Guess what: the infrastructure needs of a rapidly growing population can often overwhelm the capacity of a city. Not news. But tackling these problems begins with local governments making better choices on growth management. Also not a surprise.
SCI – Sustainable Cities International – has just published a guide that measures the impact on urban growth patterns of capital and maintenance costs of city infrastructure. For instance:
… the cities of Calgary, Canada and Los Cabos, Mexico identified that significant savings on infrastructure costs could be achieved through more compact growth. Savings of 33% and 38% were identified for the capital cost of roads, transit, water and other infrastructure for Calgary and Los Cabos respectively. Savings on operational costs were found to be 14% for Calgary and 60% Los Cabos.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE
Cities interested in learning more about how to apply infrastructure costing to their cities should contact Patricia Gordon, SCI Cities Network Director, at pgordon@icsc.ca or Edna Aguinaga at edna@icsc.ca.
