Vancouver Road Network Map
Vancouver is internationally recognized for its rejection of downtown freeways, relying instead on high-density pedestrian grids, bicycle greenways, and scenic waterfront perimeters.
Road Typology & Facts
Local / Native Name
Vancouver
Urban Grid Pattern
Dense Peninsula Grid & Protected Greenways
Estimated Road Ways
11,000+
Geographic Bounding Box
49.20, -123.22 to 49.32, -123.02
Primary Arterial Corridors
Robson Street, Granville Street, Georgia Street, Burrard Street, Marine Drive
Data Source
OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Developer & Export API
Extract vector SVG geometries directly into your web applications or pen plotters:
// Programmatically extract Vancouver roads:
const res = await window.cityRoads.loadCity('Vancouver', {
minLength: 2, // Filter micro segments
includeLabels: true // Minimalist typography
});
console.log(res.svg); // Clean XML <path> markup
Supports iframe postMessage bridge for automated pipelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does City Roads render Vancouver roads?
City Roads pulls raw street geometries from OpenStreetMap using the Overpass API or pre-indexed protobuf graphs, rendering them in real time on a high-performance WebGL canvas.
Can I export high-resolution posters of Vancouver?
Yes! The interactive viewer allows selecting custom background paper hues, ink colors, and exporting vector SVG (infinitely scalable) or print-quality PNG raster snapshots.
Is commercial use permitted?
Map geometries are licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) by OpenStreetMap contributors. You are free to print, plot, and share visualizations with appropriate OSM credit.