2011 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards Winner — Integrated Neighbourhood Development: Overview

City of Burnaby, British Columbia, and the SFU Community Trust

UniverCity Community at Simon Fraser University

The initial architectural plans for Simon Fraser University (SFU) in 1963 conceived of a dense residential community surrounding the new university. In 1995, SFU and the City of Burnaby began working together to create a compact, mixed-use and transit-oriented residential community, founded on principles of sustainability. City staff, the university and the public undertook a cooperative planning process that ultimately led to city council’s adoption of the SFU Official Community Plan (OCP) and new zoning district in 1996.