The SFU Vancouver Lunch ‘n’ Learn series is very pleased to host a two-part virtual event on the future of the downtown waterfront. Please join us for part two of the series on Thursday, April 29th (Noon-1pm).

Session one raised the profile and awareness of the array of opportunities for the area: future transit needs for the City/Region, the role of the historic Waterfront Station, cultural and educational opportunities, walking/biking, public space, tourism, and office and commercial business. Watch the recording of session one here.

This second session on April 29th (Noon-1:00pm) will further explore the possibilities for the central waterfront area. How can the potential for this crucially important area be realized? How might the various stakeholders involved plan together to redevelop this area to benefit everyone? What urban planning lessons can we learn from other cities around the world? What should the guiding principles be for the redevelopment of Vancouver’s central waterfront area? Please join us and our expert guests as we continue the dialogue.

Guest Speakers:

Dr. Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament, Vancouver Centre

Lance Berelowitz, award-winning planner, urban design consultant, author

Mary Pynenburg, consultant, former director of planning, Kelowna and New Westminster

Derek Lee, urban planner, international landscape architect consultant

The downtown waterfront – the area surrounding the Waterfront Station – could well be the most important and most exciting urban redevelopment opportunity in Canada. Much of the land lies “in waiting” as either parking lots for cars or for freight trains. The Waterfront Station, with its 50,000 passengers a day, is the ideal nexus for what could be a creative renewal of this important area.

The last comprehensive plan for the Waterfront was endorsed by Vancouver City Council in 2009. The City of Vancouver committed to update the plans in 2017. An engaged public is a key part of the formula for success in the creation and implementation of our future waterfront, so please join us!



*Please note that this event will be recorded in Zoom