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  1. Higher parking fees / cheaper transit tickets

    113 votes
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    10 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    Point taken that adjusting costs of different travel modes to support more sustainable choices is a good idea. The City will continue to review parking fees to better reflect street value and market demand, and the Greenest City Plan adds a more explicit environmental lense to this work. Transit fares fall outside City jurisdiction, and there are multiple factors to consider. Fares are an important revenue source for TransLink; at the same time, it is important that prices are affordable and equitable.

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  2. Unbundle parking and housing costs

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    5 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    The City has supported projects that have voluntarily unbundled parking (e.g. Spectrum), and is actively working to gain authority to require unbundling in new development — this requires changes to Provincial legislation. In 2008, the City proposed the Unbundled Parking Resolution to give BC municipalities the authority to require unbundling in new development. This was passed by the Union of BC Municipalities. Provincial response to date: The Ministry of Community Development will review the proposal and refer the issue to the Development Finance Review Committee for discussion.

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  3. Build the Downtown Streetcar Network

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    10 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    Requires support from TransLink. The City will continue to support this idea, through measures including secured rights-of-way (e.g. the centre median on 1st Avenue near the Olympic Village). The recent Olympic Line streetcar demonstration was very successful and helps make the business case for this project.

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  4. New streetcar lines to revitalize commercial activity on arterials

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    0 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
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  5. Eliminate minimum parking requirements within 800m of SkyTrain stations

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    1 comment  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
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  6. Pedestrian countdown signals

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  7. Sidewalks for walking, not advertising

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  8. More passenger ferries

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  9. Car-free Sundays for Stanley Park in the summer

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  10. Street lights for the sidewalks, not just roads

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    0 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    Pedestrian safety is a top priority. The Greenest City work will include directions to identify and address deficiencies in the network (e.g. missing sidewalks or curb ramps, need for improved pedestrian lighting).

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  11. Bring back the #1 Fairview Beltline route

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  12. Allow building awnings to extend to edge of sidewalks

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  13. Introduce shared streets

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    0 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    under review  ·  AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    The Draft Greenest City Action plan will include directions to explore pedestrian-only and pedestrian-priority streets in the downtown core. Potential locations will be identified at a later date (e.g. as part of the transportation plan update).

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  14. Reduce or eliminate one-way streets

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  15. Create scramble intersections at major intersections

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    8 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Travel predominately by foot, bike, and transit  ·  Admin →
    AdminGreenest City Planning Team (Admin, CG2020) responded

    Great idea!
    The City has been interested in scramble intersections for some time, and staff are currently exploring different locations where they might be suitable. High pedestrian volumes are an important criteria, although there are other considerations as well.
    Those interested in learning more about pedestrian volumes downtown and throughout the city might want to check out the City’s 2001-2002 Pedestrian study (http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/pedstudy/).

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  16. City of Vancouver should divest itself of Easypark

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  17. Stop making pedestrians push buttons at intersections with traffic lights

    9 votes
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  18. Reduce speed limit to 30 kph within downtown core

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