Why does the Vancouver Plan matter to you?
Summary
TLDRThe Vancouver Plan, a comprehensive 30-year vision for the city's future, has been shaped by extensive public input and engagement. It focuses on three key areas: equitable housing and complete neighborhoods, an inclusive economy, and climate protection with restored ecosystems. The plan outlines a land use strategy to achieve these goals, including increasing housing density, enhancing commercial areas, and creating ecological corridors. It calls for ongoing community involvement to tailor these broad objectives to specific areas and ensure a sustainable and vibrant city.
Takeaways
- 📜 The Vancouver Plan is a comprehensive document outlining the city's vision for the next 30 years and beyond.
- 🗣️ Over 25,000 survey responses and extensive engagement with residents, businesses, and First Nations communities contributed to the plan's development.
- 🏘️ The plan focuses on three main ideas: equitable housing, a working economy for all, and climate protection with restored ecosystems.
- 🏡 Equitable housing aims to provide affordable housing options in all areas of the city and ensure neighborhoods have necessary amenities within walking distance.
- 💼 An economy that works for all includes a wide range of employment opportunities and entrepreneurship, without exploiting people or the environment.
- 🌳 Climate protection involves reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preparing for climate change impacts while integrating and supporting natural ecosystems.
- 🎢 The land use strategy is likened to an amusement park layout, strategically placing elements to achieve the city's goals.
- 🛣️ The plan includes creating more housing along major transit routes and allowing 'missing middle' housing types like multiplexes and townhomes.
- 🏢 Economic opportunities are to be spread by allowing small businesses across Vancouver and protecting industrial employment areas.
- 🌊 The plan addresses climate change by proposing ecological corridors, green spaces, and expanding the city's network of greenways for active transportation.
- 📝 The Vancouver Plan serves as an overarching guide, with further detailed planning for specific areas of the city to follow.
- 🤝 Ongoing public engagement is crucial for refining the plan and ensuring it meets the unique needs of different areas within the city.
Q & A
What is the Vancouver Plan and what does it aim to achieve?
-The Vancouver Plan is a comprehensive document that outlines the vision for the city's development over the next 30 years and beyond. It aims to address key issues such as child care, housing, ecology, and food systems, focusing on foundational principles of reconciliation, equity, and resilience.
How was the Vancouver Plan developed?
-The Vancouver Plan was developed through extensive public engagement over three years. It involved interactions with residents, businesses, First Nations, and various organizations, resulting in over 25,000 survey responses, meetings with more than 250 organizations, and hosting over 500 events and meetings.
What are the three main ideas of the Vancouver Plan?
-The three main ideas of the Vancouver Plan are equitable housing and complete neighborhoods, an economy that works for all, and climate protection and restored ecosystems. These ideas focus on affordable housing, diverse employment opportunities, and active participation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while preparing for climate change impacts.
How does the Vancouver Plan address the issue of equitable housing?
-The plan addresses equitable housing by proposing a land use strategy that protects and renews existing housing in areas that already have it and creates new housing in areas that don't. It also aims to add more housing along major transit streets and allow for 'missing middle' housing types like multiplexes, townhomes, and low-rise apartments.
What is the 'missing middle' housing mentioned in the Vancouver Plan?
-The 'missing middle' housing refers to types of housing that fill the gap between single-family homes and large apartment buildings. This includes housing types like multiplexes, townhomes, and low-rise apartments, which can provide more affordable and diverse housing options within the city.
How does the Vancouver Plan propose to create an economy that works for all?
-The plan proposes to spread out economic opportunities by allowing small businesses across Vancouver and protecting and expanding industrial employment areas. This approach aims to provide a wide range of employment and entrepreneurship opportunities throughout the city without exploiting people or the environment.
What is the significance of ecological corridors in the Vancouver Plan?
-Ecological corridors are proposed in the Vancouver Plan to address climate protection and restored ecosystems. These corridors are areas where environmental impacts are minimized, and efforts are made to nurture wildlife by planting more trees, adding green space, and potentially collecting stormwater into natural waterways.
How does the Vancouver Plan intend to expand the city's network of greenways?
-The plan intends to expand the city's network of greenways to promote active transportation such as cycling and walking. This is aimed at making it easier and more comfortable for people to leave their cars behind, thereby reducing the city's carbon footprint.
What is the role of area-specific planning in implementing the Vancouver Plan?
-Area-specific planning is crucial for implementing the Vancouver Plan as it allows for the creation of detailed plans for different parts of the city. These plans consider the unique needs and concerns of various areas, ensuring that the intentions of the overarching Vancouver Plan are effectively tailored to local contexts.
How can the public continue to be involved in the development and implementation of the Vancouver Plan?
-The public can continue to be involved through participation in surveys, attending workshops, providing engagement touch points, and having discussions on the kind of city they want to live in. Ongoing public engagement is essential for refining and realizing the goals of the Vancouver Plan.
Outlines
📈 Vancouver Plan: Shaping the City's Future
The Vancouver Plan, a comprehensive document outlining the city's vision for the next 30 years, has been developed through extensive public engagement and input from various stakeholders. Over the past three years, the city has gathered feedback from residents, businesses, and indigenous communities, resulting in a 166-page document addressing key issues such as child care, housing, ecology, and food systems. The plan is structured around three main ideas: equitable housing and complete neighborhoods, an inclusive economy, and climate protection with restored ecosystems. It is grounded in the principles of reconciliation, equity, and resilience. The video script takes viewers through the plan, highlighting its foundational principles and the land use strategy that will guide the city's development to meet these objectives.
🌿 Land Use Strategy for a Sustainable Vancouver
The second paragraph delves into the specifics of Vancouver's land use strategy, which is crucial for achieving the city's goals of equitable housing, economic inclusivity, and climate protection. The strategy focuses on protecting and renewing existing housing in dense areas while creating new housing in less developed regions, particularly along major transit routes and through the introduction of 'missing middle' housing types. It also aims to establish more commercial hubs to ensure accessibility to essential services within a 15-minute walk. For economic vitality, the plan allows for the dispersion of small businesses across the city and the protection and expansion of industrial employment areas. Addressing climate change, the plan proposes ecological corridors, green spaces, and greenways to promote active transportation and reduce the city's carbon footprint. The paragraph concludes by emphasizing the ongoing nature of the planning process, with area-specific plans being developed to align with the broader intentions of the Vancouver Plan and the need for continued public engagement.
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Keywords
💡Vancouver Plan
💡Equitable Housing
💡Complete Neighborhoods
💡Economy that Works for All
💡Climate Protection
💡Land Use Strategy
💡Ecological Corridors
💡Greenways
💡Public Engagement
💡Policy Areas
💡Foundational Principles
Highlights
Introduction of the Vancouver Plan, a document outlining the city's vision for the next 30 years and beyond.
The plan is a result of extensive public engagement, including over 25,000 survey responses and 500 events and meetings.
Foundational principles of the plan include reconciliation, equity, and resilience.
The plan addresses key issues such as child care, housing, ecology, and food systems across 11 policy areas.
Three main ideas of the plan: equitable housing, an inclusive economy, and climate protection with restored ecosystems.
Land use strategy as a powerful tool for achieving the city's goals, likened to planning an amusement park.
Strategy to protect and renew existing housing and create new housing in areas lacking it, focusing on major transit streets and 'missing middle' housing types.
Establishment of commercial hubs and high streets to ensure accessibility of amenities within a 15-minute walk.
Concentration of businesses in specific areas due to zoning bylaws, limiting commercial activities.
Plan to spread out economic opportunities by allowing small businesses across Vancouver.
Protection and expansion of industrial employment areas, marking a shift from reduction to growth in industrial space.
Addressing climate change with a network of ecological corridors, green spaces, and stormwater management.
Expansion of the city's greenways to promote active transportation and reduce reliance on cars.
Acknowledgment of limitations in land use strategies for climate and ecological goals, suggesting a need for additional approaches.
Policy 3.1.2 focuses on enabling low carbon footprints through denser advanced area planning.
The Vancouver Plan serves as an overarching guide, with specific area plans detailing implementation.
Ongoing public engagement is crucial for the successful realization of the plan's objectives.
Transcripts
what i have in my hand is the vancouver
plan hot off the press it's a document
that lays out what the city will look
like over the next 30 years and beyond
and how it all came together is really
the result of thousands of people
providing their input on what we should
prioritize as a city yes for the past
three years the city has been engaging
with residents businesses musqueam
squamish and slay with tooth first
nations and many many organizations it
received more than 25 000 survey
responses met with more than 250
organizations hosted over 500 events and
meetings 52 000 engagement touch points
318 000 postcode 110 youth activities
okay you get the idea and the result of
all that
the vancouver plan 166 pages of ideas
spread across 11 policy areas to address
some of the key issues facing our city
in the next 30 years everything from
child care and housing to ecology and
food systems these policy areas are
rooted in the plan's foundational
principles which are reconciliation
equity and resilience
and now i'd like to take you to the plan
page by page starting
with the title page as you can see it's
got a nice big 2050 on the front
we flip next to the table of contents
very important okay maybe not the best
idea but skip ahead to page 39 and you
can see that the plan really boils down
to three big ideas the first big idea
equitable housing and complete
neighborhoods housing that's affordable
to anyone anywhere in our city and
connected to everything you need in life
the second idea an economy that works
for all where people can find a wide
range of employment or entrepreneurship
opportunities throughout our city and
making sure that our economy doesn't
come at the cost of exploiting people or
the environment and finally we have
climate protection restored ecosystems
we want our city to play an active role
in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
while preparing for the impacts of a
changing climate we also generally just
want a city that integrates and supports
its natural ecosystems rather than
disrupting them
was this really necessary okay so that
sounds great and all but how can we
actually make this happen how does a
city accomplish its goals well i want to
get into one of the most powerful tools
in a city's toolbox a land use strategy
think of an amusement park you have the
rides you have food stands and you have
carnival games
well someone thought about where each of
those things should go to best
accomplish the amusement parks goals
except their three big ideas were for
people to have a good time have very
nutritious food and spend lots and lots
of money i mean contribute to the local
economy the city of vancouver kind of
does the same thing it thinks about
where things should go in the city in
order to achieve certain objectives and
that is how we can start tackling these
three big ideas
let's start with equitable housing and
complete neighborhoods when you look at
a map of the housing we have in
vancouver you can see that parts of the
city already have lots of dense and
relatively affordable housing while many
areas mostly have expensive single
detached houses we can also see that
many neighborhoods don't have amenities
like shops and services within walking
distance where it's really difficult to
access basic needs without a car
so the land use strategy protect and
renew existing housing in areas that
already have it and create new housing
in areas that don't we'll generally add
more housing along major transit streets
and allow for missing middle housing
like multiplexes townhomes and low rise
apartments throughout the city we'll
also establish more commercial hubs and
high streets so that everyone can access
basic needs like groceries within a
15-minute walk from their home
let's move on to an economy that works
for all if you look at a map you'll
notice that most of vancouver's
businesses are concentrated in specific
parts of the city and that's no accident
the city's zoning bylaw doesn't allow
for most commercial activities and all
these areas highlighted in yellow only
housing is allowed here at the same time
we're running out of spaces for large
and loud industrial businesses like
factories and warehouses that can't just
be dropped into any neighborhood these
businesses provide well-paying jobs
beyond office work so it's important to
keep them around so the land use
strategy well on top of the commercial
hubs i mentioned earlier the city also
wants to spread out economic
opportunities by allowing small
businesses all across vancouver so if
you live in a neighborhood like this you
could have a business running out of
your house right there or if you need to
get your hair cut you can get it done at
a salon across the street and if you're
feeling hungry well you can just grab a
bite to eat at the cafe on the street
corner
on top of that the vancouver plan also
states that the city will protect and
expand industrial employment areas which
would mark the first time in recent
history where the city is actually
expanding industrial space not reducing
it
and finally we have the last big idea
climate protection and restored
ecosystems now there are many ways to
address this issue in our city but it's
helpful to start with this map it shows
the areas where we should expect
flooding if sea levels rise by one meter
in fact there are already areas in
vancouver today that flood and get
damaged during a storm or receive a
barge that nobody can move with climate
change these issues are only expected to
get worse
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when it comes to land use the vancouver
plan proposes a network of ecological
corridors where we exercise extra
caution for environmental impacts while
nurturing wildlife in these areas we'll
plant more trees add green space and
potentially collect storm water from our
streets into waterways that mimic old
streams we'll also expand the city's
network of greenways for cycling walking
and other active transportation so that
more people feel comfortable leaving
their car behind to get around the city
but we have to admit this is also an
area where land use strategies have some
limitations when it comes to our city's
climate and ecological goals we'll need
to use other approaches as well
then we move on to policy 3.1.2
advanced area planning to enable and
encourage low carbon footprints for
residents through denser so what happens
next
well the vancouver plan is the
overarching plan for the city so a lot
of the work now is to create plans for
specific parts of vancouver this is
where we get into the details of how the
intentions of the vancouver plan can
meet the unique needs and concerns of
different areas in fact some of that
work is already underway the city
recently passed a plan for the broadway
corridor earlier this year and they've
just started to work on a plan for the
areas around the rupert and renfrew
skytrain stations the work is definitely
not over yet there'll be lots to do and
much more public engagement to come so
if there's anything i can leave you with
for this video
it's to take part in all this we all
have ideas for how we can improve our
city but it really takes people showing
up answering surveys attending workshops
giving engagement touch points and
ultimately just having a discussion on
what kind of city we want to live in to
put those ideas
on the map
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