen neighbourhood representation), sustainability (holistic balance between environmental, social and economic sustainability, plus issues of affordable housing, transportation systems, livability), and Vancouver-based solutions (accommodate growth in ways that suit the uniqueness of the city and the character of the neighbourhoods).
Disappointed with Vision Vancouver and NPA policy directions, and COPE entering into an alliance with Vision that restricted COPE to three council candidates, NSV evolved from an advocacy group to an electoral organization in 2011. The effects of developer contributions to election funding of the two main parties, Vision Vancouver and the NPA, continued to be a concern.
NSV ran five candidates in the Vancouver 2011 municipal election and also endorsed six candidates from various parties to complete a slate for Mayor and Council.
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