City of Vancouver, Washington

How can Vancouver make its buildings more sustainable? 🌎 🏗️ 🏙️ Join us online or in person to learn about and share your input on Vancouver’s new Green Building Policy at a public workshop this week: 📅 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 📍City Hall, 415 West 6th Street, Vancouver Everyone is welcome. RSVP at https://lnkd.in/gRh3ez-8

Reminder: Help shape the future of parking and transportation options in downtown Vancouver. Please take a short survey to tell us how you access parking and make your way to and around downtown by June 5. English: https://lnkd.in/g_9vrZus Español: https://lnkd.in/gvEBuJ_h Chuukese: https://lnkd.in/g5rH3vTG    Pусский: https://lnkd.in/g6i_-Qvc

The City of Vancouver is developing its first-ever Green Building Policy. This policy aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and ensure that new buildings are equipped to protect occupants from climate hazards like wildfire smoke and extreme heat, which pose serious threats to the health of our residents. Learn more about this undertaking, sign up for the project email list, and find ways to share your thoughts at the project website.

Update on Vancouver’s Homelessness Emergency  On May 20, we shared our sixth Situation Report with City Council outlining new strategies and outcomes related to the City’s efforts to end the homelessness crisis in Vancouver.   ⁠ In April: ⁠ 🏠️ Eight people transitioned to housing from a Safe Stay/Safe Park community ⁠ 🚑️ 264 rescue/EMS calls responded to by Vancouver Fire 🧹30 tons of solid waste was cleaned up from public property by the Homeless Assistance and Resources Team (HART) ❤️132 MyVancouver app service requests, concerns responded to by HART ⁠ View the full emergency report and learn more about our ongoing efforts to end Vancouver’s homelessness emergency at https://lnkd.in/gHYBmnyN

On this solemn 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲, we bow our heads in deep gratitude to the heroes who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

Vancouver's superpower? Our vibrant, diverse small business scene! More than 95% of Vancouver's businesses are small. These hardworking entrepreneurs, artisans and dreamers are the powerhouses driving the success of our local economy and adding to the unique cultural fabric that makes Vancouver a welcoming and exciting place. We know starting, sustaining and growing a small business isn't easy. Explore local funding, technical support and City resources to help at https://lnkd.in/gQx_DVDR #couvesmallbiz

Ready to roll into summer? Join us in the heart of the future Heights District on Saturday, June 8 for the grand opening of Vancouver’s first-ever bike garden. 🚲 Heights Bike Garden Grand Opening ⏰ 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8 📍 Former Tower Mall property, 5411 Mill Plain Blvd. 🙏 Designed by First Forty Feet The Heights Bike Garden will offer children a practical, fun way to learn biking skills, road safety and understand how traffic works. The bike garden activates the vacant, City-owned Tower Mall property while development work continues on the Heights District – a vibrant, mixed-use, walkable neighborhood in the heart of Vancouver. https://lnkd.in/gb-N5pj4

Established in 1941, Garside Florist Inc is a small business with deep roots in central Vancouver. 💐 Retaining and uplifting small, local businesses like Garside is central to plans for Vancouver’s new Heights District. The Heights District will support a more vibrant and livable neighborhood in the ❤️ of Vancouver — a place where a mix of services and amenities, such as stores, restaurants, parks, schools and transit stations, are within a 20-minute walk. Learn about local resources, events and funding opportunities for Vancouver, WA small businesses: https://lnkd.in/gQx_DVDR Learn more about the plan for the Heights District: https://lnkd.in/gb-N5pj4 #CouveSmallBiz #EquitableDevelopment #HeightsDistrict #VancouverWashington

Get the 411 from your Vancouver Police Department. Take two minutes to learn about what VPD's been up to, including updates on #NationalPoliceWeek, the City's Neighbors on Watch (NOW) volunteer program, Take a Child to Work Day fun and more.

Attention parks and recreation enthusiasts! The City has two openings on our volunteer Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Join the unofficial fun committee and play a leading role in advising us on the essential spaces and places that make Vancouver an exceptional place to live. Learn more and apply by June 7 at https://lnkd.in/eTA7s9aC #parksandrecreation #volunteer #vancouverwashington #boardsandcommissions