Transportation Plan:
1997 Report

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Plan Approval

Mayor's Preface

Summary & Introduction

[1] Transportation Issues

[2] Fundamentals of
the Plan

[3] Principals, Policies
and Priorities

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Mayor's Preface

I am pleased on behalf of Council to release the City of Vancouver Transportation Plan.

This Plan follows from a city-wide public program which began in January 1996 with the Transportation Symposium and concluded in February 1997 when Council held a series of special meetings to hear delegations on the draft Plan. The Plan has been shaped by public reactions to and discussion of transportation choices facing the City and region.

The decisions we take today about our transportation system will do much to shape the city we live in tomorrow. Council and residents have long ago decided that the car should serve the city and not the city the car. Yet when it comes to making transportation choices they are rarely easy. No neighbourhoods request more traffic. However, many of us are happy to see road improvements in other neighbourhoods which can make our own journeys quicker and easier.

This Transportation Plan outlines a way forward. The proposals outlined in the Plan help us accommodate the growth anticipated by the Livable Region Strategic Plan, yet maintain a livable Vancouver into the future. It supports the economy of the city and region by recognizing the need to maintain an efficient truck network as jobs and population increase in the city and region.

The Plan demonstrates a strong City commitment to transit and traffic calming. It also requires a substantial investment by the Province in better transit. Even these actions are not enough. If we can use transit, walk or bike where these are practical options, and leave the car at home, the city will be better for it. For the proposed transportation system to be successful, it requires a commitment from each of us.

Philip Owen
Mayor, City of Vancouver