Traffic calming involves slowing the speed or reducing the volume of traffic on neighbourhood streets to increase safety and livability.

The Green Streets Program offers Vancouver's residents an opportunity to become volunteer street gardeners in their neighbourhoods by sponsoring a traffic circle or corner bulge garden.

Vancouver’s Blueways program manages 50 kilometres of shoreline and 2,000 hectares of water space to support a wide variety of uses, including recreational and commercial boating, waterfront promenades, greenways and bikeways, and port transportation for a number of industries and businesses.

EcoDensity is a concept currently being discussed with the Vancouver community. In brief, EcoDensity is an acknowledgement that high quality and strategically located density can make Vancouver more sustainable, livable and affordable.

The Traffic management branch manages Vancouver's network of arterial or major streets. This includes managing the safe movement of everyone on arterial streets through pedestrian safety initiatives, traffic signals, directional signage, and appropriate uses of curbside and turn regulations.

The City has designated Blenheim Street between 16th Avenue and Marine Drive as the pilot for a city-wide Neighbourhood Collector Initiative.

East Fraserlands. includes 130 acres of industrial land south of Marine Way and east of Kerr Street to Boundary Road. The plan is for a residential community of almost 13,000 people with a commercial centre, parks, a community centre, schools, childcare facilities, a riverfront walk and more.