District of West Vancouver council is set to consider endorsing a comprehensive parking study for the Ambleside and Dundarave commercial areas when it meets on Monday, June 22.
According to the report, staff will be recommending a two-phased stakeholder engagement approach, beginning with a public comment period on the study’s terms of reference running from June 23 to July 31, 2026.
The study will update and expand on a 2019 Ambleside off-street parking assessment, broadening the scope to include the Dundarave commercial area and parks adjacent to both villages. A consultant with expertise in transportation planning and parking management will be hired through a request for proposal process to lead the work, funded from pay parking revenue.
Council directed staff in May to update the 2019 study following the introduction of pay parking at Ambleside Park in September 2025. Since then, the District has been collecting on-street parking data at multiple intervals — before and after pay parking launched — using drone-based aerial imagery analyzed by a specialized contractor, Parkalytics.
According to the report, the most recent comprehensive parking study of the Ambleside area did not include the Dundarave village, adjacent parks, weekend data collection, or a stakeholder engagement component — gaps the updated study is intended to address.
A second engagement phase, planned for late 2026, will invite stakeholders to weigh in on parking program options and recommendations ahead of a staff report back to council in fall 2026.
