How green is your neighbourhood?

Postmedia analysed satellite imagery of Metro Vancouver from 2000 and 2022 to estimate how urban green space has changed over the past two decades. Urban vegetation fell in all but three cities: Delta, Vancouver and White Rock. Scroll for more...

Vegetation fell most in areas that have experienced significant population grown and development since 2000: UBC...

... as well as Pitt Meadows, Surrey and Langley Township.

The analysis focused on parts of Metro Vancouver with a population density of at least 400 people per square kilometre, indicated on the map by the orange borders in order to get a better sense of the level of greenery people experience without having to travel to a large park or rural setting.