2019-07-11 Minutes

• Agenda additions - none
• Attendance - Don P, *, Fiona, Peter Coles, Mary McWilliam, Martyn, Fred, Jay

2019 Objectives

• 3 Top Priority Bikeways + Active Transportation Coordinator
  • not discussed

General

• RAC meeting - Ryan
  • RAC will be refocused on how HQ can better support Local committees, Board has a committee to develop this.
  • TransLink Regional Transportation Strategy (Transport 2050) collecting input until September for plan to be completed late 2020.
• All Committee Meeting - Thurs July 27, 18:30-20:30, in Surrey - Don & Fred
  • Vancouver no longer organizes B2WW stations, just provides a couple volunteers per station (to gather comments & recruit)
  • Using rides to identify problems on routes and generate submission to municipal staff - also encourages new people to get engaged.
• Review of HUB State of Cycling maps for the North Shore - comments submitted for all three munis, this is part of the baseline assessment of what is currently officially designated for comparison with best practices
  • Classifications: meeting with TransLink's Transportation Planning SubCommittee (TPSC) Friday, July 12th
• Letters
  • Brenda re Dollarton/Cap U residences - two-way MUP ends abruptly, HUB have long noted these pathways lead to conflicts and are not best practice. Maplewood redevelopments may facilitate conversion to one-way protected paths.
  • Lyle re unsafe Lynn trail detours - relates to walk through with HUB, lots of signage still missing, leading people to failure
  • Don re broken rails on Stanley Park causeway - these are the same railings as the 2nd Narrows and have similar issues - they are not designed to contain vehicles - currently both north ends damaged at 2nd Narrows - apparently an issue with ordering specialized rail and new maintenance contractor getting up to speed.

Events - Fred

• Canada Day at Waterfront park - July 1, Fred & Don
  • They had have bike valet, but it needed more advertising.
  • Lots of visitors, great day

City of North Vancouver - Erika/Heather

• Councilor Meetings re our goals
  • Heather met with all councilors during June and is meeting with Mayor Buchanan next week.
  • City Staff are working on a Mobility strategy. I am trying to find out more about what this is.
  • Councillors had varying levels of awareness regarding the Bicycle Master Plan. New councillors did not know about it or the history of the AAA network approval in the City.
• HUB Delegation to council is scheduled for October 7th.
  • The City obviously cannot act alone in these goals, so staff will need to coordinate across the three municipalities.
  • However, if the City adopts the 3 routes, we have a better chance of convincing the two districts to do the same.
• Seabus Drop Off
  • The new locations are an improvement and they were implemented very rapidly.
• Bylaw Enforcement
  • Has greatly improved thanks to efforts from Bylaws manager Paul Duffey.
  • Both in bike lane parking and poor traffic management by construction companies have been warned and fined.
• Completed Infrastructure Improvements (woot!)
  • Thanks to the City for new delineators protecting the bike lane on 13th from St Georges west to Whole foods
  • Also new delineators protecting the bike lane on lower Chesterfield
• Staff Meetings - proposed agenda:
  • Erika and Heather are meeting with staff next week. This is a combined meeting with both planning staff and engineering.
  • Projects to find out times frames and when we can get a design to review:
    • Esplanade
    • Casano Bridge and connections to Lynn Valley
    • New Mosquito Creek Bridge
    • Brooksbank and Keith
      • Where are the islands that were shown in the design Erin Moxon showed us? Will they be in the next phase?
    • 29th Street
    • Third Street off-street bike lane
      • Need to see designs – construction for the new water main has started. Can we shift the push button at cotton to the right hand side of the chicane?
    • Main to Marine (off main section)

District of North Vancouver - Jay/Giacomo/Antje

• 29th Street protected bike lanes (Tempe Cres to Lynn Valley Rd) - council continue to support plan, need to monitor. Residents presented alternative routing via St Christophers, gravel pathway north of Upper Levels and onto 26/27th. This alternative route is currently used by most cyclists in the area, however it would require signing/lighting and other upgrades to meet AAA. Would also not connect to the Town Centre as it ends short of Fromme Road.
• Next meeting - scheduled with Ingrid end July/first week of August - focus on wayfinding on 15th but also upcoming projects.
• Present to council - October 7th date confirmed.
• Lower Mountain and E Keith crossing conflicts with left and right turn vehicles - letter detailing concerns submitted - analysis underway by staff but no commitment to change anything'
• Ross Road bridge replacements - no cycling infrastructure included in project (widened bridges with new sidewalks) - Jay to follow up with Ingrid and request striping even if connections are not complete - otherwise will become another free parking entitlement.
• Lower Mountain and Oxford - protected cycle path design input provided - only a small section of a broader street network upgrade - HUB to continue to seek details as they emerge.
• Lynn Valley Road - pilot project uphill bike lane from Mountain to Kilmer
• Status of other pilot projects - can we enhance / extend these? - Jay to follow up with Ingrid at next meeting.

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter S

• Meeting with Staff - 17 Jun - proposed agenda:
  • Klee Wyck to 3rd
  • Upper level route
  • Keith Road Bridge
  • LG Bridge signage
  • Marine Drive-15th Ave coordination with DNV/CNV
    • Bike BC funding for a protected bike lane on Marine Drive eastward from the Lions Gate Bridge.
  • Spirit Trail speed management
    • Spirit Trail & Welch St proposed changes- draft HUB letter: http://wiki.bikehub.ca/northshore/index.php?title=File:2019-06-13_LDWVSpirit_Trail_V5_HUB_190613.pdf
  • 12 June meeting between Squamish Nation and Park Royal re widened sidewalk on Welch Street Bridge over the Capilano River.

Communications & Outreach - Heather/Antje/James

• Deferred to Aug meeting when more can attend

BC Ferries - Peter S

• no update

Translink - Fred/Antje

• Letter to Translink re Lonsdale Quay - pinged Rex, still no response
  • Don to investigate how to escalate.

MOTI - Antje/Giacomo/Jay

• walk though of Mountain/Brooksbank intersection with Jay Porter and Mike Farnyk (contractor rep)
  • signage and striping incomplete, considering options to allow westbound sidewalk riding on Keith Road
  • upcoming detours will move cyclists to west side of Mountain via two-way fenced path - need to ensure proper signage, adequate width for uphill/downhill travel and connectivity to crosswalk at ArborLynn
  • summer closure of pathway connection under Highway 1 - sidewalk detour signed via Keith / Fern - issues with sidewalk riding and narrow pinch points