January 2020

Minutes for January 2020

In attendance

Leon, Scott K., Simon, Jack, Andrew, Kathryn B-E, Vince, Fiona

Agenda items

Committee needs to make nominations for Bike Awards in categories: Infrastructure and Advocacy

Infrastructure award: Jack wants us to nominate Coquitlam for Riverview lands Scott mentioned Murray Street extension in PoMo from Inlet to Rocky Point Andrew: Gatensbury in PoMo

Coquitlam/ United Boulevard follow up

Recap of 2019 Coquitlam meeting

Port Moody construction update

Port Moody working on connecting Murray Street trail to overpass and breweries, in front of Rocky Point Park

Colleen’s media outreach re. Sheep Paddock Trail

Colleen has been working on getting a story in Tri-Cities News about Sheep Paddock Trail with Mario Bartel.

Active Transportation Grants Program (formerly Bike BC)

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019TRAN0235-002453 -- deadline coming Feb 20th 2020

Action Item: Andrew to send it on to Mark Halpin in Port Moody.

Dragana's BTWW "Gap Map" 1

Looks great! This is a nice way for our committee to collect Map Gaps and 20 in 20 issues. The data is unstructured compared to the Map Gap list but it represents actual citizen concerns nicely. Committee unanimously agreed that Dragana should get an @bikehub.ca email address to pursue this further.

Nomination of Colleen for committee co-chair

Tabled until next month

Ideas for improving committee structure

Scott wants to introduce subcommittees Andrew to create list of attendees Andrew to bother HUB some more about Kathryn B-E becoming a chair

Volunteers for Highland Games bike valet

This is going to happen June 20th 2020 BEST want to run a valet and HUB volunteers would help them to cut costs. Committee volunteers solicited for February meeting Fiona wants to get BEST to do it and BEST want to make Coquitlam pay.