Nestled in the centre of beautiful Vancouver is a breathtaking island oasis that steals your heart and seduce your senses. Granville Island was once an industrial manufacturing area, but is now a major tourist destination, providing amenities such as a public market, a large marina, a hotel, the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, various theatres including the Arts Club Theatre Company and Carousel Theatre, and various shopping areas clustered around the one industrial outpost remaining, a cement plant. The island is very popular with tourists and locals alike.

Granville island would almost be perfect if it weren't for one major problem.....automobile traffic!

Granville Island, especially on sunny summer weekend days, is just a giant parking lot, with thousands of idling cars slowly moving about in search of a parking place. The stress this causes both to pedestrians and bicyclists (dodging cars is dangerous!) and to the environment is enormous.

As a long time Vancouver resident, I say that this is unacceptable and inconsistent with the city's goal of becoming one of the world's greenest cities by 2020.

Our visionary mayor and city council are making great strides towards this goal. Vancouver already has one of the smallest carbon footprints of any city in North America and we’re a leader in green building, planning and technology. We recently added a new bike lane to the Burrard Bridge and this summer many of Vancouver's popular neighbourhoods celebrated their public spaces with car-free zones. Now it's time for Granville Island to follow suit.

Together let's make Granville Island Car-Free!
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Nestled in the centre of beautiful Vancouver is a breathtaking island oasis that steals your heart and seduce your senses. Granville Island was once an industrial manufacturing area, but is now a major tourist destination, providing amenities such as a public market, a large marina, a hotel, the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, various theatres including the Arts Club Theatre Company and Carousel Theatre, and various shopping areas clustered around the one industrial outpost remaining,... (read more)