Jericho Lands planning program

Between October, 19 and November 10, 2021, City staff hosted remote office hours in the neighbourhood. Due to the high level of interest, these office hours were extended from November 18 to December 9, 2021.

Throughout this time we were available by-appointment to discuss the Jericho Lands conceptual site plan options, the planning program, and answer any other project related questions. These in-person, by phone, or virtual appointments were intended to provide an opportunity for one-on-one, or small group conversations, in a COVID safe environment.

Thank you to everyone that came out and shared their thoughts with the Jericho Lands planning team.

From October 19 to November 21, the Conceptual Site Plan Options survey was open. Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback.

Your feedback, combined with other inputs, will be used to create a preferred concept. This preferred site concept will form part of the Jericho Lands policy statement and will inform future development of the site. Future opportunities will be provided for you to share your thoughts on the preferred concept.

On Monday, October 18, we co-hosted the Phase 3 Kick-Off event with the joint venture partnership of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) partnership and Canada Lands Company. The online event was an opportunity to learn about the conceptual site plan options and ask the team questions about them. Thank you to the over 200 people who attended the event and joined the conversation.

If you were unable to attend, a video of the presentations and the Q&A period, as well as the presentation slides are now available on our website.

Watch the Phase 3 Kick-Off event: Conceptual Site Plan Presentation.

View the Phase 3 Kick-Off event presentation slides

Following the Phase 3 Kick-Off event, we are looking for your feedback on the conceptual site plan options. Please take a moment to either watch the presentation or read the Phase 3 engagement materials (here), then let us know what you think by filling out the conceptual site plan options survey online (here).

What are the Conceptual Site Plan Options?

The conceptual site plan options are illustrations of how ʔəy ̓alməxʷ / Iy ̓álmexw / the Jericho Lands could look in the future. They were created by the landowners’ design team, who worked to develop an understanding of ʔəy ̓alməxʷ  /  Iy ̓álmexw / the Jericho Lands through technical review, engagement with the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation members and stakeholders, review of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 engagement feedback, and analysis of City policies and guidelines. Using this information they have worked collaboratively with City staff to develop two site options.

Feedback received during Phase 3 of the planning process, combined with other inputs, will be used to select a preferred concept or to identify key ideas to create a single preferred concept. This preferred site concept will form part of the Jericho Lands Policy Statement and will inform future development of the site.

The Jericho Lands planning team is excited to share our second community newsletter with you.

Our latest community newsletter includes a high-level summary of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 public engagement activities, an overview of the Site Planning Emerging Ideas, the two conceptual site plan options, an invitation to participate in our upcoming engagement events, and project next steps.

This community newsletter has been mailed to approximately 12,000 community members in the West Point Grey and Kitsilano neighbourhoods, as well as shared with members of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

Read the Jericho Lands community newsletter.

In Summer of 2021, the City of Vancouver project team, in collaboration with the landowners, invited the public to take a self-guided tour of ʔəy̓alməxʷ  /  Iy̓álmexw / the Jericho Lands to learn more about the Emerging Site Planning Ideas that were endorsed by Council on June 23, 2021.

Through the lens of the Emerging Site Planning Ideas, the Self-Guided Tour was intended to help you envision the future of ʔəy̓alməxʷ  /  Iy̓álmexw / the Jericho Lands. All were welcomed to walk/bike/roll some, or all, of the Self-Guided Tour route at ones own pace.

The Emerging Site Planning Ideas were presented on information boards at 8 separate locations across the site. Each information board highlighted 3 distinct Emerging Ideas, for a total of 24 Emerging Ideas across the 8 locations.

See where the information boards were located.

View the digital version of the information boards.

Read the Council endorsed Emerging Site Planning Ideas..

Phase 2 of the Jericho Lands planning program focused on sharing the Site Analysis, Emerging Site Planning Ideas, updating the draft Guiding Principles, and gathering the community’s feedback as we prepare to move into concept plan development.

Public engagement for Phase 2 took place from Summer 2020 through to Spring 2021. Our team has summarized the feedback we received during this time. This summary includes information on the process to date, a detailed summary of what we have heard so far, and the most up-to-date draft Guiding Principles and Site Planning Emerging Ideas.

Read the Phase 2 public engagement summary.

***Please Note***

A previous copy of the Phase 2 engagement summary was shared which included multiple copies of the same MIRO Boards from the Virtual Design Workshop. The document has since been updated to include the correct boards in the MIRO Boards appendix (updated August 19, 2021).

On June 23, 2021, Council endorsed the draft Guiding Principles and Emerging Site Planning Ideas at the Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities. While Council endorsed the draft Guiding Principles, they will remain in draft form until the Jericho Lands Policy Statement is completed. This allows for further refinement as new information is learned and feedback received.

The purpose of seeking Council endorsement of the Emerging Site Planning Ideas was to confirm these early ideas. The Emerging Ideas establish the foundations for site planning as we move into Phase 3 of the planning process, which is site concept(s) development.

Read the Council Minutes

Read the Report to Council

We have developed a series of Emerging Site Planning Ideas for the Jericho Lands. These ideas are based on the community feedback we received during Phase 1 and early stages of Phase 2 of the planning process, stakeholder priorities, City objectives and policies, and the landowners’ aspirations. The Emerging Site Planning Ideas are intended to provide input into the development of a preliminary site concept for the lands.

Learn more about the Emerging Site Planning Ideas

You can learn more about the Emerging Site Planning Ideas by reading the Discussion Guides. There are five guides in total (including a primer document). Each one is focused on a specific topic area and identifies a series of Emerging Ideas that are associated with that topic.

Read the Discussion Guides Primer.

Read the Natural Systems and Open Space Discussion Guide.

Read the Connections and Mobility Discussion Guide.

Read the Inclusive Neighbourhood Discussion Guide.

Read the Sustainability and Resilience Discussion Guide.

Between March 29, 2021 and April 25, 2021, we asked for your feedback on the Emerging Site Planning Ideas through four separate surveys. Each survey focused on the Emerging Site Planning Ideas relating to one of the topic areas. Thank you to everyone that provided their input. Staff will review and analyse the responses and use the feedback to refine the Emerging Ideas and develop a preliminary site concept.

In mid-April, we co-hosted a series of eight themed virtual Design Workshops with the joint venture partnership of the MST Partnership and CLC. The workshops were an opportunity to discuss and refine the Emerging Site Planning Ideas. These workshops focused on the four Discussion Guide topic areas, which include:

• Natural Systems and Open Space
• Connections and Mobility
• Inclusive Neighbourhood
• Sustainability and Resilience

The workshops consisted of a presentation, followed by small facilitated group discussions, and a brief report out session. They were an opportunity for participants to learn about the Emerging Site Planning Ideas, discuss with other attendees, and share thoughts and ideas with City staff and the landowners’ design team.

We also co-hosted Kick-Off and Wrap-Up events bookending the eight workshops. These events were used to introduce the workshops and the process, as well as provide an opportunity for a high-level report out of the week’s findings.

Both the workshops and the events were recorded. You can watch videos of each of the workshop presentations and report out sessions, as well as the entire Kick-Off and Wrap-Up events, in our video section.

Watch the workshops and events.

The landowners’ design team has been working with staff over the past few months to build an understanding of the Jericho Lands and its surroundings. A summary of this understanding is presented in the Site Analysis panels (previously referred to as ‘topic explorations’). This analysis provides a high-level overview of the Jericho Lands site as it is today, and will serve as a foundation for more detailed policy development and design work that is to come. The Site Analysis panels also highlight what we’ve heard from the community so far, as well as relevant City policies.

Read the site analysis panels.

Between Wednesday, February 17, 2021 and Saturday, March 12, 2021 we hosted a survey to allow you to share your thoughts on the Site Analysis panels. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. Your comments will proved further insight as we expand our understanding of the site and work to develop a series of Emerging Site Planning Ideas and a preliminary site concept in the coming months.