TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on business and the arts: local shops and creative spaces
This section groups TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's positions on economic development and on arts and culture. The party would protect industrial land, cut taxes and fees for small businesses, lower parking rates, buy locally, protect and add affordable arts spaces and support street festivals.
CITY COUNCIL
The aim of Economy and Culture, in the party's words
TEAM’s approach to economic development is to retain existing companies and help them grow, while attracting new businesses to Vancouver.
Economic Development and Arts and Culture are two of TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's ten positions. We have grouped them because the party links both to the same problem: rising land values that push out small businesses and artists. TEAM calls its business plan "A Local Economy that Works for Residents".
For business, TEAM would protect industrial and commercial land from rezoning for housing, cut property taxes and fees for small businesses, keep curbside parking and lower its rates, rent city-owned commercial space for less, buy locally and speed up permits. For the arts, it would protect and add affordable studio and performance spaces, replace city-owned creative space one for one, keep community centres affordable for artists, publish an inventory of arts spaces and support street festivals such as Greek Day and Khatsalano.
Council zones commercial and industrial land, sets business licence fees and parking rates, approves Business Improvement Associations and funds cultural grants, so most of this section is in its hands. Community centres belong to the Park Board and school buildings to the School Board, so arts promises that use those buildings need the boards.
2 CHAPTERS
Every chapter in Economy and Culture
Economic Development
TEAM on business: protect industrial land, lower parking rates and local procurement
- Protect industrial and commercial land
- A more diverse economy less dependent on real estate
- Engage Business Improvement Associations through neighbourhood planning
Arts and Culture
TEAM on arts: protect creative spaces, an arts inventory and street festivals
- Review and encourage arts funding
- More affordable arts spaces and artist housing
- Support the Eastside Culture Crawl and similar events
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Who holds the power for these 32 commitments
Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence.
ON THE BALLOT
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates behind this
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about Economy and Culture
What is TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's plan for local business?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would protect industrial and commercial land, cut property taxes and fees for small businesses, keep curbside parking and lower its rates, rent city-owned space for less and use city purchasing to favour local businesses (TEAM Economic Development page).
How would TEAM support artists in Vancouver?
TEAM says it would protect and add affordable rehearsal, performance and arts spaces, replace city-owned creative space one for one, keep community centres affordable for the arts and review arts funding (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
Does TEAM want to protect industrial land?
Yes. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would protect existing industrial and commercially zoned land for future economic growth and would not rezone it mainly for housing (TEAM Economic Development page).
What does TEAM say about street festivals?
TEAM says it would encourage and help organize street festivals such as Greek Day, Powell Street, Italian Day and Khatsalano, and support the Eastside Culture Crawl (TEAM Arts and Culture page).
Who would have to act on TEAM's business and arts promises?
City Council controls zoning, business fees, parking rates and cultural grants, so it could act on most of them. Arts promises that use community centres or schools need the Park Board or the School Board (TEAM Economic Development page).
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 economic development, learn more SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked
- TEAM arts and culture, learn more SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked