Meeting Summary: February 7, 2013

Attendance & Agenda

• Attendance: Peter, Antje, Heather, Nelson, Bill, Dianne, Helen

Education & Outreach

• HUB delegation at DNV council meeting in Feb (Antje)
  • Antje on 18 February - will give an overview of HUB - slides already submitted
• HUB delegation at West Van council meeting in May (Peter)
  • Here is a proposed plan for the presentation:
    • Heather - 5 minutes on benefits to business from an increase in bicycling with the presentation based on the slides prepared by Erin on the HUB website (https://bikehub.ca/sites/default/files/imce/business.bikes_.benefits.pdf);
    • Peter - 2 minutes on suggested improvements in bicycle infrastructure; and
    • Rep from HUB - 3 minutes on bike friendly business services available from HUB
    • These allotted times are initial suggestions. It is proposed that we have a dry run at our monthly meeting on the evening of 4 April
• North Shore bike map 2nd edition printed (Antje)
  • 16,000 for the 3 municipalities and HUB, TransLink has some as well - don't know how many copies printed in total
  • funded by TransLink and both North Vancouver municipalities

• City Cycling book (Jay)
  • Antje has an electronic version
  • let's buy some copies to hand out - Antje will ask for 10 with our HUB funds

• Choose which 2013 community events we want to participate in
  • Different Bikes new location official opening sometime in March
  • Norouz Festival -- March 10
  • Lynn Valley Days – May 24 and 25 - Yes
  • West Vancouver Community Day – June 1 - Yes
  • MEC Bikefest – June 7 - Maybe
  • Spring Bike to Work Week – Last week in May - Maybe
  • North Vancouver City – Canada Day at Waterfront Park - Yes
  • July 1 Parade as well?
  • Harmony Arts festival - one week in August - Maybe
  • Caribbean Festival – July 27 - 28
  • Deep Cove Daze – August 27 - Yes
  • Lower Lonsdale Business Association Fall Festival at the Quay – September 26
  • Fall Bike to Work – November - Maybe
• NS bike safety survey
  • Bob Wyckham wants emails of cyclists - we can give him access to the Yahoo listserve
  • North Van has maps of dangerous spots on Bike Master Plan
• HUB-NS monthly meetings listed in NS News, NS Outlook (Antje)
  • Antje sent them a message

Infrastructure

• Provincial funding for Mt Seymour Parkway bike lanes, Barrow route to 2nd Narrows, Spirit Trail to Lonsdale Quay
  • article and photo in NS News - Peter to email article to West Van
  • Heather, Erin and Antje went to photo shoot with Naomi Yamamoto (MLA) and Darrell Mussatto (City mayor)
• Ambleside Streetscape plan (Heather, Peter)
  • HUB-NS letter sent - Peter and Heather sent private comments
  • Some support for both separated lane on Bellevue and Spirit Trail on Argyle
• Mountain Highway at Seylynn development (Antje)
  • Lower Lynn Town Centre - still in planning stage - we want a separated bike lane rather than painted bike lanes
  • we should send a proposal and contact developer - Antje will do it
  • there will be an opportunity for our input through planned public consultations
  • Donna talked to them about bike friendly businesses

• James from Obsession Bikes interested in supporting HUB work - Helen will try introduce him to Donna

• Low Level Road update (Heather)
  • Antje and Heather to meet with Port Metro et al on 19 Feb re: an alternate route and safety measures during construction
• Gleneagles Spirit Trail (Peter)
  • opposition from Western residents to Spirit Trail plan due to dogs off leash, pavement and lights

Other Business

• Looking for Events volunteer
  • send out to the list for volunteers to coordinate HUB-NS participation in North Shore community events, Bike to Work Week, etc.
• North Shore committee priorities for 2013
  • bike friendly business initiatives in West Van focusing on Ambleside but also including Park Royal - Peter to contact Park Royal
  • West Van routes and signage