TOURISM

@ a glance

- Support universal downtown transportation accessible to tourists on a range of budgets.

- Preserve the inner harbour as a working hub of civic spaces, events and services, while ensuring residential-friendly management of sea-plane and boating traffic.

- Support the continued use of the Coho as a direct link to downtown Victoria.

- Offer quick and easy, up-to-the-minute tourist tips and information by way of automatic mobile text and email services and AM, FM or 'bluetooth broadcasts'.

- Provide improved designation and information on historically/culturally significant spaces and heritage buildings in the downtown core.

- Work to make part-time residences compatible with the local housing situation by way of time-share arrangements and new tax policies.

- Consider the creation of collaborative, free, inner-city shuttles with support from commercial vendors with dedicated stops.

- Create more, affordable 'park'n'ride' stops for access to public transportation, trails and parks.

- Improve downtown transportation and encourage designation of open public spaces as an alternatives to restricting the use of high-traffic commercial space downtown.

- Support the construction of new family-friendly, tourism and education destinations such as the children's museum (not replacing public greenspace).

- Work with neighbouring districts to collectively promote amenities and cross-municipal travel.

- Support green tourism with incentives for eco-aware local outfits, recreation services and alternative transportation.

- Build on 'garden city' image and recognize the value of green spaces, developments, projects and incentives in the tourism industry.

- Improve level of activity and utilization of existing public spaces such as Market Square through organized entertainment and support of independent busking and performance.

- Encourage more grass-roots and independently-driven downtown art projects and events.

- Support and celebrate long-living tourist attractions as part of our local heritage.