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HUB’s local committees have the potential to build positive and meaningful relationships with local governments, as well as other decision-makers such as Metro Parks and developers. It’s an easier job for us to handle these details locally than it would be for someone from Vancouver who has to to cover the entire GVA at once. Let’s make sure we are making use of this potential.
HUB’s local committees have the potential to build positive and meaningful relationships with local governments, as well as other decision-makers such as Metro Parks and developers. It’s an easier job for us to handle these details locally than it would be for someone from Vancouver who has to to cover the entire GVA at once. Let’s make sure we are making use of this potential.


===Measuring completion/ point people===
===Measuring completion ===




# Maintain relationships with PoCo and Coquitlam government and staff.
# Maintain relationships with municipalities and other local decision-makers.
## Goal: Have a meeting with representatives of PoCo, Port Moody and Coq staff in 2021. This can be a coffee meeting or at an official committee meeting.
## Municipalities: Have a committee meeting with representatives of PoCo, Port Moody and Coquitlam staff in 2022.
## Smaller goal: Have email correspondence with Belcarra and Anmore representatives.
## Other: Have a committee meeting with representatives of MOTI and Metro in 2022.
## Villages: Have email correspondence with Belcarra and Anmore representatives (or a committee meeting if possible).

# Keep apprised of ongoing development in municipalities.
PoCo lead: Andrew
PoCo lead: Colin
Coquitlam lead: Vince
Coquitlam lead: Vince
Port Moody lead: Andrew
Port Moody lead: Andrew
BeAn lead: Colleen
BeAn lead: Colleen


# Goal: For each of our Top Gaps, write one letter OR do one meeting OR get one article published
# Goal: For each of our Top Ten Gaps, write one letter OR do one meeting OR get one article published


===Point person===
{|
Andrew
! style="text-align:left;"| Gap
! style="text-align:left;"|Location
! Point person
|-
|Pitt River Bridge to Coquitlam Center/ Lincoln Station
|PoCo/ Coquitlam
|Andrew
|-
|Coquitlam Central Station to Port Mann Bridge
|Coquitlam
|Leon
|-
|Clarke Road
|Port Moody
|Andrew
|-
|Guildford Way, Coquitlam
| Port Moody
|Vince
|-
|Braid Station to Port Mann Bridge
| Coquitlam
|Vince
|-
|April Road to White Pine Beach
|Port Moody
|Colleen
|}


== Improve committee focus.==
== Improve committee focus and efficiency ==
=== Summary ===
=== Summary ===


As a committee, we have lots of energy and ideas. It keeps us all going if we can see that translate into visible change. Let’s try to structure our our activity so that our efforts have maximum results.

As a committee, we have lots of energy and ideas. It keeps us all going if we can see that translate into visible change. Let’s try to structure our group and our activity so that our efforts have maximum results.


=== Measuring completion ===
=== Measuring completion ===
# Improve meeting structure to bolster our collective “long-term memory”. We are pretty good at getting through a meeting agenda in a focused way but tend not to be as good at keeping track of longer-term work items.
# Set up meeting structure to bolster our collective “long-term memory”. The end goal is to be good not only at getting through a meeting agenda in a focused way, but also at keeping track of longer-term work items.
# Read mission statement at the beginning and end of every meeting.
# Read mission statement at the beginning and end of every meeting.
# Review top six gaps at the beginning of every meeting.
# Review Top Ten gaps at the beginning of every meeting.
# Review Action Plan priorities at the beginning of every meeting.
# Review Action Plan priorities at the beginning of every meeting.
# Clearly keep track of what Action Plan priorities to do “this month”.[a]
# Clearly keep track of what Action Plan priorities to do “this month”.
# All meeting agendas should have links to our Gap List and Action Plan.
# All meeting agendas should have links to our Gap List and Action Plan.
# Ensure that new members/ first-timers get a link to the wiki page that includes easy access to our Gap List and Action Plan.
# Improve onboarding of new members
## Have a wiki page to email new members
## Links to Gap List, Action Plan


=== Point person ===
=== Point person ===
Andrew Hartline
Andrew Hartline


== Improve integration of our committee with the community. ==
== Improve integration of our committee with the community ==
=== Summary ===
=== Summary ===
We can multiply our effectiveness as advocates by working with people in the community who resonate with our message. Let’s try and improve our visibility within the wider community, including both enthusiasts (commuters, racers, tourers, randonneurs), and the far bigger population of “not particularly bikey, but interested” people out there who are the focus of HUB’s mission to get more people cycling more often.
We can multiply our effectiveness as advocates by working with people in the community who resonate with our message. Let’s try and improve our visibility within the wider community, including both enthusiasts (commuters, racers, tourers, randonneurs), and the far bigger population of “not particularly bikey, but interested” people out there who are the focus of HUB’s mission to get more people cycling more often.
=== Measuring completion ===
=== Measuring completion ===
# Let’s use TriCity Fix to keep track of citizens’ cycling concerns. Point person: Dragana
# Let’s use TriCity Fix to keep track of citizens’ cycling concerns. Point person: Dragana
# Let's continue to use Mailchimp metrics to keep track of our reach.
# Let’s advertise our meetings in the Tri-City News. Point person: Helen
# Let’s try to get ourselves and our perspectives as cycling advocates into the Tri-City News and other local media. Point person: Colleen
# Figure out how to advertise our meetings.
# Let’s try to get ourselves and our perspectives as cycling advocates into the Tri-City News. Point person: Colleen
## Caution! Let’s be careful not to duplicate or sabotage existing efforts.
## Caution! Let’s be careful not to duplicate or sabotage existing efforts.
# Let’s maintain a presence at community events such as the Port Moody Community Fair, Coquitlam’s Festival du Bois, and the Port Coquitlam Rivers and Trails Festival as they come back on-line.
# Let’s maintain a presence at community events such as the Port Moody Community Fair and the Port Coquitlam Rivers and Trails Festival as they come back on-line.
# Booth SubCommittee should look at whether we can update our booth swag and activities. Is there something we can add to increase the engagement and impact of our booths at community fairs?
# Let's look at whether we can update our booth swag and activities. Is there something we can add to increase the engagement and impact of our booths at community fairs?
# Let’s consider reaching out to local cycling organizations and see whether representatives are interested in coming to a meeting.
# Let’s continue reaching out to local organizations and see whether representatives are interested in helping with citizen advocacy efforts and/ or coming to a meeting. Examples:
## Tri-Cities Cycling
## Tri-Cities Cycling
## TORCA
## TORCA
## Force of Nature
## BVC
## Escape Velocity
## BC Randonneurs
# Let’s use connections with these organizations to drum up citizen support for city cycling initiatives. People who don’t want cycling infrastructure in their backyard are good at getting others to contact City representatives, and we should be good at it too.


=== Point person ===
=== Point person ===
Dragana
Dragana, Colleen

Latest revision as of 06:06, 5 January 2022

The following Action Plan consists of three committee priorities, listed in no particular order of importance. Each priority includes a “Summary” section that describes what it is and why it’s important. Each priority also has a “Measuring completion” section that describes what we consider completion of that priority for the year, and appoints a point person.

Improve our relationships with municipalities and decision-makers

Summary

HUB’s local committees have the potential to build positive and meaningful relationships with local governments, as well as other decision-makers such as Metro Parks and developers. It’s an easier job for us to handle these details locally than it would be for someone from Vancouver who has to to cover the entire GVA at once. Let’s make sure we are making use of this potential.

Measuring completion

  1. Maintain relationships with municipalities and other local decision-makers.
    1. Municipalities: Have a committee meeting with representatives of PoCo, Port Moody and Coquitlam staff in 2022.
    2. Other: Have a committee meeting with representatives of MOTI and Metro in 2022.
    3. Villages: Have email correspondence with Belcarra and Anmore representatives (or a committee meeting if possible).
  2. Keep apprised of ongoing development in municipalities.

PoCo lead: Colin Coquitlam lead: Vince Port Moody lead: Andrew BeAn lead: Colleen

  1. Goal: For each of our Top Ten Gaps, write one letter OR do one meeting OR get one article published

Point person

Andrew

Improve committee focus and efficiency

Summary

As a committee, we have lots of energy and ideas. It keeps us all going if we can see that translate into visible change. Let’s try to structure our our activity so that our efforts have maximum results.

Measuring completion

  1. Set up meeting structure to bolster our collective “long-term memory”. The end goal is to be good not only at getting through a meeting agenda in a focused way, but also at keeping track of longer-term work items.
  2. Read mission statement at the beginning and end of every meeting.
  3. Review Top Ten gaps at the beginning of every meeting.
  4. Review Action Plan priorities at the beginning of every meeting.
  5. Clearly keep track of what Action Plan priorities to do “this month”.
  6. All meeting agendas should have links to our Gap List and Action Plan.
  7. Ensure that new members/ first-timers get a link to the wiki page that includes easy access to our Gap List and Action Plan.

Point person

Andrew Hartline

Improve integration of our committee with the community

Summary

We can multiply our effectiveness as advocates by working with people in the community who resonate with our message. Let’s try and improve our visibility within the wider community, including both enthusiasts (commuters, racers, tourers, randonneurs), and the far bigger population of “not particularly bikey, but interested” people out there who are the focus of HUB’s mission to get more people cycling more often.

Measuring completion

  1. Let’s use TriCity Fix to keep track of citizens’ cycling concerns. Point person: Dragana
  2. Let's continue to use Mailchimp metrics to keep track of our reach.
  3. Let’s try to get ourselves and our perspectives as cycling advocates into the Tri-City News and other local media. Point person: Colleen
    1. Caution! Let’s be careful not to duplicate or sabotage existing efforts.
  4. Let’s maintain a presence at community events such as the Port Moody Community Fair and the Port Coquitlam Rivers and Trails Festival as they come back on-line.
  5. Let's look at whether we can update our booth swag and activities. Is there something we can add to increase the engagement and impact of our booths at community fairs?
  6. Let’s continue reaching out to local organizations and see whether representatives are interested in helping with citizen advocacy efforts and/ or coming to a meeting. Examples:
    1. Tri-Cities Cycling
    2. TORCA
    3. Force of Nature

Point person

Dragana, Colleen