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The City of Vancouver is updating its transportation plan and we want your input. The transportation plan will set goals to the year 2040, and direct the City's transportation decisions for the years ahead.

The plan is a 30-year transportation vision that sets high-level policies and actions for the next 15 years. The plan builds upon the successes of the previous 1997 transportation plan, which met most of its goals more than a decade early by putting pedestrians first, and committing to not expanding road space to accommodate more trips by the private automobile. It also builds upon approved high-level direction and detailed ideas generated through the Greenest City Plan adopted by City Council in 2011.

The public consultation process for Transportation 2040 consists of two phases. Phase 1 "Listening & Learning" was held from May to July 2011, and provided a chance to educate, inspire and engage a broad range of citizens and stakeholders to better understand barriers and opportunities around changing travel behaviour, and to generate discussion and debate about what kind of ideas could work in Vancouver.  Ideas were gathered from city residents, businesses, industry groups and regional commuters to help inform the draft transportation plan.

The second phase of consultation  "Directions & Discussion" will be held from early June to mid July 2012, and will invite public feedback on specific policy directions and actions.

The final draft plan will be presented to Vancouver City Council for adoption in the Fall of 2012.

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Phase 1 Consultation Summary

Between May and July 2011 at the Transportation 2040 public and stakeholder meetings, events, through the website, surveys and email, we received many great comments, ideas and questions.

Some of things that we heard were important during Phase 1 consultation included:

  • Safe and comfortable walking and cycling facilities 
  • Respectful and appropriate behaviour amongst all road users 
  • Accommodating more trips without increasing road space 
  • Improving accessibility for people with mobility challenges and supporting our aging population 
  • Maintaining unused rail corridors for future transit and greenways 
  • Funding for transit 
  • Improved commercial/truck routes 
  • Land use and complete communities 
  • Better parking management 
  • Regional transportation integration and partnerships 

A copy of the Phase 1 Consultation Summary Report is available here.

City staff are now developing a draft Transportation Plan based on the input provided to date, as well as on-going engagement with stakeholder groups.

by Kenji Komiya 2 Aug 2011, 9:49am

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