# Little Italy Maps 57 Transit Stops Alongside Four Schools and Five Parks

Little Italy features 57 mapped transit stops alongside four elementary schools. The neighbourhood also includes five parks and five grocery stores.

Published 2026-10-11. Evidence snapshot 2026-10-12.

## Key facts and reporting periods

- Sales Volume: 2 count. Property type: Condominium. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://www.vancouvernewcondos.com/presales/)
- Sales Volume: 48 count. Property type: All. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://storeys.com/properties/sold/)
- Price Growth: 82 percent. Property type: All. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-11. [Source](https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/jonathan-rogers-park)
- Benchmark Price: 1075900 cad. Property type: All. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2026/10/vancouver-area-home-sales-down-8-4-in-september-as-prices-fall-board/)
- Sales Volume: 1717 homes. Property type: All. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2026/10/vancouver-area-home-sales-down-8-4-in-september-as-prices-fall-board/)
- Sales Volume: 1720 count. Property type: All. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://betterdwelling.com/vancouver-home-prices-hit-a-5-year-low-as-buyers-pull-back/)
- New Listings: 5852 count. Property type: All. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2026/10/vancouver-area-home-sales-down-8-4-in-september-as-prices-fall-board/)
- New Listings: 5850 count. Property type: All. Scope: Vancouver, BC. Reporting date: 2026-10-10. [Source](https://betterdwelling.com/vancouver-home-prices-hit-a-5-year-low-as-buyers-pull-back/)

## Market summary

Little Italy features 57 mapped transit stops alongside four elementary schools. The neighbourhood also includes five parks and five grocery stores.

## Central finding

Little Italy's amenity profile is dominated by 57 transit stop points, with 4 schools and 5 parks completing the mapped set. Sources:
[Queen Victoria Annex](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/293264606)

## Transit Infrastructure Density

The mapped amenity set for Little Italy identifies 57 transit stop points as the most numerous category. These stops include locations along Commercial Drive, Clark Drive, and East Broadway, indicating a dense network of bus and rapid transit access points within the neighbourhood boundary. This concentration suggests significant public transportation infrastructure is physically present in the area.

The presence of multiple station bays, such as those at Commercial-Broadway and VCC-Clark, further supports the high count of transit-related points. While these mapped locations confirm physical infrastructure, they do not provide data on service frequency, ridership volumes, or the specific routes served by each stop. The density of these points remains a static observation without operational context. Sources:
[Queen Victoria Annex](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/293264606)

## Schools and Parks

Four schools are mapped within Little Italy, including Queen Victoria Annex, Grandview Ḵuuqinak’uuḥ Elementary, Queen Alexandra Elementary School, and Laura Secord Elementary School. One childcare facility, Mount pleasant child care society, is also identified in the dataset. These educational institutions form a small but distinct portion of the neighbourhood's total amenity profile, which comprises 76 points overall.

Five parks are listed in the amenity data: Alice Townley Park, McSpadden Park, Mosaic Creek Park, W.C. Shelley Park, and China Creek Park North. Additionally, five grocery stores, including Triple A Market and Safeway, are mapped in the area. The combination of green spaces and retail services provides basic daily necessities, though the data does not specify the size, quality, or accessibility of these facilities relative to residential blocks. Sources:
[Queen Victoria Annex](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/293264606)

## The strongest counter-case

The amenity data consists of static point locations that do not establish service frequency, catchment boundaries, or actual usage patterns within Little Italy. Sources:
[Queen Victoria Annex](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/293264606)

## City market context

From the Vancouver market article, 21 September 2026:

Vancouver recorded a sales-to-new listings ratio of 46% in August 2026, indicating that demand is absorbing new inventory at a steady pace. This metric aligns with 8.5 months of supply, confirming a balanced market where neither buyers nor sellers hold a dominant advantage. The city-level sales-to-new listings ratio of 46% for August 2026 establishes a baseline of market balance, supported by the concurrent 12.3% sales-to-active listings ratio and 8.5 months of supply. These compatible metrics demonstrate that Vancouver's residential market is currently characterized by stable liquidity rather than acute scarcity or oversupply, which influences negotiation dynamics and pricing stability for all property types within the city.

## Sources

- [Queen Victoria Annex](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/293264606): date unavailable. Scope: neighbourhood.

Prepared by Aurynge with AI-assisted research and writing. See /methodology for the evidence and publication policy.
