Northeast False Creek
Area Profile 2016
Introduction & Context PAGE 1 Table of Contents History PAGE 20 2 Events and Entertainment PAGE 30 3
Introduction Character Areas PAGE 37 4
The Northeast False Creek Area (NEFC) Profile highlights key aspects of Northeast False Creek Local Economy PAGE 43 5 as of July 2016. This background information is intended to help inform discussions about the various planning issues that will be addressed Public Spaces 6 through the area planning process. PAGE 49 2011 Statistics Canada census data are used Demographics where available. Throughout the Profile, PAGE 56 7 comparisons are made to 1996 census data as this was the first census year since the enactment of the False Creek North Official Housing 8 Development Plan. PAGE 65 Transportation PAGE 73 9 Community Facilities PAGE 81 10 Arts and Culture PAGE 86 11 Page 4 Introduction & Context 1 Metro Vancouver
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Page 6 NEFC and Context Area
Legend
NEFC Boundary
Context Area Boundary
Comments: Northeast False Creek (NEFC) is at the centre of Vancouver’s Metro Core and adjacent to the Central Business District, Waterfront, and historic neighbourhoods of Yaletown, Gastown, and Chinatown.
The NEFC area comprises of 58 hectares or 10% of the downtown peninsula (not including Stanley Park).
Page 7 Character Areas
Legend Stanley Park Burrard Inlet NEFC Area Boundary Context Area Boundary
Parks Coal Harbour Streets
Denman St West End
Coal Harbour
Dunsmuir St West End Central Central Business District West GeorgiaBusiness St Gastown District Gastown Nelson St Downtown South
Abbott St East Hastings St False Creek North
Crosstown MainSt
QuebecSt Burrard St Chinatown Yaletown Strathcona Downtown Union St Northeast False Creek Granville St Pacific St Northeast South Prior St Beach Ave False Creek Chinatown Yaletown Beatty St Pacific Blvd Crosstown Burrard Bridge Citygate False Creek Citygate North Terminal Ave Strathcona Granville
Granville Bridge ClarkDr Island False Creek Flats False Creek 2nd Ave False Creek Flats
West 4th Ave CambieBridge Mount Pleasant
Great Northern Way Fairview
Granville Island Fairview West Broadway Mount Pleasant
Page 8 Downtown Transportation
Legend Stanley Park NEFC Area Boundary Burrard Inlet Context Area Boundary
Parks
Streets
Bike Lanes Denman St Passenger Ferry Route
Dunsmuir St Regional Transit West Georgia St Canada Line Canada Line Station Nelson St Expo / Millenium Line Abbott St East Hastings St Expo / Millenium Line Station
MainSt
QuebecSt Burrard St Seabus Seabus Station Union St Granville St Pacific St Prior St West Coast Express Beach Ave Beatty St West Coast Express Station
Pacific Blvd Burrard Bridge 10 minute walking radius from Main Street Station & Chinatown-Stadium Station Terminal Ave
Granville Bridge ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave
West 4th Ave CambieBridge
Great Northern Way
West Broadway
Page 9 Shopping and Entertainment Streets
Legend
Stanley Park Burrard Inlet NEFC Area Boundary Context Area Boundary
Lower Parks Robson Streets Denman Robson Slopes Denman St Shopping/Entertainment Streets Lower Davie RobsonAlberni Village
Robson Gastown Square Nelson St Dunsmuir St Davie Village West Georgia St East Hastings St Abbott St East Hastings Chinatown Burrard St Granville
Pacific St Union St
Beach Ave Prior St Beatty St
Yaletown Pacific Blvd Burrard Bridge Main
Granville St
QuebecSt
Olympic Terminal Ave Granville Village Island
ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave
MainSt West 4th Ave CambieBridge
Great Northern Way
West Broadway Cambie Mount Pleasant West Broadway South Granville
Page 10 False Creek North Sub Areas (est. 1990)
Legend
Stanley Park Burrard Inlet False Creek North Ocial Dunsmuir St Development Plan (ODP) Boundary
West Georgia St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Streets Denman St Nelson St East Hastings St False Creek North ODP Sub-areas Abbott St
Dunsmuir St 1 Beach Neighbourhood West Georgia St
MainSt Burrard St QuebecSt 2 Roundhouse Neighbourhood 11 7b 8 Nelson St 3 Yaletown Edge East Hastings St Abbott St 7a Union St Granville St Pacific St 4 Quayside Neighbourhood
MainSt Prior St Burrard St 10 QuebecSt Beatty St 6c Beach Ave 7b 8 9 5a Cambie-Beatty 11 7a Union St Granville St 5b5b Pacific St 5a Pacific6b Blvd 5b 5b east & 5b west 10E Prior St Burrard Bridge Beatty StW 6c Beach Ave 3 9 6a Coopers Park 5b 6a 5a 5b Pacific6b Blvd 4 E Burrard Bridge 3 W 1a 6a 6b Plaza of Nations 1 2 4 Terminal Ave 1b 2 6c Abbott-Carrall Terminal Ave 7a Rogers Arena Granville Bridge
ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave Granville Bridge False Creek 2nd Ave 7b Viaducts West 4th Ave CambieBridge CambieBridge 8 International Village West 4th Ave Great Northern Way
Great Northern Way 9 Creekside Park Extension
West Broadway
West Broadway Page 11 Generalised Land Use
Legend
NEFC Area Boundary
W Pender St Parks
Streets Beatty St Dunsmuir St Abbott St
Taylor St Primarily Residential
Primarily Commercial W Georgia St Event & Entertainment Space Quebec St Carrall St Keefer St Vacant Robson St
Main St Gore Ave Smithe St Union St
Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 12 Zoning (2016)
Legend Legend
NEFC Area Boundary NEFC Area Boundary W Pender St Parks W Pender St Parks
Streets Streets Beatty St Beatty St Dunsmuir St Abbott St Dunsmuir St Abbott St Primarily Residential Zoning Taylor St Taylor St CD-1 (Comprehensive Primarily Commercial Development District) W Georgia St W Georgia St Event & Entertainment DD (Downtown District) Space QuebecKeefer St St Quebec St Carrall St Carrall St Keefer St BCPED (BC Place/Expo) Vacant M-1 (Industrial District) Robson St Robson St
Main St Main St Gore Ave Gore Ave Smithe St Union St Smithe St Union St
Expo Blvd Expo Blvd Prior St Prior St Nelson St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd Pacific Blvd
False Creek False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Cambie Bridge
Page 13 Zoning Descriptions
Comprehensive Development Districts Industrial Districts
DD (Downtown) M-1 The intent of this District and accompanying The intent of M-1 is to permit industrial and official development plan is to ensure that all other uses that are generally incompatible buildings and developments in the Downtown with residential land use but are beneficial District meet the highest standards of design in that they provide industrial employment and amenity for the benefit of all users who opportunities or serve a useful or necessary shop, live, work or visit the Downtown. function in the city. It is not the intent, however, to permit uses that are potentially BCPED ( BC Place / Expo) dangerous or environmentally incompatible when situated near residential districts. The intent of this District and its two accompanying official development plans (False Creek North and Southeast Granville Slopes) is to achieve a high standard of design and development within a number of residential neighbourhoods, parks, public facilities and commercial areas on the north side of False Creek.
CD-1 A separate CD-1 bylaw exists for each area or site zoned CD-1, tailor-made to the intended form of development.
Page 14 False Creek: Water Use
Legend W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Dunsmuir St Streets Beatty St Abbott St Navigable Channel W Georgia St Passenger Ferry Route
Passenger Ferry Dock
Main St Gore Ave Marina Quebec St Keefer St Carrall St Robson St No anchoring zones
Paddling Centre
Dragon Boating Smithe St Outrigger Canoe Union St Racing Canoe + Kayak Expo Blvd Recreational Canoe + Prior St Kayak + Ocean Rowing Nelson St Stand Up Paddleboarding
Pacific Blvd
Page 15 False Creek Water Use and Quality
False Creek is used safely by a rapidly increasing number of non-motorized boating enthusiasts throughout the year, including dragon boaters, kayakers, and rowers. Each week, thousands of dragon boat paddlers practice in False Creek and every June, thousands compete in the annual Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival. In June 2016, an accessible kayak and paddle boarding launch opened at the Creekside Paddling Centre, operated by the BC Mobility Opportunities Society.
Water quality is a challenging issue in False Creek due to poor naturalized flushing, stormwater discharge, occasional combined sewer overflows, discharge from boats, and other marine activities. Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Coastal Health test the water regularly to monitor E. coli levels, and high coliform counts are measured in False Creek, especially during summertime. The City and the Park Board have established a technical working group to review the issues, identify contamination sources and identify possible solutions alongside partners from Vancouver Coastal Health, Metro Vancouver, Transport Canada, and Port Metro Dragon boat paddlers in east False Creek Vancouver.
Page 16 Sea Level Rise
To ensure that Vancouver Legend Stanley Park NEFC Area Boundary remains a liveable and resilient Burrard Inlet Context Area Boundary city in the face of climate Parks change, the City developed Streets a comprehensive Climate Denman St Flood prone areas Change Adaptation Strategy and wave zones in the year 2100 (CCAS) to address increasing Dunsmuir St flood risk; buildings built today West Georgia St
should be designed for flood Nelson St East Hastings St resilience throughout their Abbott St
MainSt lifespan. The map illustrates Burrard St QuebecSt a model of flood prone areas Union St Granville St Pacific St Prior St and wave zones in the year Beach Ave Beatty St
2100. As such, Northeast Pacific Blvd Burrard Bridge Comments: False Creek is identified as an area which is subject to Terminal Ave The following
Granville Bridge flood construction level (FCL) ClarkDr floodplain scenario False Creek 2nd Ave requirements. West 4th Ave CambieBridge for 2100, assumes Great Northern Way 1m of sea level Protection planning could rise, during a 1 in include raising buildings to West Broadway 500 probability prepare for an increase flood storm event at high plain, strategically designing tide, assuming no seawall, and naturalisation of mitigation efforts. the shoreline.
Page 17 Neighbourhood Energy Service Areas
Legend
Stanley Park NEFC Area Boundary Burrard Inlet Context Area Boundary
Parks
Streets
Denman St Northeast False Creek Service Area
Dunsmuir St Southeast False Creek
West Georgia St Neighbourhood Energy Service Area Legacy Central Heat Nelson St System Abbott St East Hastings St
MainSt Burrard St QuebecSt
Union St Granville St Pacific St Prior St Beach Ave Beatty St
Pacific Blvd Burrard Bridge
Terminal Ave
Granville Bridge
ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave
West 4th Ave CambieBridge
Great Northern Way
West Broadway
Page 18 Heritage Buildings
Legend Legend Stanley Park NEFC Area Boundary W Pender St Burrard Inlet NEFC Area Boundary Context Area Boundary Parks Parks Beatty St Abbott St Streets Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Heritage Buildings Denman St Northeast False Creek Service Area W Georgia St Dunsmuir St Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Carrall St Quebec St West Georgia St Keefer St Service Area Legacy Central Heat Nelson St Robson St System Abbott St East Hastings St
Main St Gore Ave
MainSt Burrard St QuebecSt Smithe St Union St
Union St Granville St Expo Blvd Pacific St Prior St Beatty St Prior St Beach Ave Nelson St
Pacific Blvd Burrard Bridge
Pacific Blvd Comments: Terminal Ave Since 1990, rezonings within Granville Bridge ClarkDr Northeast False Creek have False Creek 2nd Ave
CambieBridge contributed $2.6 Million West 4th Ave False Creek toward preserving heritage Great Northern Way buildings that contribute to the historic character of an area or streetscape. West Broadway
Cambie Bridge
Page 19 History 2 Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh
Vancouver is situated on the unceded traditional homelands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. The False Creek area was an abundant area for fishing, harvesting, and hunting for these Nations, each who had their own relationship to the area, with place names and usages for the lands and resources there.
Vancouver is also home to First Nations, Métis and Inuit from across Canada, and Indigenous peoples from around the world.
First Nations canoe race in Burrard Inlet, 1880
Page 21 Canadian Pacific Railway
The decision of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) to locate its western terminus in Vancouver in 1886 turned a one-block long logging outpost known as Granville into a city and provided a link to the rest of Canada. The CPR built its roundhouse, repair shops and tracks on the False Creek mud flats: now the site of Round House Community Centre on Pacific Boulevard.
The first Georgia Viaduct opened on July 1, 1915. It was designed to carry traffic over the Canadian Pacific rail yards on the north shore of False Creek, as well as over an arm of False Creek that came up to Columbia and Keefer.
During The First World War years there was major railway expansion in False Creek. This brought significant changes in the configuration of the Creek. The shallow east end of the waterway was filled in east of Main Street to provide marshalling yards and sites for the terminal station of the Great Northern Railway and the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway. View from old Georgia Viaduct looking North
Page 22 Industrialization of False Creek
The decision of the CPR to build its roundhouse and yards on the north shore of False Creek gave the basin a tremendous lift, and it soon rivalled Burrard Inlet as the city’s industrial Centre.
By 1900, piggeries, slaughter houses, boat builders, lumber mills and other industries were appearing along the shores of False Creek.
During World War One, Vancouver had two major ship building plants - one on each side of False Creek. By the 1920s, False Creek was ringed with sawmills, their beehive burners and brick stacks belching forth endless plumes of smoke.
The forest industry was declared a war industry and put under the control of the federal government. The 1940s brought a new demand for resources and war materials that fuelled growth in Vancouver through the years of World War Two and beyond. View from old Georgia Viaduct looking North West Coast Ship Building during WW2 - with City Hall in the background The city suddenly became a ship building and war industry centre and tens of thousands of new workers were employed in the industry.
Page 23 Chinatown
Between 1886 and 1920 Vancouver’s Throughout the 1960s and 70s Chinese Beautification projects were underway in the Chinatown became a budding organizations, led by Strathcona, fought the 1980s including the Chinese Cultural Centre neighbourhood. Early Chinese immigrants threat posed by freeway construction and and the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden. In arriving in Vancouver were railway workers, urban renewal projects in the area. In 1971 2002, the Millenium Gate was unveiled at the whose efforts in building the trans- Chinatown was designated a historic district, western end of Chinatown. The eastern face continental railway are recognized as a which continues to protect the remaining of the gate reads “remember the past and National Historic Event. By 1890, Chinatown buildings. look forward to the future.” had more than one thousand Chinese (Source: the nomination package for Chinatown’s residents. designation as a National Historic Site, February 2009)
1923 saw immigration to Canada closed for the vast majority of Chinese with the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act. This Act, commonly called the “Chinese Exclusion Act”, combined with the Great Depression in the 1930s lead to a decline in the city’s Chinese population.
Through the efforts of Wong Foon Sien (declared a National Historic Person in 2008) on behalf of Chinese war veterans, the 1923 Act was repealed in 1947 and Canadian citizenship was granted to Chinese Canadians. The BC legislature returns the right to vote to the Chinese that same year. With immigration restrictions removed, Chinatown flourished. Millenium Gate in Vancouver’s Chinatown
Page 24 Hogan’s Alley
Hogan’s Alley was a Vancouver neighbourhood that was home to multiple immigrant communities but was known largely for its African-Canadian population.
The name “Hogan’s Alley” was not official, but was the popular term for a T-shaped intersection, including Park Lane, and the nearby residences and businesses at the southwestern edge of Strathcona. Vancouver’s first archivist, J.S. Matthews, noted that this informal name was in use at least before 1914.
The Black community had established itself in the area by 1923, when the African Methodist Episcopal Fountain Chapel was founded. Black settlement there was due to the neighbourhood’s proximity to the Great Northern Railway station nearby, where many of the men in the community worked as porters.
Beginning in 1967, homes located in Hogan’s Alley were removed to construct the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts, spelling the end of a distinct neighbourhood.
The memorialization of Hogan’s Alley was begun in earnest in the 1990s, with increased public recognition in the early 21st century.
(Exerpt from “Hogan’s Alley” article written by Wayde Compton for Canadian Encyclopedia - March 4, 2015) FROM TOP: Hogan’s Alley, 1958 (CoV Archives); Construction of Viaducts, Jan 1971 (CoV Archives); Hogan’s Alley Welcomes You, July 2007 (Hogan’s Alley Memorial Project).
Page 25 Freeway Fight
The City of Vancouver was not immune to The opposition to freeways reached its In 1967 the Federal Government announced the ‘Interstate freeway boom’ of the 1950’s peak in 1967 with the proposed crossing of there would not be any further freeways and 60’s. Three major freeways were planned Burrard inlet with a waterfront freeway and without community support. to cut through the city, two in an east-west an eight lane, nine meter elevated freeway direction and one in a north-south direction. along Carrall Street. Strathcona led the fight The Freeway Fight achieved success through against the freeway proposal. In the end, the the mobilization of public support around The various freeway routes being considered only elements of this plan to be completed the idea that neighbourhoods should be all ran through a common point, the Georgia were the Granville Street Bridge, and Georgia at the heart of City Planning. The resulting Viaduct. A new viaduct needed to be built and Dunsmuir viaducts. end to freeways in Vancouver significantly to keep the freeway plan alive. Early in shaped the city’s future evolution. 1968, a study presented to City Council recommended that the old Georgia Viaduct be replaced by two separate ribbons of raised concrete, sweeping eastward from Georgia and Dunsmuir Streets to connect at Gore with Prior and Union Streets.
The proposed Carrall and Gore Street Freeway options and the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts would significantly impact the Strathcona neighbourhood. From the start it was the focus for Vancouver’s ‘urban renewal’. This area was home to many of Vancouver’s Chinese population and to Vancouver’s only black community in Hogan’s Alley.
Georgia Viaduct Construction
Page 26 Stanley Park Expo 86 Burrard Inlet
“As Queen of Canada I would now like to extend to all peoples of the world an invitation from the people of Canada to Denman St
visit the World Exposition which will take Dunsmuir St place in Vancouver in 1986” West Georgia St
Her majesty the Queen invited the world to Nelson St East Hastings St Expo 86 at the grand opening of BC Place Skytrain Abbott St
Stadium on March 9, 1983. MainSt
QuebecSt Burrard St
Union St Granville St Pacific St BC Prior St Beach Ave Place In November, 1980 it was announced that the Beatty St Plaza of Pacific Blvd 1986 World’s Fair, Transport 86, will be held in Nations Vancouver to celebrate the city’s centennial year. Science World The transportation theme reflected the city’s Cambie Terminal Ave role in connecting Canada by rail, its status as a Bridge
ClarkDr major port and transportation hub, and the role False Creek 2nd Ave of transportation in communications. West 4th Ave
Great Northern Way 25 million people visited Expo 86, in what was Legacy infrastructure from Expo 86 a playground in an urban environment, a fair that put Vancouver on the World map and left a CambieSt West Broadway legacy for the City. BC Place, SkyTrain, Cambie Bridge, Plaza of Nations and Science World are all legacies of Expo 86 (see map).
Page 27 False Creek North
After Expo 86, the world fair site was reverted to BC Place, a provincial Crown Corporation with a mandate to redevelop a large slice of downtown Vancouver along the north shore of False Creek stretching from Main Street to Burrard Bridge. The Province then sold the land to Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Whampoa Company (Concord Pacific) of Hong Kong.
In 1990, the False Creek North Official Development Plan was enacted with the intent to be an overall guide to development and the preparation of zoning By-laws, programs and agreements. The development of the area provided housing, and required the construction of parks, seawall and amenties for public use. This plan is still in place today.
North side of False Creek during Expo 86
Page 28 Viaducts and Northeast False Creek Area Plan
The Northeast False Creek area is the last remaining piece of large undeveloped land in False Creek North.
In 2015 Council approved a Conceptual Plan for the eastern undeveloped portion at False Creek North, including replacing the Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts with a new street network built on the ground . Council also directed City staff to continue detailed planning and design of the area.
Removing the viaducts creates an opportunity to reconnect the surrounding communities to the False Creek waterfront and to each other.
The viaducts will be replaced with a new Pacific Boulevard and Georgia Street. Studies have confirmed that this new street network can handle 100% of the current and future traffic volume and will be better adapted to Conceptual rendering of Northeast False Creek with the viaducts removed, illustrating approximately 2.0-2.5 million gross sq.ft. of residential and non-residential space on accommodating improved options for moving NEFC Area 6C, and 13.75 acres of parks and open space, consistent with the urban around the area. design policies of the Northeast False Creek Conceptual Plan (2015)
Page 29 Events and Entertainment 3 Major Event Facilities BC Place Plaza of Science Rogers Arena Nations World
Opening Date 1984 1986 1989 1995
BC Place is currently The Plaza of Nations Science World was Rogers Arena is home home to the BC was originally built as designed for Expo to the Vancouver Lions and Vancouver part of the BC Pavilion 86 to serve as the Canucks of the NHL. Whitecaps. It during Expo 86. The fair’s Expo Centre. The venue also hosts served as the main Plaza was an open- Following Expo, it large-scale concerts stadium for the 2010 air venue that played was transformed such as Madonna, U2, Winter Olympics host to a number of into a science centre and Rihanna. In 2010, & Paralympics and top-drawing acts over run by a non-profit the Stadium hosted hosted the 2015 FIFA the years, including organization. Annually ice hockey events Women’s World Cup. David Bowie, The there are over during the 2010 It also hosts large Foo Fighters, and 650,000 visitors. Winter Olympics and scale events including The Strokes. While no was previously home concerts such as AC/ longer functioning as to the Vancouver DC, Taylor Swift, Paul a music venue, it does Grizzlies NBA McCartney. BC Place host summer markets franchise from 1995 to hosted 60 events in on occasion and is a 2001. Rogers Arena 2015. popular location for hosted 90 events in filming. 2015.
Page 31 Annual Visitor Numbers
Northeast False Creek is a hub for entertainment and activity in Vancouver. 9,000 Annual visitor numbers to Metro Vancouver continue to climb towards 10,000,000 annually average # of people (Tourism Vancouver). An average of 9,000 people visit NEFC daily.* who visit NEFC daily*
With the vast majority of these visitors 9,750,000 26000 wanting to stay downtown, there is a necessity for hotel rooms in the area. The hotel room 9,500,000 25000 inventory in 2016 shows an increasing gap 9,250,000 24000 between the growing number of visitors and 9,000,000 23000 number of rooms to available. This is partly due to the increasing trend of converting 8,750,000 22000 hotels to residential space. 8,500,000 21000
Visitors to Metro Vancouver 8,250,000 20000 Science World averages 650,000 visitors Hotel rooms in Metro Vancouver annually while BC Place and Rogers Arena 8,000,000 19000 average 1,000,000 visitors each annually. 7,750,000 18000 Some peak years at Rogers Arena, such as 7,500,000 17000 2011 when the Vancouver Canucks went to the Stanley Cup Finals, saw 1,600,000 visitors in a 7,250,000 16000 single year. 7,000,000 15000
*Average of BC Place/Science World/Rogers Arena visitor count per day.
Source: Tourism Vancouver
Page 32 Historical Events
Expo 86 and Gay Games III Molson Indy 2010 Winter SkyTrain ‘Celebration 90’ Olympics & Paralympics
1986 1990 1990 - 2004 2010
Expo 86 was a World’s ‘Celebration 90’ was Molson Indy The 2010 Winter Fair held in Vancouver the first Gay Games Vancouver was an Olympics & from May 2 until to occur outside of annual championship Paralympics was a October 13, 1986. By the US from August race held in a street major international the end of the fair 25 4-11, 1990. 25,000 circuit near BC Place. multi-sport event million people had people attended the The original route was in February/March attended. It is widely opening ceremonies built on the former of 2010. Venues held as the start of the at BC Place Stadium. Expo 86 lands (Expo stretched from city’s transformation With over 2,500 Boulevard & Pacific Richmond to Whistler into an international volunteers and Boulevard). Over one with the majority of metropolis. The 7,000 athletes, the weekend, the event venues, pavilions, Skytrain, BC Place, Vancouver spectacle would draw in over hospitality houses, Science World, was the largest 300,000 visitors. and celebration zones Cambie Bridge, and organized sports being located in Plaza of Nations were event of 1990. downtown Vancouver. conceived as legacy projects of Expo 86.
Page 33 Historical Events
Walk for FIFA Women’s Reconciliation World Cup
2013 2015
The Walk for Vancouver hosted the Reconciliation was 2015 FIFA Women’s an event to bring World Cup in June people from all and July 2015. Over 30 Canada’s cultures days, 52 matches took together to show a place with an average shared commitment attendance of 26,000 to reconciliation. In spectators per match. Vancouver, the walk There were almost lead people across the 54,000 spectators at Georgia and Dunsmuir the Canada vs. England viaducts. A celebration quarter-final match at awaited participants at BC Place in Vancouver, the finish line in NEFC the biggest attendance which included live for any National Team entertainment. event in the history of Canada.
Page 34 Annual Events
Filming Canucks, Vancouver World Rugby Whitecaps Sun Run Sevens Series and BC Lions
Vancouver has Rogers Arena is home A 10-kilometre road Vancouver’s inaugural become a top to the Vancouver running event which Rugby Sevens event destination for Canucks of the has been held each in 2016 was a huge film and television NHL and hosts 41 year in Vancouver success. Over 60,000 production. Over home games in each since 1985. The race people attended the time, Vancouver has regular season. BC started with 3,700 weekend competition earned the nickname Place is home to the participants and has from around the “Hollywood North”. Whitecaps FC of the grown to upwards of world. Vancouver is This high growth MLS and the BC Lions 50,000 and 60,000 committed to four industry had a record of the CFL. The teams participants. The more years of hosting setting year in 2015. host 20 home games race course begins the HSBC World It continues to be a and 10 home games on Georgia Street Rugby Sevens Series substantial contributor respectively. downtown and in Vancouver. to the Vancouver finishes outside BC economy. Place Stadium.
Page 35 Annual Events
Cirque du Latincouver Vancouver Soleil Carnaval de Dragon Boat Sol Festival
The immensely An annual celebration The Vancouver popular Cirque du of Latin American Dragon Boat Festival Soleil is a Canadian culture with food and is a 3-day series of entertainment music. The event takes dragon boat races and company and the place in downtown festivities which takes largest theatrical Vancouver and is held place every summer producer in the world. by the organization, in False Creek. It is The circus themed Latincouver. This among the oldest and show travels the world organization assists largest dragon boat to perform dancing Latin Americans in festivals held outside and acrobatics. Each connecting through Asia. In addition to the year Cirque du Soleil culture and business dragon boat races, the returns to Vancouver in Vancouver. festival also includes to set up their colourful a number of on-land tents in Northeast festivities such as False Creek. food trucks and live music.
Page 36 Character Areas 4 Evolution of False Creek North
In preparation for the Expo 86 World’s Fair, the Province purchased land on the north shore of False Creek. By 1990, a master plan was approved for False Creek North called the False Creek North Official Development Plan (FCN ODP). The plan provided a public waterfront and places and spaces to play, work and live. It included substantial public benefits including parks and other amenities such as community centres and affordable housing. The intention of the ODP was to bring the downtown to the waterfront. The build out of each neighbourhood is shown in the timeline below and generally consists of tower podium forms.
Beach False Creek Rogers Coopers Neighbourhood BC Place North ODP Arena Tinseltown Park Completed Coopers Park
1984 1986 1990 1993 1994 1995 1999 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008
Expo ‘86 Andy Roundhouse Quayside David Lam International Village Livingstone Park Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Park - Espana & Firenze Completed Completed
Dunsmuir St
West Georgia St
Nelson St East Hastings St Abbott St
MainSt Burrard St QuebecSt 11 7b 8
7a Union St Granville St Pacific St 10 Prior St Beach Ave Beatty St 6c 9
5b 5a 5b Pacific6b Blvd E Burrard Bridge W 3 6a 4 1 2 Terminal Ave
Granville Bridge False Creek 2nd Ave
West 4th Ave Map of corresponding neighbourhoodsCambieBridge in False Creek North
Great Northern Way
West Broadway Page 38 Detailed Land Use
Legend
W Pender St Area Boundary
Parks
Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Chinatown-Stadium Skytrain Station
W Georgia St High density apartment
Carrall St Quebec St High density mixed-use Keefer St Commercial Robson St Public Service
Main St Gore Ave Institutional Smithe St Union St Plaza Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St Vacant
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 39 Year of Construction
Legend
W Pender St Area Boundary
Parks Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Year Completed
2011 to 2015 W Georgia St
Carrall St Quebec St 2003 to 2010 Keefer St 1997 to 2002 Robson St 1984 to 1996
Main St Gore Ave Before 1983 Smithe St Union St
Expo Blvd Under Construction Prior St Nelson St Vacant
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 40 Legend
Stanley Park Burrard Inlet Area Boundary Parks Built Form Density - Floor Space Ratio* Streets FSR
Denman St 5.4 to 13 In general, densities in Legend
False Creek North are Stanley Park Dunsmuir St Burrard Inlet Area Boundary 4.0 to 5.3 similar to those found Parks in other areas of the West Georgia St Streets downtown. 2.5 to 3.9 FSR
Denman St Nelson St 5.4 to 13 *Note: Floor Space Ratio 0.7 to 2.4 Abbott St East Hastings St
(FSR) is a way of measuring Dunsmuir St 4.0 to 5.3 the density of a developed West Georgia St
site or area. For a site, FSR MainSt 0 to 0.7
QuebecSt 2.5 to 3.9 is calculated by dividing Burrard St the gross floor area of the Nelson St 0.7 to 2.4 East Hastings St building by the total area of Abbott St Union St Vacant the lot. Thus, an FSR of 2.0 Granville St
Pacific St MainSt 0 to 0.7 indicates that the total floor Burrard St QuebecSt Prior St area of a building is two Beach Ave Beatty St Union St Vacant times the area of the lot on Granville St Pacific St which it is constructed, as Pacific Blvd Prior St Beach Ave Beatty St would be the case Burrardwith a Bridge Pacific Blvd multiple-storey building. Burrard Bridge
Terminal Ave Terminal Ave
Granville Bridge
ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave Granville Bridge
ClarkDr West 4th Ave CambieBridge False Creek 2nd Ave Great Northern Way
West 4th Ave CambieBridge
West Broadway Great Northern Way
West Broadway
Page 41 Building Heights
Legend
W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Building Height (storeys)
28 to 35 W Georgia St 11 to 28 Carrall St Quebec St Keefer St 4 to 11
Robson St 2 to 4
Main St Gore Ave 0 to 2 Smithe St Union St Vacant Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 42 Local Economy 5 Shopping Streets
Legend W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St W Pender Street
Abbott Street W Georgia St Beatty Street Carrall St Quebec St Keefer St Main St Smithe Street
Robson Street Robson St Georgia Street
Union Street Gore Ave Keefer Street Smithe St Union St Main Street Expo Blvd Prior St Expo Boulevard Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 44 Grocery Stores
Legend W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Transit Station
Large Grocery Store
W Georgia St Small Food Retail Store
Carrall St Quebec St 5-minute walking radius Keefer St
Robson St
Main St Gore Ave
Smithe St Union St
Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 45 Nightlife
Legend W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Food Primary with liquor sales
Liquor Primary: refers to a licensed establishment where the service of W Georgia St liquor, as opposed to food, is the primary Carrall St Quebec St focus of the business Keefer St
Robson St
Main St Gore Ave
Smithe St Union St
Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 46 Legend W Pender St Weather Protection Desired Coverage Partial Coverage Beatty St Abbott St Inadequate/No Coverage Dunsmuir St Weather protection, such as awnings, Taylor St Empty Lot/No overhangs and canopies, is a key element of Commercial Frontage pedestrian comfort in a city with a wet climate. W Georgia St Adequate weather protection allows for all- weather, all-season use of sidewalks, which Carrall St Quebec St supports local business. Keefer St
To be effective, awnings need to extend far Robson St enough over the sidewalk and be at the right height to ensure pedestrians can stay dry Main St in the rain, even with some wind. Sandwich Gore Ave Union St boards and other sidewalk elements can take Smithe St up valuable pedestrian space under awnings. Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Page 47
Cambie Bridge Legend W Pender St Desired Coverage
Partial CoverageLegend W Pender St Beatty St Abbott St Inadequate/No CoverageDesired Coverage Dunsmuir St Taylor St Partial Coverage Beatty St Empty Lot/No Abbott St Inadequate/No Coverage Dunsmuir St Commercial Frontage Taylor St Empty Lot/No W Georgia St Commercial Frontage
W Georgia St Carrall St Quebec St
Keefer St Carrall St Quebec St Keefer St
Robson St Robson St
Main St Gore Ave Main St Gore Ave Smithe St Union St Smithe St Union St Expo Blvd Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
Pacific Blvd
False Creek
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 48
Cambie Bridge Public Spaces 6 Destination Parks
Non-motorized Playground Stage / Stormwater Sports Field Nature Play Food Services Boat Launching (6-12 years old) Amphitheatre Management
Destination parks are the well- Sports Court Beach / (including Field House Youth Oriented Public Art Plaza Urban Agriculture Accessible tennis court) Shoreline
ACCESS TO TO ACCESS known parks that draw people Public Seasonal Sea Wall Seniors Oriented Garden Open Lawn Habitat Washroom Activities
EVENT SPACE + + EVENTSPACE
SUSTAINABILITY
PLAY FOR ALL FOR PLAY
WATER / NATURE / WATER
Playground SOCIAL + CULTURE Access to Water from far and wide. Examples of Internal Walking Water Feature Dog Park Cultural Amenity / Biking Trails (0-5 years old) / Nature destination parks in Vancouver are Stanley Park, Queen
Elizabeth Park, and Hastings Stanley Park COAL Park. HARBOUR METRO CORE BOUNDARY
WEST Hastings Park GAS West Coast Express The future extension of END TOWN CHINA Creekside Park with NEFC has TOWN HASTINGS DOWNTOWN STUDY SUNRISE AREA the potential to be another GRANDVIEW YALETOWN FALSE CREEK STRATHCONA WOODLAND destination park. While it GRANVILLE KITSILANO ISLAND OLYMPIC FALSE CREEK will not be the largest park VILLAGE FLATS in Vancouver, it is unique in WEST Millenium Line its central location, use and POINT GREY MT PLEASANT complement to other local and ARBUTUS neighbourhood parks. RIDGE Canada Line KENSINGTON CEDAR COTTAGE DUNBAR SOUTH SOUTHLANDS SHAUGHNESSY CAMBIE
Expo Line Queen Elizabeth Park
RENFREW COLLINGWOOD RILEY PARK
N
1 KM
Page 50 Local Parks
Non-motorized Playground Stage / Stormwater Sports Field Nature Play Food Services Boat Launching (6-12 years old) Amphitheatre Management Local parks can range from Sports Court Beach / (including Field House Youth Oriented Public Art Plaza Urban Agriculture Accessible tennis court) Shoreline
ACCESS TO TO ACCESS Public Seasonal community to neighbourhood Sea Wall Seniors Oriented Garden Open Lawn Habitat Washroom Activities
EVENT SPACE + + EVENTSPACE
SUSTAINABILITY
PLAY FOR ALL FOR PLAY
WATER / NATURE / WATER
Playground SOCIAL + CULTURE Access to Water scale. Community parks support Internal Walking Water Feature Dog Park Cultural Amenity / Biking Trails (0-5 years old) / Nature recreation and social activities for multiple neighbourhoods.
For example, parks may include WEST END recreation facilities such as GASTOWN sports fields and skate parks. Community parks in NEFC DOWNTOWN CHINATOWN include Andy Livingstone Dr. Sun yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden CROSSTOWN Park and Strathcona Park. STUDY AREA Andy Livingstone Park CARRALL ST Neighbourhood parks, like EXPO BLVD STRATHCONA Yaletown Park Hinge Park, are usually within PACIFIC BLVD Existing Creekside Park Strathcona Park walking distance of local YALETOWN David Lam Park neighbourhoods and meet local needs. FALSE CREEK Thornton Park Trillium Park Coopers Park When examining the amenities Southeast False Creek Plaza FALSE CREEK in local parks surrounding NEFC OLYMPIC FLATS Charleson Park there are a few programming VILLAGE Hinge Park gaps such as spaces for events, youth recreation space, N 0.25 km accessible shoreline and habitat enhancement.
Page 51 Parks & Open Space
Legend Cathedral W Pender St Square Victory NEFC Area Boundary Square Context Area Boundary Pioneer Place Streets Dunsmuir St (Pigeon Park) Beatty St Parks Abbott St Plazas and Other Open Space W Georgia St Seaside Greenway (Seawall)
Dr. Sun 858 Beatty St. Plaza
Yat-Sen Main St Gore Ave Terry Fox Plaza Quebec St Keefer St CarrallGarden St Robson St Beatty St. Armoury Open Space
Andy Livingstone Park Chinatown Skytrain Station Plaza Keefer Steps Smithe St Rogers Arena Plaza Union St Plaza of Nations Expo Blvd Skate Plaza Historical Expo Tree Planting Prior St Nelson St Smithe Street End Park
918 Cooperage Way Open Space
Pacific Blvd
Comments:
Creekside The historical aspirational target for access Thornton Park to parks and open space in Vancouver is 1.1 Coopers’ hectares per 1,000 people. Currently there Park are approximately 1.3 hectares of parks and open space per 1000 people within the NEFC area boundary. Hinge Park
Page 52 Mixed-Use Streets
Northeast False Creek has multiple mixed-use streets, including Abbott, Smithe, Beatty and Mixed Use Streets connections with Robson Street. The mixed- use form includes commercial frontages at Setback grade, with homes above. It adds an additional layer of vibrancy to the street as well as Street strengthens public safety by having more eyes Residential Lighting on the street through various times of night Above Balconies and day. and Patios Decorative Banners Differences in built form, retail mix, commercial Setback uses, streetscape elements and neighbourhood Street 2nd Storey Trees demographics give each street and their sub- Commercial Wayfi nding areas a unique character. Awnings Signage
Store Commercial Parking Display Frontage
Sidewalks Crosswalks Utility Strip
Page 53 Residential Streets
Residential Streets
Green, leafy residential streets are a key aspect of the Coopers Neighbourhood within Residential Streets Northeast False Creek. Various elements (Broughton Street and Barclay Street) contribute to the streetscapes and walking experience in the community’s residential areas, including its connections to the seawall and park spaces. balconies
There are only a few residential street frontages in Northeast False Creek, all of which have a continuous street tree canopy. Various species of deciduous trees provide shade during the summer and allow sunlight penetration during the winter.
Building setbacks create space for display gardens, shrubs, hedges, and other Street Street landscaping elements in front of residential Loading Trees Trees buildings, adding to the green character of Sun Landscaping the streets. The variety of building forms and Rainwater architectural styles provides additional visual Shade Infi ltration interest. Building Setback Front Yard
Page 54 Tree Canopy
Legend
W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Tree Canopy Building Footprint
W Georgia St
Carrall St Quebec St Keefer St
Robson St
Main St Gore Ave
Smithe St Union St Comments: Expo Blvd Currently, NEFC has a Prior St Nelson St very limited tree canopy (0.22%) with the exception of the trees located in Andy Pacific Blvd Livingstone Park, Creekside Park and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Public Park. NEFC can be categorized as a tree False Creek deficient area and as a result the area is prone to the urban heat island effect.
Source: 2013 City of Vancouver Tree Canopy
Cambie Bridge 2015 City of Vancouver Building Footprints
Page 55 Demographics 7 Population & Job Growth
The census population for NEFC was 250000 5,565 in 2011. From 1996 to 2011 the population in NEFC continues to grow like the Context Area and the city overall. 200000 203,485 190,405
NEFC and Context Area 177,065
Stanley Park Burrard Inlet
n 160,000 o i
t 150000
Denman St a 146,567 l
u NEFC Population Dunsmuir St p West Georgia St
o 132,303
Nelson St P
Abbott St East Hastings St C
MainSt Burrard St QuebecSt F Context Area Population
E 113,875 Union St Granville St Pacific St Prior St
Beach Ave Beatty St N Pacific Blvd 100000 Burrard Bridge 100,275 Context Area Jobs Terminal Ave
Granville Bridge
ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave
West 4th Ave CambieBridge
Great Northern Way
West Broadway 50000
1,760 5,565 260 605 0
Source: Statistics Canada census data
Page 57 Employment
25.0% NEFC There are a total of 4,170 jobs in Context Area NEFC and approximately 73% City of Vancouver of NEFC residents are in the 20.0% employed labour force. The area outweighs the city and context area in sales & service; business, 15.0% finance & administration; management; and education, law & social, community & government. 10.0%
The unemployment rate of
NEFC residents was 6.3% in 5.0% 2011, which was slightly lower than in the city overall (7.0%).
0.0%
Health
Art, culture,
Management & agriculture Sales & service
Occupation - N/A Business,& administration finance Natural resources recreation & sport Trades, transport & equipment operators
Manufacturing & utilities Education, law and social, Natural & applied sciences community & government
National Occupational Classification
Source: 2011 Statistics Canada census data
Page 58 Age Profile
Age 65+ Age 0-19 Age 65+ Age 0-19 In NEFC, the 20-39 age 7% 8% 5% 8% group is consistently Age 40-64 19% the largest, and is a 20% much higher proportion compared to the city Age 40-64 31% overall. 1996 2011 There has been some decrease in the 54% proportion of seniors Age 20-39 81% 67% in NEFC and is a lower Age 20-39 proportion than the Context Area and city overall.
City of 2011 NEFC Context Area Vancouver Age Groups 19 and under 8% 8% 17% 20-39 67% 46% 34% 40-64 20% 35% 36% 65 and over 5% 11% 13%
Source: Statistics Canada census data
Page 59 Age Profile Over Time
The age profile of NEFC has a structure that changes very little over time. The 20-39 age 1,400 group has continued to increase in each census year with the largest increase in 2011. 1,200 This peak is assumed to be a result of the completed Spectrum residential building as 1,000 well as new residences in International Village.
1996 800 2001 Population 600 2006 2011
400
200
0
Age
Source: Statistics Canada census data
Page 60 Children
Population & Density
There are 315 children (ages 0-14) in NEFC. Local Area Children/Hectare The proportion of children in the population Downtown 9.1 (5.7%) is lower compared to the city overall Renfrew-Collingwood 8.7 (11.8%). NEFC has has one of the lowest City of Vancouver 6.4 density of children of any Local Area in the NEFC 5.7 city, with an average of 5.7 children per South Cambie 5.1 hectare. This compares to 10.0/ha in Sunset, 9.7/ha in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, and 9.1/ha Kerrisdale 3.3 in Downtown. The city overall has an average Strathcona 2.6 of 6.4 children per hectare.
Source: 2011 Statistics Canada census data
Page 61 Household Size
Average household size is lower in NEFC (2.0 persons) Average size of household than in the city overall (2.2). 1
Of note, one person households comprise 41.1% of NEFC households, compared to 38.3% in the city overall.
Looking at household size by dwelling type, rowhouses/ 0.5 townhouses have the highest average household size at 1.9 persons. All other dwelling types (low/mid/high- rise apartments and detached houses) have average household sizes around 1.8 persons.
0
NEFC City of Vancouver 2.0 2.2
Source: 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data
Page 62 Mother Tongue
NEFC Context Area The proportion of residents whose Other, 18% Other, 14% mother tongue is English is similar in Persian, 4%
NEFC (53%) and the Korean, 3% Persian, 7% city overall (52%). English, Residents whose 2011 53% Chinese, 10% mother tongue is 2011 Korean, 9% English is much more English, predominant in the 69% Context Area (69%). Chinese, 14% NEFC has a slightly City of Vancouver lower proportion of residents whose Other, 22% mother tongue is Chinese (14%) compared to the city Persian, 1% overall (23%). The Korean, 1% Context Area is even 2011 English, lower at 10%. 52%
Chinese, 23%
Source: 2011 Statistics Canada census data
Page 63 Key Demographic Facts
City of More than two thirds of residents (87.2%) in NEFC Context Area Vancouver NEFC moved since the last census, which is a Age much higher proportion than in the city overall Median Age 31.5 37.9 39.7
(46.2%). Language – Mother Tongue English 52.9% 69.2% 52.2% Median household income ($70,031) is much Cantonese 5.4% 4.1% 11.0% higher than in the city overall ($56,113). Chinese 4.8% 3.7% 7.8% Korean 8.6% 3.1% 1.4% Mandarin 3.8% 2.5% 4.1% The percentage of the population in low Persian 6.5% 3.5% 1.4% income households (18.6%) is lower than in the Other 18.1% 14.0% 22.4% city overall (20.5%). Mobility Population who moved 87.2% 61.9% 46.2% since last census Households Number of private households 3,045 9,660 264,575 One-person households 41.1% 53.4% 38.3% Average size of household 2.0 2.0 2.2 Median household income* $70,031 $46,047 $56,113 Population in low income 18.6% 26.5% 20.5% households Families Number of families 1,340 31,405 151,335 Children living at home 600 15,825 146,430 Single parent families 11.2% 16.2% 16.3%
Sources: 2011 Statistics Canada census data 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data
Page 64 Housing 8 Housing Type
Legend
W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Strata
Secured Market Rental W Georgia St Non-Market Rental
Carrall St Quebec St Non-Residential Keefer St Vacant
Robson St
Main St Gore Ave
Smithe St Union St
Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
False Creek Comments: “Vacant” may include sites under development or approved for development.
Cambie Bridge
Page 66 Overall Housing Mix
False Creek North is primarily made up of stratified market dwellings. Market rental and Housing Type False Creek % Context % City of non-market units comprise 9% of the total North of Total Area of Total Vancouver housing units in False Creek North, which is 1. Non-Market Units 108 3% 14,383 16% 25,621 much lower than in the city overall (32%). 2. Market Rental Units 197 6% 27,748 30% 52,393 3. All Other Housing Units* 3,132 91% 49,156 54% 193,466 A portion of All Other Housing Units, which TOTAL 3,437 100% 91,287 100% 287,185 are primarily condominiums, are part of the secondary rental market.
Comments: 1. “Non-market” housing is subsidized rental housing, and includes public housing, non-profit housing, and co-operative housing. 2. “Market rental” is where units operate as rental housing in the long-term at market rates. 3. “All Other Housing Units” include owner occupied units and secondary rental market. units such as rented condos.
Sources: Coriolis Consulting Corp. - Purpose Built unsecured Market Rental Inventory 2009 City of Vancouver, Non-Market Housing Inventory 2016 City of Vancouver, Market Rental Inventory 2015 2011 Statistics Canada census data
Page 67 Unit Size
Square Footage Over Time
Since 1990, almost 4,000 housing units have 3,000 1,800 2,969 Number of Units Built been constructed in Northeast False Creek. The in Northeast False Creek 2,700 1,600 vast majority (75%) of construction has occurred Average Unit Size (sq. ft.) in Northeast False Creek since 2000. 2,400 1,400
The average unit size has gradually decreased 2,100 1,200 over time, and now sits at approximately 690 1,800 sq.ft. 1,000
1,500 (sq.ft.) 800 Northeast False Creek has a mix of unit types Dwelling Units Average Unit Size with 54% Studio and One Bedroom units, and 1,200 600 46% of all units having Two Bedrooms or more. 900
3 Bedroom Studio 400 600 (2%) 558 5% 415 300 200
0 0 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2015 2 Bedroom 42% 2011 48% 1 Bedroom Year Built
Northeast False Creek Source: 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data
Page 68 Percentage of Rental homes Built By Decade within the Metro Core Market Rental Housing 50% 45% 41% 40%
Most of the purpose-built rental housing in 35% the Metro Core was built from the 1950s to 30% the 1970s. Since 2000, over 2,500 purpose built rental units have been built within the 25% Metro Core (& NEFC) areas, with an additional 2,100 units either approved or are under 20% construction in Metro Core since 2012. 17% 17%
Percentage of Rental Units 14% In Northeast False Creek, three buildings with 10% secured purpose built market-rental housing 6% 6% have been approved since 1996, providing 601 5% 3% 3% market rental units. 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0%
1910s 1900s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010+
New Rental Units In Northeast False Creek Since 2010
Year Zoning Address Name Storeys Approved/ Units Completed CD-1 89 W Georgia Street Rogers Arena West 25 2012/2015 197 CD-1 800 Griths Way Rogers Arena East 28 2012 134 CD-1 685 Pacific Blvd Rogers Arena South 30 2012 270 Source: 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data Source: City of Vancouver development permit summary information
Page 69 Market Rental Vacancy Rate
In 2015, the market rental vacancy rate for the Downtown was 0.6%. From 2006 to 2015 the 3.0% Healthy Vacancy Rate vacancy rate averaged 0.6%, which was lower than Vancouver Overall (0.7%). Vancouver The vacancy rate in the City of Vancouver and Downtown-Rental the Downtown rental market (CMHC zone) has Market Zone remained primarily at or below 1.0% over the 1.4% last 10 years, dipping as low as 0.2% in 2007 and 2008. 1.2% 1.0% A vacancy rate below 1.0% indicates most 0.8% rental units in an area are being occupied 0.6% shortly after becoming vacant. A vacancy rate 0.4% of 3-5% is considered to be a healthy balance Vacancy Rate between supply and demand. 0.2% 0%
2011 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015
Year
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Rental (CMHC) Market Surveys
Page 70 Affordability
In NEFC, 26% of renting households spend over 30% 30% of their household income on housing*, compared to 21% of households that own their 25% dwellings. In total, 47% of households in NEFC spend over 30% of their income on housing. 20%
15%
10% 26% 21% 24% 14% Households (% of total)
5%
0% Renter Owner Renter Owner Northeast City of False Creek Vancouver
*Housing requiring less than 30% of household income is considered affordable.
Sources: 2011 Statistics Canada census data 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data
Page 71 Key Housing Facts
Northeast Context City of False Creek Area Vancouver
Dwellings
Occupied private dwellings 3,250 81,730 264,565 Dwellings per hectare 58.25 45.61 24.77 Type of dwelling Single-detached house - 1% 18% Semi-detached house, detached duplex, 3% 3% 22% and Rowhouse Apartment, under 5 storeys 1% 25% 33% Aparment, 5 or more storeys 96% 71% 26%
Type of tenure Rental 49% 51% 65% Owner 51% 49% 35%
Comments: The predominant unit type in NEFC is strata titled market housing, with less than 10% of all units built as market or non-market rental. The data shows a very high percentage of rented condos in the area with 49% of households renting. In the downtown area, 43% of condos are rented out.
Source: 2011 Statistics Canada census data
Page 72 Transportation 9 Key Walking, Cycling and Transit Routes
Legend
NEFC Area Boundary
W Pender St Parks
Streets Beatty St Dunsmuir St Abbott St
Taylor St Transit Canada Line Station W Georgia St Chinatown- Stadium Expo/Millenium Line Station Quebec St Station Carrall St Keefer St
Bus Route 50 Robson St Bus Route 17
Main St Community Shuttle C23 Gore Ave Smithe St Union St Passenger Ferry Route and stops Expo Blvd Prior St Walking Nelson St Seawall
Cycling Pacific Blvd Bike Routes and Greenways
False Creek
Main Street Comments: Station Vancouver bike share launched the summer of 2016 with 1,500 bikes at 150 stations to enhance the active transportation
Cambie Bridge network.
Page 74 passenger - 2% Car,Other as - 0% Bicycle - 2% Transportation Mode Share Transportation 2040 | A. Setting the Stage
Car, 36% as driver
Transportation Public 2040 includestransit specific and measurable targets that align with the larger goals of the plan. The targets inspire Overall, Downtown Vancouver has grown action, ensure accountability, and help25% us ensure we are on the right track towards meeting our goals. significantly over the last 15 years, resulting in a 75% increase in population and a 26% Mode share refers to the proportion of trips made by eachNEFC mode (or method) of travel. It is one of the most common ways of measuring travel behaviour and setting long-term targets, and it provides a good understanding of how people get increase in employment. Although total trips Journeyaround. to The Work mode share target in this plan is a measure of all person trips to or within the city, for any purpose. The target Mode Sharereflects in the NEFC* increasing number of trips that will occur with population and job growth in the future. into the downtown area have increased by 15%, vehicle trips entering the downtown Trip diaries and surveys are typically the primary source of quantitative data for mode share, although trip counts are important to help validate results. have actually declined by 15%. Census data 34% Transportation 2040 builds upon Greenest City targets. The relevant Greenest City target for mode share is: shows that most of the new commuter trips Walked Making the majority (over 50%) of trips on foot, bike, and transit by 2020 into Downtown over the past 15 years were by TransportationNew 2040 Target2040 transit, walking and cycling. Mode ShareBy 2040, atTarget least two-thirds of all trips will be made on foot, bike, or transit. The total number of trips by sustainable modes for City ofwill Vancouver grow significantly, while motor vehicle volumes will slightly decline. Northeast False Creek has one of the highest walk to work mode share of any community in the city at 34%. Only 36% of residents travel to work by car (compared to 48% citywide).
Source: 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data
Page 11 of 84 Page 75 Walking
Legend
W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks +194% Beatty St Streets 5,363 Abbott St Dunsmuir St Taylor St
3,171 Transit Station +165% +86%
Pedestrian Volumes 4,270 W Georgia St 1,082 +174%
Carrall1,509 St Quebec St Percentage of +171% +159% 924 Keefer St growth + Total
volumes
2,936 +139% Robson St
+76% 1,794 Main St Gore Ave Union St Smithe St+103% 1,439 Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St+72% 663 Comments: Pedestrian count data in
Pacific Blvd Northeast False Creek show a large growth from 2008 to 2013. Six of the top ten +77% 123 blocks with the highest False Creek growth in pedestrian volumes were located in the Northeast False Creek Area.
Source: 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data
Cambie Bridge
Page 76 Cycling
An established bikeway/greenway network support cycling as a way of getting to and throughout Northeast False Creek.
The journey to work mode share for cycling is 2% (compared to 4% citywide). The area has the busiest bike route in the City passing right along Science World. In 2015, this segment of the seawall accommodated 1.38 million bike trips, with an average of 4,117 mid-week bike trips per day.
Key cycling routes in Northeast False Creek include the Seaside Greenway, Dunsmuir Viaduct, Carral Street Greenway, Beatty Street and Cambie Bridge. The Seaside Greenway is a popular recreational cycling route for residents and visitors alike.
Bike route on Union Street
Source: 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data
Page 77 Transit
Northeast False Creek has frequent rapid transit service via the Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station. This rapid transit service connects the region to the downtown, and the Entertainment District.
The journey to work mode share for transit is 25% (compared to 30% citywide). Transit helps enhance walkability, especially for seniors.
The C23 community shuttle route provides access along Pacific and Expo Boulevard. The shuttle connects the Yaletown and Main Street SkyTrain Stations then continues along Davie Street to English Bay.
The #50 bus route which serves International Village and the Dr. Sun-Yat Sen gardens, connects Granville Street, Granville Island and the south side of False Creek
A westbound SkyTrain heading towards Chinatown-Stadium Station
Page 78 Goods Movement and Loading
Northeast False Creek is home to large entertainment venues such as BC Place and Rogers Arena. Events at these facilities frequently require large loading and unloading capacity. An example is the Taylor Swift concert in 2015, which required 26 semi-trailer trucks and 11 buses.
While many local truck trips move goods between East Vancouver and Downtown via Northeast False Creek, the area is also connected to the regional network by several truck routes.
Accommodating the movement of emergency vehicles is crucial to the Northeast False Creek area, given its direct correlation to emergency response times. Emergency response connections through Northeast False Creek are utilized by the Vancouver Police Department, Fire and Rescue Services, BC Emergency Health Services, Transport Canada and others. Truck convoy for Taylor Swift concert at BC Place
Source: NEFC Transportation Study, undertaken by Parsons in 2015
Page 79 Motor Vehicles
Population and Job Growth vs. Vehicle and Person Trips Vancouver’s downtown population and Downtown Vancouver, 1996-2011 number of jobs increased significantly from (Peak Periods: 6-9am, 11am - 1pm, 3-6pm) 1996 to 2011 while the number of motor 250,000 vehicles entering the City (-5%) and downtown People entering Citywide (-15%) decreased over this time. downtown 200,000 +18% Currently, vehicles typically enter the Population Northeast False Creek area from Quebec 150,000 Street / Main Street, Pacific Boulevard, and +16% the Cambie bridge off-ramp. Expo Boulevard 100,000 Jobs Motor vehicles and Pacific Boulevard provide an essential entering downtown east west link through the Northeast False 50,000 -5% Cars entering Creek neighbourhood, while both the Viaducts City bypass the area completely, providing a direct 0 1996-2011 connection to downtown and the east. 1996 2001 2006 2011 (estimate)
Typical volumes for Expo Boulevard are People Vehicles 20,000 vehicles per day, while Pacific Population Jobs Entering Entering Downtown Downtown Boulevard generally has 20,000 each day. Volumes on the Viaducts range from a typical +75% +26% +15% -15% 14,000 on the Dunsmuir Viaduct to 21,000 on 1996-2011 1996-2011 1996-2011 1996-2011 the Georgia Viaduct. All four of these routes provide important arterial access for vehicles entering the area and downtown.
Source: NEFC Transportation Study, undertaken by Parsons in 2015
Page 80 Community Facilities 10 Community Facilities - Context Area
Legend Stanley Park NEFC Area Boundary Burrard Inlet Streets
Parks
Canada Line
Denman St Expo/Millenium Line Station Dunsmuir St
West Georgia St Firehall
Future Hospital Site
Nelson St Hospital Abbott St East Hastings St
Library
MainSt
QuebecSt Burrard St School Union St Granville St Pacific St Community Centre Prior St Beach Ave Beatty St Child Care Centre Pacific Blvd School Age Children Burrard Bridge Child Care Centre Under 5 Years Old Terminal Ave
Granville Bridge ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave
West 4th Ave CambieBridge
Great Northern Way
West Broadway
Page 82 Community Facilities - NEFC
Legend Legend Stanley Park W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary NEFC Area Boundary Burrard Inlet Streets Streets Beatty St Parks Abbott St Parks Dunsmuir St Taylor St Canada Line Expo / Millenium Line Station Denman St Expo/Millenium Line W Georgia St Station T Firehall Dunsmuir St Carrall St Quebec St Keefer St Future Hospital Site West Georgia St Firehall
Future Hospital Site Library Robson St Nelson St Hospital School Abbott St East Hastings St Main St Library Gore Ave Community Centre
MainSt
QuebecSt Union St Burrard St Smithe St School Child Care Centre Union St Expo Blvd School Age Children Granville St Pacific St Community Centre Prior St Prior St Child Care Centre Beach Ave Nelson St Beatty St Child Care Centre Under 5 Years Old Pacific Blvd School Age Children Burrard Bridge Social Facility Child Care Centre Pacific Blvd Under 5 Years Old Terminal Ave
Granville Bridge ClarkDr False Creek 2nd Ave
CambieBridge False Creek West 4th Ave
Great Northern Way T
West Broadway
Cambie Bridge
Page 83 Community Facility Descriptions
Some community facilities are City-owned. In most cases the Childcare Facilities City leverages available tools and partnerships with other The City supports a range of early childhood services, with a agencies, levels of government, and non-profit organizations to priority on early care and learning programs that support working provide a range of funding for facilities and programs. families, including full-day licensed childcare programs for children younger than elementary age (under 5 years - including infants, toddlers, and ages 3-5), as well as licensed before-and-after school Recreation Facilities childcare for elementary school aged children (5-12 years). Recreation facilities or community centres are spaces in the community that are typically managed by the Vancouver Park Social Facilities Board and local Community Centre Associations. They focus on Social facilities are spaces in the community that are typically recreational, social and cultural activities for all residents. Examples operated by non-profit organizations. They offer programs and of activities and programs include, fitness, fine arts, dance, services that support a wide range of the population, particularly swimming and skating. Community centres may also incorporate vulnerable groups within the community. Common examples of childcare facilities. social facilities include: • Non-profit Spaces: Shared space and services to help improve Civic Facilities efficiencies and collaboration of nonprofit groups to enhance The City’s Civic Facilities include Libraries, Fire Halls, Police and services for the community. Public Safety buildings, Administrative Offices, Animal Control and • Seniors Centres: Spaces with social, cultural and recreational Shelter facilities and Service Yards. All of these facilities fulfil very programs and activities for seniors. diverse functions in the life of the city. Addressing issues such as • Family Places: Provide programs, activities and support aimed public safety, or enabling effective management of city assets, at parents and caregivers of infants and young children (ages these important facilities play a critical role in their respective 0-5 years). communities. • Neighbourhood Houses: Facilities run by non-profit organizations and provide a broad range of low-cost or free social and cultural programs that are specific to the needs of the local community, and may also include childcare.
Page 84 Community Facilities
International Village Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Firehall #8 Children’s Centre Chinese Gardens
Central Library International Village Creekside School (rendering) Community Centre
Page 85 Arts and Culture 11 Public Art
The City of Vancouver Public Art Program commissions a range of public art that encompasses the diversity, values, and poetry of place that collectively define Vancouver. Through new civic and private sector commissions, the Public Art Program supports excellence in art making by emerging and established artists, in new and traditional media.
Terry Fox Memorial by Douglas Coupland Vancouver Especially by Ken Lum Trans Am Totem, by Marcus Bowcott Photo by Martin Tessler Photo by Dennis Ha Photo by GoToVan
Changing Times by Mahovsky and Weppler Coopers Mews, by Alan Storey Suan Phan: Abacus, by Gwen Boyle Photo by Trevor Mahovsky
Page 87 Public Art
Legend W Pender St NEFC Area Boundary
Parks
Beatty St Abbott St Streets Dunsmuir St Taylor St Public Art: a unique piece of artwork commissioned W Georgia St specifically for a particular site by the Carrall St Quebec St Keefer St City or other institution.
Robson St Vancouver Biennale: The Vancouver Biennale is non-profit Main St Gore Ave charitable organization that programs a Smithe St Union St bi-annual public art Expo Blvd exhibition that brings sculptures, new media Prior St Nelson St and performance works by celebrated and emerging international artists. Pacific Blvd
False Creek
Cambie Bridge
Page 88 Cultural Facilities
Arts and cultural spaces are vital to every community. They serve residents, attract tourists, enable business development and enhance the quality of life. Artists, cultural workers and creative commercial businesses contribute to our local economy. The spaces in which creative work is undertaken also enable connections and opportunities for people to learn, share, and participate in their community and city. Cultural spaces or facilities include discipline specific venues such as theatres as well as multi-use flexible spaces such as outdoor event areas. At the neighbourhood level, all communities seek access to multi-use, flexible, affordable and accessible spaces for creation, production and presentation of arts and culture.
Cultural spaces may be large or small, and may serve the city and the entire region beyond the neighbourhood audiences. Cultural spaces include: artists’ studios, live- work studios, artist-run centres, cinemas, commercial galleries, performing arts venues, cultural centres, back of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden house production spaces, outdoor event areas, community centres with arts and cultural programming, and more.
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Beatty St Abbott St Parks Dunsmuir St Taylor St Expo / Millenium Line Station
W Georgia St Firehall T Carrall St Quebec St Future Hospital Site Keefer St Library Robson St School
Main St Gore Ave Community Centre Union St Smithe St Cultural Facility
Expo Blvd Prior St Nelson St
Pacific Blvd
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Page 90 Photo Credits:
Cover page & Page 30 - Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Photo by s.yume on Flickr Page 16 & 36 - Dragonboat Festival. Photo by Dan Dickinson on Flickr Page 21 - First Nations canoe race in Burrard Inlet, 1890 (City of Vancouver Archives) Page 22 - View from old Georgia Viaduct looking North (City of Vancouver Archives) Page 23 - West Coast Ship Building during WW2 - with City Hall in the background (City of Vancouver Archives) Page 25 - Hogan’s Alley, 1958 (City of Vancouver Archives); Construction of Viaducts, 1971 (City of Vancouver Archives); Hogan’s Alley Welcomes You, 2007 (Hogan’s Alley Memorial Project) Page 26 - New Georgia Viaduct Construction, 1970 (City of Vancouver Archives) Page 28 - North side of False Creek during Expo 86 (City of Vancouver Archives) Page 31 - BC Place. Photo by GoToVan on Flickr Page 33 - Vancouver Molson Indy. Photo by Hugh Bell on Flickr Page 34 - Walk for Reconciliation. Photo by Reconciliation Canada Page 35 - ‘Deadpool’ movie filming on viaducts. Photo by Nigel Horsley on Flickr Page 35 - Vancouver Sun Run. Photo by GoToVan on Flickr Page 36 - Latincouver Carnaval del Sol Festival. Photo by Michael Kwan on Flickr Page 36 - Cirque du Soleil. Photo by Ang on Flickr Page 43 - Outdoor Vancouver patio. Photo by Gord McKenna on Flickr Page 49 - Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Photo by Megan Cole on Flickr Page 77 - Union Street bike route. Photo by Paul Krueger Page 79 - Taylor Swift concert truck convoy. Photo by kdayel on Reddit Page 81 - Rendering of Vancouver School Board’s International Village School: Francl Architecture