The city’s fifteen new food trucks will offer everything from Belgian waffles to Filipino fusion to French crepes and pastries on Vancouver’s streets this summer. The new vendors will begin operations this month and once fully-operational, will be among the 114 stationary food trucks on Vancouver’s streets.

“Vancouver’s street food program continues to grow, showcasing some of the best culinary talent in our city,” said Mayor Robertson. “Our street food vendors are gaining international accolades, and this year’s additions are enlivening our streets with even more diverse flavours.”

This year, vendors were also invited to apply to set up in one specific location, along with other vendors. This food truck group or ‘pod’ concept benefits both the public and vendors by offering more choices in one location. Seven of the new vendors will be located along Hamilton Street outside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

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This week the City of Vancouver approved its first-ever digital strategy, continuing City Hall’s work to support the local digital economy and improve service delivery for citizens. Here’s some of the reaction from the press and on social media: 

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The Mayor and City Council will vote next week on the first-ever digital strategy for the City of Vancouver, continuing City Hall’s work to support the local digital economy and improve service delivery for citizens.

The strategy focuses on improving the way the City provides services online for citizens and small businesses, supporting our dynamic local digital media industry, and putting Vancouver at the forefront of support for digital innovation.

“Making Vancouver a leader in digital innovation has been a key priority of my work as Mayor,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson. “The City’s first-ever digital strategy represents another significant step forward in our efforts to improve how City Hall does business and engages with citizens, how we support leading-edge job creation in our local technology and creative sectors, and how we foster digital innovation to make life better for all Vancouver residents.”

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The City of Vancouver is very excited to be named host city for the final soccer game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 and eight other games leading up to the final.

The news was announced this morning at simultaneous press events in Switzerland, Edmonton and here in Vancouver.

“The FIFA Women’s World Cup final is the pinnacle of women’s international soccer and the single largest women’s sporting event in the world,” Mayor Gregor Robertson said. “Millions of fans around the world will be focused on Vancouver for the final match and we look forward to welcoming international fans to the city and hosting a truly memorable celebration.

“We will be cheering for Team Canada from the opening match and hope the team will be part of an exciting final. The team’s exceptional play and bronze medal finish at the London Olympics was a huge inspiration for Canadians and especially young players.”

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A study released by Translink provides new information supporting a subway as the rapid transit solution for the UBC-Broadway Corridor, with data showing that a subway provides the most travel time savings, greenhouse gas reductions, and would attract the most riders out of any transit option.

“Translink’s new report lays out a number of compelling reasons why a subway to UBC is the best solution for the Broadway Corridor,” said Mayor Robertson. “This data strengthens the case for why building a subway would benefit not just Vancouver, but cities throughout Metro Vancouver.”

The Translink report “UBC Line Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis” began in 2009 and evaluates several rapid transit options for Broadway, including rapid bus service and light rail. It found that a subway:

• would slash travel time from Commercial to UBC in half, to 19 minutes
• would attract five times the number of new transit trips than an LRT system
• provides over 40% more greenhouse gas reductions capabilities than LRT

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Yesterday Mayor Robertson and UBC’s Stephen Toope released a new report from KPMG demonstrating the urgent economic need for a new subway line on the busy UBC-Broadway corridor. Here’s a summary of reaction from the press and social media:

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