The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 2026 platform, topic by topic
Every commitment on TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's 2026 positions pages, sorted into sections and chapters, with the party web page each one comes from and the government that would have to act. Covers City Council, Park Board and School Board.
THE DOCUMENT
What is in the TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Our Positions
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver publishes its 2026 platform as a set of web pages under the heading "Our Positions". There are ten topics, from Community Representation to Schools. Each topic has a short page with the party's view of "what's gone wrong" and a numbered list of solutions, and a longer "learn more" page with a full list of action items.
These pages sort those ten topics into sections and split the longest ones into chapters. Each chapter lists every commitment the party makes on that subject, using the longer page as the main source and adding items that appear only on the short page. Where the same promise appears under two topics, it is listed once. We added one thing the party does not give: which government would have to act for each commitment, and why.
The council sections cover City Hall and finances, housing and planning, public safety, the environment, transportation, and the economy and culture. The Park Board section covers the board's future, parks and trees, and recreation. The School Board section covers school planning and what happens in classrooms.
This is the party describing its own plans
The Our Positions is a campaign document. We checked it on . Every page in this section reports what the party says it would do, links each chapter to the party page it comes from, and adds who would have to act. voche.me wrote these pages. The party did not write or approve them.
EIGHT SECTIONS
The platform, section by section
Neighbourhoods and City Hall
TEAM will restore real input to residents and neighbourhoods by bringing back community-based planning, revitalizing local democracy, and restructuring how City Hall interacts with residents.Read the section
Housing and Planning
TEAM will restore public trust by ensuring residents have a meaningful say in how their communities develop.Read the section
Public Safety
TEAM is committed to ensuring that all residents feel secure living in and moving around the city, that tourists feel welcome and safe, and that people experiencing addiction and mental health issues have the support they need to improve their quality of life.Read the section
Environment
Protecting our environment is an essential part of creating a livable city for current and future generations.Read the section
Transportation
TEAM will work to reduce travel times for all modes of transportation while also prioritizing safety, reliability, and sustainability.Read the section
Economy and Culture
TEAM’s approach to economic development is to retain existing companies and help them grow, while attracting new businesses to Vancouver.Read the section
Park Board
TEAM supports an independent, properly-funded, elected Park Board that will protect, improve, and expand neighbourhood parks, recreational facilities, and community centres.Read the section
School Board
A TEAM School Board will focus on improving classrooms and school facilities while improving the school experience for all students and their families.Read the section
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Which government each commitment depends on
The platform does not say which government holds each power. We added it for every commitment. City Council, the Park Board and the School Board are the three bodies on the October 17 ballot. Where a commitment needs the province, the federal government or a regional body, the party can only ask.
ALL 242 COMMITMENTS
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Showing all 242 commitments, grouped by chapter
Community RepresentationNeighbourhoods and City Hall
- Reinstate participatory community-based planning
- Give verified residents, business owners and property owners a say
- Integrated stakeholder meetings with priority for local people
- A system of neighbourhood-based organizations
- Public registers of developer contributions
- Advisory committees chosen at random
- Publish all meeting materials one month ahead
- Limit closed-door meetings and open staff briefings
- Review the Code of Conduct for Council and staff
- Lobbyist registry
- Elect councillors by ward
Finance and AdministrationNeighbourhoods and City Hall
- Limit tax increases to inflation
- Stop paying for provincial and federal responsibilities
- Focus spending on core services
- More transparent budget process with a voice for residents
- Use savings identified by the Auditor General
- Auditor General support for Council oversight
- Annual service plans with performance benchmarks
- Review the City's financial structure and policies
- Line-by-line review of the operating and capital budgets
- Council and public review of department budgets
- Continue municipal finance reform with the Province
Participatory Planning within the Context of Every NeighbourhoodHousing and Planning
- A meaningful voice for local residents and businesses
- Make public consultation count in every neighbourhood
- Neighbourhood-based plans for higher density near transit
- Protect and reinstate public view cones
- Repeal the Official Development Plan and adopt a Respect for Neighbourhoods Plan
- Planning based on verifiable data that is made public
- Rethink the Broadway Plan, station area plans and the Vancouver Plan
- Rethink the Jericho Lands plan
- Reconsider support for the UBC SkyTrain extension
- Public review of infrastructure and amenity needs
- Plan growth within infrastructure limits
- Rethink how infrastructure and amenities are funded
- Make it easier to keep heritage and character buildings
- Tax and fee incentives for heritage retention
- Listen to small businesses and the 22 Business Improvement Associations
- Plan affordable spaces for artists
More Housing Type OptionsHousing and Planning
- A broad mix of housing that fits the neighbourhood
- Plan affordable options for many household types
- True affordability and larger family units
- Withdraw the MIRPP and the Secured Rental Policy
- Balance new buildings with keeping older ones
- Reverse policies that target older rental buildings
- Incentives for landlords to maintain rentals
- Press senior governments for non-market and supportive housing
- Ask for federal funding tied to immigration
- Avoid policies that hurt low-income residents
- Use city-owned land for affordable housing
- Transparent affordable housing incentives
- No excessive new housing where schools are full
Development EfficiencyHousing and Planning
- Simpler and more transparent permit processes
- Keep quality and due diligence while speeding up
- Find bottlenecks and train permit staff
- Flexible on-site review for renovation permits
- Re-establish the One Stop Renovation Centre
- Restore third-party appeals to the Board of Variance
- Urban Design Panel members who represent the public
- A professional standard for development photos and renderings
- Shadow studies at four points in the year
- More deconstruction and reuse of building materials
Challenging Provincial OverreachHousing and Planning
Supporting RentersHousing and Planning
Care, Addiction and the Downtown EastsidePublic Safety
- Long-term care for complex needs with the Province
- A Downtown Eastside Audit
- Measure needs and publicize gaps
- Full implementation of the Four Pillars
- Safe housing matched to each person
- Support and training for addiction and mental health care
- Address the overdose crisis and safe supply
- Expand Car 87
- Coordinate agencies
- Job and vocational training
- Help homeless people connect with a community
Policing, Bylaws and Emergency ReadinessPublic Safety
- Consult residents on neighbourhood safety
- Prioritize crime prevention
- Enforce laws against public drug use
- Review police, fire and emergency services for growth
- Implement district policing
- More support for community policing such as Block Watch
- Enforce ignored bylaws
- More public washrooms and syringe collection
- Cleaner public spaces and action on repeat petty crime
- Act immediately on wildlife threats
- A city-wide rat reduction program
- Neighbourhood disaster readiness and heat planning
- A disaster-proof emergency command centre
- Mental health support for emergency responders
- Recruiting and cultural awareness training for first responders
- Local gardening and farmers markets for food security
Resilient City PlanningEnvironment
- Plan for long-term resiliency and walkable neighbourhoods
- Reduce, reuse and recycle
- Incentives for lower emissions such as free EV parking
- Trees and green space against heat
- Reuse existing buildings before demolition
- Moratorium on AI data centres
- Plan for floods, extreme heat, rising seas and drought
- Upgrade infrastructure to stop sewage reaching False Creek
- Walkable communities planned with neighbourhoods
- Schools within walking distance
- Climate action with defined goals
- Voluntary incentives for building upgrades
Move to ElectricEnvironment
TransitTransportation
- Equitable, affordable transit for every neighbourhood
- Restore and electrify cut bus routes with affordable fares
- A local transit stop within a 5-minute walk
- Small community bus routes
- Electrify the bus system
- Electric transit across the arterial network
- Bring back streetcars on selected arterials
- Stronger regional transit routes
- Stop removing bus stops
- New stops in under-served neighbourhoods
- More frequent service to meet demand
CyclingTransportation
- Safe, low-traffic cross-town bike routes
- Promote cycling routes on the City website
- Review the Granville Bridge Connector and Stanley Park and Beach Avenue bike lanes
- Review lane closures and parking removed for share depots
- Secure bike storage at transit stops, bus loops and schools
- Education and enforcement on sidewalk cycling
- Clear bike markings in parks
- Cycling rules training for elementary students
Walking and RollingTransportation
Personal and Commercial VehiclesTransportation
- An all-of-the-above strategy with road maintenance
- Better flow on major roads to reduce shortcutting
- Keep non-vehicle traffic off major roads near bike routes
- Consult on safer residential streets and goods movement
- Synchronized lights, turn lanes, loading zones and transit signal priority
- Restore minimum parking for all new construction
- Easier conversion of existing parking for EV charging
- Pre-wire new parking stalls for EV charging
- No road pricing
- No city-wide parking permits
- Review tour bus, taxi and charter access
- Enough gas stations and EV charging
Economic DevelopmentEconomy and Culture
- Protect industrial and commercial land
- A more diverse economy less dependent on real estate
- Engage Business Improvement Associations through neighbourhood planning
- Lower rents on city-owned commercial property
- Lower property taxes and fees for small businesses
- Stop inflationary land upzoning
- Keep curbside parking in business areas
- Lower parking rates in local shopping areas
- Buy local through city procurement
- Work with Destination Vancouver on tourism
- Support the film and television industry
- Support the convention industry
- Faster permits for new and growing businesses
- Support businesses during construction
- Work with Invest Vancouver on economic development
Arts and CultureEconomy and Culture
- Review and encourage arts funding
- More affordable arts spaces and artist housing
- Support the Eastside Culture Crawl and similar events
- Arts programming for youth and seniors
- New commercial opportunities for artists
- Encourage street festivals
- Support the media production industry
- An arts and culture page on vancouver.ca
- Publish an inventory of arts spaces
- Protect existing affordable arts spaces
- Keep heritage buildings that house artists
- Keep community centres affordable for the arts
- Incentives to keep creative spaces and disincentives to demolish them
- One-for-one replacement of city-owned creative space
- Minimum cultural space where neighbourhoods grow
- Make civic theatres more affordable for local artists
- Incentives to build new affordable arts spaces
Protecting the Park BoardPark Board
- Withdraw the request to eliminate the Park Board
- Keep Park Board assets publicly owned and operated
- Return finance, operations and facilities to the Park Board
- Secure funding as a set share of the tax base
- Keep park management to the core mandate
- No sale of park naming rights
- Balanced policies that serve citizens
- City recognition of Park Board authority over Stanley Park
- Public engagement and expert opinion before major park projects
- In-house park workers and WorkSafe BC guidelines
- $739 million over four years for parks and recreation
Parks, Trees and Green SpacePark Board
- 1.1 hectares of park per 1000 people
- Make temporary and de facto parks permanent
- Halt logging in Stanley Park pending review
- More parks where density grows and on the east side
- Bike access to parks without paving green space
- Better upkeep of gardens and lawns
- Enforce upkeep bylaws on vacant lots and boulevards
- Plant and care for the urban forest on city land
- Protect mature street trees and plant where there are few
- Keep and upgrade heritage park facilities
- Plan for climate change in parks, beaches and seawalls
Access, Safety and Community CentresPark Board
- Settle Stanley Park access with the public and user groups
- Restore pre-COVID access to Stanley Park and Beach Avenue
- More park rangers, lifeguards and fencing near busy roads
- Off-leash dog areas within walking distance
- Discourage park encampments
- Put local recreation facilities first
- No more regional-serving parks and facilities in the city
- A 50 metre pool in the Vancouver Aquatic Centre replacement
- Support Community Centre Associations and renew agreements in 2027
- Share facilities with schools and libraries
- No housing above new community centres
- Plan community centre maintenance to save money
- Steady funding for every community centre
Ensuring Access to Schools in All NeighbourhoodsSchool Board
- End school enrolment lotteries
- Keep siblings in the same school
- Plan with the District Parent Advisory Council
- Keep City growth in step with school resources
- New schools first in newly built neighbourhoods
- Stop disposing of school land
- Reverse the Queen Elizabeth Annex sale, the Fleming field lease and the Carleton closure
- Demand seismic upgrades from the Province
- Better fields and green space with the Park Board
- More community programs in school buildings
- Long-term planning based on accurate data
- Keep existing schools open
- Child care at school sites and preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds
Classrooms, Programs and the BudgetSchool Board
- Redirect money from administration to classrooms
- Review the growth of senior management
- Public input into a transparent budget
- Keep more Vancouver school taxes for local schools
- Pause Microsoft Copilot 13+ in secondary schools
- Swimming and lifeguard training for every child
- Inclusion policies with measured outcomes
- Music in every elementary school
- Pathways for students to pursue their passions
ON THE BALLOT
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates behind this
City Council
Park Board
School Board
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about the Our Positions
What is in TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's 2026 platform?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's 2026 platform is a set of web pages called "Our Positions", covering Community Representation, Planning for Livability and Affordability, Our Environment, Finance and Administration, Safety for All, Transportation, Economic Development, Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, and Schools. This site has a page for every section and chapter.
Who are the TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates in the 2026 Vancouver election?
Colleen Hardwick is TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's candidate for mayor. Amanda Boggan, Charles Kelly, Jonathan Weisman, Josh Gordon, Kathleen Larsen, Patrick Sauriol and Raj Mundra are running for City Council. Alex Tkach, Allan Fawley, Jon Girard, Mayeli Alvarez and Wah Gee are running for Park Board, and Kat Nystedt for School Board, according to the City of Vancouver's official candidate list.
Where can I read TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's platform?
The party publishes its positions on its own website, voteteam.ca, under "Our Positions". Every chapter on this site names the party web page it comes from, so you can read the party's own wording next to our summary.
What are TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's main promises?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would repeal the Official Development Plan for a Respect for Neighbourhoods Plan, adopt a ward system, limit tax increases to inflation, set up a Downtown Eastside Audit, refuse road pricing, keep the elected Park Board with $739 million for parks over four years, and end school enrolment lotteries.
Could TEAM carry out its whole platform if it wins?
Many commitments are within the power of City Council, the Park Board or the School Board. Others depend on the Province, the federal government, TransLink or BC Hydro, and the party can only press them. A council decision also needs six of the eleven votes. Each commitment on these pages is labelled with the body that would have to act.
Who wrote these pages about the TEAM for a Livable Vancouver platform?
voche.me, an independent guide to the 2026 Vancouver election, wrote these pages from the party's own web pages. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver did not write or approve them. Every commitment is reported as something the party says it would do.
Other parties
We build a section like this for any party on the Vancouver ballot that publishes a full platform document. Every party is also covered on the same ten issues, side by side, so a shorter platform is compared on equal terms.
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- TEAM our positions SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked
- TEAM community representation SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked
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