1-RegionalContext:FloodPlain+Coast+River+Mountains

LandscapesandParksofGreaterVancouverJune3

ContextMETRO VANCOUVER

A c c e s s i b l e w i l d e r n e s s

L a r g e P a r k s

S e awa l l ( G r e e nway s )

B e a c h e s

P a r k s

P l a z a s / ma r k e t s

Moun t a i n s / H i k i n g

ContextMETRO VANCOUVER

ContextCANADA

ContextBRITISH COLUMBIA

NorthShoreMountains

PacificOcean

CascadeMountains

GeographyMOUNTAINS + OCEAN + RIVER + FLOODPLAIN

FraserRiverDelta

Fjords

Bog

Wetlands

Urban

Farming

FraserRiver

Beaches

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MetroVancouver

•  AFedera>onof23municipali>es,1FirstNa>on

•  2877squarekilometers

•  2.4millionresidents

ContextMETRO VANCOUVER

ContextFIRST NATIONS

StanleyParkTotemPoles MusqueamFirstNa>onRepresenta>ves

•  Canada'stallesttrees,the•  Warmest,wegestpartofCanada•  Long,deepfiords•  Ruggedmountains•  Glaciers•  Incrediblyproduc>veforest•  RiverDeltas

EcologyPACIFIC MARINE ECOSYSTEM

EcologyPACIFIC MARINE ECOSYSTEM

JoffreLakesProvincialParkCathedralGrove,VancouverIsland

EcologyPACIFIC MARINE ECOSYSTEM

JoffreLakesProvincialParkCathedralGrove,VancouverIsland

VEGETATION•  WesternRedCedar•  YellowCedar•  Hemlock•  Douglasfir•  Hemlock•  Sitkaspruce•  Alder•  BigLeafMaple•  Dogwood•  Ferns•  Salal

WILDLIFE•  BlackBear•  GrizzlyBear•  MountainLion•  Residentandtransientbirds•  Seals•  Dolphin•  Whales(residentand

transient)•  Salmon

EcologyPACIFIC MARINE ECOSYSTEM - RAINFOREST

City in a rainforest

NorthShoreMountains CapilanoRegionalParkCapilanoRegionalPark

ICONIC LANDSCAPES OF METRO VANCOUVER

(Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

NorthShoreMountains

FraserRiver

Beaches

WestCoastTemperateRainForest

NORTH SHORE MOUNTAINS (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

UBC

•  Wilderness‘atyourdoorstep’•  100skmofhikingtrails•  Worldclasshiking•  MetroVancouver'swatersupply•  Protectedaspark/watershed•  3skiresorts

NORTH SHORE MOUNTAINS (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

(iconic) Landscapes of Vancouver

North Shore Mountains

•  Defining public space in Vancouver •  Urban/suburban + River/oceans

BEACHES (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

BEACHES (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

UBC

BEACHES (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

StanleyPark,Vancouver JerichoBeach,Vancouver

•  Oldgrowth/Secondgrowth•  Highlyproduc>ve•  ConiferousForest

WEST COAST FOREST – TEMPERATE RAINFOREST (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

FRASER RIVER (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

UBC

•  1375kmlong

•  Basindrainsa1/3ofBCandishometo2.4millionpeople

•  FirstNa>onshavelived,travelledandtradedalongtheriverforthousandsofyears

•  DesignatedaCanadianHeritageRivertohonoritsrichculturalandnaturalhistory

•  Economicac>vitywithinthebasinaccountsfor80%ofprovincial,10%ofna>onalGDP

•  largestsalmonproducingriveralongthePacificCoastandisoneofthreeriversinBCinwhichwhitesturgeonspawn

•  Greatdiversityofparksopportuni>es(local,regional,provincialandna>onal)

FRASER RIVER (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

FraserRiver,nearChiliwack

FRASER RIVER (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

FraserRiver,lookingwestalongMatsquiTrailRegionalParktoSumasMountain

FRASER RIVER (Iconic)LandscapesofVancouver

FraserRiver,ChilliwackFraserRiver,Chilliwack

PierPark,NewWestminsterFraserRiverDelta,Richmond

ACCESSIBLE WILDERNESS

ACCESSIBLE WILDERNESS MetroVancouverParks+Greenways

ACCESSIBLE WILDERNESS MetroVancouverParks+Greenways

PLANNING + LANDUSE

•  RegionalGrowthStrategy•  LandUse•  Livability•  Growth

OVERVIEW Planning+Landuse

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•  3.4millionresidentsby2040

•  35,000newpeopleayear

•  Over50%ofprovincialpopula>on

•  GrowthDrivenbyimmigra>on

GROWTH + DENSITY Planning+Landuse

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Competing, legitimate, land uses on a constrained land base…..

Protected Agricultural land

US Border

North Shore Mountains

Pacific Ocean

….by 2040 all development will happen by redevelopment

DENSITY - GROWING UP - NOT OUT Planning+Landuse

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•  Metro Vancouver –

80% densification

•  Toronto – 50% densification

•  Calgary – 25% densification

DENSITY - GROWING UP - NOT OUT Planning+Landuse

•  Culturallydiverse•  Decreasingfamilysize•  Smallerhomes

DIVERSITY AND FAMILIES Planning+Landuse

TRANSPORTATION Planning+Landuse

Adopted by theGreater Vancouver Regional District Board

on July 29, 2011Updated to October 30, 2015

www.metrovancouver.org

SUSTAINABLE REGION INITIATIVE... TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION

Metro Vancouver 2040 Shaping Our Future

Regional Growth StrategyBylaw No.1136, 2010

REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY Planning+Landuse

+1millionpeople

+500,000jobs+500,000homes

PLANNING FOR A GROWING REGION RegionalGrowthStrategy

CreateaCompactUrbanArea

SupportaSustainableEconomy

ProtecttheEnvironmentandRespondtoClimateChange

CreateCompleteCommuni>es

SupportSustainableTransporta>on

PLANNING FOR A GROWING REGION RegionalGrowthStrategy

URBAN CONTAINMENT BOUNDARY RegionalGrowthStrategy

PortMetroVancouver,Vancouver

PROTECTING LAND - INDUSTRY RegionalGrowthStrategy

PhotosfromDeltaFarmlandandWildlifeTrust

PROTECTING LAND - AGRICULTURE RegionalGrowthStrategy

CapilanoWatershed

PROTECTING LAND – CONSERVATION + RECREATION LANDS RegionalGrowthStrategy

PROTECTING LAND – CONSERVATION + RECREATION LANDS RegionalGrowthStrategy

CREATING COMPLETE COMMUNITIES RegionalGrowthStrategy

RegionalGrowthStrategy

URBAN CONTAINMENT BOUNDARY RegionalGrowthStrategy

URBAN CENTERS + TRANSIT NETWORK RegionalGrowthStrategy

INDUSTRIAL LANDS RegionalGrowthStrategy

AGRICULTURAL LANDS RegionalGrowthStrategy

CONSERVATION + RECREATION LANDS RegionalGrowthStrategy

GROWTH + DENSITY RegionalGrowthStrategy

GROWTH + DENSITY RegionalGrowthStrategy

•  Climatechange

•  Sealevelrise

•  Earthquake

SEA LEVEL RISE TheUnknowns

•  Warmertemperatures

•  Adecreaseinsnowpack

•  Hogersummers

•  More(extreme)precipita>oninfall,winter,andspring

•  Moreintenseextremeevents

CLIMATE CHANGE TheUnknowns

1 in 3 chance of magnitude 9 earthquake in the next 50 years

EARTHQUAKE TheUnknowns

WHATWELEARNED•  Vibrantandgrowingregion•  Worldclasslandscapes,parksand

conserva>onareasandrecrea>onalopportuni>es

•  2.4millionpopula>on,with1000000morepeopleover20years

•  Growingup,notout(densifica>on)•  Moredensity,moretransit,lesscars•  Morepeople,limitedland•  TheunkNowns

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR PARKS + GREENSPACE + PUBLIC SPACE RegionalGrowthStrategy

WHATWELEARNED•  Vibrantandgrowingregion•  Worldclasslandscapes,parksand

conserva>onareasandrecrea>onalopportuni>es

•  2.4millionpopula>on,with1000000morepeopleover20years

•  Growingup,notout(densifica>on)•  Moredensity,moretransit,lesscars•  Morepeople,limitedland•  Theunknowns

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR PARKS + GREENSPACE + PUBLIC SPACE RegionalGrowthStrategy

WHATITMEANSFORPARKSANDGREENSPACE•  Morepeopleinparks•  Needformoreparks•  Needforhigherqualityparkandopenspace•  Increasedpressureonparksandgreensapce•  Needfornatureclosetohome•  Needforadiversityofparks(wildtourban)•  Healthandwellnessinanurbanregion•  Ecologicalservices(cleanair,food,recreaGon,

water,etc.)