Broadway Plan

The Broadway Planning Team is excited to announce that engagement for Phase 2 - Emerging Directions will begin in February 2021.

During the last couple of months, COVID-19 has continued to change the ways we gather, work, and move across the city and region. It‘s also changed how we can engage on meaningful community building projects like the Broadway Plan.

In-person engagement for this phase was initially on track to launch at the end of 2020. However, due to the ongoing public health measures restricting gatherings, we’ve had to rethink how we engage on this critical phase of the plan.

In February, we’ll be presenting the Broadway Plan Emerging Directions using a “Virtual Open House ” model to connect with you online. We’ll also be identifying safe opportunities for in-person engagement. Over the next couple of months, we’ll be working to ensure that the ways we share information and collect feedback are done in meaningful and inclusive ways.

We look forward to this next phase of engagement and hearing from you. Please continue to follow our website, social media and listserv in the new year for details on the Emerging Directions launch.

The Broadway Plan team is happy to announce an update with new information and materials for your review. During the last couple of months we have seen a lot of change due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, we want to assure you that work is continuing on the Broadway Plan. We would like to take the opportunity to provide an update on what we heard in the last phase of engagement and the next steps for the Broadway planning process.

Phase 2 (Part 1) Engagement Summary Report: From September 2019 to March 2020, the Broadway Plan team heard from about 1,800 people who live, work, play, and visit in the Broadway Plan study area. During this phase of engagement, we focused our efforts on hearing from communities who were underrepresented at in our previous consultations. The report summarizes the engagement events and feedback we received. Click here to read the engagement summary report.

Update Presentation: We have prepared a virtual presentation with an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the Broadway Plan work timeline, what we heard during Phase 2 (Part 1), and next steps. The presentation will also provide high level details on how the Broadway Plan will help guide community recovery from the pandemic. Click here to watch the virtual presentation. Click to read the presentation document.

We want to hear from you: Do you have any questions about what you heard in the update presentation or something you read in our engagement summary? Use the “Ask a question” tab.

The Broadway planning process is continuing to move forward with an adjusted timeline and approach to public engagement that follows public health measures.

With the Broadway Subway construction expected to start later this year, the Broadway Plan continues to be a high priority. Prioritizing housing, jobs, transportation, and public space in the Broadway area is critical to Vancouver’s future. The plan will also play an important role in our pandemic recovery.

With COVID-19 (Coronavirus) still circulating and social distancing measures in place, we can't hold in-person engagement for the foreseeable future. It's critical that we stay committed to reducing the spread of COVID-19. We're exploring other public engagement activities so everyone can provide their input.

The proposed guiding principles for the Broadway Plan were endorsed by Council October 22, setting direction for the creation of the Broadway Plan which will incorporate core community values into future planning in the area.

Public input played a key role in developing the principles. Between March and September, staff engaged with community members through:

• 24 public events
• 12 focused engagement events
• 3 surveys

This resulted in more than 10,300 engagement contacts. Community members shared what they value about their neighbourhoods, ideas, interests, and opportunities.

Phase 2 of work on the Broadway Plan will move forward with developing growth scenarios and emerging directions which will be presented to the public in late 2020. Once a preferred set of directions has been selected and tested with the public, a draft plan will be created and presented to Council for consideration in mid 2021.

The Phase 1 Engagement Summary Report summarizes what we heard from March 7 to September 7, 2019. Phase 1 engagement was a listening phase to gather ideas, interests, and opportunities for the future of the Broadway Plan study area and its distinctive neighbourhoods: False Creek Flats, Mount Pleasant, Fairview, and Kitsilano.