{"id":441485,"date":"2025-03-17T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/?p=441485"},"modified":"2025-03-17T07:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:30:14","slug":"vancouver-invests-5-2m-to-revitalize-hastings-sunrise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/joc\/news\/projects\/2025\/03\/vancouver-invests-5-2m-to-revitalize-hastings-sunrise","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver invests $5.2M to revitalize Hastings-Sunrise"},"content":{"rendered":"
VANCOUVER \u2013 Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has announced a $5.2 million investment in Hastings-Sunrise, including targeted public space improvements through the city\u2019s Uplifting Communities Fund and permanent upgrades to the Kamloops-Hastings Neighbourhood Plaza.<\/p>\n
Approximately $2 million from the Uplifting Communities Fund will improve public spaces throughout the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood, including new and larger litter bins, fresh paint on light poles, neighbourhood sidewalk repairs, bike racks cleaner streets.<\/p>\n
An additional $3.2 million will transform the Kamloops-Hastings Neighbourhood Plaza into a permanent space featuring a new concrete surface, expanded seating, new trees and green infrastructure, including a rain garden and an enhanced Indigenous food forest, states a release. Electrical upgrades onsite will provide infrastructure for decorative lighting, small events and future uses for amenities like bike share programs, food trucks and more.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re listening to residents and making real, tangible improvements that people will see and feel in their daily lives,\u201d said Sim in a statement. \u201cClean streets, well-maintained public spaces, and neighbourhoods that feel cared for \u2014 these are the basics that make a city feel safe, vibrant, and welcoming. Getting them right is key to supporting businesses, enhancing safety, and building pride in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
More upgrades of this nature are being planned across Vancouver over the next two years through the $6 million Uplifting Communities Fund, approved by city council in July 2024.<\/p>\n
Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇåion on the Kamloops-Hastings Neighbourhood Plaza will begin this spring, with completion expected in early 2026. Additional public space upgrades will be rolled out over the next two years.<\/p>\n