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A new space age: Vancouver eyes changing downtown parking strategies

New approach may include encouraging alternative transportation

By Lauren Ellenbecker, Columbian staff writer
Published: May 5, 2022, 6:03am
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Parked cars line the streets of the Waterfront Vancouver on Tuesday morning. City staff are discussing updating Vancouver's downtown parking plan, which hasn't been altered since 2006.
Parked cars line the streets of the Waterfront Vancouver on Tuesday morning. City staff are discussing updating Vancouver's downtown parking plan, which hasn't been altered since 2006. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

The city of Vancouver is considering changing its downtown parking strategies, possibly putting less emphasis on cars in favor of foot traffic and multimodal access.

City officials and staff met with a parking consultant Monday to discuss Vancouver’s current parking plan, developed in 2006. That plan doesn’t meet the demands of new developments and the influx of people living and working downtown, said Patrick Quinton, Vancouver’s economic development director.

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