Liveable Communities

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Liveable Communities Liveability: Is the sum of the factors that add up to a community's quality of life. It is the collection of natural and human characteristics of a location. Community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. Factor/Characteristics of Liveability: What Makes a Community “Liveable”? A ff ordable Housing (ownership, rental and Government assisted option that all can a ff ord Comfortable Climate (Predictable, warm with enough precipitation) Access to resources ( Food, water and energy needed for people's lives and industry) Public Transit (sidewalks, buses, subway, light rail transit LRT) Emergency Services ( Police, Fire, Paramedics) Diversity (culture, Language, food) Safe (streetlights, crosswalks, etc) Quality Jobs (clean/green, high wages, stable) Low unemployment (all working age people have jobs) Accessible (wheelchair, elderly, infants) Stable Leadership (country, province, municipal) Walkable (safe and accessible network for foot tra ffi c Bikeable (accessible bike lanes, trails) Welcoming (signage for tourists and accepting of outsiders) Entertainment (concerts, festivals, events) Quality Healthcare...