TEAM on driving: no road pricing, parking minimums back, synchronized traffic lights
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would not bring in road pricing or city-wide parking permits, would restore minimum parking for all new buildings with EV charging, synchronize traffic lights, keep through traffic off residential streets and make sure the city has enough gas stations.
TRANSPORTATION
Personal and Commercial Vehicles: what the Our Positions says
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says past councils treated private cars as a problem while transit was not planned well enough to replace them. Its "all-of-the-above" approach would invest in road upkeep and improvements so that people can get around whether they drive, take transit, cycle or walk. The party says cars and trucks will change how they are powered but will stay part of the city.
Two promises are firm refusals. TEAM says it would not bring in road pricing, a charge for driving on certain roads, because it says this hurts workers who must drive into the city, tracks people's movements against their civil rights and keeps customers away from local businesses. It also would not adopt the city-wide parking permits that it says an earlier council proposed. The party would also reverse a council decision and restore minimum off-street parking for all new buildings, with room for EV charging.
On traffic flow, TEAM would synchronize traffic lights, improve turn lanes and loading zones, give buses priority at signals, and improve flow on major roads so drivers stop cutting through residential streets. Where a separate bike route is nearby, it would keep non-vehicle traffic off major roads and bus routes. Streets, signals and parking rules all belong to the city, so Council could act on most of this alone.
12 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
An all-of-the-above strategy with road maintenance
TEAM's summary page says it would adopt an "all-of-the-above" transportation strategy, investing in needed improvements and maintenance of road networks so everyone can get around more easily, whether by personal vehicle, transit, bicycle or on foot.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city owns and maintains its roads.
Better flow on major roads to reduce shortcutting
The party would improve traffic flow on major arteries to reduce shortcutting through residential neighbourhoods.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city designs its streets and controls its traffic signals.
Keep non-vehicle traffic off major roads near bike routes
TEAM would prohibit non-vehicular traffic on major arteries and bus routes when there is a defined cycling or rolling route nearby.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets the city's street and traffic bylaws.
Consult on safer residential streets and goods movement
The party would consult neighbourhoods on ways to make residential streets safer, such as speed limits and roundabouts, and on strategies for moving commercial goods more smoothly.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city designs its residential streets and consults on changes to them.
Synchronized lights, turn lanes, loading zones and transit signal priority
TEAM would improve traffic flow by synchronizing traffic lights and designing roads for better flow, including improved turn lanes, commercial loading areas and signal priority for public transit.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city controls its own traffic signals and street design.
Restore minimum parking for all new construction
The party would reverse council's decision and restore off-street parking minimums for all new construction, with adequate provision for electric vehicle charging, so residents have parking within their building. Its planning page says onsite parking minimums should stay in the Parking Bylaw to allow future EV charging.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets parking requirements through the city's Parking Bylaw.
Easier conversion of existing parking for EV charging
TEAM would make it easier to convert existing onsite parking for electric vehicle charging.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city sets its own building and permit rules for chargers.
Pre-wire new parking stalls for EV charging
The party would require newly built parking stalls to be pre-wired for electric charging.
- Who has the power
- City Council Vancouver has its own building bylaw, which Council can change.
No road pricing
TEAM says it would not implement road pricing, which it says unfairly affects workers who must drive into the city, tracks individuals' movements against civil rights and discourages access to local businesses in the affected area.
- Who has the power
- City Council Road pricing is a policy choice the city would have to pursue, so a Council majority can decline to pursue it.
No city-wide parking permits
The party says it would not adopt the city-wide parking permits it says were previously proposed by Council.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets the city's parking permit rules.
Review tour bus, taxi and charter access
TEAM would review access, parking and stopping areas for tour buses, taxis and chartered services at popular locations, with input from the tourism and hospitality sectors.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city controls curb space and stopping rules on its streets.
Enough gas stations and EV charging
The party would make sure there is adequate access to gas stations as well as electric charging, since it says most vehicles are hybrid or gas powered, preferably with local Canadian gas.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council controls zoning, which decides where gas stations and chargers can operate.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about personal and commercial vehicles
Does TEAM for a Livable Vancouver support road pricing?
No. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would not implement road pricing, which it says unfairly affects workers who must drive into the city, tracks people's movements against civil rights and discourages access to local businesses (TEAM Transportation page).
Would TEAM bring back parking minimums in Vancouver?
Yes. TEAM says it would reverse council's decision and restore off-street parking minimums for all new construction, with adequate provision for electric vehicle charging (TEAM Transportation page).
Would TEAM introduce city-wide parking permits?
No. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would not adopt the city-wide parking permits it says were previously proposed by Council (TEAM Transportation page).
How would TEAM reduce traffic congestion in Vancouver?
TEAM says it would synchronize traffic lights, improve turn lanes and commercial loading areas, give transit priority at signals, and improve flow on major roads to reduce shortcutting through residential streets (TEAM Transportation page).
What does TEAM say about gas stations?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would ensure adequate access to gas stations as well as electric charging, because it says most vehicles are hybrid or gas powered, preferably with local Canadian gas (TEAM Transportation page).
Can Vancouver City Council decide parking and traffic rules on its own?
Yes. The city owns and designs its streets and sets parking rules, so a Council majority could act on TEAM's traffic signal, parking minimum and road pricing positions without another government (TEAM Transportation page).
ON THE BALLOT
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates behind this
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.
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