Transportation 2040: Develoment of the City of Vancouver's New Transportation Plan

The City of Vancouver recently completed Transportation 2040, an update to its citywide transportation plan, which was adopted by City Council on October 31, 2012. The plan establishes a high-level vision that looks out to 2040 and sets more detailed policy and priorities for the next 10-15 years. Transportation 2040 builds upon the success of the previous plan (1997), which committed the city to not expanding road space despite a growing population and workforce. Since then, the total number of car trips into the city and downtown has decreased, despite growth in total person trips. Walking, cycling, and transit have been the fastest growing modes. The key long-term targets are to: increase the mode share of travel by walking, cycling and transit to at least two-thirds of all trips from approximately 44% today; and work toward zero traffic-related fatalities. The plan acknowledges Vancouver's role as an international port and the dual transportation functions of moving people and goods. It affirms the City will prioritize walking, cycling, and transit, and emphasizes different scales of goods movement. More than in previous plans, Transportation 2040 highlights the importance of public space for people to gather, interact, sojourn, and enjoy. It links transportation not just to mobility, but to public health, safety, accessibility, vibrant and resilient communities, and environmental well-being. The plan includes a dedicated section on Encouragement, Education, and Enforcement, as well as a detailed implementation section with additional background and discussion of emerging priorities. (A) For the covering abstract of this conference see ITRD record number 201309RT334E.

• Corporate Authors:

  INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS. DISTRICT 7 CANADA

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• Authors:
  • Brown, S
  • Anderson, M
  • KRUEGER, P
  • GOULD, B
• Conference:
  • CALGARY 2013 - THE MANY FACES OF TRANSPORTATION
  • Location: Calgary Alberta, Canada
  • Date: 2013-4-7 to 2013-4-10
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.
• Monograph Title: Calgary 2013 - The Many Faces of Transportation - Technical Compendium

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Fatalities; Modal split; Planning; Regional planning; Safety; Time duration; Transportation modes; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long term; Selection
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 8525: Conference; 1602: Fatality; 9110: Long term; 675: Modal split; 143: Planning; 359: Regional planning; 1665: Safety; 9072: Selection; 1145: Transport mode; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01494257
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Sep 24 2013 12:58PM