oecd territorial review of megaregion western...2017/05/02  · presentation outline 3 cascadia...

Gil Kelley FAICP

General ManagerPlanning, Urban Design & Sustainability

City of Vancouver, British Columbia

OECD

Territorial Review of

Megaregion Western

Scandinavia

2nd Study Mission (24-27 April 2017)

1. Cascadia Megaregion

2. Vancouver Strategies

for Livability and Attractiveness

3. Challenges / New Priorities

Presentation Outline

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Cascadia Megaregion

3 Major Metros

– Vancouver• 2.5 million pop.

– Seattle• 3.8 million

– Portland• 2.5 million

– Total ~ 10 million pop.

(Including small cities /rural)

Annual Pop. Growth ~ 1%

Cascadia

SF Bay Area

GDP ($US millions), 2015

$159

$314

$112

Portland Metro Seattle Metro Metro Vancouver

Total 3-Metro GDP

(2015):

$585 million USD

Sources: Conference Board of Canada; Bureau of Economic Analysis

Employment by Sector, 2015 (top 5)

Hospitals

Wholesale trade

Food services

Construction

Retail trade

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

(000s)

Metro Vancouver

Accomodation & Food Service

Educational Services

Retail trade

Healthcare & Social Assistance

Professional, Scientific, Tech

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

(000s)

Seattle Metropolitan Area

Accomodation & Food Service

Professional, Scientific, Tech

Retail trade

Manufacturing

Healthcare & Social Assistance

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

(000s)

Portland Metropolitan Area

Sources: Conference Board of Canada; American Community Survey (ACS) US Census

Common Strategies for Livability & Vitality

Sources: Conference Board of Canada; American Community Survey (ACS) US Census

Cascadia - metropolitan urban development strategies

• Growth Management Plan (metro scale)

• Access to Nature

• Walkability

• Mobility Options

• Economic Diversification

• Inclusivity

• Housing Options

• Energy Efficiency / Sustainability

• Long term Resiliency

• Cultural Expression

Common Strategies for Livability & Vitality

Learning cities*

• Metro Growth Plan

• Access to Nature

• Walkability

• Mobility Options

• Economic Diversification

• Inclusivity

• Housing Options

• Energy Efficiency / Sustainability

• Long term resiliency

• Cultural Expression

Vancouver Seattle Portland

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* Relative rankings. Opportunities for collaboration and dialogue.

Growth Management Planning - Portland Metro

* Relative rankings. Opportunities for collaboration and dialogue.

Status of Cascadia Initiative

Metro–to–metro interconnectedness is lacking:

• Business-to-business ties episodic / limited

• No formal intergovernmental arrangements

• No high speed rail system

• University exchanges limited

* Relative rankings. Opportunities for collaboration and dialogue.

California High Speed Rail – under construction

Plans for

Trans-Bay

Transit Center

San Francisco

1. Transit-oriented development

2. Economic innovation hubs

3. Housing “Reset”

4. Paying for growth

5. Public “Places and Spaces”

6. Greenest City Action Plan

7. Sea Level Rise

Vancouver

Strategies

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Population and Employment Density

Innovation Hubs / New Economy

New Manufacturing

Source: Conwest Group

Transit-Oriented Development

Source: Henriquez Partners Architects

5050-5080 Joyce Street(Transit station area)

• 30 storeys

• 5000 sq.ft. commercial

• 256 residential units

• 65% family units (2 & 3

bedroom units)

“Rental 100” Passive House

Source: Cornerstone Architecture

Neighbourhood Infill

Target Group Target Income% of Households Spending

over 30% of income on

Housing (2011)

Millennial Renter Households (aged

20-35) < $50,000 48%

Millennial Renter Households (aged

20-35) $50,000 - $80,000 17%

Family Renter Households (aged 35-

45) <$50,000 54%

Family Renter Households (aged 35-

45) $50,000-$80,000 21%

Family Renter Households (aged 35-

45) $80,000-$150,000 4%

Housing Strategy “Reset” – Target New

Housing Production by Income Band

Development Contributions

Total = $700MTotal = $600M

Paying for Growth

Documenting progress

towards goals

Greenest City Action Plan

Greenest City Action Plan

Pedestrian-Oriented 22

Mobility Options

Complete Streets

Bike ShareCar Share

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Places & Spaces Activation

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Sea Level Rise

Sea Level Rise

Sea Level Rise Resilient by Design

Cascadia is doing well in terms of overall

livability and attractiveness

but

What are the threats and possibilities for

continued transformative change?

Challenges and New Priorities

Key questions:

– Who is Vancouver being planned for? Who will be

able to live and work here?

– What are the impacts to businesses if workers cannot

afford to live here?

– How will sufficient investments be made to serve and

sustain growth?

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– Should we form a more cohesive mega-region?

Challenges & New Priorities

New priorities for long term livability:

– Affordable living (housing, childcare and

transportation)

– Economic diversification (creative services and

creative manufacturing)

– Place-making

– Investment planning and partnership development

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– Cross-border cooperation? Formalize Megaregion?

Challenges & Priorities

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THANK YOU!