West End Community Plan November 2013 Appendix A Appendix A – West End Community Plan Contents 1.0 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................4 2.0 Plan Principles .......................................................................................................................5 3.0 Community Context ...............................................................................................................6 4.0 Plan Process ......................................................................................................................... 12 5.0 Plan Summary ...................................................................................................................... 19 6.0 Built Form Guidelines ........................................................................................................... 21 7.0 Places .................................................................................................................................. 24 7.1 Villages ........................................................................................................................................ 26 7.1.1 Robson Village ..................................................................................................................... 27 7.1.2 Denman Village ................................................................................................................... 30 7.1.3 Davie Village ........................................................................................................................ 32 7.2 Neighbourhoods ......................................................................................................................... 36 7.2.1 Laneways 2.0 ....................................................................................................................... 39 7.3 Corridors ..................................................................................................................................... 43 7.3.1 Georgia and Burrard Corridors............................................................................................ 44 7.3.2 Alberni Retail District .......................................................................................................... 47 7.3.3 Lower Robson...................................................................................................................... 50 7.3.4 Lower Davie ......................................................................................................................... 53 8.0 Housing ............................................................................................................................... 56 8.1 Housing Supply and Affordability ............................................................................................ 57 8.2 Housing Diversity .................................................................................................................... 60 9.0 Transportation ..................................................................................................................... 61 9.1 Walking ................................................................................................................................... 62 9.2 Cycling ..................................................................................................................................... 64 9.3 Transit ..................................................................................................................................... 64 9.4 Goods Movement and Loading ............................................................................................... 66 9.5 Motor Vehicles and Parking .................................................................................................... 66 10.0 Parks, Open Space and Greening ........................................................................................... 69 10.1 Parks and Mini-Parks ............................................................................................................... 69 10.2 Commercial Streets ................................................................................................................. 70 10.3 Plazas and Parklets .................................................................................................................. 72 10.4 Laneways ................................................................................................................................. 72 10.5 Street Trees ............................................................................................................................. 73 1 November 2013 Appendix A – West End Community Plan 11.0 Heritage ............................................................................................................................... 74 11.1 Heritage Features .................................................................................................................... 75 12.0 Arts and Culture ................................................................................................................... 77 12.1 Arts and Cultural Facilities ...................................................................................................... 78 12.2 Robson Street Cultural Hub .................................................................................................... 79 12.3 Cultural and Community Space Co-location ........................................................................... 79 12.4 Public Art ................................................................................................................................. 79 13.0 Local Economy ..................................................................................................................... 81 13.1 Distinct Commercial Areas ...................................................................................................... 81 13.2 Local Business Viability ........................................................................................................... 83 14.0 Community Well-Being......................................................................................................... 84 14.1 Recreation Facilities ................................................................................................................ 87 14.2 Neighbourhood House and Non-Profit Organizations ............................................................ 88 14.3 Childcare Facilities ................................................................................................................... 88 14.4 Age Friendly Facilities .............................................................................................................. 89 14.5 LGBTQ Communities ............................................................................................................... 89 14.6 Supportive Food Infrastructure .............................................................................................. 90 15.0 Energy and Climate Change ................................................................................................... 92 15.1 Land Use .................................................................................................................................. 93 15.2 Neighbourhood Energy ........................................................................................................... 93 15.3 Green Building Design ............................................................................................................. 94 15.4 Climate Change Adaptation .................................................................................................... 94 16.0 Utilities and Services ............................................................................................................ 96 16.1 Waterworks and Sewer System .............................................................................................. 97 16.2 Zero Waste .............................................................................................................................. 99 17.0 Public Benefits Strategy ...................................................................................................... 101 17.1 Recreation Facilities .............................................................................................................. 103 17.2 Libraries ................................................................................................................................. 104 17.3 Social Facilities ...................................................................................................................... 104 17.4 Cultural Facilities ................................................................................................................... 106 17.5 Childcare ............................................................................................................................... 107 17.6 Housing ................................................................................................................................. 110 17.7 Parks and Open Space ........................................................................................................... 112 17.8 Transportation and Public Realm .......................................................................................... 113 17.9 Fire Halls ...............................................................................................................................