Burnaby Social Sustainability Strategy - City of Burnaby

Strategic Priority 6: Getting Around
The City has been active,
through its regulatory
role, in infl uencing urban
design in ways that promote
mobility for all people
moving around Burnaby...
While the transit system is the
responsibility of TransLink, the
City provides safe, accessible
connection points and routes.
Here, commuters make a
connection at the Production
Way-University SkyTrain station.
Burnaby envisions a future in which transportation services, infrastructure
and information will combine to ensure that travel is not a barrier to any
individual’s participation in society. Being able to get around Burnaby
is a basic requirement for earning a living, attending school, running a
business, visiting, playing, and meeting other daily needs. When people
can get around in ways that are accessible, affordable, healthy, safe, and
reliable, it helps Burnaby be more inclusive, liveable and resilient.
People in Burnaby get around by walking, cycling, using scooters and
wheelchairs, using transit, and driving alone or with others. The City
can help people get around smoothly in three main ways: through City
planning processes; by engineering accessible, affordable, reliable and
safe connections, in cooperation with TransLink, the regional transit
service; and by encouraging travel options that are healthy for people and
the environment.
Strengths to Build On
The City has been active, through its regulatory role, in influencing urban
design in ways that promote mobility for all people moving around
Burnaby. While the transit system is the responsibility of TransLink, the
City provides safe, accessible connection points and routes. The City
recognizes the value of pedestrian and cycling options and has been
active since the early 1990s in building urban trails and cycling routes.
Some specific initiatives to build on include:
Planning for Mobility
• Adoption of Burnaby’s Transportation Plan, which is to be updated
in the near- to medium-future, and which gives consideration to various
aspects of mobility.
Accessible, Affordable, Reliable and Safe Connections
• Requirements for all new developments to provide curb cuts on
sidewalks.
• Retrofitting of curb cuts in existing sidewalks on an annual basis.
• Installation of audible pedestrian signals on all new signal installations
in Burnaby. Existing signals are retrofitted on a request basis as
budgets permit. Currently, about 80% of Burnaby’s signals are audible.
• Adoption of a Designated Parking Policy that requires at least one
accessible parking space in parking lots with 26 to 50 parking spaces.
This requirement is over and above Provincial Building Code
requirements.
• Implementation of traffic calming initiatives (e.g., traffic circles, four-
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