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Westwood Plateau
Westwood Plateau
Neighbourhood of Coquitlam
	Westwood Plateau, with Burke Mountain behind and Golden Ears Provincial Park in the distance
	Location of Westwood Plateau within Metro Vancouver
	Coordinates: 49°18′N 122°47′W / 49.300°N 122.783°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Lower Mainland
Regional district	Metro Vancouver
City	Coquitlam
Government
• Mayor	Richard Stewart
• MP (Fed.)	Ron McKinnon (Liberal)
• MLA (Prov.)	Joan Isaacs (BC Liberal)
Area
• Land	600 ha (1,400 acres)
Highest elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Lowest elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	19,776
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal code span	V3E−V3J
Area codes	604, 778, 236, 672

Westwood Plateau is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Coquitlam, British Columbia.

It is named for Westwood Motorsport Park which existed on the plateau before the community was built, and was closed in 1990 to make way for real estate development.^[5] Hampton Park Elementary School was built on top of the actual raceway.

History

The area currently known as Westwood Plateau was crown land purchased by Wesbild Corp. in 1989, and between then and 2005 transformed the area into a residential community of 4525 homes and in 2010 is home to about 15,000 residents.^[6]

Geography

Westwood Plateau is bounded by the city boundary with Port Moody to the west, David Avenue to the south, and Pipeline Road to the east. It lies on 1,400 acres (6 km²) on the southern portion of Eagle Mountain. Although touted as a plateau, the area is actually sloped rising from between 60 and 100 metres above sea level to almost 400 metres. Some roadways are quite steep, but mostly gently curving roads climb to the top where a golf course is located.

Urban planning

The area features extensive greenbelts that protect existing creeks. Almost half the area, or 285 hectares (700 acres) was retained as green space in this way, including a 400 metre high promontory at the centre of Ridge Park. 2349 detached single family style homes make up the majority of the buildings in the area. Lot sizes per home vary between 0.10 and 0.30 acres (400 and 1,210 m²), with most being in the 0.10-to-0.15-acre (400 to 610 m²) range. Townhomes, duplexes, and condominium style homes contribute another 2174 units. Due to the extensive preservation of natural areas, the effective population density is less than 12 people per acre making it a low density suburb. However, the built-up area itself, at 22 people per acre, would classify it as a compact neighbourhood.

Demographics

Population history
Year	Pop.	±%
2011	19,733	—
2016	19,776	+0.2%
Source: Statistics Canada^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Ethnic groups in Westwood Plateau (2016)^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Ethnic group	Population	%
East Asian	8,530	43.1%
European	6,620	33.5%
Middle Eastern	2,190	11.1%
South Asian	795	4%
Southeast Asian	650	3.3%
Aboriginal	265	1.3%
Latin American	240	1.2%
Black	55	0.3%
Other	440	2.2%
Total population	19,776	100%

Infrastructure

Transportation

Private automobile provides the fastest means of transport as Coquitlam and surrounding areas are amply provided with roads and free parking. The area is served by public transit buses at a minimum frequency of every thirty minutes most of the day. Service increases to every fifteen minutes during peak hours and reduces to once per hour late at night. Travel times on bus to Downtown Port Moody or Coquitlam Town Centre are 15–20 minutes. The West Coast Express commuter rail service to Downtown Vancouver leaves from Coquitlam and Port Moody during weekday peak, and frequent rapid transit on Vancouver's SkyTrain network can be accessed from Lafarge Lake–Douglas station, Lincoln station, and Coquitlam Central station.

Schools

Elementary schools
- Bramblewood Elementary
- Panorama Heights Elementary
- Pinetree Elementary
- Hampton Park Elementary
Middle schools
- Summit Middle School

Retail

Westwood Plateau Village

Recreation & Leisure

Westwood Plateau has approximately 23 km (14 mi) of hiking trails. There are many parks in the area such as Bramble Park, Ridge Park, Panorama Park, North Hoy Creek Park, and Hampton Park. There are also two golf courses, Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club and Westwood Plateau Executive 12-Hole Course.