2021-09-02 Summary

HUB North Shore Committee regular meetings was be held online using Zoom, on Sep 2th at 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

Attendees: Don P, Mike C, Antje W, Fred R

General

• Agenda additions
• Introductions
• Return to in person meetings?
  • Probably too soon, but hopefully in 2021
  • Mike suggested a social event, perhaps at shipyards
  • Some liked convenience of virtual meetings. We will continue them when we resume physical ones.

• Recruiting:
  • will discuss next meeting. Need some more people for 2021

Upcoming Events

• Happy Go By Bike Week!! - Sep 21 to Oct 1 -
  • Tuesday 29th 4-6pm - 1st and Welch St (CNV) - Peter & Don to attend
  • Decided too much work to sponsor one at 2nd Narrows

City of North Vancouver - Erika/Nadia

• Kings Mill Walk master plan
  • Protected bike detour on Harbourside for duration of construction (1+ year)

• Flexible Posts
  • Keith/Heywood: Paint & delineators have been installed

• ITC - Dana & Jonathan
  • No updates

District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don

• Upper LV Road (Phase I) from TC to Peters Road
  • on hold

• Arborlyn Connector
  • Provided comments on Draft designs for a MUP on west/north side of Mountain Hwy north of the overpass.
    • Plan to build this fall
  • Waiting for design on East/south side - build in spring 2022?

• Tatlow + W15th
  • Construction should be underway
  • Hiring a consultant to do the connection on Marine between Capilano Rd and Garden, Hope to build next spring.

• Barriers at Keith at Cloverly
  • Antje to send info to Fred and Don with map.

• barriers in Phillips tunnel
  • Ingrid to discuss with MoTI in Sept.

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

• Bike to shop day on 7 August
  • Don and I volunteered at the both set up by HUB, located at the atrium in Park Royal South which was not a location attractive for people on bicycles.
  • Don and I invited passing pedestrians to the booth and we counted over 100.
  • Only two cyclists showed up at the booth and it was at the end of the 2-hour period.
  • Apparently ADBI had been approached to participate but did want to pay the participation fees to HUB.
• 26 August phone call with Jenn Moller, director of Engineering and Transportation
  • Ciclovia
    • West Vancouver Active Family Day on Sunday, 26 September may not occur as planned due to concerns expressed by ADBI about their responsibility in organizing and paying for the event.
    • Jenn has canvassed interested parties for a 30-minute meeting with ADBIA next week.
    • I sense a concern about who will fund the event - Jenn says she is willing to contribute $12,00 but doesn't have the money in her budget.
    • It seems likely to me that the event will be postponed until next spring.
  • Lack of bike racks in Ambleside parks
  • In response to the photo of 23 bikes strewn over the lawn in John Lawson Park, Jenn said that there was a 2020 plan for bike racks in the parks but it didn't happen due to COVID-19.
  • Plans for bike lanes on Westmount Road
    • Jenn is awaiting grant funding and HUB-NS comments - I said that I was generally pleased with the engineer drawings.
    • I have briefly discussed with Paul recommending speed pillows instead of speed humps on the route. I really like the ones recently installed on Roosevelt Cres east of Pemberton in DNV (http://wiki.bikehub.ca/northshore/index.php?title=File:Speed_pillows_on_Roosevelt_Cres_2021-08-20_IMG_3478.jpg).
• DWV Capital Planning
  • Jenn said her deadline for input is the end of September and she would like to meet with us before then to discuss her input.
• Strategic Transportation plan update
  • Preparation is behind schedule and it is planned to have technical conditions and milestones for the project by the end of August.
  • The timing for consulting with stakeholders has not yet been determined.
• Protected bike lane on Marine Drive east of the LGB
  • DNV has the lead on this project and DWV will provide input with the project due for completion in 2022.
• Lime bike share
  • Implementation issues in North Van have delayed setting up in West Van.

MOTI - Don/Jonathan

• Lower Lynn Interchanges
  • Mountain Hwy Interchange
    • 4m MUP along the north side westbound Mtn Hwy offramp will have 10 "refuges", so the hill will be a series of 10m 15% pitches with 2m flats (refuge). Should open in mid-Sep.
    • Have asked for protection for Northbound on Mtn-Hwy at south intersection
  • Mt Seymour parkway/Keith Interchange
    • bike detour in place until Mid-sept (to demolish old bridge and complete south side of new one)
  • Main-Dollarton interchange
    • onramp to IWMB west sidewalk closed until Nov (detour via east sidewalk)
    • new 4m MUP on south side of main-dollarton open but unfinished, Mid September hopefully
      • New wider(was 2m, new 4m) island at East intersection is under construction
    • new access ramps to existing tunnel on north side will be rebuild from Mid-Sept to late Oct.
  • Phibbs exchange upgrade
    • Construction could start in spring 2022 at earliest
    • moving bus stops to Oxford & Main Street for duration of construction

• Cycling Gaps project
  • Consultant still working on list, 450 gaps. Prioritization of them will be another project.

• BC Economic Recovery funding -
  • HUB provided feedback to design team (Parsons) on near final design of Lynn Valley Rd underpass and Capilano Rd interchange
  • have asked to see and share final designs - no word back yet

• Lane Control upgrades on Lions Gate Bridge & Causeway
  • Minimal impact on cyclists, most of the work will be at night and won't block the path.
• Hwy 1 North Shore Corridor Study: Lynn Valley to Horseshoe Bay
  • Still waiting for draft report - seems to be on hold