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An Innovative Approach to Governing and Planning for the Urban Future
October 15, 2007
THE VANCOUVER AGREEMENT
THE VANCOUVER AGREEMENT
THE VANCOUVER AGREEMENT
• An urban development initiative of the governments of Canada, British Columbia and Vancouver
• First focus – Vancouver’s inner city• Promotes innovative and creative
partnerships
THE VANCOUVER AGREEMENT
• Public disorder, including extensive drug dealing and use, in the city’s historic heart
• A public health crisis caused by epidemic HIV rates and drug overdose deaths
• Economic and business decline
• Issues addressed separately with little coordination
Context
• Building relationships and strengthening people-based policies
• Developing strategies to achieve common goals with the community and business
• Working to revitalize the inner city through partnerships and collaboration
Working Together
Revitalization without displacing the area’s
people or problems to other neighbourhoods
Objective for the Downtown Eastside
Economic Development/ Employment
Health
Safety
GOALS
•Increase economic developmentand employment opportunities
•Increase public safety
•Improve health of DTES residents
Housing
Integrated Strategic Plan
• Health and Safety Improvements
• Improved Economic Environment
• Better Housing Alternatives
• New Partnerships
• Links to Other Key Initiatives
Creative Projects and Initiatives
• Diverse groups, structures, and mandates
• Balancing needs
• Building trust amongst partners
• Resources
Challenges and Opportunities
• UN cited first phase of VA as an example of best practice for cities in Canada and abroad
• Used as a successful model for projects in Bangkok, Thailand, and Santiago, Chile
• Significant resourcing and policy challenges as VA entered its second five-year phase with changes in elected governments.
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