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Gil Kelley FAICP
General ManagerPlanning, Urban Design & Sustainability
City of Vancouver, British Columbia
OECD
Territorial Review of
Megaregion Western
Scandinavia
2nd Study Mission (24-27 April 2017)
1. Cascadia Megaregion
2. Vancouver Strategies
for Livability and Attractiveness
3. Challenges / New Priorities
Presentation Outline
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Cascadia Megaregion
3 Major Metros
– Vancouver• 2.5 million pop.
– Seattle• 3.8 million
– Portland• 2.5 million
– Total ~ 10 million pop.
(Including small cities /rural)
Annual Pop. Growth ~ 1%
Cascadia
SF Bay Area
GDP ($US millions), 2015
$159
$314
$112
Portland Metro Seattle Metro Metro Vancouver
Total 3-Metro GDP
(2015):
$585 million USD
Sources: Conference Board of Canada; Bureau of Economic Analysis
Employment by Sector, 2015 (top 5)
Hospitals
Wholesale trade
Food services
Construction
Retail trade
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
(000s)
Metro Vancouver
Accomodation & Food Service
Educational Services
Retail trade
Healthcare & Social Assistance
Professional, Scientific, Tech
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
(000s)
Seattle Metropolitan Area
Accomodation & Food Service
Professional, Scientific, Tech
Retail trade
Manufacturing
Healthcare & Social Assistance
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
(000s)
Portland Metropolitan Area
Sources: Conference Board of Canada; American Community Survey (ACS) US Census
Common Strategies for Livability & Vitality
Sources: Conference Board of Canada; American Community Survey (ACS) US Census
Cascadia - metropolitan urban development strategies
• Growth Management Plan (metro scale)
• Access to Nature
• Walkability
• Mobility Options
• Economic Diversification
• Inclusivity
• Housing Options
• Energy Efficiency / Sustainability
• Long term Resiliency
• Cultural Expression
Common Strategies for Livability & Vitality
Learning cities*
• Metro Growth Plan
• Access to Nature
• Walkability
• Mobility Options
• Economic Diversification
• Inclusivity
• Housing Options
• Energy Efficiency / Sustainability
• Long term resiliency
• Cultural Expression
Vancouver Seattle Portland
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* Relative rankings. Opportunities for collaboration and dialogue.
Growth Management Planning - Portland Metro
* Relative rankings. Opportunities for collaboration and dialogue.
Status of Cascadia Initiative
Metro–to–metro interconnectedness is lacking:
• Business-to-business ties episodic / limited
• No formal intergovernmental arrangements
• No high speed rail system
• University exchanges limited
* Relative rankings. Opportunities for collaboration and dialogue.
California High Speed Rail – under construction
Plans for
Trans-Bay
Transit Center
San Francisco
1. Transit-oriented development
2. Economic innovation hubs
3. Housing “Reset”
4. Paying for growth
5. Public “Places and Spaces”
6. Greenest City Action Plan
7. Sea Level Rise
Vancouver
Strategies
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Population and Employment Density
Innovation Hubs / New Economy
New Manufacturing
Source: Conwest Group
Transit-Oriented Development
Source: Henriquez Partners Architects
5050-5080 Joyce Street(Transit station area)
• 30 storeys
• 5000 sq.ft. commercial
• 256 residential units
• 65% family units (2 & 3
bedroom units)
“Rental 100” Passive House
Source: Cornerstone Architecture
Neighbourhood Infill
Target Group Target Income% of Households Spending
over 30% of income on
Housing (2011)
Millennial Renter Households (aged
20-35) < $50,000 48%
Millennial Renter Households (aged
20-35) $50,000 - $80,000 17%
Family Renter Households (aged 35-
45) <$50,000 54%
Family Renter Households (aged 35-
45) $50,000-$80,000 21%
Family Renter Households (aged 35-
45) $80,000-$150,000 4%
Housing Strategy “Reset” – Target New
Housing Production by Income Band
Development Contributions
Total = $700MTotal = $600M
Paying for Growth
Documenting progress
towards goals
Greenest City Action Plan
Greenest City Action Plan
Pedestrian-Oriented 22
Mobility Options
Complete Streets
Bike ShareCar Share
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Places & Spaces Activation
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Sea Level Rise
Sea Level Rise
Sea Level Rise Resilient by Design
Cascadia is doing well in terms of overall
livability and attractiveness
but
What are the threats and possibilities for
continued transformative change?
Challenges and New Priorities
Key questions:
– Who is Vancouver being planned for? Who will be
able to live and work here?
– What are the impacts to businesses if workers cannot
afford to live here?
– How will sufficient investments be made to serve and
sustain growth?
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– Should we form a more cohesive mega-region?
Challenges & New Priorities
New priorities for long term livability:
– Affordable living (housing, childcare and
transportation)
– Economic diversification (creative services and
creative manufacturing)
– Place-making
– Investment planning and partnership development
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– Cross-border cooperation? Formalize Megaregion?
Challenges & Priorities
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THANK YOU!