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*DWV transportation engineer, Sean O'Sullivan, has agreed to meet with us soon and could join us on a group bike ride. |
*DWV transportation engineer, Sean O'Sullivan, has agreed to meet with us soon and could join us on a group bike ride. |
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*An email has been sent to Jenn Moller, DWV director of the Engineering Division, suggesting that we revisit the proposal to establish 4 slow-street bike loops south of Hwy 1 and east of 28th Street (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/4/4a/Proposed_Slow_Street_Bike_Loops_with_ascents.jpg). |
*An email has been sent to Jenn Moller, DWV director of the Engineering Division, suggesting that we revisit the proposal to establish 4 slow-street bike loops south of Hwy 1 and east of 28th Street (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/4/4a/Proposed_Slow_Street_Bike_Loops_with_ascents.jpg). |
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* the '''31st & Westmount bike and pedestrian improvements''' are underway. |
* the '''31st & Westmount bike and pedestrian improvements''' are underway. Mike was able to find the [https://westvancouver.ca/transportation-roads/major-projects/westmount-pedestrian-and-road-safety-improvements narrative] here and the [https://westvancouver.ca/sites/default/files/dwv/assets/transport-raods/docs/major-projects/Project%20Map%20-%20Rev%202.pdf map of the project] is here. |
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===Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Antje/Paul/Heather=== |
===Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Antje/Paul/Heather=== |
Revision as of 01:20, 4 November 2022
HUB North Shore Committee regular meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Everybody is welcome.
In-person at the North Vancouver City Library (14th/Lonsdale) in the Don Preston Boardroom (2nd floor).
Or Online, Zoom conference call: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81789523337?pwd=ZitLVHVoRmpQVFh3YjdpWi8wNVNTQT09
By phone: call 778-907-2071, Meeting ID: 81789523337, Passcode: 354518
One tap mobile: +17789072071,,81789523337#,,,,*354518#
General
- Agenda additions
- Introductions
Public Input/Consultations
- Public input is critical when Council and Staff make trade-offs and decisions. Please make sure your voice is heard!!
- TransLink Bike Parking Survey
New Municipal Councils
- Plans to connect with new councillors
- Template emails from HQ
- Introduction of HUB
- Share our priorities
- listen to their thoughts/concerns/ideas
- Delegations to councils in New Year
- Book soon to get in queue
- Key messages?
Goals & Objectives
- Review 2022 Goals & Progress
- Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways - Annual Improvements Map
- 2023 Improvements:
- Esplanade, Upper LV Rd, 2 blocks of Lower Mtn Hwy, hunter St bridge, others?
- Gaps still in Top priorities:
- Bellevue, Marine at Cap(2023), Cotton & Main(2023/4)
- Rufus(2023) - Cassano Loutte(2023/4) - Brooksbank(2023)
- Grand Blvd to Seabus
- 2023 Improvements:
- Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
- Recruit more committee members
- Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways - Annual Improvements Map
- Setting 2023 Goals
- Add Phase 2 top priority Bikeways? - current Gaps Map
- What should they be
- Communications ideas??
- Recruiting ideas??
- Other??
- Add Phase 2 top priority Bikeways? - current Gaps Map
Annual Committee elections
- Any thoughts on new positions or organization changes?
Events
- December Meeting + Social - Dec 1st
- Save the Date! Short meeting and then adjourn for social gathering
City of North Vancouver - Nadia/Sophia
CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings
- HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
- Meeting with staff on September 21st. CNV staff present: Brandon Green, Elicia Elliot (new manager of transportation planning), Kliment Kuzmanovski, Justin Hall.
- Completed bike ride with CNV team on October 17th at 3:30 PM
Summary of current/upcoming CNV projects - this year & beyond
St. Andrew’s
- Still a hot spot for the city with some vocal residents keen to have the road return to its original state
- main goal was slowing traffic; from this perspective it has been successful based on recent data -no data yet on bike usage; more data coming in November
- education required for residents on how to cross pedestrians/bike lane and then enter the road -delineators will not be put in place until any changes are finalized
- some parking creep into the bike lane is occurring but delineators will deal with this issue -comments from HUB in the NSNews article were challenging for city staff; some residents latched on to the comments as evidence that the bike lanes weren’t necessary or working
Esplanade
- cycling and pedestrian infrastructure should be finished by end of year; green paint may be delayed until spring
- some negative feedback from roadies that the bike lane slows them down too much but positive otherwise
- still waiting for temporary push button at 3rd and Forbes
Forbes
- larger changes are intended at this intersection but dependent on discussions with the Squamish Nation
- Nation is open to changes to reduce traffic cut through but discussions are currently slow. Any significant change would require excavation and this is the site of a former residential school, and therefore there are larger implications that need to be considered
Casano-Loutet Overpass
- new legislation requires any project that touches provincial land to have First Nations consultation -because this goes by a river, an archeological survey is underway to assess if this is a place of importance; this should be complete by summer
- if all goes well, construction will begin in 2023 and complete in 2023
Upper Levels Greenway
- lots of community questions and they have been researching answers to these questions to go back to community members
- lots of interest in the route along 25th; will need spurs to other amenities like schools
- discussions underway with MOTI to ensure they are on board with the proposed changes
- need to clarify how this will cross the highway on/off ramps.
4th and Chesterfield
- in line to get a bike light but no timeline
Midtown
- planning for this will most likely start in December/January
- connects West 1st bike lane to Casano-Loutet/route not yet decided
- would like to hear HUB’s perspectives early in the project
Long-term north/south project -Jones and Chesterfield
ITC - Dana & Jonathan
- May meeting postponed to end of month (no updates)
District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don
- Meeting with Staff - currently exchanging emails on various projects.
- Upper Lynn Valley Rd
- Mtn. Hwy to Peters Road (Phase 1) - mostly built
- Parking in loading zone (and bike lane) near Maple Leaf Garden centre is a problem. Sent email Nov-2
- Public consultations for Peters to Dempsey (Phase 2) - next spring?
- Mtn. Hwy to Peters Road (Phase 1) - mostly built
- Main St - Harbour Ave - Barrows
- Initial main St design looks good, provided comments
- Consultant working on design options for Harbour Ave & Intersections (this is an extension of the project)
- Mtn-Hwy Arborlynn connector
- West Side still waiting for Metro Van approval to start construction (in spring 2023?)
- Received 2nd draft of East Side design for review Nov-3 - good except dismount to cross arbourlynn - request they change to cross walk+ cross ride. Plan spring 2023
- Also raises issue of locations for garbage cans
- Hunter Street Bridge
- Spans are in, Ramps underway, complete by New year?
- Kirkstone-Rufus-Brooksbank-SalopTrail
- Raised issues with design of crossing at Kirkstone Rd
- Trail needs a curb letdown at Whitely
- Requested details of wayfinding signage
- Spirit Trail, East of Seymour planning:
- Consultant doing report on phased development (over ~10 years)
- Delayed due to limited staff - Requested staffing in 2023 budget
- Repaving Riverside Drive - 2023
- They are working to see if they can widen the west side shoulder.
- We asked that they do a road diet south of Old Dollarton Rd to add bikelanes similar to Brooksbank near Park & Tilford/MEC
District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike
- Peter participated with his daughter and two grandsons in the HUB Cycling Volunteer Appreciation Skating Party last Saturday at the Scotia Barn in Burnaby from 13:30 – 15:30.
- Park Royal's new improved exterior cycling infrastructure:
- eastbound separated bike lane on Marine drive leading up to Taylor Way (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/7/78/Marine_Drive_eastbound_separated_bike_lane_2022-11-02_MG_4312.jpg);
- 22 new well-designed bike racks have been installed around the outside of the two towers of the new, not-yet-opened Gateway Residences development (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/index.php?title=File:Bike_racks_at_Gateway_Residences_2022-10-28_IMG_4308.jpg); and
- a new rub rail has been installed on the north side of the multi-use path across the Welch Street Bridge (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/e/e6/Rub_rail_on_Welch_Street_Bridge_2022-11-02_IMG_4311.jpg).
- DWV transportation engineer, Sean O'Sullivan, has agreed to meet with us soon and could join us on a group bike ride.
- An email has been sent to Jenn Moller, DWV director of the Engineering Division, suggesting that we revisit the proposal to establish 4 slow-street bike loops south of Hwy 1 and east of 28th Street (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/4/4a/Proposed_Slow_Street_Bike_Loops_with_ascents.jpg).
- the 31st & Westmount bike and pedestrian improvements are underway. Mike was able to find the narrative here and the map of the project is here.
Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Antje/Paul/Heather
- let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
- Twitter
- Rueben is documenting Esplanade construction and has created a list of other locations for regular posting of infrastructure on Twitter
Schools - Paul Janzen
- Here are the stats outlining the growth in HUB educational programs in primary schools within the Lower Mainland:
- 45 Learn2Ride and 22 Ride-the-Road this Fall (2022). (30L2R, 8 RtR in 2021). Approximately 70% growth over Fall 2021. Already taught more kids in Spring this year than all of 2021! Around 75% of the way towards meeting our 2025 goal of having every student in metrovan participate.
- Richmond, Vancouver, New West, City of North Van, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows - we are in all schools every 2 years. Burnaby, District of NVan, Delta, Maple Ridge getting there.
- We have taught at the following schools this year:
- RTR - Westview; L2R - Cederdale (West Van), Cove Cliff, Eastview, Ross Road (North Van).
Translink - Antje
- Smart Lockers at Lonsdale Quay
- Standing Bike locks are operational - free for 1st 24 hours!.
- lock frame and one wheel. Look quite sturdy.
- Bike Boxes are still behind construction fence.
- Standing Bike locks are operational - free for 1st 24 hours!.
- Phibbs Exchange upgrades are still on hold.