VancouverInvestmentsCapital service · 2023
Parks & public open spaces
The City of Vancouver's 2023 capital expenditure budget puts $47.2M into parks & public open spaces, 6.5% of the year; the largest program is “2019-2022 Park and Street Trees”.
Source: City of Vancouver open data, capital budget 2023.
$47.2M
capital expenditure budget, 2023
By year, 2021–2026
$114M in 2021 · $58.3M in 2026
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Its programs, 2023
2019-2022 Park and Street TreesUrban forest & natural areas$2.2M2019-2022 Replacement of Vehicles & Equipment - Park BoardPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$2.1MParks Project Management & OverheadProject management & overhead$2.0MCompetitive Track and Field Training FacilityPark amenities$1.8M2019-2022 Playground/Water Spray Parks renewalPark amenities$1.7MWest End Park RedevelopmentPark amenities$1.5MTatlow Park Creek DaylightingUrban forest & natural areas$1.5M2019-2022 Dog Parks - New/upgradesPark amenities$1.2MShow 99 more
Maintenance / Repairs of Seawall or ShorelineSeawall & waterfront$1.1M2023-2026 Renewal & upgrades of Ball Diamonds & PlayfieldsPark amenities$1.0M2023-2026 New park electrical & water infrastructurePark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$1.0MEast Fraser Land Park Development: Area 1Park amenities$1.0MNew Washrooms & Fieldhouses - designPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$1.0MUpgrades to Dog off-leash area at Emery Barnes parkPark amenities$900k2019-2022 Running Tracks RenewalsPark amenities$887k2023-2026 Maintenance, upgrading & renewal of park electrical & water infrastructurePark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$825kCRAB Park At PortsidePark amenities$821k2019-2022 Marine Structures (Piers, Docks, Boardwalk)Seawall & waterfront$800kBurrard Slopes - New Park Planning And DesignPark amenities$753kNew/Renewed Parks - Joyce CollingwoodPark amenities$700k2022 Climate Emergency Action dedicated funding - Climate Emergency Action Plan- Big Move 6 Quick Start ProjectsUrban forest & natural areas$687kMount Pleasant - New Park Planning and DesignPark amenities$669k2023-2026 Maintenance & renewal of Park Pedestrian infrastructurePark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$625k2023-2026 Maintenance & renewal of Park Vehicular InfrastructurePark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$625kSoutheast False Creek - East Park Olympic VillagePark amenities$616k2019-2022 Capital Maintenance - Park BuildingsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$615k2023-2026 New Park BuildingsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$600k2019-2022 Skate and Bike Parks - New/upgradesPark amenities$593k2023-2026 Renewal & upgrades of Sport Courts & Skate parksPark amenities$588kEast Fraser Land Park Development: Area 2Park amenities$550kDeconstruction & Greening - Park Land acquisition - July 2019Park land$520k2019-2022 Seawall Maintenance programSeawall & waterfront$515kBurrard Slopes - Building DeconstructionPark amenities$500k2019-2022 Biodiversity projectsUrban forest & natural areas$500k2023-2026 Convert park land to healthy habitatUrban forest & natural areas$500k2023-2026 Potable Water reduction/reuse programPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$500kPhase One - Seaside Greenway ImprovementSeawall & waterfront$500kSynthetic Turf Field CarpetPark amenities$500kCambie North projectPark amenities$466k2019-2022 Irrigation Systems & Water ConservationPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$438kMaster Plan for John Hendry ParkPark amenities$423k2019-2022 Park BridgesPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$400k2023-2026 New Playgrounds & Spray parksPark amenities$383k2019-2022 Parks and Recreation StudiesPark amenities$373k2015-2018 Major Playfield renewalPark amenities$311kDeconstruction Creekside Expo Deck (initial phases)Seawall & waterfront$300kFieldhouse - Oak ParkPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$300kHastings Park Stream and Wetland CreationUrban forest & natural areas$300kOutdoor Pools Study Including Mount PleasantPark amenities$300kSeawall / shoreline planning - Coastal ResiliencySeawall & waterfront$285k2019-2022 Park PathwaysPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$283kNew Track and FieldPark amenities$272k2022 Climate Emergency Action dedicated funding - Tree PitsUrban forest & natural areas$250kSeawall / shoreline planning - Coastal Flood ProtectionSeawall & waterfront$250kWashrooms & Fieldhouses renewalPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$250kWest End Waterfront Parks and Beach AvenuePark amenities$250kPark upgrades - Brewers / ClintonPark amenities$246kNew Synthetic Turf FieldPark amenities$237kConsulting for Southeast False Creek ParkPark amenities$234kOak Park Master PlanPark amenities$230kDog ParksPark amenities$222k2019-2022 Park Electrical SystemsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$200k2023-2026 Capital Maintenance - Park BuildingsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$200kGrays Park Fieldhouse DeconstructionPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$200kQueen Elizabeth Master Plan - Cambie Corridor Park DevelopmentPark amenities$200kRenewal of Jonathan Rogers ParkPark amenities$200kRenewals and upgrades of Field LightingsPark amenities$200kUrban Forest Tree InventoryUrban forest & natural areas$191k2019-2022 Park Universal Access ImprovementsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$190k2023-2026 Renewal of Other AmenitiesPark amenities$188kMusqueam Park Bridge replacementPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$171k2023-2026 New other amenitiesPark amenities$167k2015-2018 Golf Course ImprovementsPark amenities$158k2019-2022 Community GardensUrban forest & natural areas$150k2022 Climate Emergency Action dedicated funding - Urban ForestUrban forest & natural areas$150k2023-2026 Co-Management FrameworkDecolonization, arts & culture$150k2023-2026 Cultural Visibility on the landDecolonization, arts & culture$150k2023-2026 Planning & studies - ParksPark amenities$150kDelamont ParkPark amenities$150kExpansion of W.C. Shelly park (Phase 1)Park amenities$150kBurrard Marina UpgradesSeawall & waterfront$149kMarine Structures and StudiesSeawall & waterfront$137kRenewal - Quilchena Park/Riverside ParkPark amenities$137k2023-2026 Decolonization StrategyDecolonization, arts & culture$125k2023-2026 Stanley Park Cliff maintenancePark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$125kParks - Green InfrastructurePark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$120k2019-2022 Park Land acquisitionPark land$100k2023-2026 New Sport courts & Skate parksPark amenities$100kCarbon SequestrationUrban forest & natural areas$100kNew park at Alberni & NicolaPark amenities$100kNeighbourhood Areas - General Brock ParkPark amenities$86k2019-2022 Neighbourhood Areas - Emerging Park Board PrioritiesPark amenities$80kChinatown Cultural Equity/Northeast False Creek Redevelopment StudiesPark amenities$75k2019-2022 Golf Course ImprovementsPark amenities$66k2023-2026 New Ball Diamonds & PlayfieldsPark amenities$63k2019-2022 Grass Field renewalsPark amenities$58kParks Green OperationsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$55k2015-2018 PlaygroundsPark amenities$52kExpansion of Delamont park (Phase 1)Park amenities$50kBiodiversity EnhancementsUrban forest & natural areas$46k2019-2022 Park Drainage SystemsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$45k2019-2022 Neighbourhood Matching FundPark amenities$25kClimate Adaptation StrategyPark amenities$23kCommunity Gardens - New/Improvements at ARKS AreaUrban forest & natural areas$11kRiley Park Pavilion & Farmers MarketPark amenities$10kWest End Calisthenics ParksPark amenities$6k2015-2018 Capital Maintenance - Park BuildingsPark buildings, infrastructure & vehicles$0In 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
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.