What happened: TransLink officially launches first phase of public consultations for Transport 2050 plan
Why it matters: The plan will guide regional priorities for transportation for the next 30 years
While Metro Vancouver residents embrace the warmer weather this coming summer, TransLink is set to spend the next five months engaging locals on transportation priorities for the next three decades.
The regional transportation authority announced Friday (May 3) it’s undertaking the initial phase of public consultations for its Transport 2050 plan.
The Transport 2050 plan is meant to outline the region’s strategies and priorities for moving people and goods in the coming decades.
Previous regional transportation plans were adopted in 2013, 2008 and 1993.
“We want to hear from people across the region of all ages and backgrounds,” TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond said in a statement.
“We want to hear from everyone regardless of how you get around – whether you mostly drive, walk, cycle, or take transit. With Metro Vancouver experiencing rapid growth, the impacts of climate change, new technologies, and shifting demographics over the next 30 years, we want input from the broadest cross-section of people possible.”
The public consultations include outreach to local residents, interactive exhibits at public events, engagement with First Nations and urban indigenous people, social media campaigns and stakeholder roundtables, among other initiatives.
The public can begin participating immediately by answering a survey on the Transport2050 website.
The initial phase runs from May through to September.
The second phase of consultations begins in early 2020, when TransLink will “consider trade-offs,” according to the Transport 2050 website.
Phase 3, the creation of the plan, begins in late 2020.
