Increase invasive and woody species control measures such as prescribed burns, cutting and physical removal… |
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Action 5.5 Complete an Urban Forest Management Plan Complete the City of Windsor Street Tree and Park Tree Inventories; Increase awareness of the air pollution and greenhouse gas reduction benefits provided by trees…. |
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Action 5.6 Improve climate resilience of trees in urban forests, parks and in the public right-of-way Ensure tree and plant species established are native where possible, diverse, disease resistant and have high climate adaptability; Enhance tree maintenance programs to mitigate damage due to heat and extreme events… |
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Action 5.7 Enhance Detroit River shoreline protection measures along Windsor’s riverfront and Peche Island |
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Action 5.8 areas Increase community level of knowledge on the benefits of natural Continue to provide education to the public about the importance of natural areas, invasive species and endangered species… |
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Objective 6: Reduce Community Service Disruptions |
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Action 6.1 Improve communications from Transit Windsor to the public Hire a social media/communications coordinator for Transit Windsor; Develop a social media presence for Transit Windsor and use this to alert riders of changes to routes due to extreme weather events… |
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Action 6.2 Develop extreme weather contingency plans for Transit Windsor Identify priority risk areas and develop a Plan to respond to flooding of transit infrastructure, disruption of service and infrastructure damage to terminals, shelters, benches, bus stop pads etc.; Invest in back up power sources for all key Transit Windsor infrastructure including fuel pumps… |
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Action 6.3 Improve design standards for new recreational facilities to ensure they are more climate resilient
- Ensure any future outdoor rinks developed consider warmer winter temperature protection measures which may include a full cover and extra cooling capacity;
- Ensure all new sports fields developed have sufficient shade amenities and additional drainage designed to reflect Windsor’s climate projections;
- Ensure any new indoor recreational facilities are designed to withstandWindsor’s climate projections…
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Action 6.4 Identify strategies to minimize cancellations of recreational rentals at existing recreation facilities Investigate modifying season start, end and duration dates as well as general schedules for recreational programming to try to avoid spring flooding and summer heat; |
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