Vancouver's Central Business District

*General Walk - No registration required*

Description: This walk looks at Vancouver's early history up to the present, and how the decision in the 1960s not to build a freeway through the downtown has provided for a more pedestrian friendly city than others (Seattle, Toronto, etc.) that built freeways at that time. Buildings featured include Waterfront Station, Sinclair Centre, the Marine Building, Bentall Centre, Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Place, Hotel Vancouver, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Walk Leader: A BC registered architect for over a dozen years, Sean has being leading Jane's Walks for over a decade.

Starting place: Inside Waterfront station by the Starbucks

How to recognize your walk leader(s): Sean will be wearing an Akubra style hat

Accessibility Info: Stairs, non-accessible curb cuts, or other barriers, busy sidewalks, loud noises, family-friendly

Travel Tips: Transit recommended, several options available to get to Waterfront (Expo Line, Canada Line, Seabus)

Walk will end at Vancouver Art Gallery

Photo by: Kevin T

This event is taking place as part of the Jane’s Walk Vancouver Festival (May 2-5 2024). Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs. Check out other Jane’s Walks happening this year in Vancouver here.

We respectfully acknowledge that Jane's Walk takes place on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Host or Publisher Jane's Walk Vancouver (May 2-5, 2024)