VancouverInvestmentsCapital service · 2021
Parks & public open spaces
The City of Vancouver's 2021 capital expenditure budget puts $114M into parks & public open spaces, 15% of the year; the largest program is “2019-2022 Park Land acquisition”.
Source: City of Vancouver open data, capital budget 2021.
$114M
capital expenditure budget, 2021
By year, 2021–2026
$114M in 2021 · $58.3M in 2026
Click a year to see its amount.
Its programs, 2021
2019-2022 Park Land acquisitionPark Land$48.1M2019-2022 Park Capital Project ManagementPark Amenities$5.4MEast Fraser Land Park Development: Area 1Park Amenities$4.7MSmithe & Richards ParkPark Amenities$3.5M2019-2022 Playground/Water Spray Parks renewalPark Amenities$3.0MEast Fraser Lands Parks: Area 2Park Amenities$3.0M2019-2022 Park and Street TreesUrban Forest & Natural Features$3.0M2019-2022 Marine Structures (Piers, Docks, Boardwalk)Seawall & Waterfront$2.9MShow 76 more
Mount Pleasant - New Park Planning and DesignPark Amenities$2.0MNew Washrooms & Fieldhouses - designPark Buildings$1.8M2019-2022 Park BridgesGeneral Features & Infrastructures$1.7M2019-2022 Biodiversity projectsUrban Forest & Natural Features$1.6M2019-2022 Capital Maintenance - Park BuildingsPark Buildings$1.6MWashrooms & Fieldhouses renewalPark Buildings$1.6M2019-2022 Grass Field renewalsProgrammed Activity Areas$1.5MCompetitive Track and Field Training FacilityProgrammed Activity Areas$1.5MUpgrade To Waterfront Walkways/BikewaySeawall & Waterfront$1.5MBurrard Slopes - New Park Planning And DesignPark Amenities$1.2M2019-2022 Dog Parks - New/upgradesPark Amenities$1.2M2019-2022 Parks and Recreation StudiesPark Amenities$1.2MDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land acquisition - July 2019Park Land$1.1MBiodiversity EnhancementsUrban Forest & Natural Features$1.0M2015-2018 Golf Course ImprovementsProgrammed Activity Areas$1.0MCRAB Park At PortsidePark Amenities$1.0MMaster Plan for John Hendry ParkPark Amenities$961k2019-2022 Skate and Bike Parks - New/upgradesPark Amenities$812kNew Synthetic Turf FieldProgrammed Activity Areas$808kParks - Green InfrastructureGeneral Features & Infrastructures$775k2019-2022 Seawall Maintenance programSeawall & Waterfront$751k2019-2022 Park PathwaysGeneral Features & Infrastructures$725kQueen Elizabeth Master Plan - Cambie Corridor Park DevelopmentPark Amenities$715kWest End Park RedevelopmentPark Amenities$643kRiley Park Pavilion & Farmers MarketPark Amenities$643kOak Park Master PlanPark Amenities$625kCambie North projectProgrammed Activity Areas$618k2019-2022 Irrigation Systems & Water ConservationGeneral Features & Infrastructures$545kSoutheast False Creek - East Park Olympic VillagePark Amenities$500kPhase One - Seaside Greenway ImprovementSeawall & Waterfront$487k2019-2022 Running Tracks RenewalsProgrammed Activity Areas$475kNew/Renewed Parks - Joyce CollingwoodPark Amenities$450kJericho PierSeawall & Waterfront$440k2019-2022 Park Electrical SystemsGeneral Features & Infrastructures$381kRenewal of Jonathan Rogers ParkPark Amenities$350kNew Track and FieldProgrammed Activity Areas$336kBarclay Square Park renewal - DesignPark Amenities$300kDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land acquisition - May 2019Park Land$285k2019-2022 Neighbourhood Areas - Emerging Park Board PrioritiesPark Amenities$275kCemetery - Perimeter Entry & WayfindingProgrammed Activity Areas$266kBurrard Marina UpgradesProgrammed Activity Areas$244k2019-2022 Park Universal Access ImprovementsPark Amenities$242kLost Lagoon Fountain UpgradesUrban Forest & Natural Features$205k2019-2022 Park Drainage SystemsGeneral Features & Infrastructures$200kDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land acquisition - October 2018Park Land$200kNeighbourhood Areas - General Brock ParkPark Amenities$200kRenewal - Quilchena Park/Riverside ParkPark Amenities$199kUrban Forest Tree InventoryUrban Forest & Natural Features$191k2019-2022 Shoreline MaintenanceSeawall & Waterfront$190k2019-2022 Community GardensGeneral Features & Infrastructures$182kConsulting for Southeast False Creek ParkPark Amenities$177kMarine Structures and StudiesSeawall & Waterfront$165k2019-2022 Renewal/upgrades of Baseball and Softball DiamondsProgrammed Activity Areas$161k2019-2022 Paving Park Roads & Parking LotsGeneral Features & Infrastructures$160kHastings Park Stream and Wetland CreationUrban Forest & Natural Features$150kDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land acquisition - March 2018Park Land$142k2019-2022 Stanley Park Cliff ScalingUrban Forest & Natural Features$136kMountain View Cemetery Road RepairGeneral Features & Infrastructures$131k2015-2018 Major Playfield renewalProgrammed Activity Areas$125kDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land acquisition - June 2017Park Land$115kPark upgrades - Brewers / ClintonPark Amenities$104kParks Green OperationsGeneral Features & Infrastructures$103kDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land Acquisition - September 2016Park Land$100kRenewals and upgrades of Field LightingsProgrammed Activity Areas$100kMusqueam Park Bridge replacementGeneral Features & Infrastructures$50kDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land acquisition - January 2016Park Land$34k2015-2018 Capital Maintenance - Park BuildingsPark Buildings$27k2015-2018 PlaygroundsPark Amenities$25k2019-2022 Neighbourhood Matching FundPark Amenities$25kStanley Park Waterfront and SeawallSeawall & Waterfront$25kLost Lagoon StudyUrban Forest & Natural Features$23k2012-2014 Replacement/Upgrades of Existng Natural FeatureUrban Forest & Natural Features$23kCommunity Gardens - New/Improvements at Arbutus Ridge/Kerrisdale/Shaughnessy (ARKS) areaPark Amenities$15k2019-2022 Golf Course ImprovementsProgrammed Activity Areas$10kDog ParksPark Amenities$10kPathway ImprovementsGeneral Features & Infrastructures$10kIn the 2023–2026 Capital Plan: $225M, by sub-category
Park amenities35 programs$111M
Park buildings, infrastructure & vehi16 programs$48.4M
Park land1 programs$22.5M
Seawall & waterfront8 programs$16.7M
Urban forest & natural areas5 programs$13.8M
Project management & overhead1 programs$8.6M
Prior Capital Plan Items1 programs$2.9M
Decolonization, arts & culture3 programs$1.0M
About these figures
The 2021 budget file (2019-2022 Capital Plan) prints this service as “Parks and Open Spaces”.
Each program is listed under the service the year’s budget file gives it; a program can move from one service to another between budgets.