Greenways: Making Vancouver a more walkable, bikeable city

Vancouver greenways can be:

• Waterfront promenades
• Urban or heritage walks
• Nature trails
• Local streets

Greenways enhance the experience of nature, community, and city life by providing an alternate ways to move through the city.

Note Bikeways are referred to collectively as ‘greenways’ to support or active transportation network, including scooters and other new mobility devices.

• Major greenways: Connects Vancouver’s major and regional destinations, such as major parks, hospitals, higher education, and cultural intuitions extending even beyond city boundaries.
• City greenways: Connect Vancouver’s neighbourhoods, such as important city destinations, community parks, schools, and local shops.
• Neighbourhood greenways: Smaller-scale connections that can be several blocks in length, between major or city greenways and local destinations.

How city greenways are paid for

City greenways are normally paid for from our capital budget with the funds approved by voters during our municipal election.

Other funds may come available through other levels of government programs, donations, non-profit agencies or business associations.

The construction and maintenance of some greenways are negotiated through development approval processes at no cost to us.

How neighbourhood greenways are paid for

We partially fund neighborhood greenways with the community providing funds or in-kind contributions to their planning, construction, and maintenance.

Whenever greenway development is proposed, there will be significant consultation with residents along and adjacent to the routes before design development.

• Climate Emergency Action Plan
• Greenest City Action Plan
• Transportation 2040 
• Healthy City Strategy