The Mood of West Vancouver: Attitudes towards development initiatives, local government and new bylaws
Table of Contents • Survey of random sample of 408 West Vancouver residents • Conducted via telephone interviews • Survey carried out Sept 6 to Sept 11 2019 • Questionnaire and detailed tables attached
Top of mind issues
Issues of greatest concern in West Vancouver TRAFFIC/CONGESTION
22%
HOUSING/AFFORDABLE HOUSING
13%
INFRASTRUCTURE
12%
DEVELOPMENT/OVER DEVELOPMENT
10%
PUBLIC TRANSIT
5%
POPULATION GROWTH/DENSITY
5%
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE
5%
TAXES/PROPERTY TAX
4%
GOVERNMENT/POLITICS
4% 0%
5%
10%
15%
Percentage
20%
25%
Views on selected initiatives
Support or opposition in regards to… 65%
ADOPTING A SPECIAL TAX FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT REMAIN EMPTY FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SIMILAR TO THE VACANCY TAX IN THE CITY OF VANCOUVER.
28%
29%
SWAPPING DISTRICT LAND ABOVE THE UPPER LEVEL HIGHWAY ON CYPRUS ROAD SO THAT A NEW 90 ACRE MULTI-UNIT COMMUNITY CAN BE BUILT BY BRITISH PACIFIC PROPERTIES.
59% 26%
TAKING ACTIVE STEPS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE WEST VANCOUVER POPULATION BY BUILDING MORE HIGH-DENSITY APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND CONDOS.
67%
22%
ADDING FIVE ADDITIONAL FLOORS TO THE CONDO PROJECT CURRENTLY BEING BUILT AT THE PARK ROYAL SHOPPING CENTER WHERE THE WHITE SPOT USED TO BE LOCATED.
72% 21%
CONVERTING TWO LANES ON MARINE DRIVE FROM DUNDARAVE TO PARK ROYAL TO 'BUS ONLY' WITH NO CARS PERMITTED TO USE THE LANES EXCEPT TO PARK AND TURN RIGHT.
76% 0%
Support
10%
20%
Oppose
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Rating of performance of Mary Ann Booth
Do you generally approve or disapprove of the performance of Mary Ann Booth as mayor? 41% Approve
30%
Disapprove
Unsure
29%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Percentage
40%
50%
Rating of District Council
Do you feel that the rest of the District council are doing a good job, or poor job, in improving the overall quality of life in West Vancouver? 39%
Good job Poor job
33% Unsure
28%
0%
10%
20%
30%
Percentage
40%
50%
Rating of District Management
Overall, do you feel that senior staff and management of the District are doing a good job, or poor job, in improving the overall quality of life in West Vancouver? 50% Good job 26%
Poor job Unsure
23%
0%
20%
40%
Percentage
60%
Rating of local government on selected issues
Percentage that think our local government in West Vancouver is doing a good job or a poor job 47%
COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF WEST VANCOUVER
45% 47%
OPERATING IN AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT FASHION
36% 42%
COMMITTED TO VALUE FOR THE TAXES WE PAY
44% 39%
LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS
46% 0%
Good Job
5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Poor Job
Views on Grosvenor Ambleside Patio Hours
Percentage of people that are aware of the Grosvenor Ambleside development by the ocean at the base of 14th street – where the new Earls restaurant is located 89% Percentage
Aware Unaware
11%
Should the district pass a bylaw requiring patios that serve alcohol to close at an earlier hour, or should the current midnight closing time be left unchanged? LEAVE CURRENT HOURS UNCHANGED
49%
REQUIRED TO CLOSE PATIO EARLIER
UNSURE
47%
5% 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Percentage
50%
60%
Municipal Recall Initiative
In favour of, or in opposition to, the establishment of recall election procedures for mayors in BC
FAVOUR
57%
OPPOSE
34%
UNSURE
9% 0%
10%
20%
30%
Percentage
40%
50%
60%
If recall elections were possible for mayors in BC, and such an election were held in West Vancouver, would you… NOT VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
44%
VOTE TO HAVE MARY ANN BOOTH REMAIN IN OFFICE
39%
VOTE TO HAVE MARY ANN BOOTH REMOVED FROM OFFICE
17%
0%
5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Percentage
Did you vote in the most recent municipal election in 2018?
Percentage
83%
15% Yes
No
1% Unsure
Percentage living in a single family house, townhouse, or multistory residence Single family house 1% 30%
Townhouse 58%
Multi story residence
11%
Unsure
Length of time residents have lived in West Vancouver Under 5 years
7%
12%
6 to 10 years 62%
19%
11 to 20 years 21 plus years
Contact Information Dr. Angus Reid angus@angusreid.net