Sea2City: Envisioning a resilient future for False Creek

Happy Cities is excited to be part of one of the two design teams selected to participate in the City of Vancouver’s Sea2City Design Challenge.

Boardwalk along a city waterfront with people walking and sitting, with a backdrop of modern high-rise buildings under a cloudy sky

Vancouver’s False Creek Sea Wall. Photo: Kyle Ryan / Unsplash

Waterfront areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, storm surges, and flooding. To respond to these challenges, and to imagine a more resilient future for the False Creek area, the City of Vancouver launched an international design challenge.

Happy Cities was excited to participate as a member of one of two design teams selected to participate in Vancouver’s Sea2City Design Challenge. The challenge sought to address four primary goals:

  • Explore coastal adaptation approaches that respond to the social equity, economic, and ecological challenges posed by sea level rise and coastal flooding

  • Investigate coastal adaptation approaches for sea level rise beyond one metre

  • Expand Vancouver’s toolbox of coastal flood management approaches

  • Increase public awareness of climate change and sea level rise

To view the final project outcomes, please visit the City of Vancouver’s project website:

Public seating area beside water steps at an urban seaside with people enjoying sunny weather in a modern neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Lobo / Flickr

Scenic view of kayakers and boats on a river with the city skyline and a geodesic dome in the background

Photo: Reva G / Flickr

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