In January 2019, hua foundation published “Vancouver Chinatown Social Cohesion Report. The report addresses social cohesion in the neighbourhood’s food retail landscape and demonstrates a growing divide within what has historically been a tight-knit community. It makes several recommendations to address this concern, including advocating for the development of a city-wide equity framework to better understand the needs of its existing and growing diverse populations and to guide the application of existing policies and strategies.
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Poverty and economic inequality
REFINEMENT AND REFRESH OF EXISTING POLICIES
Chinatown Economic Revitalization Plan and Chinatown Neighbourhood Plan
Recommendation 22: From our findings, there is also a desire from business operators for further “clean-up of public spaces with local business”. Current actions are not satisfactory based on our interview findings. This ongoing challenge can be attributed to larger systemic issues. We stress that ‘clean-up’ does not mean increasing police presence in the neighbourhood.-
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Systemic neighbourhood environmental issues
Recommendation 24: To address safety concerns expressed by interviewees, there are several larger structural solutions such as increasing the number of safe and affordable housing units, access to health-focused treatment, and equitable employment opportunities. One short-term measure could be to install lighting on streets and in alleyways to help people feel safe during evenings and at night.-
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Systemic neighbourhood environmental issues
Recommendation 25: In the interim, reducing criminalization and stigmatization of community members would alleviate further social divides. Instead, we recommend an approach that allows them to thrive that takes an inclusive approach to housing, employment, social security, and access (services, food, other), which would require cooperative action by all levels of government and stakeholders.-
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REFINEMENT AND REFRESH OF EXISTING POLICIES
Systemic neighbourhood environmental issues
Recommendation 26: Ultimately, a systems change approach would need to be applied to adequately address the root causes of these issues. As noted in the Resilient Vancouver Phase One Engagement report (2018), many of these issues are interrelated and solutions need to involve multiple city departments, all levels of government, and other stakeholders.-
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