Broadway Plan Approved by Vancouver City Council

The following is excerpted from the City of Vancouver.

June 22 2022 – Neighbourhoods along Broadway have a new roadmap for the future after Vancouver City Council approved the Broadway Plan tonight, providing a 30-year framework that will integrate new housing, job space, and amenities with the Broadway Subway. 

The Broadway Plan helps Vancouver address some of our biggest challenges – the housing crisis, economic growth, and the climate emergency. The Plan will shift more new development to rentals, including secured and non-market rental homes, and will add housing with easy access to transit, jobs, and amenities. With an emphasis on walkable, complete neighbourhoods, the Plan supports Vancouver’s Climate Emergency Action Plan target of ensuring 90% of people can live within an easy walk or roll of their daily needs by 2030.

The summary of the Draft Broadway Plan provides the following breakdown of goals and estimates for funding pertaining to the Arts and Culture sector:

Arts and Culture: (~$55 million)

• Secure ~24,500 square feet of new and expanded arts production and music spaces for artists and cultural workers.

• Secure ~10,000 square feet of work space and storage space for approximately 50 artist social housing live/work units and ~11,500 square feet of shared production space to support 60 artist social housing units.

• Deliver ~10,000 square feet of expanded presentation spaces.

• Deliver public art from development contributions through the Public Art Program.

• Funding for conservation of heritage resources through the City’s heritage programs.

Section 17 of the full Broadway Plan provides additional information on the specific policies and priorities for the arts and culture sector. To read the full news release put out by the City of Vancouver, click here.