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Recommendation 8:
Work with stakeholders (e.g. BIA) on setting measurable goals towards the actions of the Vancouver Chinatown Economic Revitalization Plan after incorporating elements of intangible heritage and asset-based community development framework.
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Recommendation 15:
UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) calls for the“[adoption of] a general policy aimed at promoting the function of the intangible cultural heritage in society, and at integrating the safeguarding of such heritage into planning programmes.”
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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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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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Recommendation 17:
Support the maintenance and growth of Chinatown’s social infrastructure as something critical to residents, businesses, and other groups; and
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Recommendation 11:
Streamline/improve processes for permitting & inspection (including language accessibility).
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Recommendation 6:
Improve multilevel accessibility in both traditional and non-traditional businesses, based on the definitions of accessibility provided in Appendix A. One example of language accessibility issues can be found in Appendix B: Other themes – Signage Accessibility.
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Recommendation 16:
Meaningfully shift the orientation of policy from “Place-making” to “Place keeping;”
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Recommendation 14:
Establish special economic zones for Chinatown and the DTES to recognize the unique cultural and social assets of these neighbourhoods. Provide appropriate support services to traditional businesses. Incentivize cooperation with culturally specific infrastructure. Legitimize aspects of informal and survival economies.
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Recommendation 23:
Include a Community Economic Development strategy that is based entirely from a culturally and community specific lens. This recommendation includes legitimizing and uplifting the survival economy, informal economy, and other systems that have been pushed to the margins, with measures to increase opportunities for more equitable and inclusive employment.
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