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===City of North Vancouver - Nadia and Sophia===
===City of North Vancouver - Nadia/Sophia===


'''CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings'''
'''CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings'''
*HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
*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.
*Next meeting with staff: bike ride with CNV team on October 17th at 3:30 PM
*Next touchpoint with staff: bike ride with CNV team on October 17th at 3:30 PM


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'''Upper Levels Greenway'''
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*Submitted a letter to express our comments: [[File:CNV_UpperLevelsGreenway_052422.pdf‎]]


'''Summary of current/upcoming CNV projects - this year & beyond'''
'''Summary of current/upcoming CNV projects - this year & beyond'''
*Esplanade Complete Street (construction underway; signage currently in production; estimated completion: Winter 2022)
*Esplanade Complete Street (construction underway; signage currently in production; estimated completion of all ped/cycling infrastructure (including pavement markings & signage: Winter 2022)
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*St Andrew's (changes completed with the exception of delineators; traffic speed and volume being monitored to determine if changes are necessary; possible changes in Spring 2023; original intent was to slow speeds and cut through traffic)
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*Upper Levels Greenway (final design/route selection expected: Fall 2022)
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*Forbes & 3rd (long term, 2+ years away; short term changes include a bike friendly push button for southbound cycles; longer green time for bikes than cars, short term change should be complete by Winter 2022)

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<!--*Upper Levels Greenway (final design/route selection expected: Fall 2022)
*Mobility Strategy (implementation of some strategies to commence this year, e.g. zoning bylaw updates re new developments and bike storage)
*Mobility Strategy (implementation of some strategies to commence this year, e.g. zoning bylaw updates re new developments and bike storage)
*Carson Graham School - AT improvements (some sidewalk gaps to be addressed this year, most changes part of next year's budget)
*Carson Graham School - AT improvements (some sidewalk gaps to be addressed this year, most changes part of next year's budget)
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*Cotton/Main St bridge (preliminary designs underway, construction is dependent on funding)
*Cotton/Main St bridge (preliminary designs underway, construction is dependent on funding)
*Casano-Loutet Overpass (construction anticipated in 2023)
*Casano-Loutet Overpass (construction anticipated in 2023)
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'''Upper Levels Greenway'''
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*Forbes & 3rd (long term, 2+ years away; short term changes include a bike friendly push button for southbound cycles; longer green time for bikes than cars, short term change should be complete by Winter 2022)
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*Submitted a letter to express our comments: [[File:CNV_UpperLevelsGreenway_052422.pdf‎]]
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*St Andrew's (changes completed with the exception of delineators; traffic speed and volume being monitored to determine if changes are necessary; possible changes in Spring 2023)




'''E-Bike Share'''
'''E-Bike Share'''
*Lime is swapping out their fleet with their newest generation of e-bikes. These bikes have better power for steep hills (but have the same speed restrictions), better battery life, and their hardware will help Lime improve parking compliance in North Van. Feedback on helmets has been limited thus far. Looking to collect more feedback and data re: helmet use, user perceptions, etc. soon.
*Lime is swapping out their fleet with their newest generation of e-bikes. These bikes have better power for steep hills (but have the same speed restrictions), better battery life, and their hardware will help Lime improve parking compliance in North Van. Increase in helmets on the bikes, but feedback on helmets has been limited thus far. Looking to collect more feedback and data re: helmet use, user perceptions, etc. soon. Plan is to have trip data publicly available.


'''CNV Mobility Strategy'''
<!--'''CNV Mobility Strategy'''
*Strategy endorsed by Council on April 11 2022. Beyond ongoing initiatives, staff have been undertaking research and analysis on a number of new initiatives along with socializing some of this initial material with citizen committees. These initiatives include:
*Strategy endorsed by Council on April 11 2022. Beyond ongoing initiatives, staff have been undertaking research and analysis on a number of new initiatives along with socializing some of this initial material with citizen committees. These initiatives include:
**Reducing neighbourhood speed limits: Vehicle speeds are one component of developing safe streets, alongside street design, enforcement, and education. Establishing safe vehicle speeds on local streets is an important first step to addressing safety issues, and comes with limited negative impacts (i.e. a negligible difference in vehicle travel times). Staff will be looking to return to Council in early 2023 with recommended signage options for consideration for establishing safe and comfortable conditions on local streets.
**Reducing neighbourhood speed limits: Vehicle speeds are one component of developing safe streets, alongside street design, enforcement, and education. Establishing safe vehicle speeds on local streets is an important first step to addressing safety issues, and comes with limited negative impacts (i.e. a negligible difference in vehicle travel times). Staff will be looking to return to Council in early 2023 with recommended signage options for consideration for establishing safe and comfortable conditions on local streets.
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**Updating the Resident & Visitor Parking Policy: The City has a parking policy to help reduce external parking pressure on residential streets near to commercial areas. There are several equity/access issues with RVPP given the ongoing changes to how people move around the City. An update to the RVPP to address inequities and better align with the Mobility Strategy will be brought to Council for consideration in early 2023.
**Updating the Resident & Visitor Parking Policy: The City has a parking policy to help reduce external parking pressure on residential streets near to commercial areas. There are several equity/access issues with RVPP given the ongoing changes to how people move around the City. An update to the RVPP to address inequities and better align with the Mobility Strategy will be brought to Council for consideration in early 2023.


'''Moody Ave & 3rd'''
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*Daytime, the traffic signal on Moody Ave at East 3rd Street operates in coordinated mode favouring eastbound-westbound transit.
*Daytime, the traffic signal on Moody Ave at East 3rd Street operates in coordinated mode favouring eastbound-westbound transit.
*The cycle length on East 3rd Street corridor varies between 70 and 82 seconds and out of 82 seconds during the busiest time of day total of 51 seconds are allocated to favour the transit corridor traffic, meaning that in the worst case the pedestrians and cyclists crossing East 3rd Street will have to wait up to 51 second when they have just missed the window at arrival at the intersection.
*The cycle length on East 3rd Street corridor varies between 70 and 82 seconds and out of 82 seconds during the busiest time of day total of 51 seconds are allocated to favour the transit corridor traffic, meaning that in the worst case the pedestrians and cyclists crossing East 3rd Street will have to wait up to 51 second when they have just missed the window at arrival at the intersection.
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**Ingrid of the District asked us to give her a list of places it could/should be improved.
**Ingrid of the District asked us to give her a list of places it could/should be improved.
** collecting ideas from our forums
** collecting ideas from our forums
Results:

# Ingrid gave a thoughtful and thorough response, including asking for more information and questions. As many of you know, she is a (the, I think) top planner at DNV. Great to have her attention.
#* Examples: clarification on the Bike Parking sign graphic.
#** Clarification of date of publishing the HUB end of trip document. linked here.
#** <i>The research was conducted from 2016-2017, and published late 2017.</i> https://bikehub.ca/sites/default/files/hub_cycling_not_just_bike_racks_-_amenities_report.pdf
#** Oneepod.com she has been in touch with, but they don't do work in Canada at present.
# She passed on to others in the DNV who can action end of trip facilities.
# This email & conversation was a good push of the need. More work is needed in the months/years ahead. End of trip facilities are as important as bike lanes to get there. For people at home, and at their destinations.



* '''Arborlynn connector'''
* '''Arborlynn connector'''
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===District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike===
===District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike===
'''AT Projects Planned for Phase 2 Implementation'''

Sean O'Sullivan has provided us with the following active transportation projects that are planned for Phase 2 implementation:

# Mather Ave MUP from Hadden Dr to Westcott Rd. – This will be a 50/50 cost sharing agreement with TransLink. We are behind on this project. We met with MoTI this summer and showed them the concept design. Because the new design converts one WB lane to a MUP, they have asked us to do an analysis of the impacts it will on the Taylor Way/WB ramp intersection. We hope to complete the analysis this fall and get MoTI approval of the concept before the end of the year. The detail design, final MoTI approval, and construction is planned for 2023.
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# Marine Dr 26th to 31st bike lanes – We completed the preliminary design and concluded that we could not achieve protected bike lanes for the full distance with the budget provided. We are going to go back to council to show what we can achieve and confirm how they want us to proceed. This is a 50/50 cost sharing project with TransLink.
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# Sidewalk design – Based on the Pedestrian Network Study, we have selected a number of locations where we want to construct new sidewalks. We are going to issue an RFP for the designs shortly. The new sidewalk segments will be constructed in 2023. This is 50/50 cost sharing project with TransLink.
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# Marine Drive Bike Lane east of Lions Gate Bridge – The District of North Vancouver is managing this project. My understanding is that the design should be completed this year and construction should start next year.
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# School Safety Review – We are meeting with each school to document the safety concerns they have. The focus will be on pedestrian and cycling safety concerns. We will then develop a work plan to address the safety issues around schools. We hope to have report prioritizing improvements across the District before the end of the year.


'''Go By Bike Week at NE end of Lions Gate Bridge 4-6 pm on 3 October'''
'''Meeting about Horseshoe Bay with DWV Engineering & Transportation Division staff'''
*424 total number of riders counted with 87 on e-bikes (20.5%) https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/8/87/2022-10-03_GBBW_tally_sheet_at_north_end_of_LGB.pdf
*On 23 July Peter and Paul met by zoom with the director, Jenn Moller, and Andy Quan to discuss streetscape planning for Horseshoe Bay Village.
*They are not going to redo any of the first phase of the streetscape work on Royal Avenue including the de-activated separated bike lane on the east side between Bay and Bruce Streets.
*Community engagement and consultation are planned in 2023 prior to proceeding with the next phases of the Horseshoe Bay Streetscape.
*Regarding the drawing in the Horseshoe Bay Local Area Plan and Design Guidelines (https://www.westvancouverite.ca/plan-hsb) showing a MUP loop around Royal and Nelson Avenues, they said that due to the parking on Nelson Avenue, there would not be enough room for any cycling infrastructure on Nelson Avenue.
*Peter mentioned that he would like to see protected bike lanes between the new Sewell's development on the west side of the bay and the ferry terminal.
*He also told them that his favourite bike route exiting Horseshoe Bay Village is riding east along Bay Street behind the ferry terminal and up on the paved shoulder of the traffic lanes for vehicles exiting the Horseshoe Bay ferries where I ride up on the shoulder of Exit 0 to the Spirit Trail.
'''Bike to Shop Week August 13 - 21, 2022'''
*Park Royal will be participating and Peter provided a photo for a poster to advertise it (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/e/ec/Peter_with_bike_and_groceries_at_Park_Royal_North_2022-07-28_IMG_4048.jpg)


===Communications & Outreach - Antje/Paul/Heather===
===Communications & Outreach - Antje/Paul/Heather===

Latest revision as of 20:09, 6 October 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
  • Ideas for HUB Evaluation rides on the North Shore?
    • October? evenings or weekend afternoons
      • Invite Municipal staff along?
    • Destinations:
      • Welch St bridge to Dunderave
      • Maplewoods, Dollarton, Orwell, Lower Mtn Hwy, Brooksbank, Keith, MSP, Riverside loop
      • Ideas???
    • Organizers/Leads/Sweeps


Public Input/Consultations

  • Public input is critical when Council and Staff make trade-offs and decisions. Please make sure your voice is heard!!


Municipal Elections

  • How to promote the elections and encourage our supporters to vote for councillors who will implement better infrastructure.


Goals & Objectives

  • 2022
    • Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways
    • Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
    • Recruit more committee members


Events

  • Fall Go By Bike Week
    • Mon, Oct 3 4-6 PM - Lions gate bridge - NE Side
      • Paul & Peter
    • Wed, Oct 5 7-9 AM - Second Narrows Bridge - NE Side
      • Don
    • Thu, Oct 6 4-6 PM - Spirit Trail at 1st and Welch
      • ????


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.
  • Next touchpoint with staff: bike ride with CNV team on October 17th at 3:30 PM


Summary of current/upcoming CNV projects - this year & beyond

  • Esplanade Complete Street (construction underway; signage currently in production; estimated completion of all ped/cycling infrastructure (including pavement markings & signage: Winter 2022)
  • St Andrew's (changes completed with the exception of delineators; traffic speed and volume being monitored to determine if changes are necessary; possible changes in Spring 2023; original intent was to slow speeds and cut through traffic)
  • Forbes & 3rd (long term, 2+ years away; short term changes include a bike friendly push button for southbound cycles; longer green time for bikes than cars, short term change should be complete by Winter 2022)


ITC - Dana & Jonathan

  • May meeting postponed to end of month (no updates)


District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don

  • Meeting with Staff - next meeting Oct?
  • Bike parking locations in DNV - Duncan
    • Ingrid of the District asked us to give her a list of places it could/should be improved.
    • collecting ideas from our forums

Results:

  1. Ingrid gave a thoughtful and thorough response, including asking for more information and questions. As many of you know, she is a (the, I think) top planner at DNV. Great to have her attention.
  2. She passed on to others in the DNV who can action end of trip facilities.
  3. This email & conversation was a good push of the need. More work is needed in the months/years ahead. End of trip facilities are as important as bike lanes to get there. For people at home, and at their destinations.


  • Arborlynn connector
    • East side
      • Received 1st draft design for review Jul-26 - sent in comments.
    • West side in 2022
      • Design done, still waiting for Metro Van approval to start construction (over 6 months so far!)
  • Upper Lynn Valley Rd
    • Mtn. Hwy to Peters Road (Phase 1) - should be underway???
    • Public consultations for Peters to Dempsey (Phase 2) -some has been done, more this fall?
  • Hunter Street Bridge
    • Foundations done, spans coming soon, complete by Nov/Dec


District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

AT Projects Planned for Phase 2 Implementation

Sean O'Sullivan has provided us with the following active transportation projects that are planned for Phase 2 implementation:

  1. Mather Ave MUP from Hadden Dr to Westcott Rd. – This will be a 50/50 cost sharing agreement with TransLink. We are behind on this project. We met with MoTI this summer and showed them the concept design. Because the new design converts one WB lane to a MUP, they have asked us to do an analysis of the impacts it will on the Taylor Way/WB ramp intersection. We hope to complete the analysis this fall and get MoTI approval of the concept before the end of the year. The detail design, final MoTI approval, and construction is planned for 2023.
  3. Marine Dr 26th to 31st bike lanes – We completed the preliminary design and concluded that we could not achieve protected bike lanes for the full distance with the budget provided. We are going to go back to council to show what we can achieve and confirm how they want us to proceed. This is a 50/50 cost sharing project with TransLink.
  5. Sidewalk design – Based on the Pedestrian Network Study, we have selected a number of locations where we want to construct new sidewalks. We are going to issue an RFP for the designs shortly. The new sidewalk segments will be constructed in 2023. This is 50/50 cost sharing project with TransLink.
  7. Marine Drive Bike Lane east of Lions Gate Bridge – The District of North Vancouver is managing this project. My understanding is that the design should be completed this year and construction should start next year.
  9. School Safety Review – We are meeting with each school to document the safety concerns they have. The focus will be on pedestrian and cycling safety concerns. We will then develop a work plan to address the safety issues around schools. We hope to have report prioritizing improvements across the District before the end of the year.

Go By Bike Week at NE end of Lions Gate Bridge 4-6 pm on 3 October

Communications & Outreach - 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

  • no updates from last month; however, it’s worth repeating the last item from May:
    • Does anyone have a connection with one or more of the following schools - Eastview, Capilano, Ross road, Carisbrooke and .or Westview elementary? We have $ for their program.


Translink - Antje

  • Smart Lockers at Lonsdale Quay
    • Should be available soon? (Lights are on, but still behind fences)
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