Roads & Sidewalks

The Boulevard Bylaw allows residents to plant on boulevards, but it also makes boulevard care the responsibility of the adjacent property owner, even if it was already there when you moved in.

A boulevard is public property. If the responsible resident does not maintain boulevard vegetation, the District will, because it is ultimately responsible for public safety, public access and the municipal services affected by overgrown boulevards.

Learn about your rights and responsibilities for boulevards

West Vancouver transportation system includes:

• 269 km of paved roadway
• 15 bridges
• more than 30,000 square metres of sidewalks
• more than 300,000 metres of curbs
• nearly 10,000 street signs and street lights
• more than a dozen traffic signals, roundabouts and traffic circles

View the Transportation Infrastructure Management Plan

Vehicles should not be left idling for more than five minutes in a 60 minute period, except vehicles undergoing repairs at a service garage, emergency vehicles, or if operation of the vehicle is necessary to power equipment.

View Good Neighbour Bylaw

Longboarding is not permitted in West Vancouver. Despite some residents’ interest in longboarding and the popularity of West Vancouver’s geography for this activity, it is illegal here.

Traffic calming measures, such as roundabouts and traffic circles, landscaped centre medians, on-street parking and no-vehicle-access areas, help make West Vancouver safer.