The complete set of campaign proposals. Each card shows what stage it is at, and where a number is an estimate or a source is still needed, we say so.
Treat people in crisis as residents, not nuisances — connect them to services first and enforce only as a last resort.
Guarantee basic toilet, shower, and laundry access across the Downtown Eastside at a fraction of current per-unit costs.
Same-day tickets, same-day detox: anyone who wants to stop using should get a bed today, not a waitlist.
Paid, supported work in recovery — cleaning, sanitation, and peer outreach — plus Recovery Works, a voluntary City–demolition industry partnership that turns recoverable materials into transitional jobs. See the full Recovery Works plan below.
Fix Vancouver's infrastructure inequality — the same hazards that would be repaired immediately in a wealthy neighbourhood must be repaired immediately in the Downtown Eastside.
Vancouver will stop measuring success by how many people are managed in crisis and start measuring it by how many people recover, work, and rebuild their lives — with audited numbers, a public dashboard, and a first-term target of 1,000 verified full-pathway completions.
A 24/7 low-barrier hub near Hastings and Chinatown providing meals, washrooms, safe indoor space, harm-reduction referrals, detox referrals, housing navigation, phones and charging, and hot tea and coffee — open to anyone in immediate need.
A practical intake and support stream for unhoused adults who are ready and willing to work — same-day work intake, ID replacement help, showers, laundry, storage lockers, and referral to paid work crews.
City-backed paid work crews connected to Chinatown and Hastings cleanup — litter pickup, alley cleaning, graffiti support, sidewalk washing, needle reporting, event setup, and park stewardship at real wages.
A public audit in the first 60 days of a Scott Gilbert administration: who is actually using Vancouver's food lines, shelters, and meal programs — and which groups are falling through service gaps.
Monthly published results for the Hastings–Chinatown hub: meals served, elder contacts, grocery deliveries, work placements, detox referrals, housing referrals, cleanup hours, and crime-adjacent indicators near the hub.
A voluntary partnership with the demolition industry: recoverable metals go into City-provided Recovery Works bins instead of the landfill, and into paid transitional jobs instead of nowhere.
A transparent public camera network on East Hastings and other hotspots — modelled on the cameras Scott installed himself.
Street-level emergency call buttons so people without a phone can reach help immediately.
Targeted recruitment, retention, and promotion programs to bring more women into the Vancouver Fire Department and VPD — published numbers, real accountability.
Reduce spillover pressure on Pender, Keefer, Gore, Main, Carrall, and Hastings through the hub's stabilization work — combined with seniors safewalks, improved lighting, regular cleaning, and storefront protection.
A full, public review of city spending to cut waste and redirect money to the services residents actually use.
End vanity spending and consultant churn; measure council by outcomes delivered, not announcements made.
Reduce rush-hour gridlock by spreading work, service, and delivery times across the day and modernizing traffic signals — no new infrastructure, just smarter use of what we already have.
A 24/7 AI-assisted City Hall front desk that answers plain-language questions, triages 311 requests, guides permits, and gives every resident a tracking number — with a human accountable for every consequential decision.
An opt-in civic digital ID so residents without traditional documents — including many in the DTES — can access services and take part.
Reduce rush-hour gridlock by spreading work, service, and delivery times across the day and modernizing traffic signals — no new infrastructure, just smarter use of what we already have.
Paid, supported work in recovery — cleaning, sanitation, and peer outreach — plus Recovery Works, a voluntary City–demolition industry partnership that turns recoverable materials into transitional jobs. See the full Recovery Works plan below.
A voluntary partnership with the demolition industry: recoverable metals go into City-provided Recovery Works bins instead of the landfill, and into paid transitional jobs instead of nowhere.
The City cannot force a company to hand over scrap, so participation is earned through real, voluntary incentives for demolition contractors who partner with Recovery Works.
Quarterly, public reporting so residents — not press releases — judge whether Recovery Works is delivering real jobs, real recovered material, and real value for the City.