Richmond Offers Opportunity for Public to Comment on City Centre Transportation Plan Update
11 July 2007
Creating a Transportation Vision
In light of increasing development within the City of Richmond, and major projects currently underway such as the Canada Line rapid transit system and the Richmond Oval, Richmond is updating its City Centre Area Plan (CCAP) for the downtown area. An update to the City Centre Transportation Plan (CCTP) is a necessary complement to the CCAP to ensure the City’s transportation infrastructure and planning policies can support the planned growth in a sustainable manner.
Public participation in this process is important and the public is invited to attend two upcoming open houses – the purpose of which is to get input into the proposed guiding Vision for the CCTP Update and the key success indicators for each component of the transportation system.
The first open house will be held
Event Name: City Centre Celebration Date: Saturday, July 14, 2007 Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: Minoru Park
located at 7191 Granville Avenue
City staff will have a display and be on-hand to answer questions at this popular annual event. Display boards will be available for viewing at the second open house held
Date: July 16 – 27, 2007 Time: During normal business hours from Monday to Friday Location: Richmond City Hall Galleria
located at 6911 No. 3 Road
About the City Centre Transportation Plan
Richmond’s City Centre Area Plan was adopted in 1995 and its supporting City Centre Transportation Plan was adopted in 1997. The CCTP Update builds upon key objectives of the 1997 CCTP to foster a more balanced transportation system that emphasizes transit, cycling and walking as the preferred modes that will accommodate future travel demand.
Phase 1 of the two-phase CCTP Update is the articulation of a Vision that describes the key features of the future transportation system in the City Centre. This first phase is scheduled to conclude in July 2007 with Council endorsement of the CCTP Vision. It will be followed by Phase 2, which is the development of an implementation strategy that identifies the requirements, priority and potential timing of transportation improvement projects that build towards the Vision. This latter work is scheduled to be completed by the end of Summer 2007.
Together, the updated CCAP and CCTP will provide the framework that will guide the City’s response to emerging urban issues through the 21st Century in a sustainable manner.
For more information on the CCAP and CCTP Updates, visit the City Centre Area Plan Transportation page. Display Boards and an online comment form will be available on this page at the end of the day on July 13th.
