ARBUTUS GREENWAY City Finance & Services Committee July 11 th , 2018
Summary of Recommendations THAT Council: 1. Endorse the Design Vision for the Arbutus Greenway 2. Endorse the Implementation Strategy 3. Direct staff to prepare amendments to the Arbutus Corridor ODP to remove lands not required for transportation or greenway purposes from the corridor 4. Direct staff to develop a comprehensive stewardship plan for the future management of the greenway 2
Arbutus Greenway Context 3
Background – Temporary Path 4
Project Vision The Arbutus Greenway will be a defining element of Vancouver’s urban landscape as a vibrant and beautiful public space for walking, wheeling, cycling, and streetcar. It will be a destination which fosters both movement and rich social interaction – inspired by nature and the stories of the places it connects. 5
MST First Nations - CoV areas of collaboration • Native species and ethnobotany • Indigenous stories, language, and culture in wayfinding and signage • Naming of the corridor and places • Public art 6
Multi-Phased Engagement Process More than 7,000 touchpoints and 50-plus events since fall 2016 1 multi-day 8 half-day 14 open charrette workshops houses 40+ 17 Advisory 2 surveys community C ommittee 6,000+ responses group meetings meetings 7
What We Heard: Design Themes 8
Character Zone Themes Zone 1 : Harvest Table Zone 2 : Electric Alley 1 2 3 4 West 6th Avenue at Fir Street West Broadway West Broadway West 16th Avenue Zone 3 : The Ridge Zone 4 : Woodland Bend West 16th Avenue West King Edward Avenue West King Edward Avenue West 37th Avenue 9
Character Zone Themes Zone 6 : Garden Path Zone 5 : Kerrydale Pass West 37th Avenue West 49th Avenue West 49th Avenue West 57th Avenue Zone 7 : Marpole Meander Zone 8 : The Lookout 5 6 7 West 57th Avenue Southwest Marine Drive Southwest Marine Drive Milton Street 8 10
North Extensions & Connections 11
South Extensions & Connections 12
Option Lands These lands form the portion of the corridor between West 1 st Avenue and West 5 th Avenue that are not required for the greenway due to engineering and safety constraints and that Canadian Pacific Railway has the option to repurchase. 13
Excess/Surplus Lands • Excess Lands are any portion of • Surplus Lands are any City-owned the Arbutus Corridor not needed for lands outside the Arbutus Corridor walking, wheeling, cycling, or future that may not be needed for streetcar (light rail) uses as greenway or road-based determined by the City. transportation uses. 14
What We Heard Overall, what do you think of the proposed To what extent do you agree design for each character zone? with developing excess lands ? Really Really Like Dislike 70% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 23% Zone 1 39% 38% 12% 6% 6% Strongly Zone 2 36% 33% 13% 10% 9% Disagree 13% Strongly Zone 3 37% 39% 14% 5% 4% Agree Disagree 26% Zone 4 39% 35% 15% 6% 5% 10% 59% Zone 5 38% 36% 16% 6% 4% Neutral Zone 6 39% 38% 13% 5% 5% 18% Agree Zone 7 35% 35% 16% 7% 7% 33% Zone 8 41% 37% 12% 4% 6% Really like it Like it Neutral Dislike it Really dislike it On average, 74% of survey respondents said they “like” or “really like” the proposed design 15
Design Adjustments – Zone 2 April 2018 July 2018 16
Implementation Strategy 17
Funding • Funding is secured for staffing and detailed design for the first phase of implementation through the 2019-2022 Capital Plan • Capital costs for the first phase are expected to be funded from a combination of Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) from new development in the area and external sources Phase 1 Construction Funding 2019-2022 Capital Plan Proposed Funding Sources CACs TransLink Funding 2019-2022 Federal and Provincial Funding Integration into Capital Planning 18
Arbutus Greenway Q & A 19
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