Compact Urban Area
Strategy 1.1 - Contain Development
Regional Growth
Urban Containment
Remaining Urban Lands
Strategy 1.2 - Grow in the Right Places
Growth in Priority Areas
Strategy 1.3 - Protect Rural Landscapes
Rural Development
Sustainable Economy
Strategy 2.1 - Jobs in the Right Places
Employment in Priority Areas
Office in Priority Areas
Retail in Priority Areas
Jobs by Sector
Jobs to Residents Balance
Strategy 2.2 - Protect Land for Industry
Industrial Land Use
Strategy 2.3 - Protect Land for Agriculture
Agricultural Land Use
Food Production
Environment & Climate Change
Strategy 3.1 - Protect Conservation and Recreation Lands
Strategy 3.2 - Protect and Enhance Natural Features
Sensitive Ecosystems
Strategy 3.3 - Reduce GHGs and Energy Use and Improve Air Quality
Air Pollutants
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Strategy 3.4 - Prepare for Climate Change
Climate Adaptation Efforts
Climate Change Projections
Complete Communities
Strategy 4.1 - Provide Diverse & Affordable Housing
Housing and Transportation Cost Burden
Municipal Housing Actions
Housing Choices
Rental Housing Demand and Supply
Strategy 4.2 - Develop Healthy & Complete Communities
Air Quality Health Index
Sustainable Transportation
Strategy 5.1 - Encourage Sustainable Transportation Choices
Mode Share
Strategy 5.2 - Support the Safe and Efficient Movement of Vehicles
Vehicle Kilometres Travelled
Regional Land Use Designations
Data Dashboards
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Metro 2040
Goal 2 - Support a Sustainable Economy
Employment in the Right Places
Employment in Priority Areas
Employment in Priority Areas
key performance measure
Focusing job growth in Urban Centres and Frequent Transit Development Areas helps support a more efficient regional transit system, reduces automobile use, and creates vibrant, affordable and accessible communities.
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Metro 2040 vision
50% of employment growth is targeted to Urban Centres, 27% to Frequent Transit Development Areas.
Metro Vancouver
Regional City Centre (RCCs)
Municipal Town Centre (MTCs)
Frequent Transit Development Area (FTDAs)
Frequent Transit Network (FTN)
Regional-serving communities that anchor Metro Vancouver’s subregions. Major RCCs include the Vancouver Metro Core - the region’s downtown, and Surrey Metro Centre - the core of activity South of the Fraser.
Activity hubs within municipalities.
Focal areas for growth and complete communities in close proximity to frequent transit.
A network where transit service runs at least every 15 minutes in both directions throughout the day and into the evening, every day of the week.
Urban Centres
Frequent Transit Development Areas (FTDAs)
Urban Centre and FTDA 2011 Stats
JOBS
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Employment
Other resourses
Metro Vancouver Decisions on Metro 2040 Amendments
Metro Vancouver Interactive Land Use Designation Map
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Waiting for data
Data available upon release of 2016 Census in 2017.
Metro Vancouver
2011 Stats
Jobs
Employment Growth Distribution 1991 - 2011
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