Port Cities Conference: How Regional Planning can Help Support a Competitive Port Christina DeMarco Metro Vancouver June 12. 2008
Metro Vancouver
Regional Growth Management Three ways to help support the port industry: Protecting the industrial land base, particularly in locations well served by regional roads, rail and barge Promoting freight mobility through growth management Advancing livability and sustainability of the region
Industrial Land Supply
7,000 6,000 Industrial Lands, Developed & Vacant, by Subregion Land Area (acres) 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 North Shore Vancouver Burnaby / Northeast New West. Sector Richmond Delta Surrey / Langleys Ridge - White Rock Meadows Developed Industrial Land Vacant Industrial Land
Key Findings from Industrial Land Inventory 26,000 acres of industrial land 74% developed (19,200 acres) 26% undeveloped (6,900 acres) 2000 acres market ready 80% of undeveloped located south of Fraser River
Jobs by Industrial Sector Metro Vancouver Metro Vancouver Jobs by Industry (NAISC), 2001-2006 Construction 2006 2001 Manufacturing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation and warehousing Information & cultural industries Professional, scientific & technical services Educational services Health care and social assistance Accommodation & food services Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000
Building Permit Value in Metro Vancouver Non-Residential Construction Value in Metro Vancouver, 1996-2007 1,000,000,000 800,000,000 600,000,000 400,000,000 200,000,000 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 Industrial Institutional 2000 2001 2002 2003 Commercial Miscellaneous 2004 2005 2006 2007
Regional Industrial Land Supply Forecast Industrial land continually being rezoned for residential, office, retail, parks Changing zoning practices- flexible zoning, banning outdoor storage Vacancy rate at all time low of 1.5% Estimated decrease in regional industrial land base of 3000 acres between 1996 and 2005 Supply of vacant industrial land could meet regional needs or the next 10 to 15 years if properly managed Concern about long term supply for industrial land Concern about a shortage of well-located industrial land
How to Protect the Industrial Land Base Regional approach to industrial land protection in the regional growth strategy - a regional land use policy that would aim to ensure industrial land is used for industrial purposes Provide more information on the value of industry in the metropolitan context Explore fiscal tools, taxation regime Explore ways to use land base more efficiently Land banking Allocating more land for industry- SFPR, Pitt Meadows, TFN lands
Freight Mobility through Growth Management How we get around Source: TransLink, 2004 Trip Diary Survey, all trips over a 24 hour period
Province & TransLink Major Transit Concept Investing in a Transit-Oriented Future
Transit- Supportive Land Use Patterns
Job location Matters: Non-auto trips per 10,000 employees 6,000 Transit Walking Cycling 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 CBD Metrotown Office Park
Transit-Supportive Land Use Patterns Not This: Offices Parks This: Town Centres
Investing in an Efficient Regional Road Network
Advancing Livability and Sustainability Keeping the region a good place to live Affordable housing for a diverse labour force Education opportunities for a skilled labour force Merging spatial planning with economic planning
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