Conversations That Matter Ep 59 - Charles Gauthier - Reimagining Downtown

Episode 59

Charles Gauthier

ReImagining Downtown

This week’s Conversation That Matters features Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver BIA on the results of an on-line survey that asked participants to envision the downtown of 2040. That vision is a city with fewer cars, better transit, more useable public spaces, affordable housing and a stronger sense of community.

Of the 1,100 people who participated, Gauthier says the majority were under 35, “these are the people who will be in charge 25 years from now.”

Gauthier says human to human interaction was a consistent theme, “They want a more connected city, better connections with their neighbors. They talked about making it a lot easier for people to get around. There was a focus on public squares, a more vibrant arts and culture community, being more liberal in terms of how we celebrate in the city and part of that was more liberal liquor laws and being able to go out and celebrate in the streets.”

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