Our network of roads, sidewalks and bridges transport thousands of people and tons of goods every day. Expanding sidewalks and bike lanes means safer routes for pedestrians and cyclists.
Knowing the applicable bylaws are your responsibility. The Boulevard Bylaw allows residents to plant on boulevards, but it also makes boulevard care the responsibility of the adjacent property owner, even if it was already there when you moved in.
Vehicles should not be left idling for more than five minutes in a 60 minute period, except vehicles undergoing repairs at a service garage, emergency vehicles, or if operation of the vehicle is necessary to power equipment.
Longboarding is not permitted in West Vancouver. Despite some residents’ interest in longboarding and the popularity of West Vancouver’s geography for this activity, it is illegal here.
Trucks, trailers and truck tractor/ tractor-trailer combinations in excess of 11,800 kg GVW are prohibited from travelling downhill on most streets below the Upper Levels Highway and certain other streets.
Every year, the District looks at implementing pedestrian safety measures including installing pedestrian-activated rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFBs) at crosswalks.
The District of West Vancouver is an old community and there are many roadways and portions of roadways without sidewalks. We work to improve and increase options for walking across the District.
Traffic calming measures, such as roundabouts and traffic circles, landscaped centre medians, on-street parking and no-vehicle-access areas, help make West Vancouver safer.
West Vancouver transportation system includes:
269 km of paved roadway
15 bridges
more than 30,000 square metres of sidewalks
more than 300,000 metres of curbs
nearly 10,000 street signs and street lights
more than a dozen traffic signals, roundabouts and traffic circles
