Vote Vancouver: an electric passenger ferry to Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast
Vote Vancouver says it would deliver an all-electric passenger ferry linking Downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast. It would push for more use of the city's waters for transport and expand green marine transport with other governments, BC Tourism and Destination Vancouver.
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Expanded Marine Transportation: what the Policy Priorities says
Vote Vancouver's ferry chapter is about using the water to move people. The party says boats take pressure off roads and bridges while keeping downtown open to commuters and visitors. It calls Vancouver a port city and wants the city to make more of that. The main promise is an all-electric passenger ferry between Downtown Vancouver, Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast. The platform says Rebecca Bligh has supported this ferry from the start. Beyond that one route, the party describes a longer plan to add more green marine transport, working with all orders of government, BC Tourism and Destination Vancouver.
The page gives no route schedule, cost or start date. A ferry to Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast would leave the city's borders. The party itself names other governments and tourism groups as the partners it would need. Council's part would be to back the service and press for it. The boats, the route and the money would need agreement from the governments and groups the party names, so the city could not deliver this chapter alone.
3 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
All-electric passenger ferry
Vote Vancouver says it is committed to delivering an all-electric passenger ferry service connecting Downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The route runs beyond Vancouver's borders, so the city would need the partners and other governments the platform names.
Better use of Vancouver's waterways
The party says Rebecca Bligh would continue to advocate for better use of Vancouver's waterways for green and accessible transportation.
- Who has the power
- City, with others This is advocacy, so the city would be asking other bodies to act.
More green marine transportation with partners
Vote Vancouver describes a plan to expand Vancouver's green marine transportation in the future by partnering with all orders of government, BC Tourism and Destination Vancouver.
- Who has the power
- City, with others The platform itself says this would be done with other governments and tourism groups.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about expanded marine transportation
Does Vote Vancouver support an electric ferry to Bowen Island?
Yes. Vote Vancouver says it is committed to an all-electric passenger ferry connecting Downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast, and that Rebecca Bligh has supported it from the start (Policy Priorities, page 18).
Why does Vote Vancouver want more ferries?
The party says water transport takes pressure off Vancouver's roads and bridges while keeping downtown open to commuters and visitors. It describes Vancouver as a port city that should use that identity (Policy Priorities, page 18).
Who would Vote Vancouver work with on marine transport?
The platform names all orders of government, BC Tourism and Destination Vancouver as partners for expanding green marine transport (Policy Priorities, page 18).
When would Vote Vancouver's electric ferry start?
The platform gives no start date, route schedule or cost for the ferry. It describes the service as a commitment and a wider expansion as a plan for the future (Policy Priorities, page 18).
Can Vancouver City Council launch a ferry to the Sunshine Coast alone?
The route would run beyond the city's borders. Vote Vancouver's own plan relies on other orders of government, BC Tourism and Destination Vancouver as partners (Policy Priorities, page 18).
ON THE BALLOT
The Vote 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.
- Vote Vancouver Policy Priorities SAYS SO ITSELFVote Vancouver · pages 18 · checked