Greater Vancouver Regional DistrictGreater Vancouver Regional DistrictThe Livable Region Strategic PlanThe Livable Region Strategic Plan
An integrated regional approach to land-use and An integrated regional approach to land-use and transportation planningtransportation planning
The Need for a Regional Growth The Need for a Regional Growth StrategyStrategy
Unmanaged growth – sprawl
Declining environmental quality
Lack of coordination between municipalities
Creating Our FutureCreating Our Future Vision Vision
““Greater Vancouver can become the first urban region in Greater Vancouver can become the first urban region in the world to combine in one place the things to which the world to combine in one place the things to which humanity aspires on a global basis: a place where human humanity aspires on a global basis: a place where human activities enhance rather than degrade the natural activities enhance rather than degrade the natural environment, where the quality of the built environment environment, where the quality of the built environment approaches that of the natural setting, where the approaches that of the natural setting, where the diversity of origins and religions is a source of strength diversity of origins and religions is a source of strength rather than strife, where people control the destiny of rather than strife, where people control the destiny of their community, and where the basics of food, clothing, their community, and where the basics of food, clothing, shelter, security and useful activity are accessible to all.”shelter, security and useful activity are accessible to all.”
Livable Region Strategic PlanLivable Region Strategic PlanKey StrategiesKey StrategiesProtect the Green Zone
Build more complete communities
Achieve a compact metropolitan region
Increase transportation choice
INTEGRATED
APPROACH TO
REGIONAL
GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATED
APPROACH TO
REGIONAL
GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
Air Air QualityQuality
Land Land UseUse
Trans -Trans -portationportation
Protect the Protect the Green ZoneGreen Zone
Designate and protect some areas of the region from urban development
Farmland, parks, and sensitive areas, such as watersheds, bogs, streams, greenways
Develop a parks and outdoor recreation system
Build More Build More Complete Complete CommunitiesCommunities
A better balance of jobs and labour force location throughout the region
Network of major centres linked by high-capacity public transit
Diverse and interesting urban environments for work, living, play
Centres integrate living, working and playingCentres integrate living, working and playing
Achieve a Compact Achieve a Compact Metropolitan AreaMetropolitan Area
Accept two-thirds of growth in population and jobs in a designated Growth Concentration Area
Efficient support for public transit and other major service investments
Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Residential Development, 1981Residential Development, 1981
Greater Vancouver Greater Vancouver Residential Development, 2001Residential Development, 2001
Burrard PeninsulaBurrard Peninsula
NortheastNortheastSectorSector
North SurreyNorth SurreyNorth DeltaNorth Delta
Manage growth
Manage transportation demand
Provide transportation supply to reinforce the first two levers
Increase Increase Transportation Transportation ChoiceChoice
Monitoring and Results:Monitoring and Results:Annual monitoring indicates Plan is generally
effectiveTwo-thirds region within the Green Zone;
protected areas increased by 60,000 haSubstantial development of town centres; 70%
new housing is multi-family70% new growth within growth concentration
areaGreater Vancouver Transportation Authority
established. Increased transit use in town centres
Challenges:Challenges:Town centres only moderately successful in
attracting jobs, result is dispersal to office parks
Existing development pattern difficult to serve with transportation and utilities in areas
Managing the edge and the interior of the Green Zone
Greenhouse gas emissions increasingSocial and economic aspects need to be
addressed
Livable Region Strategic Plan Livable Region Strategic Plan ReviewReview
Formal review of LRSP required every 5 years
Guided by the Sustainable Region Initiative
Completion anticipated 2005-06
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