Vancouver’s Next Community Plans::: Renewing Our Approach

Community Planning: Themes

The City Family:: Planning:: Engineering:: Social Development:: Cultural Affairs:: Real Estate:: Sustainability :: Communications:: Financial Services:: Parks:: Police & Fire:: Libraries:: School Board

Senior Government:: Metro Vancouver:: Translink:: BC Housing:: BC Hydro:: Coastal Health :: Federal

Community:: Residents:: Community Groups:: Businesses:: Non-profits:: Landowners

Development industry

Community Planning: Participants

Policy hierarchy

Local Area Plans: 1974-1995

CityPlan, Visions: 1990s-2010

Community Plans: 2007-Present

Next Community Plans?

BALANCING: Global, regional and city-wide challenges with neighbourhood perspectives

ENGAGING: Deepening and diversifying public involvement

MANAGING: Development pressures and priority setting for public amenities

EFFICIENCY: Making clear and effective plans for everyone… in less time

Four Challenges

Climate change & resource depletionHousing affordability & homelessnessAuto-dependencePublic healthDemographic shifts

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BALANCING:

Global, Regional & City-wide challenges with Neighbourhood perspectives

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ENGAGING:

Deepening and diversifying public involvement

2

MANAGING:

Development Pressures & Priority-Setting for Public Amenities

3

EFFICIENCY:

Making clear and effective plans for everyone… in less time

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2. Drafting Council Report:: Improved approaches:: Resource implications

3. Drop-in session

4. Report to Council

5. Launch next Community Plan(s)

1. Posted results of workshop

Next Steps

June

Late June

July

Mid-May

Fall