Vote Vancouver: SkyTrain to UBC, Broadway bike lane, 10 plazas, seniors' parking
Vote Vancouver would extend SkyTrain to UBC, complete the Broadway bike lane, fix cycling safety problems and curb cuts, set a two-hour limit in short-term parking, protect parking near medical sites, add a prepaid parking pass for seniors and create 10 pedestrian plazas in four years.
TRANSPORTATION CHOICE · PAGE 19
Streets, Transit and Parking: what the Policy Priorities says
The last page of Vote Vancouver's transport section is a list headed "Vote Vancouver will...". It mixes transit, cycling, walking and parking. The biggest item is extending the SkyTrain line to UBC for the people who live, work and study there. For cyclists, the party would complete the Broadway bike lane and fix known safety problems, naming sightlines, signal timing, turning conflicts, accessibility and links to existing bike routes. For people on foot and in wheelchairs, it would build and repair curb cuts, the sloped ramps where a sidewalk meets the street. It would also create 10 new pedestrian plazas over the next four years.
Three items deal with parking. The party would set a two-hour maximum in short-term parking areas, which it says would free up spaces and lower costs. It would protect short-term, affordable and accessible parking near medical facilities and places that serve seniors. And it would offer a prepaid parking pass for seniors, so people who do not use smartphones can park without an app. The city owns and designs its streets, bike lanes, sidewalks and parking rules, so Council can act alone on everything here except SkyTrain. SkyTrain is run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control, so the line to UBC depends on TransLink and the governments that fund it.
THE PARTY'S NUMBERS
Figures in this chapter
Maximum stay the party would set in short-term parking areas
The party's figure, page 19New pedestrian plazas the party would create
The party's figure, page 19Period over which the party would create the new pedestrian plazas
The party's figure, page 198 COMMITMENTS
What the party says it would do
Extend SkyTrain to UBC
Vote Vancouver would extend the SkyTrain line to UBC to support those who live, work and study in the area.
- Who has the power
- Regional body TransLink, a regional body the city does not control, runs SkyTrain, so the city can push for the line but cannot build it alone.
Safer biking
The party would address known safety problems around cycling, including sightlines, signal timing, turning conflicts, accessibility concerns and connections to existing bike routes.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city owns and designs its streets, signals and bike lanes.
Complete the Broadway bike lane
Vote Vancouver would complete the Broadway Bike Lane.
- Who has the power
- City Council Bike lanes on city streets are designed and built by the city.
Accessible curb cuts
The party would make sidewalks more accessible by building curb cuts where they do not exist and fixing those that are not accessible enough.
- Who has the power
- City Council Sidewalks and curbs are city property, built and repaired through the city budget.
Two-hour maximum in short-term parking
Vote Vancouver would set a two-hour maximum in short-term parking areas, which it says would improve turnover and reduce parking costs while managing demand.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets the city's parking rules.
Parking near medical and senior-serving places
The party would protect short-term, affordable and accessible parking near medical facilities and senior-serving destinations.
- Who has the power
- City Council Street parking rules and prices near these sites are set by the city.
Prepaid parking pass for seniors
Vote Vancouver would introduce a prepaid parking pass for seniors, so people who do not use smartphones can park without needing a parking app.
- Who has the power
- City Council Council sets how people pay for city parking.
10 new pedestrian plazas
The party would create 10 new pedestrian plazas over the next four years.
- Who has the power
- City Council The city owns and designs its streets, so Council can decide where plazas go.
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Where the power sits for this chapter
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about streets, transit and parking
Does Vote Vancouver support SkyTrain to UBC?
Yes. Vote Vancouver lists extending the SkyTrain line to UBC to serve people who live, work and study there among its transport commitments (Policy Priorities, page 19).
What is Vote Vancouver's position on the Broadway bike lane?
The party would complete the Broadway Bike Lane. It would also fix known cycling safety problems such as sightlines, signal timing and turning conflicts (Policy Priorities, page 19).
What would Vote Vancouver do for seniors who drive?
Vote Vancouver would introduce a prepaid parking pass so seniors who do not use smartphones can park without an app. It would also protect short-term, affordable and accessible parking near medical facilities and places that serve seniors (Policy Priorities, page 19).
Does Vote Vancouver want time limits on parking?
The party would set a two-hour maximum in short-term parking areas. It says this would improve turnover and reduce parking costs while managing demand (Policy Priorities, page 19).
How many pedestrian plazas would Vote Vancouver create?
Vote Vancouver would create 10 new pedestrian plazas over the next four years (Policy Priorities, page 19).
Can Vancouver City Council build SkyTrain to UBC?
SkyTrain is run by TransLink, a regional body the city does not control, so Council can push for the UBC line but cannot build it alone. The bike, sidewalk, plaza and parking items in Vote Vancouver's list are city decisions (Policy Priorities, page 19).
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 19 · checked