Street furniture in Vancouver
Attention:
2010 Games Preparation:Temporary Removal of Street Furniture
Please note that starting in December 2009, street furniture (primarily litter containers and news boxes) will be temporarily removed from certain areas of the City due to security requirements. This is part of the City's preparation for the 2010 Winter Games, and was requested by the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit. Additional details are as follows:
Litter containers
Existing litter containers will be removed by CBS Outdoor, the City's street furniture contractor. Temporary litter receptacles will be installed around venues and along major pedestrian corridors by the Sanitation Operations Branch. This work will be coordinated to minimize the time streets remain without litter receptacles.
News boxes
Several free-standing newspaper boxes and multiple publication newsracks will be removed from high-security areas. Where space and the situation permits, they will be relocated nearby in order to continue to serve their readers.
Other street furniture
Some bicycle racks in certain high-security areas may also be temporarily removed. The City will be setting up bike parking stations around competition and celebration venues to encourage people to consider cycling to events.
All of the items that are removed will be returned to their original locations at the conclusion of the Games, in as timely a manner as possible. For more information please contact:
Andrea Duke
Newsbox Coordinator
604.871.6912
andrea.duke@vancouver.ca
Kenji Komiya
Street Furniture Coordinator
604.829.2032
kenji.komiya@vancouver.ca
New street furniture added to Vancouver's sidewalks over the past few years and continuing in 2009, is helping keep our city tidier, making the City more attractive, and providing added convenience for citizens.
A new item currently being added to the furniture range is a newsrack that holds up to six different publications and a newspaper recycling box - over a hundred of these units will be installed by the end of 2009.
In addition, three more public toilets will be placed at various locations around the Downtown area to complement the five units already installed at Main & Terminal, Richards & Davie, Nelson & Granville, Powell & Main, and Robson at Richards. These toilets are automatically cleaned and sanitized after each use, and are free for public use
» Automated public toilet locations (
PDF, 144kb).
Additional benches, litter containers and bike racks will be placed over the next several years, as well as a network of wayfinding signs. Some business areas of the City have selected specialty designs and colours to provide a more distinctive look to their area.
The new street furniture program operates under a long-term contract between the City and CBS/JCDecaux, a partnership of two international companies with experience in providing street furniture in numerous cities around the world. The contract gives CBS/JCDecaux the rights to transit shelter advertising in exchange for installing and maintaining a variety of street furniture elements including bus shelters, benches, litter containers, bike racks, automated public toilets, and direction signs. The City also receives a percentage of the advertising revenues, along with fresher, coordinated, more effective street furniture
Please feel free to contact us by:
E-mail:grant.woff@vancouver.ca
Fax: 604-873-7255
Telephone: 604-871-6966