Meeting Summary: January 6, 2011

Attendance & Agenda

• Welcome new members and guests
• Attendance: Peter, Heather, Bart, Antje, John, Dianne
• Additional business:
• Review December minutes

Education & Outreach

• Delegation presentation to West Vancouver council (Peter - see details below)
  • Bart to schedule delegation presentation
• North Vancouver Bicycle Master Plan review (John/Antje/Bill)
  • John to review Mountain Highway route, volunteers needed for other North Van bike routes
• Vancity community grants (Antje)
  • Antje and Dianne to talk to City of Vancouver, City & District of North Vancouver
• Mainroads delegates for 03-Feb meeting (John)
  • John discussed possible talking points with Mainroads and MoT
  • John to invite cyclists interested in highway maintenance
  • Bart will try to change room for Feb 3 meeting
• Hierarchy of bike route constructs and markings (Peter)
  • List is on wiki under "Issues"
  • Wiki users can post their opinion under the "Discussion" tab
• Canadian Standards Association (Heather)
• JBAC District issue (John)

Hot Spots & Issues

• Hwy 1 crossing at Lynn Valley Road (Dave)
• Lions Gate Bridge (Peter)
• Keith Road from Lynn Creek to 13th Street (Antje)

Social

• Festive season gathering in December, recap

Proposed Talking Points for a VACC/NS Delegation Presentation to the District of West Vancouver Council 6 January 2011 Draft

1.Thanks for providing a meeting room for us at the West Vancouver Memorial Library where we having been meeting on the 1st Thursday evening of each month since May, 2010.

2.We appreciate the recently installed bike corral at 15th and Bellevue, the wayfinding shelters and signage on the Spirit Trail and the cyclist-activated traffic signal at 15th and Inglewood.

3.We also appreciated the invitation of Brent Dozzi to work with him and and consultant to update the cycling network that is contained in the West Vancouver Cycling Network and Greenway Plan.

4.We are pleased with cycling infrastructure improvements proposed in the 3-year implementation plan of the Strategic Transportation Plan, including the for the eastward extension of the Spirit Trail and hope that an upgrade to Welch Street will include a paved shoulder.

5.Refer to the ongoing cycling improvements at the north end of the Lions Gate Bridge.

6.Using our Wiki, site we would could show them some other plans and ideas that we have to enhance cycling in West Van including the following:

• improve the pathway along the Capilano Pacific Trail under the Capilano Bridges to connect the Spirit Trail to the planned ramp off of the new Capilano Bridge at 6th Street;

• improve Marine Drive from 11th - 13th Streets by adding a bike lane or green sharrow lane;

• proposed Village Bike Loop;

• possible bike lift up Taylor Way between Clyde Avenue and Keith Road; and

• other West Van proposals that are on our Wiki site.