In supporting healthy and safe school communities, the district engages with the city to inform projects and neighbourhood plans to understand impacts on future educational needs. 

Safe and Active Travel to Schools

The School District works in partnership with the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) on programs and initiatives to encourage and promote safe active travel to schools. This includes improving sidewalk and street infrastructure around schools and fostering awareness about active transportation such that students and families feel safe walking, biking, and rolling to school grounds.  

Information Exchange

Data exchange: to collaboratively plan for, and respond to, demographic shifts and/or emerging social trends, the district and the city share demographic, socio-economic, school enrollment, and other information about, or pertaining to, City planning and the Vancouver School Board student populations. 

Joint City and VSB Projects

The District and the City are working together to improve public benefits by considering the redevelopment of ageing public facilities located on adjacent or shared sites. Ongoing examples include Britannia Renewal and King George Secondary in the W.E. Connect process. 

Read more about the role of the King George Secondary School Site within the W.E. Connect Project on this page.

Childcare Facilities

City-funded childcare facilities have been delivered on VSB sites: co-locating childcare with schools helps to build communities that are more walkable and family-friendly. The district works together with the City to find opportunities and apply innovative solutions to support the family we serve.

Collaborations with UBC/UEL

VSB works with UBC/UEL to collaboratively plan for the UBC and Vancouver West Family of Schools. More information about UBC campus housing plans and UEL development plans can be found on their websites.

Campus Housing | UBC Campus + Community Planning Department

Area D Plan and Block F | University Endowment Lands