Frequently asked questions

The project currently known as Burrard Slopes Park will provide much-needed additional green space for two rapidly growing neighbourhoods.   

The park provision analysis undertaken for VanPlay (PDF, 20.6 MB) found that Fairview has one of the city’s lowest scores, with under 0.6 ha of park space for every 1000 residents. Kitsilano also has a low score at 0.6-0.9 ha. 

Both Fairview and Kitsilano have a high population density compared to the rest of the city, as well as a larger percentage living in high-density housing, making access to public greenspace critical. With the implementation of the Broadway Plan over the coming decades, the area will further increase in resident, worker, and visitor numbers.  

The new park at Burrard Slopes will: 

• Serve as a place for the community to gather, play, experience culture, and seek respite in the bustling neighborhood 
• Enhance the livability of the area and improve access to nature 
• Help us achieve VanPlay’s 10 Goals to Shape the Next 25 Years including Goal 1: Grow and renew assets

The Pine Street Community Gardens will remain at the existing location and there will be no change to the garden spaces in the future park.

In the previous engagement, we heard the importance of having a place to walk off-leash dogs in the future park. The People, Parks and Dogs Strategy (PDF, 6.0 MB) identifies underserved and densely populated areas where more dog amenities are needed. With the addition of a new off-leash area (OLA) at Granville Park, Burrard Slopes Park will no longer be in an underserved region, however, the area’s high – and increasing – population density may mean there is demand for an OLA at Burrard Slopes. The inclusion of an OLA will depend on what we hear during engagement, as well as on other competing needs and priorities for the park.

The Burrard Slopes Park is located where the Granville Connector and the Arbutus Greenway meet. These are two of the most important regional walking and cycling connections. Pine St will also connect the Arbutus and Seaside Greenways. The City is working to coordinate transportation upgrades with the park development. For more information, a summary of future nearby transportation changes is available here.

To respond to the City’s Skateboard Amenities Strategy (PDF, 10.4 MB), and the most popular active activities from the previous public engagement results, the park design includes a new skatepark. It has been strategically located on the northwest corner, nestled among taller and thicker planting beds to help mitigate noise and to create a greener environment overall for an enhanced skating and wheeling experience.  The concept plan proposes the inclusion of buffers with mounded planting to separate the skatepark from the other park spaces and help mitigate noise.  

The 2022 Broadway Plan focuses on opportunities to integrate new housing, jobs, and amenities (including parks, arts and culture, community gardens) around the new Broadway Subway, from Vine Street to Clark Drive and 1st Avenue to 16th Avenue.

Burrard Slopes Park falls within the Broadway Plan study area. While the Broadway Plan is a 30-year plan that covers housing, jobs, and amenities around the Broadway Subway, Burrard Slopes Park is one specific project happening within that area. The Broadway Plan, along with other policies and feedback gathered through the Burrard Slopes Park planning process, will guide design decisions for the park.

To learn more about the Broadway Plan Public Realm and Streetscape work visit shapeyourcity.ca/broadway-public-realm

For further information on the Broadway Plan and various implementation projects visit vancouver.ca/broadwayplan