GREENNETWORKS-VANCOUVER

UBCSchoolofArchitectureandLandscapeArchitectureLARC444/553GreenNetworkPlanning

GREENNETWORKS-VANCOUVER

TODAY

BriefhistoryVancouverparkplanningCurrentVancouvergreennetworksplanning

VANCOUVER1898

1870-1900Majorparksacquiredinmost

majorcities

StanleyPark,Vancouverestablished1887

(incrementaldevelopment)

CANADA-LARGEPARKS

StanleyPark,1916,source:CityofVancouverArchives

HASTINGSPARKAcquiredbytheCityin1889

Plan1915

HASTINGSPARK1960

Plan1915

Lookingnortheast1960Sources:CityofVancouverArchives,HastingsParkMasterplan

HASTINGSPARK2018returningtoearlyvisions….

ThesanctuaryinHastingsPark(PFSStudio)

Sources:HastingsParkMasterplan2011,FriendsofHastingsPark

BACKTO1928

APLANFORTHECITYOFVANCOUVER1928HarlandBartholomewAssociates,PlannersandEngineerspreparedfortheVancouverTownPlanningCommission

“ItwillbenotedthatnomentionhasbeenmadeofanyhumanforesighthavingbeenexercisedinthecontrolordirectionofthegrowthofthisBritishColumbiametropolis.ItshistoryisthatofTopsy,itjustgrowed.…ItisonlywithinthelastfourorfiveyearsthatpeoplebegantostrivetoformanideaofVancouverasaunittostudythelayoutofthecitywiththeintentionofforminganopinionofwhetherthestructureisfittedtoadequatelycarryoutthefunctionofametropolitancentre.”

VANCOUVER-1928HarlandBartholomewPlan

TOPICSINPLAN- streetnetwork- publictransportation- rail(goods)network- publicrecreation- zoning- civicart

PUBLICRECREATION- playgrounds- publicschools- parks- beachandshore- pleasuredrives- swimmingpolls- mountainparks

GREATERVANCOUVER-5municipalities VancouverPointGreySouthVancouverBurnabyNewWestminster

VANCOUVER1928

1885~1000

1927~189,48418,850%increaseVancouver+SouthVancouver+PointGrey

19611,000,000Vancouver+Burnaby

2016833,218Vancouver+Burnaby

2016610,000220%increaseVancouver

PUBLICRECREATION

“Parksandplaygroundsandotherfacilitiesforpublicrecreationaretodayconsideredindispensableinthemakeupofagreatcity.”1928HarlandBartholomewPlan

PUBLICRECREATIONPERSPECTIVE:Whatfacilitiesandspacesdopeopleneed?

STANDARDS:Playgrounds:Preschool-smalllotsoneachblockSchoolage-schoolyards100sqftplayground/student(1yard8,000-12,000people)Playfields:AffiliatedwithhighschoolsNeighbourhoodparks:20acresminimum2500families1/2milewalkingdistanceCommunitycentres:IndoorrecreationOneineveryneighbourhood

VANCOUVERExistingparksandfacilities

LargeParks:•preservealltypesofnativelandscape•eachwithadistinctfeature(golfcourse,botanicalgarden…)Pleasuredrives:•boulevardsconnectingalllargeparks•somemayfollowtopography

PLEASUREDRIVE—>HeritageLandscape

1993designatedaheritagelandscapebyCityofVancouver

1946and1960ParksPlans

1982PARKSMASTERPLAN

URBANGREENWAYS

Agreenwayisalinearpubliccorridorthatconnectsparks,

naturereserves,culturalfeatures,historicsitesneighbourhoodsand

retailareasoftenalongeithernaturalcorridorslikeriversor

oceanfrontsoralongrailrights-of-wayorstreetssharedfor

transportationuse.

Quayle,GreenwaysPublicWays1992,VancouverBC

1992URBANLANDSCAPETASKFORCECHAIR:MouraQuayle,LandscapeArchitect

ESTABLISHURBANGREENWAYSUrbanLandscapeTaskForce

Source:Quayle(1995)Urbangreenwaysandpublicways,Landscape&UrbanPlanning33

1992URBANLANDSCAPETASKFORCE

RECOMMENDATIONS(select)•Establishurbangreenways

•Celebratelegacies•Prepareapublicrealmplan

•Developastreetstrategy•Undertakealandscapeinventory

•Prepareanecologicalmanagementplan

•Ecologicalperformancestandards•Promotetheurbanforest

•Cultivatethecityofgardens•Urbanvillages

PUBLICREALMPLAN•Useanaccessiblepublicprocess•Urbanlandscapeinventory—biophysicalandcultural• Agreenwayplan√• Anecologicalmanagementplan√• Apublicrealmprogrammingstrategy(expandbeyondrecreationtoincludeurbanagricultureandcelebrationspaces)

• Includestreetsasmulti-usespaces

1992URBANLANDSCAPETASKFORCE

RECOMMENDATIONS(select)•Establishurbangreenways

•Celebratelegacies•Prepareapublicrealmplan

•Reclaimlocalstreetsforbicycles•Undertakealandscapeinventory

•Prepareanecologicalmanagementplan

•Ecologicalperformancestandards•Promotetheurbanforest

•Cultivatethecityofgardens•Urbanvillages

ESTABLISHURBANGREENWAYS•Expandtheexistingwaterfrontgreenwaysystem√•EstablishtheGrandviewCutasaecologicalreserve•EstablishtheArbutusGreenway√•EstablishtheHastings-Fraserviewcrosscut(eastsidenorth-southgreenway)•Designatespecificgreenstreetlinkages√

CityofVancouver1995GREENWAYSPLANAsystemofpathsforwalkingandcyclingacrossthecity.

PacificSpirit Park

Jericho BeachPark

VanierPark

Universityof BritishColumbia

Point Grey Golf

& Country Club McCleery

GolfCourse

Marine DriveGolf Course

FraserviewGolf

Course

LangaraGolf

Course

EverettCrowley

Park

CentralPark

John Hendry

Park

RupertPark

HastingsPark

QueenElizabeth

ParkVan DusenGardens

StanleyPark

Lions Gate Bridge

BurrardBridge

GranvilleBridge

Broadway

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English Bay

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Central Valley

Granville

Proposed GreenwayExact route to be determined through public consultation and detailed study

Downtown Historic Trail

Carrall

Portside

Midtown Way

Parkway

Spirit Trail

Ridgeway

Arbutus

Ontario

Eastside Crosscut

North Arm Trail

Fraser River Trail

GreenwayConstructed or in progress

BikewayConstructed or in progress

Trans Canada Trail

Parks and open spaces

Potential connections

17 City Centre

3km = 45 min.15 min.

0km 1km 2km 3km

NORTHCity Greenways PlanCity Greenways PlanThis plan illustrates the routes of the proposed This plan illustrates the routes of the proposed

City Greenways Network.City Greenways Network.

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CityofVancouver2011GREENWAYS

2011map

Vancouver2020:ABrightGreenFutureAKAGreenestCityactionplan

MakeVancouverthegreenestcityintheworldby2020

VANCOUVER’SGREENESTCITYACTIONPLAN

ONEGREENECONOMY&JOBS

World-widemeccaofgreenjobs

Eliminatedependenceonfossilfuels

Worldleadershipingreenbuildingdesign&construction

THREEHUMANHEALTH

Cleanwater:beatWHOstandardsandreduceconsumption

Cleanair:beatWHOguidelines

Localfood:globalleaderinurbanfoodsystems

TWOGREENERCOMMUNITIES

Greenmobility:walking,cyclingandpublictransit

Zerowaste

Easyaccesstonature

Achieveaone-planeteco-footprint

VANCOUVER’SGREENESTCITYACTIONPLAN

GREENESTCITYACTIONPLAN-AccesstoNature

TARGETSAllVancouverresidentswillbewithina5minutewalkofapark,greenwayorothergreenspaceby2020

Plant150,000treesby2020

VANCOUVER-GREENSPACEPLANNINGTODAY

URBANFOREST

PARKS&RECREATION

PLANNING

BIODIVERSITY GREENINFRASTRUCTURE

Report1June2018InventoryandAnalysis

VANPLAY:VANCOUVER’SPARKS&RECREATIONPLANNING

VanPlay-A25-yearplan

“willprovidearoadmaptomaximizeaccesstohigh-qualityparksandrecreationexperiencesthatconnectpeoplewitheachother,andwithnature.”

SECTIONS:•Parks

•Recreation•Facilites•Nature

VANPLAY:VANCOUVER’SPARK&RECREATIONPLANNING

10GOALS:GrowandRenewAssetsProtectExistingParksandSpacesPrioritizeDeliveryofResourcesFocusonCoreResponsibilitiesAdapttoClimateChangeCreateaGreenNetworkRestoreWildSpacesFosterSafetyandWelcomeSeekTruthandReconciliationSecureFunding

“Theparksandrecreationsystemisincreasinglyunderpressurefromcompetinginterestsforlanduseandfunding.”

VANPLAY:PARKS

CHALLENGES:IncreaseddemandDeferredmaintenanceVaryingneedsacrosscommunitiesDeterioratingbiodiversityClimatechangeSealevelriseHighdemandforpubliclandLossofsolaraccess

84%satisfied49%prioritizeneedtoimproveparks—equity,inclusion,access,affordability,maintenance

VANPLAY:PARKS

VANPLAY:PARKS

INCREASINGDEMANDAspopulationgrowsparklandperpersondecreases

20422018

VANPLAY:NATURE

PRIORITIESFORACTIONThroughoutallthecommunityengagementtodate,themostcommonlycitedopportunitiesandbigideaswereonthetopicsof:•Accesstonature•Wildspaces•Biodiversity•Wildlife

VANPLAY:NATURE

VANPLAY:NATURE

VANPLAY:NATURE

REGIONAL GREENSPACE PLANNING February 13, Jeffrey Fitzpatrick

PacificSpirit Park

Jericho BeachPark

VanierPark

Universityof BritishColumbia

Point Grey Golf

& Country Club McCleery

GolfCourse

Marine DriveGolf Course

FraserviewGolf

Course

LangaraGolf

Course

EverettCrowley

Park

CentralPark

John Hendry

Park

RupertPark

HastingsPark

QueenElizabeth

ParkVan DusenGardens

StanleyPark

Lions Gate Bridge

BurrardBridge

GranvilleBridge

Broadway

12th Ave.

16th Ave.

4th Ave.

10th Ave.

McGill St.

Hastings St.

29th Ave.

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57th Ave.

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37th Ave.

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70th Ave.

SE Marine Drive

33rd Ave.

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False Creek

English Bay

Burrard InletCoal Harbour

Fraser River

CambieBridge

IronworkersMemorial

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Seaside

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Granville

Proposed GreenwayExact route to be determined through public consultation and detailed study

Downtown Historic Trail

Carrall

Portside

Midtown Way

Parkway

Spirit Trail

Ridgeway

Arbutus

Ontario

Eastside Crosscut

North Arm Trail

Fraser River Trail

GreenwayConstructed or in progress

BikewayConstructed or in progress

Trans Canada Trail

Parks and open spaces

Potential connections

17 City Centre

3km = 45 min.15 min.

0km 1km 2km 3km

NORTHCity Greenways PlanCity Greenways PlanThis plan illustrates the routes of the proposed This plan illustrates the routes of the proposed

City Greenways Network.City Greenways Network.

Y:\GREENWAY\Greenways Branch\Branch Promotion\Greenways Maps\2011 Greenways Plan UpdateApril 2011

CityofVancouver1995GREENWAYSPLAN

PacificSpirit Park

Jericho BeachPark

VanierPark

Universityof BritishColumbia

Point Grey Golf

& Country Club McCleery

GolfCourse

Marine DriveGolf Course

FraserviewGolf

Course

LangaraGolf

Course

EverettCrowley

Park

CentralPark

John Hendry

Park

RupertPark

HastingsPark

QueenElizabeth

ParkVan DusenGardens

StanleyPark

Lions Gate Bridge

BurrardBridge

GranvilleBridge

Broadway

12th Ave.

16th Ave.

4th Ave.

10th Ave.

McGill St.

Hastings St.

29th Ave.

54th Ave.

45th Ave.

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King Edward Ave.King Edward Ave.

57th Ave.

41st Ave.

37th Ave.

59th Ave.

70th Ave.

SE Marine Drive

33rd Ave.

leeee

False Creek

English Bay

Burrard InletCoal Harbour

Fraser River

CambieBridge

IronworkersMemorial

Bridge

SeaB

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Oak StreetBridge

Canada Line Bridge

Arthur LaingBridge

Knight StreetBridge

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Seaside

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Granville

Proposed GreenwayExact route to be determined through public consultation and detailed study

Downtown Historic Trail

Carrall

Portside

Midtown Way

Parkway

Spirit Trail

Ridgeway

Arbutus

Ontario

Eastside Crosscut

North Arm Trail

Fraser River Trail

GreenwayConstructed or in progress

BikewayConstructed or in progress

Trans Canada Trail

Parks and open spaces

Potential connections

17 City Centre

3km = 45 min.15 min.

0km 1km 2km 3km

NORTHCity Greenways PlanCity Greenways PlanThis plan illustrates the routes of the proposed This plan illustrates the routes of the proposed

City Greenways Network.City Greenways Network.

Y:\GREENWAY\Greenways Branch\Branch Promotion\Greenways Maps\2011 Greenways Plan UpdateApril 2011

CityofVancouver1995GREENWAYSPLAN

VANCOUVER-90YEARSOFPARKSANDGREENNETWORKPLANNING

Resilientconceptsandstructure- Publicparksareresilient- Greennetworksidearesilient—functionschange(frompleasuredrivestogreennetworksforwalkingandcycling

toecologicalconnections)- Parkandurbanforestdistributionremainsinequitable- Massive“win”-PacificSpiritRegionalPark- 10minutewalktoparksbecame5minutewalktonature

- Parksaddedwithtimeandpopulation

Q.—Isthereatippingpointinthepopulationv.greenspacechallenge?

QUESTIONS?COMMENTS?

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WEDNESDAYCLASSJanuary16

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