Complete Streets

Making Vancouver’s transportation system safe and comfortable – no matter how you move around! In 2016, Vancouver City Council adopted the City’s 2016-2021 Strategic Plan. Action 1.1.1 of the Strategic Plan directs the City to adopt and implement a Complete Streets program which is designed and operated to enable safe mobility for all road users.

In 2017, the City Council adopted a Complete Streets ordinance that set the following vision and intent:

a safe, accessible street system that benefits all users, ages, and abilities, regardless of how they choose to travel; a convenient and interconnected transportation network that improves accessibility to adjacent land uses and fits the dynamics and character of each neighborhood throughout the City; and leveraging local funding for complete streets projects with regional, state, and federal grant funding programs.

Projects Starting Soon

Transportation Planning and Engineering staff at the City are kicking off three corridor project plans in Fall 2025. The projects will be coordinated with pavement work scheduled in the next few years. The projects are NE 72nd Avenue between NE 78th Street and NE 40th Street, NE 86th/87th Avenue between Fourth Plain Boulevard and Mill Plain Boulevard, and SE 98th Avenue/NE 97th Avenue between SE 10th Street and NE 39th Street.

• NE 72nd Avenue between NE 78th Street and NE 40th Street,
• NE 86th/87th Avenue between Fourth Plain Boulevard and Mill Plain Boulevard, and
• SE 98th Avenue/NE 97th Avenue between SE 10th Street and NE 39th Street.

Current Projects

112th Avenue

We’re studying opportunities to make travel safer and more comfortable on 112th Avenue between SE McGillivray Boulevard and NE 51^st Street, in coordination with planned repaving in 2025 and 2026.

112th Avenue

Fourth Plain Blvd and Fort Vancouver Way

We’re improving safety, mobility and comfort for people moving on both Fourth Plain Blvd (from F Street east to Andresen Road) and Fort Vancouver Way (from Fourth Plain Blvd to Mill Plain Boulevard).

Fourth Plain Blvd and Fort Vancouver Way

SE 34th Street

We’re improving safety, mobility and comfort for people moving on SE 34th Street, between 164th Avenue and SE 192nd Avenue.

SE 34th Street

McGillivray Boulevard

We’re improving safety, mobility and comfort for people moving on SE McGillivray Boulevard, between SE Chaklov Drive and SE 164th Avenue.

McGillivray Boulevard

Upper Main Street

We’re studying how to improve safety and mobility for all people using Main Street from Fourth Plain Blvd to city limits at Hazel Dell Avenue, in coordination with planned repaving in 2025 and C-TRAN’s Highway 99 Bus Rapid Transit.

Upper Main Street

29th and 33rd Streets

We’re improving safety, mobility and comfort for all people using 29th Street (between Kauffman Avenue and Neals Lane) and 33rd Street (between Kauffman Avenue and Grand Boulevard).

29th and 33rd Streets

St. Johns – St. James

We’re improving safety, mobility and comfort for all people using St. Johns Blvd/Road and St. James Road from Fourth Plain Boulevard to NE 68^th Street.

St. Johns – St. James

Completed Projects

Tech Center Drive

In 2021, the City completed a safety improvement project on SE Tech Center Drive between SE 172nd Avenue and SE Tech Center Place/SE 167th Avenue.

The project improves safety and mobility for people using all modes of transportation, increase multimodal access to a major employment center, and fills an important gap in the City’s bike network.

McLoughlin Boulevard

In 2019, the City constructed improvements on McLoughlin Boulevard between Reserve Street and Brandt Road.

These improvements included both permanent speed cushions and flashing light intersection crossings. The City added buffered bike lanes and “sharrows” (shared lane markings).

Columbia Street

In 2021, the City implemented a safety improvement project on Columbia Street to 45th Street.

These improvements included protected and separated mobility lanes, green bike boxes, and improved crosswalks and lighting.

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