Imagine West End Waterfront
Help create a 30-year vision for the West End waterfront!
Help the Vancouver Park Board and City of Vancouver imagine the future of the parks, beaches, and connections to and through the areas that make up the West End Waterfront, commonly known as English Bay, Sunset Beach Park and Beach Ave. This stretch of shoreline is part of the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation) and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) and is a place of great cultural, spiritual and ecological significance. It is also a key amenity for the many urban Indigenous residents in Vancouver living far away from their homelands.
Where are we now?
We are in the final phase of planning for the next 30 years of the West End waterfront area, which includes English Bay, Sunset Beach Park, Morton Park, Alexandra Park, and Beach Avenue. Imagine West End Waterfront is a long-term vision for the area’s parks, beaches and places we move that will be implemented gradually.
Get Involved:
Engagement on the Imagine West End Waterfront Vision has now concluded. Thank you to the community members who participated and provided input. You can stay up to date on plan implementation and getting involved in the future:
- Learn about community feedback on the draft vision in the Round 3 What We Heard Report (PDF, 18.4MB)
- Read the report/final vision (PDF, 33.1 MB) to learn about the project
- Sign up for our mailing list to get updates directly to your inbox (see bottom-right of webpage)
- Visit the project webpage to learn more
Translations
The automatic translation tool* is available for: Traditional Chinese [繁體中文] Simplified Chinese [简体中文] Punjabi [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ], Filipino [Tagalog], Vietnamese [Tiếng Việt], French [Français], Korean [한국어], Japanese [日本語] and Spanish [Español] – please see the tool at the top-right of this page.
*Note: the translation service on our website is hosted by Google Translate. As this is a third-party service, we cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of any translated content.
How and why we're shaping the future of the West End waterfront
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Discover how the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is working with the residents, visitors and businesses on shaping a 30-year vision for the West End waterfront. From sea level rise to population growth, aging infrastructure to habitat enhancement, Imagine West End Waterfront will tackle these challenges and seize opportunities for the area. This is our opportunity to shape the future of some of Vancouver's most beloved public spaces together.
We're asking for feedback on the draft concept design until November 26. Visit shapeyourcity.ca/west-end-waterfront to complete the survey and find out more.
Learning library
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Report/final Vision (PDF, 33.1MB)
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Round 3 - Draft Concept Design
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Round 2 - Design approaches and ideas
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Round 1 - Listen and learn
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Round 1 - West End Waterfront 2021 Survey Summary Report-Phase 1 (PDF, 15.2 MB)
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Round 1 - What We Heard Report Summary (PDF, 2.7 MB)
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Round 1 - What We Heard Report Appendix (PDF, 35.9 MB)
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Round 1 - What We Heard Report Graphic Summary (PDF, 8.5 MB)
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Community Conversations Presentation (PDF, 12.0 MB)
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Community Advisory Group - Terms of Reference (PDF, 1.3 MB)
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Other key plans
Climate change and biodiversity videos
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Since 2020, we've been trialing urban meadows across the city to increase biodiversity, create new habitat for plants and pollinators and support climate resilience. In 2022, we will be extending the pilot to roadside boulevards and medians. Learn more at https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/pollinator-meadows
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"Conversations in Canoes” is a series that takes a deeper dive into False Creek. We explore the ecology, day to day routine and areas at risk to sea level rise and future flooding through conversations in, you guessed it, a canoe! Climate change poses many challenges for a coastal city like Vancouver, including rising sea levels and more frequent and intense flooding along our shoreline. False Creek is a vulnerable area, and current shoreline infrastructure is not designed to withstand future flooding, which is why we're working on a long-term plan to develop a Coastal Adaptation Plan (CAP) for the False Creek and build Vancouver’s climate resilience. Visit www.shapeyourcity.ca/sea2city to learn more about False Creek and sign up for a webinar.
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'Coastal squeeze' will impact everything from fun-in-the-sun recreation to shoreline communities to essential biodiversity as the city works to implement a plan to address sea level rise. The Weather Network's Mia Gordon reports.
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Contact us
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Imagine West End Waterfront Project Team
