D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E L o c a L a r E a P L a n PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT January 2014
v i s i o n o f D t E s The Downtown Eastside will continue to be a nEighbourhooD of communitiEs providing sustainable, safe and healthy places for everyone to live and work. These communities will continue to value and cherish unique characteristics, including DivErsity, Economic mix, cuLturE & hEritagE. The neighbourhood will be made up of mixed-income communities with a rangE of afforDabLE housing oPtions (including social housing) for all residents, LocaL sErving commErcE, sociaL sErvicEs & cuLturaL activitiEs whErE aLL fEEL wELcomE, vaLuED & at homE. D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
at i t s c o r E , t h i s P L a n w i L L • crEatE housing choicE through achievable and aggressive housing targets and policies (both inside and outside the DTES), whiLE ProtEcting hEritagE charactEr and scale • consiDEr aDDitionaL hEight , in specific locations, to support PubLic bEnEfits that hELP imProvE wELL-bEing for all residents • strEngthEn hastings strEEt as a mixed-use corridor and and local serving retail street • fostEr LocaL Economic DEvELoPmEnt and social innovation that benefits all residents • sEcurE community assEts anD managE thE sociaL imPacts of changE and development, particularly on low- income and vulnerable people D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
o u t L i n E 1 Background & Context 2 Plan Overview 3 Sub-Area Directions & Policy Changes 4 Targets & Public Benefit Strategy 5 Implementation & Next Steps D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
b a c k g r o u n D & c o n t E x t D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
RAILWAY ST WATER ST A L E X A N D E R S T ABBOTT ST PRINCESS AVE gastown P O W E L L S T Downtown EastsiDE/ inDustriaL oPPEnhEimEr victory E C O R D O V A S T sQuarE HOMER ST hastings East E H A S T I N G S S T DUNSMUIR ST HAMILTON ST JACKSON AVE T T DUNLEVY AVE E P E N D E R S T CAMBIE ST S S E L E V A L V E I I R A B chinatown A V D R M I S R R U N K D A L O BEATTY ST W O C N N A C E R H L E K E E F E R S T G V CAMPBELL AVE Kiwassa E strathcona V A T R S U E G E O R G I A S T N M I GORE AVE A Y M A R U N I O N S T HEATLEY AVE thornton ViaDucts Park P R I O R S T E V I R D K R QUEBEC ST A L ATLANTIC ST C PACIFIC BOULEVARD M M A A T L L K K I I S N N FALSE CREEK A A V V N E E O I T A T S E BRIDGE D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
in thE DtEs toDay 18,500 residents up to 67% are low-income Extremely low median household incomes $13,691 vs. $47,299 citywide high unemployment 12% vs. 6% citywide over 6,300 people on social assistance high proportion of urban aboriginals 10% D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
PLan ProcEss Co-chairs appointed by Council Representation obJEctivEs from low-income (>50%) and other residents; Aboriginal organizations; Housing and social service providers; Local business associations; Enhance and accelerate a DTES Local Area Plan Parents Advisory Committee Develop a clear stategy to implementCouncil’s DTES Housing Plan city counciL city managEr DtEs co-chairs community city staff committEE Bcs, Dnc, sra & broad community representation broaD community EngagEmEnt D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
BY COUNCIL ARE PLANNING ASSETS IMPACT AREAS SOCIAL IMPACT PLAN APPROVAL COMMUNITY INDICATORS WHAT WE ARE HEARING WHAT WE wHErE wE arE in tHE ProcEss wE arE hErE 2012 2013 2014 JunE JuLy aug sEP oct nov DEc Jan fEb mar aPr may JunE JuLy aug sEP oct nov DEc Jan fEb mar rEviEwing PLanning gEtting fEEDback PubLic consuLtation sociaL imPact assEssmEnt D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
sociaL imPact assEssmEnt: community iDEntifiED assEts D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
sociaL imPact assEssmEnt: community iDEntifiED assEts D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
P L a n o V E r V i E w D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
PLACE-MAKING ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY PARKS OPEN SPACE IMPROVED SAFE & ACCESSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE & SAFETY IMPROVED TRANSPORTATION LOCAL ECONOMY VIBRANT INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITIES & DEVELOPMENT WELL-MANAGED GROWTH OF HERITAGE CELEBRATION BEING FOR ALL IMPROVED WELL- FOR ALL HEALTHY HOMES A H E A LT H y N E I G H b O u R H O O D F O R A L L D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
• • • • imProvED imProvED vibrant imProvED imProvED cELEbration hEaLthy arts & wELL-managED safE & community transPortation incLusivE wELL-bEing wELL-bEing of homEs cuLturE growth & accEssibLE PLacE-making infrastructurE LocaL for aLL for aLL hEritagE for aLL oPPortunitiEs DEvELoPmEnt Parks & safEty Economy oPEn sPacE imProvED wELL-bEing for aLL Create opportunities for afgordable childcare, and youth, family and seniors programs Increase access to nutritious, afgordable and culturally appropriate food Enhance sense of inclusion, belonging and safety for all Increase access to quality health, social and community services D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
• • • • imProvED imProvED vibrant imProvED cELEbration cELEbration hEaLthy arts & wELL-managED safE & community transPortation incLusivE wELL-bEing of of homEs cuLturE growth & accEssibLE PLacE-making infrastructurE LocaL for aLL hEritagE hEritagE for aLL oPPortunitiEs DEvELoPmEnt Parks & safEty Economy oPEn sPacE cELbration of hEritagE better heritage awareness with broader heritage values Enhanced tools to conserve heritage resources Heritage conservation integrated into other programs Implementation of community based heritage initiatives D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
• • • imProvED imProvED vibrant imProvED cELEbration hEaLthy arts & wELL-managED safE & community community transPortation incLusivE wELL-bEing of homEs cuLturE growth & accEssibLE PLacE-making PLacE-making infrastructurE LocaL for aLL hEritagE for aLL oPPortunitiEs DEvELoPmEnt Parks & safEty Economy oPEn sPacE community PLacE-making Adopt a social impact approach to manage how development afgects people Manage neighbourhood change to provide more benefjts and opportunities to local residents Prepare public realm plans for key focus areas D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
• • • • • imProvED imProvED vibrant imProvED cELEbration hEaLthy hEaLthy arts & wELL-managED safE & community transPortation incLusivE wELL-bEing of homEs homEs cuLturE growth & accEssibLE PLacE-making infrastructurE LocaL for aLL hEritagE for aLL for aLL oPPortunitiEs DEvELoPmEnt Parks & safEty Economy oPEn sPacE hEaLthy homEs for aLL Greater Diversity and Sustainability of Housing Options Across the DTES More Options for Social Housing in the DTES & Citywide More Choice Citywide with New Income & Mental Health Supports Improved Afgordability & Condition of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Hotels New Options for Secure Market Rental & Afgordable Home Ownership D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
• • • imProvED imProvED vibrant imProvED cELEbration hEaLthy arts & arts & wELL-managED safE & community transPortation incLusivE wELL-bEing of homEs cuLturE cuLturE growth & accEssibLE PLacE-making infrastructurE LocaL for aLL hEritagE for aLL oPPortunitiEs oPPortunitiEs DEvELoPmEnt Parks & safEty Economy oPEn sPacE arts & cuLturE oPPortunitiEs Improved arts & culture facilities Art in public spaces Increased opportunities for the creative economy D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
• • • • • • • imProvED imProvED vibrant imProvED cELEbration hEaLthy arts & wELL-managED wELL-managED safE & community transPortation incLusivE wELL-bEing of homEs cuLturE growth & growth & accEssibLE PLacE-making infrastructurE LocaL for aLL hEritagE for aLL oPPortunitiEs DEvELoPmEnt DEvELoPmEnt Parks & safEty Economy oPEn sPacE wELL-managED growth & DEvELoPmEnt Refmect the diversity of neighbourhoods New mixed-use /mixed-income neighbourhoods Emphasis on social and rental housing in the DEOD Market housing, including secured market rental Housing and social housing in other areas Management of social impacts of development Monitoring of critical community assets D o w n t o w n E a s t s i D E | L o c a L a r E a P L a n
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