January 2018

HUB_Tri-Cities_Meeting_Minutes

In attendance

Andrew Hartline, Simon, Leon, Jeff, Jack, Jason, Fiona, Sean

Agenda items

Letter to Port Moody transportation planners regarding their presentation at our November meeting, and letter to Coquitlam regarding their presentation at our December meeting

- Port Moody:

Clarke is the flat section that's actually used by people getting into and out of town. Let's contrast this with Clarke hill, which is what the city wants to work on.

- *Action item* Jack to give the Coquitlam letter a rewrite

Objectives Guildford first, United Blvd below. Include support for extension of Coq skytrain station access to Riverview lands. Provide support, provide feedback. Cc the letter to provincial Ministry Include Leon as representative of Trails BC Wayfinding after the Port Mann bridge.

- *Action item* Andrew to loop Fiona into the letters

- Andrew to take responsibility for second draft of Port Moody letter.

- * Action item * Andrew to send around Leon's map for Coquitlam, solicit comments

Committee to finish editing by a week today (Tuesday the 8th)

Andrew and Jack to visit Pottinger Bird Community Relations (Andres site developers) on January 3rd: let's think about what to discuss there.

Bike connection to SkyTrain!!

Visits/ meetings to arrange in the new year:

PoCo: can we get a PoCo guest for our Feb/ March 6th meeting? Action item: Jack to email Meredith regarding alternatives to our previous speakers

Mike Farnsworth

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General MLA, Port Coquitlam

Laura Jane, acting ED of HUB, wants us to arrange a meeting regarding a coalition (including HUB)'s proposed modernizations for the BC Motor Vehicle Act: www.bikehub.ca/mva

Road Safety Law Reform Group (David Hay) 26 changes proposed

• Action item * Andrew to connect Geoff with Laura Jane

Might also be able to bring United Blvd to his attention

Action items

- Committee resolved to meet at Argue Street pulloff area to work Saturday January 6th at 9 AM. - Simon to contact Beedie developer regarding areas south of United Blvd - Jack to send Andrew Hartline a copy of our recent letter of support for Coquitlam Sharpe lane

- Jason suggested an assessment ride to look at new PoCo infrastructure at Pitt River Rd/ McLean Ave intersection eastbound. TODO look at in February.