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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 stages 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.
We are currently in engagement Round 3: Draft Concept Design. Based on community input, the Vancouver Park Board and City of Vancouver have developed a draft concept design (PDF, 12.8 MB) for the plan. This design includes elements from the design approaches and ideas (PDF, 14.6 MB) shared in Round 2 engagement, incorporates public input, technical studies and larger trends in the city, such as population growth, climate change and sea level rise, and facilities that are reaching the end of their service life. The draft concept design is a bold vision, and its implementation is subject to future funding and detailed planning/design projects.
Share what you think of the draft concept design, and how you feel it will meet your needs. Your input on the draft concept design will help us refine the design for the final plan, which will be brought to the Park Board and City Council for approval in spring 2024.
Get Involved:
Your input is important and there are many ways you can get involved. You can:
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.
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 stages 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.
We are currently in engagement Round 3: Draft Concept Design. Based on community input, the Vancouver Park Board and City of Vancouver have developed a draft concept design (PDF, 12.8 MB) for the plan. This design includes elements from the design approaches and ideas (PDF, 14.6 MB) shared in Round 2 engagement, incorporates public input, technical studies and larger trends in the city, such as population growth, climate change and sea level rise, and facilities that are reaching the end of their service life. The draft concept design is a bold vision, and its implementation is subject to future funding and detailed planning/design projects.
Share what you think of the draft concept design, and how you feel it will meet your needs. Your input on the draft concept design will help us refine the design for the final plan, which will be brought to the Park Board and City Council for approval in spring 2024.
Get Involved:
Your input is important and there are many ways you can get involved. You can:
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.
Thank you to everyone who participated and shared your feedback. Your input will help us develop the final concept design, which will present to elected Park Board and City Council in spring 2024.
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Page last updated: 04 Dec 2023, 03:28 PM
How and why we're shaping the future of the West End waterfront
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Shaping the future of Vancouver's West End waterfront (Video - 2:28)
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.
Project timeline
Gather information
Imagine West End Waterfront has finished this stage
Winter to Summer 2021
Research and planning for engagement
Listen and learn
Imagine West End Waterfront has finished this stage
Fall to Winter 2021
Develop values to guide a 30-year vision by exploring experiences of the West End waterfront
Design approaches and ideas
Imagine West End Waterfront has finished this stage
Spring 2023
Share preliminary design approaches and ideas for the West End waterfront based on public input and analyses, invite feedback and revise options
Draft concept design
Imagine West End Waterfront is currently at this stage
Fall 2023
Invite feedback on a refined conceptual design based on community input and technical analyses
Board decision
this is an upcoming stage for Imagine West End Waterfront
Spring 2024
Presentation of final concept design and Imagine West End Waterfront Plan to elected Park Board and City Council
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Urban meadows
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 - Sea level rise
"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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Vancouver’s Beaches Are Disappearing, How the City Is Fighting Back
'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.
Photos
Round 2 engagement: conversations with stakeholder and community advisory group
Round 2 engagement: conversations with stakeholder and community advisory group
Round 2 engagement: conversations with people at the English Bay Pop-Up
Colourful sticky notes of comments and ideas posted on a hand drawn map