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TEN seats on Vancouver City Council +

ONE Mayor (6 seats needed for majority)

NINE seats on Vancouver School Board

SEVEN seats on Vancouver Park Board

Vancouver = 10 + 1 + 9 + 7 + Captains?

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VCE 2022 Candidates

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Kennedy Stewart
Kennedy Stewart

Party Forward Together

 

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Ken Sim

ABC Vancouver

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Colleen Hardwick

Colleen Hardwick

TEAM for a Livable Vancouver

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Mark Marissen

Mark Marissen

Progress Vancouver

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Fred Harding 

NPA

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2022 Vancouver municipal election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2022 Vancouver municipal election will be held on October 15, 2022,[1][2] on the same day as the municipal elections held throughout British Columbia. Voters are to elect the mayor of Vancouver, in addition to 10 city councillors, 7 park board commissioners, and 9 school board trustees through plurality-at-large voting.[2] In addition, voters are to vote on 3 capital plan questions.[2]

Background [edit]

Mayor Kennedy Stewart was elected to replace outgoing mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson in the 2018 mayoral election.[3] Stewart won by just under 1000 votes against runner-up Ken Sim[4] and was sworn in on November 5, 2018.[3] The city council election, held on the same day, had no party win an outright majority. Stewart, who was a Member of Parliament at the time, resigned his seat, triggering the 2019 Burnaby South federal by-election.[3]

The election is scheduled on October 15, 2022, at the same time as all other municipal elections in British Columbia.[2] Canadian citizens over the age of 18 are eligible to vote. Voters vote for the mayorcity councilpark board commissionersschool board trustees, and 3 capital plan questions.[2]

In the 2018-2022 term, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) experienced an internal conflict with 4 of its 5 city councillors leaving the caucus, first sitting as independents before joining new parties. The councillors cited the lack of open nomination process and lack of transparency in the selection of the party’s initial mayoral candidate, John Coupar.[5][6] In addition to the councillors, 3 of the NPA’s school board trustees left the party over the same conflict.[7]

Candidates and campaign [edit]

Current Mayor of Vancouver Kennedy Stewart is running for re-election.[1][8] Stewart, elected as an independent in 2018, stated his intention to run under his own political party during the 2022 election,[9] and was reportedly recruiting candidates to stand for the 2022 city council election.[10][9] Stewart said he was additionally open to cross-endorsing candidates from other parties.[9] Stewart later formed a party called Forward Together, which succeeded the Team Kennedy Stewart organization that was initially established.[11]

2018 NPA mayoral candidate Ken Sim is running again under the new ABC Vancouver party.[4][12] Sim was chosen as the party’s candidate in October 2021.[8] Sim’s first policy proposal was to abolish the elected park board, but he later renounced that position when his party nominated candidates to be elected to the park board.[13]
 

The NPA initially nominated park board commissioner John Coupar as their mayoral candidate.[12][1][8] Citing a lack of transparency in his nomination process, three of the four NPA remaining city councillors left the party to sit as independents.[5] Of the three, Colleen Hardwick and Sarah Kirby-Yung were speculated to have considered running before being sidelined in favour of Coupar.[14] John Coupar resigned as NPA candidate on August 5, 2022 after a meeting with the party’s board about the “progress of the campaign.”[15] Coupar was replaced by Fred Harding, who came sixth in the 2018 mayoral election as the Vancouver 1st candidate.[16]

Colleen Hardwick, one of the ex-NPA councillors, announced she would run for mayor with the new TEAM for a Livable Vancouver Party.[1][17] The party’s name is a reference to Hardwick’s father’s party, The Electors’ Action Movement.[18]
 

Liberal Party strategist Mark Marissen stated his intention to run for the position of mayor.[12][8] Marissen was later nominated by Progress Vancouver,[1] the successor to YES Vancouver.[18]

hide2022 Vancouver municipal electionVancouver mayor
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
 Forward TogetherKennedy Stewart (incumbent)   
 ABC VancouverKen Sim   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverColleen Hardwick   
 NPAFred Harding   
 Progress VancouverMark Marissen   
 IndependentLeona Brown   
 IndependentGölök Buday   
 IndependentPing Chan   
 IndependentRyan Charmley   
 IndependentMike Hansen   
 IndependentImtiaz Popat   
 IndependentFrançoise Raunet   
 IndependentSatwant Shottha   
 IndependentDante Teti   
 IndependentLewis Villegas   

Jody Wilson-Raybould, former MP for Vancouver Granville, declined to run despite calls to do so.[19][20] Shauna Sylvester, 2018 third place mayoral candidate, declined to run again.[14] Green Party councillor Adriane Carr considered running for mayor before declining to run in April 2022.[14] Former Vision Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer additionally stated that she had not ruled the possibility out either.[14]

City Council [edit]

All 10 members of Vancouver city council stated their intention on running again during the 2022 municipal election, in addition to mayor Kennedy Stewart.[17] City councillor for the Coalition of Progressive ElectorsJean Swanson, was the last of the 11 members of city council to announce her intention to run again.[21] Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, and Rebecca Bligh, who all resigned from the NPA, were unclear about which party they might join.[17] Dominato, Bligh, and Kirby-Yung all attended an event hosted by Mark Marissen and Progress Vancouver.[22] Councillor Melissa De Genova also attended the event, prompting speculation that she too would defect from the NPA.[7] Colleen Hardwick, who had also resigned from the NPA, stated her intention to run for mayor with TEAM for a Livable Vancouver.[17]

OneCity announced the results of their nomination race on March 7, 2022, becoming the first party to nominate a slate of candidates. Incumbent OneCity councillor Christine Boyle was re-nominated, with three new nominees: president of the Urban Native Youth Association Matthew Norris, urban planner Iona Bonamis, and health economist Ian Cromwell – who will all run for city council.[23][24]

Adriane Carr of the Vancouver Greens considered running for mayor, but ultimately decided to seek re-election to council in order to avoid splitting the centre-left vote with Mayor Kennedy Stewart. The Greens held a special meeting to select council candidates, renominating Carr and the party’s two other incumbent councillors, Pete Fry and Michael Wiebe, along with labour activist Stephanie Smith and climate scientist and economist Devyani Singh.[25]

On April 8, COPE held nominations for all offices, with incumbent councillor Jean Swanson re-nominated to lead a council slate consisting of 2021 Vancouver Centre NDP candidate Breen Ouellette, human rights lawyer Nancy Trigueros, and Indigenous activist Tanya Webking.[26]

On April 11, incumbent councillors Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, and Rebecca Bligh announced they had joined former NPA mayoral candidate Ken Sim’s new ABC Vancouver party and would run for re-election under that banner.[27][28] On May 2, Peter Meiszner joined Kirby-Yung, Dominato, and Bligh to run for ABC Vancouver.[29]

On May 2, Vision Vancouver announced a slate of 4 city council candidates. The candidates include Stuart Mackinnon (previously elected as a Green Party park board commissioner), Honieh Barzegari, Lesli Boldt, and Kishone Roy.[30] Roy withdrew for personal reasons on August 16.[31]

On May 25, the NPA announced six city council candidates and four park board candidates. Incumbent councillor Melissa De Genova was re-selected, alongside Elaine Allan, Cinnamon Bhayani, Ken Charko, Mauro Francis, and Arezo Zarrabian. Incumbent parks commissioner Tricia Barker was re-selected, with new candidates Ray Goldenchild, and Dave Pasin.[32] On August 9, Mauro Francis left the party for Progress Vancouver, stating the “internal dynamics of the NPA” after John Coupar’s resignation were “getting in the way of the campaign.”[33]

On June 11, Colleen Hardwick’s TEAM for a Livable Vancouver announced six city council candidates: Cleta Brown, Sean Nardi, Param Nijjar, Grace Quan, Stephen Roberts, and Bill Tieleman.[34]

On June 26, Forward Together, Kennedy Stewart’s new municipal party, announced its first three city council candidates: Russil Wvong, Dulcy Anderson, and Hilary Brown.[35]

hide2022 Vancouver municipal electionVancouver City Council
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
 NPAElaine Allan   
 IndependentK. R. Alm  
 Forward TogetherDulcy Anderson   
 Forward TogetherJeanette Ashe   
 VisionHonieh Barzegari   
 NPACinnamon Bhayani   
 ABC VancouverRebecca Bligh (incumbent)   
 VisionLesli Boldt   
 OneCityIona Bonamis   
 IndependentMark Bowen   
 OneCityChristine Boyle (incumbent)   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverCleta Brown   
 Forward TogetherHilary Brown   
 GreenAdriane Carr (incumbent)   
 NPAKen Charko   
 Progress VancouverDavid Chin   
 OneCityIan Cromwell   
 NPAMelissa De Genova (incumbent)   
 IndependentDominic Denofrio   
 ABC VancouverLisa Dominato (incumbent)   
 IndependentAmy “Evil Genius” Fox   
 Progress VancouverMauro Francis   
 IndependentMarlo Franson   
 GreenPete Fry (incumbent)   
 Progress VancouverAsha Hayer   
 Progress VancouverMay He   
 ABC VancouverSarah Kirby-Yung (incumbent)   
 ABC VancouverMike Klassen   
 NPAMorning Lee   
 IndependentTim Ly   
 IndependentJeremy MacKenzie   
 VisionStuart Mackinnon   
 ABC VancouverPeter Meiszner   
 ABC VancouverBrian Montague   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverSean Nardi   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverParam Nijjar   
 OneCityMatthew Norris   
 Progress VancouverMorgane Oger   
 VOTE SocialistSean Orr   
 COPEBreen Ouellette   
 IndependentAmie Peacock   
 IndependentKyra Philbert   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverGrace Quan   
 Affordable Housing CoalitionEric Redmond   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverStephen Roberts   
 Progress VancouverMarie Noelle Rosa   
 Forward TogetherAlvin Singh   
 GreenDevyani Singh   
 GreenStephanie Smith   
 COPEJean Swanson (incumbent)   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverBill Tieleman   
 COPENancy Trigueros   
 Forward TogetherTesicca Truong   
 IndependentLina Vargas   
 COPETanya Webking   
 GreenMichael Wiebe (incumbent)   
 Forward TogetherRussil Wvong   
 NPAArezo Zarrabian   
 ABC VancouverLenny Zhou   

Park Board[edit]

Park Board commissioner John Irwin announced on March 17, 2022 that he was leaving COPE to join Vision Vancouver, sitting out the remainder of his term as a Vision Vancouver member.[36]

Green Party Park Board commissioner Stuart Mackinnon announced his intention to run for City Council under the Vision Vancouver party on April 25, 2022.[37]

hide2022 Vancouver municipal electionVancouver Park Board
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverPatrick Audley   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverTricia Barker (incumbent)   
 ABC VancouverBrennan Bastyovanszky   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverJames Buckshon   
 IndependentNick Charrette   
 IndependentSteven Craig   
 ABC VancouverLaura Christensen   
 GreenTom Digby   
 VisionCarla Frenkel   
 COPEGwen Giesbrecht (incumbent)   
 ABC VancouverAngela Kate Haer   
 COPEMaira Hassan   
 ABC VancouverMarie-Claire Howard   
 VisionJohn Irwin (incumbent)   
 OneCitySerena Jackson   
 ABC VancouverScott Jensen   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverKumi Kimura   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverKathleen Larsen   
 COPEChris Livingstone   
 GreenLiam Murphy Menard   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverMichelle Mollineaux   
 NPADave Pasin   
 VOTE SocialistAndrea Pinochet-Escudero   
 GreenTricia Riley   
 OneCityTiyaltelut Kristen Rivers   
 IndependentRollerGirl   
 NPADehara September   
 IndependentTracy D. Smith   
 OneCityCaitlin Stockwell   
 NPAJason Upton   
 ABC VancouverJas Virdi   
 NPAOlga Zarudina   

School Board [edit]

hide2022 Vancouver municipal electionVancouver School Board
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
 IndependentRahul Aggarwal   
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverMatiul Alam   
 OneCityRory Brown   
 VisionSteve Cardwell   
 GreenLois Chan-Pedley (incumbent)   
 ABC VancouverAlfred Chien   
 OneCityKyla Epstein   
 ABC VancouverPreeti Faridkot   
 IndependentAaron Fedora   
 GreenJanet Fraser (incumbent)   
 NPANadine C. Goodine   
 IndependentHeming Hopkins   
 ABC VancouverVictoria Jung   
 NPAMilan Kljajic   
 VisionAaron Leung   
 IndependentZelda Levine   
 IndependentKarin Litzcke   
 COPESuzie Mah   
 VisionKera McArthur   
 GreenNick Poppell   
 OneCityJennifer Reddy (incumbent)   
 ABC VancouverChristopher JK Richardson   
 OneCityKrista Sigurdson   
 OneCityGavin Somers   
 IndependentAmanda Tengco   
 VisionHilary Thomson   
 COPERocco Trigueros   
 IndependentAshley Vaughan   
 VisionAllan Wong (incumbent)   
 VOTE SocialistKarina Zeidler   
 ABC VancouverJosh Zhang   

Political parties [edit]

PartyLeaderIdeologyNotesCouncil candidates nominated
 ABC VancouverKen SimLiberal Conservatism
Centre[38] to centre-right[39]
Formed by former NPA mayoral candidate Ken Sim, who was chosen as the party’s mayoral candidate in October 2021.[8][40] Rebecca Bligh, Lisa Dominato, and Sarah Kirby-Yung, all elected under the NPA banner in 2018, are running as ABC candidates in the 2022 municipal election.[41]

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 Affordable Housing CoalitionEric RedmondModerateA political party focused on creating affordable housing through progressive property tax, rent control, streamlined permitting, land appreciation taxes, and increased density.

1 / 11

 
 Coalition of Progressive ElectorsTristan Markle
Nancy Trigueros
Democratic socialism
Left-wing
 

4 / 11

 
 Forward TogetherKennedy StewartSocial democracy
Centre-left
 

7 / 11

 
 Green Party of VancouverAdriane Carr (de facto)Green politics
Centre to centre-left
Green Party councillor Adriane Carr considered running for mayor but ultimately chose to run for re-election as councillor.[42]

5 / 11

 
 Non-Partisan AssociationDavid MawhinneyConservatism
Centre-right to right-wing
Initially nominated parks commissioner John Coupar as its mayoral candidate,[12] who previously contested the 2018 party nomination, but lost to Ken Sim.[40] Coupar resigned in August and was replaced by Fred Harding.[16]

7 / 11

 
 OneCity VancouverCara Ng
Laura Track
Social democracy
Centre-left to left-wing
 

4 / 11

 
 Progress VancouverScott de Lange BoomSocial liberalism[22]
Pro-development[43]
Centre[44] to Centre-right[45]
Formerly known as YES Vancouver.[44] Mark Marissen, political strategist and former husband of Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark, was nominated to run for mayor.[44]

7 / 11

 
 TEAM for a Livable VancouverBruce MacGregorLocalism[46]
Conservatism[18]
Centre-right
Formed by councillor Colleen Hardwick, formerly a member of the NPA, who will be running as its mayoral candidate.[47][1][17]

7 / 11

 
 VOTE Socialist Democratic socialism
Left-wing
A political platform by the Democratic Socialists of Vancouver running on a 10-point plan including defunding the VPD and reallocating its funding, and policies against gentrification.[48][49]

1 / 11

 
 Vision VancouverAaron Leung
Janet Wiegand
Green liberalism
Centre to centre-left
Vision Vancouver stated it would focus on winning seats on the city council following its loss in the 2018 municipal election.[17]

3 / 11

 

Results [edit]

The results for the election are scheduled to release on October 15, 2022.[2]

Polling [edit]

 
Mayoral candidates
Polling firmClientDates conductedSourceStewartSimHardwickNPAMarissenOtherMargin of errorSample sizePolling methodLead
     
Research Co.September 3-5, 2022[50]35%30%17%4%13%2%±4.9%400Online5%
 August 30, 2022Fred Harding is appointed as the NPA‘s mayoral nominee
 August 5, 2022John Coupar resigns as the NPA‘s mayoral nominee
Forum Research[a]TEAMLate July 2022[51]23.7%28.4%22.9%11.4%5.2%8.5%±5.2%358IVR4.7%
Mainstreet[a]iPoliticsJuly 25-27, 2022[52]28.6%18.2%22.1%10.2%18.9%2.2%±4.2%552IVR6.5%
Research Co.VDLCApril 2022[53]41%26%19%8%8%419Online15%
Abacus[a]Ken SimJune 4-16, 2021[54]31%33.3%4.8%2.4%2.4%23.8%±3.1%1,000Online/IVR2.3%
Research Co.VDLCMay 3-5, 2021[55]38%16%5%5%36%±4.9%400Online22%
Sutherland[a]April 20-22, 2021[56]30.8%20.7%6.1%4.9%42.7%±4.1%1,308IVR10.1%

Notes

  1. Jump up to:a b c d Poll of all voters, including undecided voters. Data has been updated for consistency to reflect only decided voters.

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2023-2026 Capital Plan

Review the 2023-2026 Capital Plan, including service categories and how funding is distributed.

A portion of the funding—$495 million out of $3.5 billion—for the 2023-2026 Capital Plan is proposed to come from borrowing that requires voter approval.

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, you will vote on three Capital Plan questions as part of the Vancouver municipal election. 

Capital Plan borrowing questions

  • 1. Transportation and core operating technology

    Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2026, to borrow an aggregate $173,450,000 for the following purposes?

    A. Street and bridge infrastructure

    To provide for major maintenance, reconstruction and enhancement of the arterial and neighbourhood transportation networks, sidewalks, greenways and cycle routes and to undertake major maintenance of bridges and other structures, including repairs and structural work on the Granville Bridge and Cambie Bridge.

    $94,250,000

    B. Traffic signals and street lighting

    To provide for major maintenance, replacement and enhancement of traffic signals and street lighting that are beyond economical repair or no longer meet operational requirements.

    $54,300,000

    C. Electrical services in public spaces

    To provide for increased availability of electrical services in public spaces including uses such as electrical vehicle and bike charging, electrical kiosks for food trucks, filming and events, and lighting in public gathering spaces.

    $8,500,000

    D. Core operating technology

    To provide for renewal and enhancement of the City’s core operating information technology systems such as fiber, data centres, servers and applications that are critical to the delivery of and access to City services and programs.

    $16,400,000

    Total: $173,450,000

    Alert If this question receives the assent of the electors, Council has the power, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws, as and when Council considers appropriate, to borrow money for the projects described up to $173,450,000.

  • 2. Community facilities

    Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2026, to borrow an aggregate $162,075,000 for the following purposes?

    A. Renewal of Vancouver Aquatic Centre

    To provide for replacement, renewal or rehabilitation of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre.

    $103,000,000

    B. Renewal and upgrades of community facilities

    To provide for replacement, renewal or rehabilitation of community facilities, including RayCam Community Centre and Childcare and/or other community facility projects. (Community facilities include buildings such as community centres, pools, rinks, libraries, childcare facilities, cultural facilities, social facilities, and affordable housing.)

    $59,075,000

    Total: $162,075,000

    Alert If this question receives the assent of the electors, Council has the power, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws, as and when Council considers appropriate, to borrow money for the projects described up to $162,075,000.

  • 3. Parks, public safety and other civic facilities, climate adaption, and other emerging priorities

    Are you in favour of Council having the authority, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2026, to borrow an aggregate $159,475,000 for the following purposes?

    A. Renewal, maintenance, and upgrades of parks

    To provide for renewal, ongoing capital maintenance, renovations or other upgrades of parks, park buildings and features within parks such as the seawall, pathways, playgrounds, playfields, and sport courts.

    $33,450,000

    B. Renewal and upgrades of public safety and other civic facilities

    To provide for replacement, renewal or rehabilitation of public safety and other civic facilities, including the Downtown South Fire Hall, Animal Shelter, and/or other civic facility projects.

    $60,610,000

    C. Emerging climate adaptation priorities

    To provide for additional replacement, renewal, or upgrade of infrastructure in response to climate change to withstand current and future risks associated with natural hazards; such as seawall reconstruction, urban canopy other climate adaptation projects.

    $20,000,000

    D. Senior government partnership and/or other emerging priorities

    To provide for the City’s share of funding to leverage senior government and partner funding in the areas of transportation, community facilities, parks, civic facilities and technology, and/or other emerging priorities.

    $45,415,000

    Total: $159,475,000

    Alert If this question receives the assent of the electors, Council has the power, without further assent of the electors, to pass by-laws, as and when Council considers appropriate, to borrow money for the projects described up to $159,475,000.

    https://vancouver.ca/your-government/capital-plan-borrowing-2022.aspx

Construction to begin on new $14.5-million downtown Vancouver public park

Dec 4 2019, 5:53 pm
 

 
Construction to begin on new $14.5-million downtown Vancouver public park
Artistic rendering of the planned park at the corner of Smithe Street and Richards Street in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)
 

If all goes as planned, construction on a new major urban public park in downtown Vancouver could begin early next year.

The 0.8-acre public park will replace a vacant lot, currently leased to EasyPark as a parking lot and used as a major carshare hub.

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Site of the Smithe and Richards park. (Google Maps)
smithe richards park site
Site of the Smithe and Richards park. (Google Maps)

Following a bidding process, city and park board staff have selected construction company Smith Bros. and Wilson Ltd. to build the new park. Not including designing and planning costs, the estimated contract value over two years is $14.5 million (including GST), funded by the park board’s existing capital budget.

In an email to Daily Hive, the park board confirmed that construction is slated to begin in January 2020, with construction expected to take about 12 months. The development and building permits have already been obtained.

This timeline is dependent on both bodies approving the contract during their meetings. Following the recommendations of staff, both bodies are expected to approve the contract.

However, the project has faced about three years of delays; construction was set to begin in 2016, but a review of the construction drawings and specifications was necessary to bring the construction costs in line with the available project budget, which was exceeded by all bids received.

According to a staff report, the value-engineering process — without changing the overall design, functionality, and durability of the park — resulted in construction cost savings of about $2.1 million.

The relatively high cost for the park is due to its unique, intensive, amenity-packed design — far from just another ordinary, cookie-cutter green lawn park, promising to be far different from any other park in Metro Vancouver.

 
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2017 artistic rendering of the new Smithe and Richards Park in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)

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2017 artistic rendering of the new Smithe and Richards Park in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)

Local architectural firm DIALOG was selected to design the park in 2015, and the resulting urban contemporary park design was approved by the park board in Spring 2016.

The most striking visual and physical feature is the park’s elevated pedestrian walkway, meandering across the whole park site with multiple access points. Hammocks and interactive installations will be installed or suspended on the underside of this structure, and a cantilevered lookout over Smithe Street will hover high above the sidewalk.

“The primary function is as a pedestrian route or journey that bridges over the park spaces and civic plaza, offering a dynamic and varied experience and vantage points to the park activities or events occurring below,” reads the architect’s design rationale.

“This walkway is also designed to provide a number of fun and unique moments to pause and hang out upon the bridge structure, sometimes close to the tree canopies or looking directly over to the climbing structure in the adjacent play area or at the southern terminus of the bridge.”

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2017 artistic rendering of the new Smithe and Richards Park in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)

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2017 artistic rendering of the new Smithe and Richards Park in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)

So-called skyframes — overhead metal frames that align with the park’s spine — will support nighttime lighting and installations for public art and banners.

On the Smithe Street end of the park, the design calls for a café pavilion with universal public washrooms within an angular wedge-shaped building.

The café will help animate the space and create “eyes” for the park, effectively providing a level of public safety based on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles.

A community plaza, suitable as a venue for small events and festivities, with a decorative water feature will front the café.

 
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2017 site plan of the new Smithe and Richards Park in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)

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2017 artistic rendering of the new Smithe and Richards Park in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)

New trees, shrubs, and perennials will be planted, particularly along the park’s edge with the laneway, effectively providing the park with a green backdrop that blocks ground-level laneway and building views.

Various types of seating, both movable and fixed, will be scattered across the park, and a children’s playground will be built near the north end.

According to BC Assessment, the property has an assessed value of $80.8 million — up from its 2017 assessment of $58.3 million.


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