False Creek Coastal Adaptation Plan
Consultation has concluded
Thank you for your input and help as we plan and prepare for sea level rise. As a coastal city, our shoreline is changing with projections of about 50 cm of sea level rise over the next 30 years, one metre by 2100, and two metres by 2200. We've completed this phase of sea level rise planning in False Creek. There will be more to come in fall 2021.
Watch our Sea Level Rise 101 video here!
Climate change poses many challenges for a coastal city like Vancouver, including rising sea levels and more frequent and intense floodingContinue reading
Thank you for your input and help as we plan and prepare for sea level rise. As a coastal city, our shoreline is changing with projections of about 50 cm of sea level rise over the next 30 years, one metre by 2100, and two metres by 2200. We've completed this phase of sea level rise planning in False Creek. There will be more to come in fall 2021.
Watch our Sea Level Rise 101 video here!
Climate change poses many challenges for a coastal city like Vancouver, including rising sea levels and more frequent and intense flooding along our shoreline and the Fraser River. If nothing is done, higher sea levels in the future will erode beaches, damage or destroy buildings and infrastructure in low-lying coastal areas, and permanently inundate some locations. Beaches and critical coastal ecosystems will be lost due to coastal squeeze. Vancouver’s current shoreline infrastructure is not designed to withstand these challenges, but we are working on a long-term planning effort to address these changes and build Vancouver’s climate resilience.
Help Shape False Creek's Coastal Adaptation Plan
The False Creek Coastal Adaptation Plan builds on work we started in 2018 along Vancouver’s Fraser River Foreshore. Today, work has shifted to False Creek where we are looking to engage residents, businesses, community groups and stakeholders this summer.
The first phase of community conversations, online engagement, and outreach will look to:
- Increase awareness of sea level rise and coastal flooding risks for False Creek.
- Explore and discuss community values for False Creek to understand what matters.
- Introduce opportunities to avoid, reduce and prepare for sea level rise, as we plan our adaptation approaches to coastal flooding.
- Explore and discuss flood management principles for False Creek to understand how we could and should prepare.
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What do you love about False Creek?
about 3 years agoCLOSED: This brainstormer has concluded.As a west coast city located on the shore of the Salish Sea, Vancouver’s past and future are strongly tied to both the ocean and the Fraser River.
Thank you for sharing your ideas. The ideas jam is now complete.
Skwimerover 3 years agoBurrard Bridge Locks
To protect False Creek from rising sea levels, consider embankments on both north and south sides of bridge along with locking system during high tides to protect the False Creek Seawall and property. Look to Stockholm for precedent where locks at the original site of Gamla Stan separate the Baltic Sea from the inland fresh water lakes of that city.
0 comment0Madison Bover 3 years agoThe floating homes are great.
We could have a whole floating neighbourhood like they do in the Netherlands.
0 comment2Rodrigoover 3 years agoElevated false Creek dyke walk
The lower lands around false Creek and southeast of science world are in danger of flooding . The sea wall could be raised a couple of meters into a dyke, which will provide protection for the community and keep the entertainment function it currently has. The mountains of Mount pleasant and Fairview are already a protection from flooding coming from the south. Those dykes can also protect the city from tidal waves or tsunami
0 comment4Roopabout 3 years agoAlready had a solution but a railyard was built on it
Mudflats towards Clark would've fixed/absorbed rising sea levels, but unable to remove that and reinstate False Creek to its former glory and fill it with a wildlife wetland... logical solution would be during the development of the new towers of the Concorde Pacific park to the north/New hospital to the west. Would be to put storm drains to skim off the excess water during spring tides and coastal storm surges. Falling water into the chamber could be used to rotate a turbine to help offset the power used to pump out the water
0 comment0YeOldeEabout 3 years agoLet's do what we can to make it attractive to wildlife, but still spacious for walking/running/cycling.
Whether walking, running or cycling false creek makes you feel like you're close to calm and nature. Getting to see herons, seals or eagles is great. Seeing other happy people on the seawall is also nice.
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Project timeline
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Learning and exploring
False Creek Coastal Adaptation Plan has finished this stageJanuary 2020
What we’ll do: Project research and planning.
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Listening and learning
False Creek Coastal Adaptation Plan has finished this stageJune-September 2020
What we’ll do: Host community conversations, on-line engagement and a survey.
Who we'll engage with: Residents, businesses, utility operators, government agencies, xʷməθkʷəyə̓ m (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).
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Taking a deeper dive
False Creek Coastal Adaptation Plan has finished this stageOctober-November 2020
What we’ll do: Host more conversations and, where possible, in-person activities to review and validate results.
What we'll create: A summary report to inform the next phase of our Coastal Adaptation Plan and the Sea2City Design Challenge.
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Wrapping-up
False Creek Coastal Adaptation Plan has finished this stageDecember 2020 - January 2021
What we’ll do: Consolidate feedback, share this information and prepare for next phase of Coastal Adaptation Plan and the Sea2City Design Challenge.
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Final report
False Creek Coastal Adaptation Plan is currently at this stageJanuary 2021
The final outcomes of public engagement will be documented and shared, along with recommendations for future action.
Videos
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Click here to play video Meet Jade, a youth climate activist and Templeton high school student. Jade shares her perspectives on sea level rise and youth voices in climate action.
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Click here to play video Why is False Creek Important? Meet Stephen, a professional diver and mariner, who has worked in False Creek for 20 years! Learn about every day life in False Creek.
Photos
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Thousands of people participate in the 2019 Climate Strike across the Cambie Bridge, Vancouver.
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Vancouver’s coastal floodplain today and in 2100. The dark blue indicates the areas vulnerable to a major storm. The dark and light blue, together, indicate the areas that are vulnerable to a major storm and 1.0 m of sea level rise.