TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on transportation: buses, bike lane reviews and no road pricing
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver backs an "all-of-the-above" transportation plan. It would put every resident within a 5-minute walk of a bus stop, review the Stanley Park and Beach Avenue bike lanes, repair sidewalks, restore parking minimums and refuse road pricing and city-wide parking permits.
CITY COUNCIL
The aim of Transportation, in the party's words
TEAM will work to reduce travel times for all modes of transportation while also prioritizing safety, reliability, and sustainability.
Transportation is one of TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's ten positions. The party says Vancouver is one of the most congested cities in North America and that past councils treated private cars as a problem. It wants a system that works for people who drive, take transit, cycle or walk. TEAM's longer page sorts its actions under headings, and each has its own chapter here: transit, cycling, walking and rolling, and personal and commercial vehicles.
On transit, TEAM would work with TransLink to restore cut bus routes, electrify buses, add small community routes and put every resident within a 5-minute walk of a stop. On cycling, it would build low-traffic cross-town routes and review the Granville Bridge Connector and the Stanley Park and Beach Avenue bike lanes. It would repair and widen sidewalks, synchronize traffic lights, restore parking minimums for new buildings, and refuse road pricing and city-wide parking permits.
The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules, so Council can act on those items. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control, so every transit promise depends on TransLink agreeing.
4 CHAPTERS
Every chapter in Transportation
Transit
TEAM on transit: a bus stop within a 5-minute walk and streetcars on arterials
- Equitable, affordable transit for every neighbourhood
- Restore and electrify cut bus routes with affordable fares
- A local transit stop within a 5-minute walk
Cycling
TEAM on cycling: review the Granville Connector and Stanley Park bike lanes
- 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
Walking and Rolling
TEAM on sidewalks: repair lifted sections, add missing sidewalks and better lighting
- Repair broken and lifted sidewalks
- Add sidewalks in underserved areas
- Widen sidewalks in all neighbourhoods
Personal and Commercial Vehicles
TEAM on driving: no road pricing, parking minimums back, synchronized traffic lights
- 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
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Who holds the power for these 37 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 Transportation
What is TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's transportation plan?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it backs an "all-of-the-above" approach that works for people who drive, take transit, cycle or walk. It would improve buses with TransLink, repair sidewalks, synchronize traffic lights and keep parking for new buildings (TEAM Transportation page).
Does TEAM oppose road pricing in Vancouver?
Yes. TEAM says it would not implement road pricing, which it says hurts workers who must drive into the city, tracks people's movements against civil rights and keeps customers away from local businesses (TEAM Transportation page).
Would TEAM remove bike lanes?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would review the Granville Bridge Connector, the Stanley Park and Beach Avenue bike lanes and traffic lane closures, consulting with affected neighbourhoods, businesses and road users. It would also build safe, low-traffic cross-town routes (TEAM Transportation page).
How would TEAM improve buses in Vancouver?
TEAM says it would work with TransLink to restore cut neighbourhood and express routes, electrify the fleet, add small community routes, stop removing bus stops and put every resident within a 5-minute walk of a stop (TEAM Transportation page).
Who controls transportation in Vancouver?
The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules, so Council can act on those. Buses, SkyTrain and SeaBus are run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control (TEAM Transportation 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 transportation, learn more SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked