Official Community Plan & Transportation Plan Update

Help shape how Vernon grows and moves over the next 20 years!

Help Vernon grow to be an even better place to live by sharing your ideas on housing, transportation, parks and trails, culture and community.

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OCP and Transportation Plan are now available

The draft Official Community Plan (OCP) and draft Transportation Plan (TP) are now available for public review.

This is your opportunity to review the drafts and share your feedback. As you explore the plans, consider how they align with your vision for Vernon’s future. Community input will help shape the final versions, which will be presented to Council this fall. Feedback is open until July 21, 2025.

Have questions? Contact Planning & Community Services by email at [email protected] or call 250-550-3570.

How to get involved:

Recently Added Documents:

What is an Official Community Plan?
In British Columbia, an OCP is a long-range plan that sets out policies for how a community will accommodate population growth. By 2045, an additional 20,000 people are expected to move to our community. Our new OCP will reflect our community vision for how our neighbourhoods and transportation networks can be enriched and improved to best support our growing population. This Plan will cover the following topics:

  • Housing and neighbourhood development
  • Transportation and infrastructure
  • Recreation, parks and trails
  • Climate and environmental stewardship
  • Economic development


What is a Transportation Plan?
The Transportation Plan guides how our community’s transportation system, such as roads, public transit, and bike and walking paths, will grow and develop in line with the OCP. The Transportation Plan will outline how we move and connect to all the places we go safely and efficiently, while making life better for everyone in our community.


Help shape how Vernon grows and moves over the next 20 years!

Help Vernon grow to be an even better place to live by sharing your ideas on housing, transportation, parks and trails, culture and community.

  • Check out the sidebar for more information on the project
  • Enter your email for updates and new engagement opportunities

OCP and Transportation Plan are now available

The draft Official Community Plan (OCP) and draft Transportation Plan (TP) are now available for public review.

This is your opportunity to review the drafts and share your feedback. As you explore the plans, consider how they align with your vision for Vernon’s future. Community input will help shape the final versions, which will be presented to Council this fall. Feedback is open until July 21, 2025.

Have questions? Contact Planning & Community Services by email at [email protected] or call 250-550-3570.

How to get involved:

Recently Added Documents:

What is an Official Community Plan?
In British Columbia, an OCP is a long-range plan that sets out policies for how a community will accommodate population growth. By 2045, an additional 20,000 people are expected to move to our community. Our new OCP will reflect our community vision for how our neighbourhoods and transportation networks can be enriched and improved to best support our growing population. This Plan will cover the following topics:

  • Housing and neighbourhood development
  • Transportation and infrastructure
  • Recreation, parks and trails
  • Climate and environmental stewardship
  • Economic development


What is a Transportation Plan?
The Transportation Plan guides how our community’s transportation system, such as roads, public transit, and bike and walking paths, will grow and develop in line with the OCP. The Transportation Plan will outline how we move and connect to all the places we go safely and efficiently, while making life better for everyone in our community.


  • Draft Official Community Plan Review

    City of Vernon staff are pleased to present you with the draft Official Community Plan (OCP). Drawing from extensive community engagement completed over the past year, and informed by technical studies and best practices, this document will guide the city's growth over the next 20 years. 

    The OCP reflects the community’s vision, values, and ideas for shaping neighbourhoods, centres, and transportation networks through thoughtful land use planning and supportive policies. It is intended to be an inclusive, approachable, and easy-to-use document that can facilitate balanced growth in the community.    

    This engagement phase provides an opportunity to review the draft OCP and offer your feedback. As you go through the document, please consider how it aligns with your vision for the community. Community input will be considered to inform the final draft which will be presented to Council in the fall.  

    View the draft OCP.

    Questions? 

    Should you have any questions about this survey, please contact Planning & Community Services by email at [email protected] or by phone at 250-550-3570. 

    This opportunity for feedback will be open until end of day on July 21, 2025. 

    Thank you very much for your participation! 

    Take Survey

  • Draft Transportation Plan Review

    City of Vernon staff are pleased to present you with the draft Transportation Plan (TP).  Drawing from extensive community engagement completed over the past year, and informed by technical studies and best practices, this document will guide the city's growth over the next 20 years. 

    The TP reflects the community’s vision, values, and ideas for how to create safe, connected and inclusive transportation networks through thoughtful planning and supportive policies. It is intended to be an inclusive, approachable, and easy-to-use document that can facilitate balanced growth in the community.    

    This engagement phase provides an opportunity to review the draft TP and offer your feedback. As you go through the document, please consider how it aligns with your vision for the community. Community input will be considered to inform the final draft which will be presented to Council in the fall.  

    View the draft Transportation Plan

    Questions? 

    Should you have any questions about this survey, please contact Planning & Community Services by email at [email protected] or by phone at 250-550-3570. 

    This opportunity for feedback will be open until end of day on July 23, 2025. 

    Thank you very much for your participation! 

    Take Survey
  • This survey has concluded. Thank you for participating in the survey. For survey results, information on the project and to stay informed on future events, please sign up to the mailing list.

    Phase 3 Community Survey

    About the survey

    The City is updating its Official Community Plan (OCP) and Transportation Plan (TP), and we would like to hear from you again!   Phase one and two of engagement have been completed - thank you to everyone who participated. You can find a summary of what was learned from the engagement process in phase one here and in phase two here.  

    During this third phase of engagement, you will be looking more closely at how Vernon’s two urban centres – Downtown and Village Green – and its three Village Centres – Alexis Park, Okanagan Landing and Jubilee Hill – could look in the future. The survey is an opportunity for the community to provide feedback on the draft vision for these five areas. There will also be opportunity to review the Transportation Plan projects that are proposed and provide feedback on those.

    The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete.

    At the end of the survey, you will have the opportunity to be entered into the draw for a $150 DVA (Downtown Vernon Association) Dollars Gift Card. For a list of the businesses that accept DVA Dollars, please visit https://www.downtownvernon.com/downtown-dollars/

    While all background information needed to participate fully in the survey is included throughout the survey, we encourage you to have a look at additional maps and information here and scroll to Phase 3 Survey - Additional Resources.

     

    Confidentiality 

    Your survey results will be kept confidential. Results of the survey will be reported without identifying any individual participants. At the end of the survey, there are a few questions about you. These questions help us to understand who has completed the survey so it can be assessed if engagement has reached as many diverse people in the community as possible.

    Personal information is being collected under the authority of Section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) for the sole purpose of administering this public engagement. This information will be used only for engagement-related analysis and reporting. If you have any questions about the collection or use of your personal information, please contact Communications and Engagement Department, City of Vernon, at 250-550-3500 or [email protected]. 

     

    Questions?

    Should you have any questions about this survey, please contact Planning & Community Services by email at [email protected] or by phone at 250-550-3570.

    This survey is now closed. The survey was open until end of day June 30, 2025.


    Thank you very much for your participation!

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded. Thank you for participating in the survey. For survey results, information on the project and to stay informed on future events, please sign up to the mailing list.

    Phase 2 Community Survey

    About the survey

    The City is updating its Official Community Plan (OCP) and Transportation Plan (TP), and we’d like to hear from you again!   Phase one of engagement is completed - thank you to everyone who participated. You can find a summary of what we heard from you here.  During this second phase of engagement, we will be looking more closely at how Vernon will grow over the next 20 years. In this survey, we are looking for information on what you think is important to consider as Vernon grows when it comes to how you get around, where you’d like to see more growth and what that might look like to you. 

    Confidentiality 

    Your survey results will be kept confidential. Results of the survey will be reported without identifying any individual participants. At the end of the survey, we have a few questions about you. These questions help us to understand who we have heard from in our community so we can assess if our engagement has reached as many diverse people in our community as possible.

    Questions?

    Should you have any questions about this survey, please contact Planning & Community Services by email at [email protected] or by phone at 250-550-3570.

    The survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded. Thank you for your participation. For survey results, information on the project and to stay informed on future events, please sign up to the mailing list.

    Phase 1 Community Survey

    About the survey

    We are updating our Official Community Plan and Transportation Plan and we’d like to hear from you! Together, these plans are the blueprint for our community's growth and development, shaping our neighborhoods and transportation networks for the next 20 years. In this first phase of engagement, we’d like to know what you value most about living in Vernon, and your ideas on the following topics:

    • Housing and neighbourhoods
    • Transportation and infrastructure
    • Recreation, parks and trails
    • Climate and environmental stewardship
    • Economic development



    Confidentiality 

    Your survey results will be kept confidential. Results of the survey will be reported without identifying any individual participants. At the end of the survey, we have a few questions about you. These questions help us to understand who we have heard from in our community so we can ensure that our engagement reaches as many diverse people in our community as possible.

    Questions?

    Should you have any questions about this survey, please contact Planning & Community Services by email at [email protected] or by phone at 250-550-3634.

    The survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Page last updated: 10 Jul 2025, 11:04 AM