Granville Street planning

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Granville Street Planning. Illustration is of character-defining neon signage and other key elements from Granville Street.

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Welcome to Granville Street! Eclectic and electric.

Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Granville Street is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Vancouver’s downtown Granville Street area is an iconic and unique entertainment district with a rich cultural history. Known for its neon signs, this area of Granville Street is a central hub for arts, music and live performance, along with retail, office space, hotels, theatres, night clubs and dining establishments.

It is not without its challenges – there is growing interest from community partners, residents, visitors, businesses, and other stakeholders to bring forward new ideas and a fresh approach to help reinvigorate the area.

We want to hear from you

Help us design and create a new and improved Granville Street! Together, let’s celebrate and imagine the future of Vancouver’s main street and entertainment district as an exciting, welcoming, safe, and inclusive downtown destination that is alive with activity, day and night.

The new plan will:

  • advance Reconciliation, equity and accessibility
  • support arts, culture and heritage in Vancouver
  • prioritize programs that support gender-based and overall safety
  • expand and enhance public space to support a range of activities
  • protect and strengthen job space
  • expand tourism
  • improve connections to active transportation and transit

Through the planning process, City staff will engage and work with community partners, equity-deserving groups, residents, stakeholders, and business owners on the future of Granville Street.

Phase 1 engagement for the Granville Street Planning Program is now closed.

There will be further opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas in early 2024. To learn more about the project:

We'll share our public space and transportation options later this year.

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Welcome to Granville Street! Eclectic and electric.

Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Granville Street is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Vancouver’s downtown Granville Street area is an iconic and unique entertainment district with a rich cultural history. Known for its neon signs, this area of Granville Street is a central hub for arts, music and live performance, along with retail, office space, hotels, theatres, night clubs and dining establishments.

It is not without its challenges – there is growing interest from community partners, residents, visitors, businesses, and other stakeholders to bring forward new ideas and a fresh approach to help reinvigorate the area.

We want to hear from you

Help us design and create a new and improved Granville Street! Together, let’s celebrate and imagine the future of Vancouver’s main street and entertainment district as an exciting, welcoming, safe, and inclusive downtown destination that is alive with activity, day and night.

The new plan will:

  • advance Reconciliation, equity and accessibility
  • support arts, culture and heritage in Vancouver
  • prioritize programs that support gender-based and overall safety
  • expand and enhance public space to support a range of activities
  • protect and strengthen job space
  • expand tourism
  • improve connections to active transportation and transit

Through the planning process, City staff will engage and work with community partners, equity-deserving groups, residents, stakeholders, and business owners on the future of Granville Street.

Phase 1 engagement for the Granville Street Planning Program is now closed.

There will be further opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas in early 2024. To learn more about the project:

We'll share our public space and transportation options later this year.

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Granville St. Planning Area

11 months

We need your help identifying places, histories and experiences – past and present – related to Granville Street that are important to you or your community. This will let us know what is important to preserve and enhance in the area.

You can add pins to this map of the Granville Street Planning area (in orange) to share your favorite places, like arts and cultural venues, businesses, outdoor public space, or community services, and tell us more about them. You can also add pins to share things that are missing in the area or those that need improvement.

Please add your pins to the map by June 30. Usernames and contributions will be public. If you wish to provide feedback privately, please submit a survey response or email Granvilleplan@vancouver.ca. 

Below is a list of the different pins you can add to the map. There are brief descriptions and examples to help you along the way. Add as many pins as you want for each category. 

  1. Arts and cultural venues or spaces that are important to you
    1. Buildings that are memorable
    2. Meaningful events, festivals or celebrations or activities
    3. Public places including gathering spaces or features along the street
    4. Restaurants, cafés, other food services
    5. Other businesses, services, stores or places to shop 
    6. Community services (such as community centres, wellness centres, neighbourhood houses, childcare centres, or other non-profit services)
    7. Issues or opportunities you want us to know about while: 
      1. Walking/rolling?
      2. Cycling
      3. Taking transit
    8. Anything else you’d like to share
    9. What’s missing: Is there anything missing from the Granville Street district? Something you would love to have, but can’t access?

 We'd like to see all your pins! If you see a pin already placed in a location of your choice, please add your own pin as well.

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Page last updated: 12 Oct 2023, 03:02 PM