2024-01-04 Agenda

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, using Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/myr-xmnd-iob

or by Phone: +1 587-977-8033‬ PIN: ‪290 663 905‬#

General

• Agenda additions
• Introductions

Public Input/Consultations

• Public input is critical when Council and Staff make trade-offs and decisions. Please make sure your voice is heard!!
  • are there any active ones?????

Goals & Objectives

• Add Phase 2 top priority Bikeways - current Gaps Map
• Recruiting - Fill vacant positions
  • See HUB resource page: https://bikehub.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=568c548a9a0e8b12d07bf2a86&id=e31567ec1e&e=5d6a015cb4
• Ensure Cycling Priorities are in DWV's Transportation Strategy

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

• this is NOT Rapid Bus, it is more like Skytrain on rubber wheels
  • Dedicated lanes, priority at crossings, tap on/off at platform, all door boarding.
• Metrotown to Park Royal via 2nd Narrows is 1 of several initial routes.
• TransLink will lead this but has significant municipal impacts.
  • DNV has team focusing on their portion,
• Hopefully we can get a "bike highway" along this right-of-way
  • HUB HQ has started coordinated response - webpage
  • Next steps??

Events

• Need a coordinator/organizer for events
• dates for Spring GBBW???

City of North Vancouver -

• Finn and Fiona have put their names forward for Liaison
  • Nadia & Sophia (previous liaisons) to update new liaisons
• Eliminate Right on Red.
  • • Motion was passed.

ITC - Dana & Jonathan

• When is the next meeting??

First Nations - Kira

• Generate summaries of their cycling related goals and then add assessment of how this aligns with our goals. Also how this aligns with neighbouring muni's plans.
  • Develop strategy how to move forward.
• Plans
  • Squamish Nation
    • Strategic Plan 2022-2026
    • Land Use Plan 2023
  • Tsleil Wauthuth Nation
    • Active Transportation Plan 2023
  • Musquem Indian Band
    • Land Use Plan 2020
    • Improving Active Transportation

District of North Vancouver - Duncan/Stephen/Stewart/Don

• Regular Meetings scheduled every 2 months
  • Most Recent was 08-Dec-2023

1. Scoping Project Ends Beyond Intersections
2. Bike Lane Ends: "Alternatives"

• • Examples of how best dealt with

1. Right turn lane hazard - DNV will add flex posts on a case by case basis

• • "Debugging the network" - please pass on examples where most needed to Duncan.

• January is budget time. Plan to advocate at DNV Council meetings

1. Mtn Hwy: Ross Road to Arborlynn - money is budgeted for 2025. If we want it in 2024, we need to convince council to allocate the funds.

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

Proposed bike lane up Cypress Bowl Road

• Peter has been asked by John Weston to seek HUB North Shore support to the mayor for this proposal from the Canadian Health and Fitness Institute (see resolution at: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/3/37/2024-01-03_Proposed_bike_lane_up_Cypress_Bowl_Road.pdf).
  • Here is the concluding statement of the institute's resolution: "The Canadian Health and Fitness Institute, supported by stakeholders, requests that the District of West Vancouver, at its earliest convenience, create a segregated bicycle lane ascending Cypress Bowl Road."
  • I recommend a brief HUB letter of support to the mayor pointing out that Cypress Bowl Road is within the jurisdiction of the MoTI and there are other higher priority bike infrastructure projects that we would like to see constructed in West Vancouver, especially along the Marine Drive corridor east of 31st Street. Nevertheless, we can support this proposal for two reasons. Firstly, it would help meet HUB's objective of getting more people safely onto bicycles. Secondly, it would support our previous recommendation to the District for safe protected bike lanes on that portion of Cypress Bowl Road that will connect the planned Cypress Village to other West Vancouver Cycling Network components.

Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Paul/Heather

• let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
• Implementation of Strava HUB bike club
• Twitter (Rueben)
  • Posted some photos from the North Van Holiday Bike Parade (Dec 17)
  • Wrote draft "Ode to the Spirit Trail". Will eventually be a 20 tweet thread with 50 photos. Probably will post doc to wiki.

• Facebook(Heather)

• North Shore News
  • Letter: Faith in humanity restored after stolen bike returned
  • Move On: Why are intersection sightlines getting worse?

Schools - Paul Janzen

• 2023 Year in Review:
  • 156 schools + 59 outside Greater Vancouver = 215 total
  • 17,363 students + 6,105 outside Greater Vancouver = 23,468
    • 9.9% Increase

• • Trout Lake Streetwise programs:
    • 105 courses, 1,821 participants

• We have a proposal forthcoming to provide our program to a North Shore private school.
• Lime program at Shipyards for Dec 2 was postponed.

Social

• Jack Lonsdale, after the meeting.
  • Any and all are welcome