--- title: "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on Public Safety: 27 commitments | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/2026-platform/public-safety" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:00:45.053Z" meta: description: "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver calls its safety plan Restoring Order to Our City. It would set up a Downtown Eastside Audit, press the Province for treatment..." "og:description": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver calls its safety plan Restoring Order to Our City. It would set up a Downtown Eastside Audit, press the Province for treatment..." "og:title": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on Public Safety: 27 commitments | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver calls its safety plan Restoring Order to Our City. It would set up a Downtown Eastside Audit, press the Province for treatment..." "twitter:title": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on Public Safety: 27 commitments | Vancouver 2026" --- ** TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on safety: a Downtown Eastside Audit and district policing TEAM for a Livable Vancouver calls its safety plan Restoring Order to Our City. It would set up a Downtown Eastside Audit, press the Province for treatment on demand and involuntary care beds, expand Car 87, bring in district policing, enforce ignored bylaws and build a disaster-proof emergency command centre. 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 Public Safety, in the party's words > 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. Safety for All is TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's public safety position, and the party calls its plan "Restoring Order to Our City". Its chapters here are care for people with addiction, mental illness and homelessness, including the Downtown Eastside, and policing, bylaws, clean streets and readiness for disasters. On care, TEAM would set up a Downtown Eastside Audit to follow funding and results, press the Province for voluntary treatment on demand and involuntary care beds, fully apply the Four Pillars approach of treatment, harm reduction, prevention and enforcement, and expand Car 87. On policing and public space, it would bring in district policing, back Block Watch, enforce laws against public drug use, add public washrooms, start a city-wide rat program and build a disaster-proof emergency command centre. The party itself says most social service money comes from the provincial and federal governments, and health care, treatment and drug policy belong to them. Council approves the police budget, but the Vancouver Police Board directs the police. Bylaws, street cleaning, fire services and emergency planning are run by the city. **2**Chapters **27**Commitments **3**Need another government or a regional body 2 CHAPTERS ## Every chapter in Public Safety [

Care, Addiction and the Downtown Eastside

TEAM on addiction and the Downtown Eastside: an audit, care beds and Car 87 - Long-term care for complex needs with the Province - A Downtown Eastside Audit - Measure needs and publicize gaps11 commitmentsRead the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/2026-platform/public-safety/care-addiction-and-the-downtown-eastside) [

Policing, Bylaws and Emergency Readiness

TEAM on safety: district policing, bylaw enforcement and a disaster-proof command centre - Consult residents on neighbourhood safety - Prioritize crime prevention - Enforce laws against public drug use16 commitmentsRead the chapter](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/2026-platform/public-safety/policing-bylaws-and-emergencies) WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT ## Who holds the power for these 27 commitments Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence. City, with others15 City Council9 Province3 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 Public Safety
What is TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's public safety plan? TEAM for a Livable Vancouver calls its plan Restoring Order to Our City. It says it would restore order, strengthen neighbourhood policing, protect people from violence and replace the current management of addiction with an approach focused on recovery (TEAM Safety for All page).
What would TEAM do in the Downtown Eastside? TEAM says it would set up a Downtown Eastside Audit to support the Province's advisor for the area, Larry Campbell, and make sure resources reach the people who need them, including detailed audits of funding and outcomes if needed (TEAM Safety for All page).
Does TEAM support involuntary care? TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would work with the Province so people with complex needs get voluntary treatment on demand, involuntary care beds, transition services and long-term supports. These are provincial health services (TEAM Safety for All page).
How would TEAM change policing in Vancouver? TEAM says it would implement district policing, increase support for Block Watch and other community policing, review whether police and fire services can keep up with growth, and work with police and the Province to enforce laws against public drug use (TEAM Safety for All page).
Can Vancouver City Council control the police? Council approves the police budget, but the Vancouver Police Board directs the police department. TEAM's district policing and enforcement promises would need the board, while bylaws, cleaning and emergency planning are city work (TEAM Safety for All 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 safety for all, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/safety-for-all-2026/safety-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.