How might we support small Canadian cities (1k-100k) to become greener and smarter in a way that prioritizes deliberate and proportional action whilst accounting for their unique composition?

Greener Small Cities: Deploy Environmental Action Faster and Smarter, was built to support those in charge of climate action at the municipal level of small Canadian cities with strategy, systemic, and foresight tools. The first half of this report explores the theory surrounding environmental action and smart technologies within a Canadian context. Action is the focus of the second section. We’ll walk readers through the steps of building a comprehensive, measurable, equitable, and effective environmental action plan of their own, or revamp the one they currently have in place by learning how to include and manage stakeholders, decide on a vision, set strategic pillars, strategies, and strategic actions, envision future states, leverage data, secure funding, and much more.