Vancouver

Greater Vancouver

Constraint catalysed creativity:

•  In  how  we  lived. •  In  how  we  moved.

“A Pattern for Tomorrow: “A Vision for Metro Vancouver for the futuristic date of 1990.”

1952

“Cities in a Sea of Green”

“Cities in a Sea of Green”

Proposed Regional Plan

1963 Agricultural Land Reserve

1973

Complete communities

Sustainable economy

Vancouverism

1997 City of Vancouver Transportation Plan

• No increase in road capacity

• Accommodate growth through walking, cycling, and transit

• Support regional TDM measures

• Maintain good truck access

• Support neighbourhood traffic calming

• Provide services & jobs close to home

Key Elements of 1997 Plan

• No increase in road capacity

• Accommodate growth through walking, cycling, and transit

• Support regional TDM measures

• Maintain good truck access

• Support neighbourhood traffic calming

• Provide services & jobs close to home

Key Elements of 1997 Plan

Vancouver

Chinatown Freeway

Traffic volumes in and out of Downtown Vancouver today

are about the same as

1965

Walking City

Streetcar Trolley City

Walkable Urban

Bute Street minipark at Haro

Traffic calming / Road diets

Dunsmuir  Street  separated  bike  lane  

Cycle Tracks

A young adult in the City of Vancouver / UEL with a driver’s

licence is in the minority.  

50%

16-24

SkyTrain Rapid Transit

Transit and Density/Growth Population & Employment Density around Rapid Transit Stations

NEWPORT VILLAGE Port Moody

Residen'al  Development  1961  

Historic Residential Growth Patterns

Residen'al  Development  1971  

Historic Residential Growth Patterns

Residen'al  Development  1981  

Historic Residential Growth Patterns

During  the  1980s:  70%  of  Growth    within  the  1981  Urban  Base  

Residen'al  Development  1991  

Historic Residential Growth Patterns

During  the  1990s:  78%  of  Growth    Within  the  1991  

Urban  Base  

Residen'al  Development  2001  

Historic Residential Growth Patterns

Residen'al  Development  2006  

Historic Residential Growth Patterns

“The Psychology of Previous Investment” t

“By increasing the capacity of our

transportation infrastructure, we allow traffic to flow more smoothly.”

Kevin Falcon

Minister of Transportation

2004-09

Dedicated to the

“efficient, free and

rapid flow of traffic.”

Trans-Canada Highway

Metro Vancouver

Port Mann Bridge

Arterial Widenings

Gateway Project South Fraser

Perimeter Road

PROPOSED MASSEY BRIDGE •  Pacific migratory flyway

•  Best agricultural land in Canada •  Land below sea level

One Meter Rise in Sea Level

Port Mann Bridge

Highway 99

widening

South Fraser Perimeter Road

Golden Ears Bridge

Sea to Sky

widening

Pitt River Bridge

Massey Crossing

Highway 1 widening

Sunshine Coast

Connector

Pattullo Bridge replacement

2015 Transportation Referendum

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Gordon Price