--- title: "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on Economy and Culture: 32 commitments | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/2026-platform/economy-and-culture" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:00:45.673Z" meta: description: "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..." "og:description": "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..." "og:title": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on Economy and Culture: 32 commitments | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "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..." "twitter:title": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on Economy and Culture: 32 commitments | Vancouver 2026" --- ** TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # 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. See the 2 chapters [The whole Our Positions](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/2026-platform) [**14**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/candidates) [**10/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform) [**27**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered 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 **32**Commitments **1**Need another government or a regional body 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 planning15 commitmentsRead the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/2026-platform/economy-and-culture/economic-development) [

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 events17 commitmentsRead the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/2026-platform/economy-and-culture/arts-and-culture) 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. City Council26 City, with others4 Park Board1 Regional body1 ON THE BALLOT ## The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates behind this ### Mayor [50**Colleen Hardwick**Ballot 50 · Former Vancouver city councillor](https://voche.me/candidates/colleen-hardwick) ### City Council [110**Amanda Boggan**Ballot 110](https://voche.me/candidates/amanda-boggan) [117**Charles Kelly**Ballot 117](https://voche.me/candidates/charles-kelly) [123**Kathleen Larsen**Ballot 123](https://voche.me/candidates/kathleen-larsen) [127**Jonathan Weisman**Ballot 127](https://voche.me/candidates/jonathan-weisman) [130**Raj Mundra**Ballot 130](https://voche.me/candidates/raj-mundra) [142**Patrick Sauriol**Ballot 142](https://voche.me/candidates/patrick-sauriol) [150**Josh Gordon**Ballot 150](https://voche.me/candidates/josh-gordon) 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. 1. [TEAM economic development, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/economic-development-2026/learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 30, 2026 2. [TEAM arts and culture, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/arts-and-culture-2026/arts-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.