2025-02-06 Summary

Attending; Don (chair), Paul (vice Chair & Secretary),Cathy HUB, Easton Smith, Helene Childs, Derrick, Rhonda, Jake Hunter & Nicole Seguin, Gavin (1st time), Christine (1st time). Online: Peter, Rueben, Erika, Stewart, Fiona, Duncan, Heather.

Meeting commenced 6:35 pm

Agenda additions

• None

Events

• Bike awards are the next event on the agenda.
  • https://bikehub.ca/events/12th-annual-hub-bike-awards

Input

• Translink has an opportunity to name designated routes or bikeways eg. Piercy Parkway.
  • https://www.translinklistenspanel.ca/c/a/5Vyh49le00SHWtURw8F28q
• Lonsdale Great Street project open house Feb 20 5-8 pm.
  • https://www.cnv.org/business-development/projects/lonsdale-great-street-project

Rides

• Suggestions about possible rides are welcome. Helene is looking at something like shipyards to Horseshoe Bay and back. The possibilities are limitless but should center on pointing out deficiencies .

First Nations

• Squamish nation has revealed their climate legacy strategy.
  • Low carbon transportation plan is part of this.
    • Action item. Don to call Kira about our role.

CNV

• loutette/Casano overpass bids closed Feb 6. Shovels in ground this spring. Completion approx. 2 years.
  • Adjoining route is not confirmed. Will it dovetail with 13th improvements?
• Chesterfield section will not be decided prior to obtaining clarity on the Lonsdale Great Street project.It may be designated as a “collector route”.
• NRTOR is being implemented at three strategic intersections with elevated crash rates.
• Improvements are scheduled on East 3rd as development intensifies. also at Lonsdale and 23.
• Lime expansion is approved.

District of North Vancouver - Duncan/Stephen/Stewart

• Truncated Spirit Trail east is scheduled to commence work this spring. Stephen will speak to this issue at Feb 10 council meeting.
  • Action item, liaisons to obtain detailed design drawings.
• Mountain Hiway project was rejected. A motion will be put forward to make School Zone improvements for Eastview elementary including a crossing guard.
• Arbour Lynn route is on hold pending efforts to reduce speeds on Mountain hiway.

District of West Vancouver - Peter/Mike

• Ambleside rezoning is imminent.
• Lime program extended fir 6 months. Possibility of region wide tendering process fir this service.

MOTI Don

• MOTI has power to reject RTOR initiatives proposed by munis.
• Stanley Park causeway barriers finally repaired. A meeting is required to point out gaps.

Media

• BlueSky and Mastedon accounts are now active.
• DNV has terminated their X account. Hard to do for HUB central as it is tied into some of our partners.

Education Programs

• on hiatus till next month.

Meeting adjourned 8:09 p.m.