Although not the most pressing social or infrastructure issue in the city, I admit; whatever happened to the discussion of future use of alleyways? I say this because I notce that Paris has almost no alleyways used only for dumpsters and utility vehicles. The alleyways here - albeit designed in a different epoch and with a different schematology - are often charming, vine-covered passageways, with restaurants and cafés.
The infrastructure of Vancouver rather prevents this, simply due to size, shape, and function, but there surely ARE alleyways in the central city that could be converted into retail passageways and such, all of which is not only nice for the city, but good for tourist revenue.$$