VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN STREETCAR
VANCOUVER, CANADA

VIA Architecture led this inter-disciplinary study that investigated the potential to create a new urban streetcar line extending Vancouver’s downtown and inner-city transportation ring. This study was designed to investigate the needs of the recreation and tourism industries, businesses, and commuters through creative development and transportation planning.

The initial phases will connect the tourist centres of Vancouver, Granville Island, Gastown, Chinatown, Canada Place and Stanley Park, as well as 30,000 new dwelling units that ring False Creek.

Adopted in principle by City Council in early 1999, the initial phase of implementation will be a short run tourism service using heritage streetcars, while more detailed community and transportation planning is underway to supplement this with a modern transit system that is integrated with the regional network.