2024-05-02 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!!

Goals & Objectives

• 2024 Goals
  • Presentation with maps and list of gaps on our priority bikeways
    • Next priority Bikeways - current Gaps Map
• Recruiting - Fill vacant positions(click for details)
  • CNV Liaisons
  • Events coordinator
  • More details and roles on see HUB resource page
• Ensure Cycling Priorities are in DWV's Transportation Strategy

Events

• Need a coordinator/organizer for Events
• Earth Day event - CNV - Sat, April 20th in Moodyville Park.
  • Thanks to Blake, Erika, Finn, Kira, Derrick & Cathy
• 1st annual Bike Festival - City hall Plaza, June 1st
  • Sponsored by DNV, CNV, ICBC & North Shore Safety Council
  • yes (need 4 people): Heather, Sophia, Erika
    • 10-12:
    • 12-2pm:
  • Can't: Don, Paul J, Duncan
• Spring Go By Bike Week, June 3-9, 2024.
  • Celebrations stations (2 per station):

• • • Mon, June 3, 4-6pm:, 13th & Argyle (Ambleside) - DWV: Peter + Paul S
      • Sat June 1 9:30-12:30 Civic Plaza North Van
      • Sat June 1 12 pm-2:40 Civic Plaza North Van
    • Thu, Jun 6, 6:15-9am: Lions Gate Hospital - Coastal Health: need 2 people
    • DNV & CNV - see Bike Festival above
  • Asked Brendon to provide eCargo bikes
  • Distribute GBBW posters - libraries, bike stores, coffee shops
    • Don, Derrick, ???
• Blueridge Good Neighbour Day - Sat June 15th
  • need 4 people for 2 shifts:
  • yes: Stewart, ???
  • Can't: Don, Mike
  • Asked Brendon to provide eCargo bike
• Cargo Bike race - June?
• Shipyards 5th birthday - CNV, Sat July 20th 14:00-20:00
  • will need 6 people for 3 shifts: Don, ???
  • Asked Brendon to provide eCargo bike

City of North Vancouver - Don(temporary)

• Meeting with Staff
  • Next meeting - TBD

• Casano-Loutet Overpass
  • Still waiting for MoTI, hope to start this spring.

• 3rd St/Cotton/Lower Level Rd
  • They will look into extending bike lane protection for intersection up to Neptune terminal intersection.
  • Asked them to repaint bikelanes on Lynn Creek Bridge

• Midtown Connector - HUB top priority
  • High level design work planned for 2024
  • Requested that we be able to provide input on requirements.
    • Central Lonsdale is a Destination, not just a busy road to cross.
• Upper Levels Greenway
  • 1st Stage (2024) will focus on Highway crossing at Lonsdale
  • Next public engagement late in 2024?

ITC - Jonathan

• Last Month's meeting was presentation by Translink, but nothing new regarding cycling.
• Apparently CNV council is discussing the upper level greenway + the lonsdale/hwy overpass later this month. I'm hoping that preliminary designs come to the ITC for input sometime soon.

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

1. Regular Bi-monthly Meeting with Staff took place in early April
2. Projects/sections
   1. MSP upgrades moving ahead in 2024 as planned with Translink funding recently secured
   2. Main Street - North side construction ongoing and on-track. South side remains an issue. Longer term objective to deal with it but space is problem. Doing some initial review of space and talking to Translink re funding due to sharing with buses.
   3. Phibbs Exchange should be complete May. DNV welcomed feedback. Following extensive concerns raised on Hub group email, feedback has been provided, and awaiting response. Longer term plans for greenway/bike route all through Orwell. Further details including timing requested.
   4. Spirit Trail East - Staff have been requested to go back to council on May 13th to provide update due to opposition. Planning is pushing ahead. Need to contact staff to see how we can support.
   5. Lynn Valley Road - preparing implementation plan for Phase 2 and looking to tie-in stretch by mall. Have translink funding for transit study.
   6. Capilano Rd - Ridgewood to Hwy - Developing designs for protected bike lane. Trying to encourage MOTI to deliver their section too.
   7. E-cargo bike scheme https://www.dnv.org/streets-transportation/e-cargo-bikes About to go out to tender expect at least 2 bids. Was aiming for June but likely to be a bit later in the summer. Pilot will run for 2 years with 7 stations and likely 9 bikes across two types (box and long tail).

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

12 April Howe Sound Forum discussion re: a Howe Sound multi-purpose trail

• This meeting presented Mayor Sager with an opportunity to follow up with his proposal for a MUP between Horseshoe Bay and Whistler.
• On behalf of DWV, the mayor hosted this semi-annual forum and arranged for BC Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Lana Popham to attend.
• The Minister presented her ideas and seeks feedback on the concept of a long-distance (100km+) multi-use trail between Vancouver and Pemberton.
• She set a goal of compiling options and issues for discussion in July 2024.
• The forum participants were separated into several round table groups to consider the proposal options and raise questions.
• The Minister’s proposal was generally well received by the meeting participants, both as a low-carbon tourism initiative and for its economic benefits.
• The possible trail routes and their likely costs and possible public and private funding sources were discussed.
• The Mayor of Squamish informed the forum of the advanced work already in place for a trail between Pemberton and Squamish, and the ongoing planning for a link between Squamish and Lions Bay.
• Several speakers however expressed concern about visitor growth and overuse impacts on indigenous and natural assets.
• Here is Paul's draft report of the meeting: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/a/a5/2024-04-12_Howe_Sound_Forum_Draft_Report.pdf

Current Projects from staff's briefing slides to a 7 May Environment Committee meeting

• The time of the meeting is 4:30 p.m. and the location is the Cedar Room, 3rd floor of West Vancouver Community Centre - the public can attend.
• Marine Drive east of Lions Gate Bridge Cycling Link
  • Multi-use pathway on the south side of Marine Drive from Lions Gate Bridge off-ramp to Capilano Road
  • coordinated project with DNV, construction 2024 (pending MoTI permitting)
• Taylor Way Off-Ramp MUP
  • Multi-use pathway along the westbound Highway 1 ramps at Taylor Way between Hadden Drive and Westcot Road
  • Construction 2025 (pending MoTI permitting)
• Marine Drive & 31st Street intersection upgrades
  • Full signalization and improvements to pedestrian and bike crossings
  • Connects bike lanes on Marine Drive (26th to 31st Streets) with the uphill Bike lane from 31st Street to Westmount Road
  • Final design phase to be completed this year.

DWV Planning Committee

• Looking to add people to the Planning Committee https://westvancouver.ca/government-administration/committees-groups/volunteer-board-or-committee
  • Deadline for apps May 31.

Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure - Mike/Don

• Repeatedly asked HUB's MoTI prime for information on several projects, but no response.
  • List of cycling Gaps in lower mainland region
  • Capilano road underpass design
  • Lynn Valley Rd underpass design
• Cathy of HUB HQ is organizing meeting with MoTI's AT team, hopefully this month

• MOTI has asked for an assessment of the performance of their maintenance contractor Miller Capilano
  • Survey will be read aloud for committee members to grade at our May 2/24 meeting.
  • Don Quote "From a cycling perspective this means the highway shoulders from Horseshoe Bay to Capilano road. All road & pedestrian crossing of the highways, Taylor way and the bridges+accesses (on/off ramps)."

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 update on Orwell Street connection (Phibbs Exchange)
  • North Vancouver Cargo E-bike sharing
  • Current state of Main Street bike lane construction (north side)

• Facebook(Heather)
  • SPIRIT TRAIL Maplewood to Deep Cove
  • Translinks new Ridelink app
  • Main Street Improvements
  • Slip lane crowd-source
  • Financial Plan - CNV

• Other(Heather)
  • Hand-out and online info for the Spirit Trail Maplewood to Deep Cove

• North Shore News
  • New rules mean B.C. drivers must keep further away from cyclists
  • E-scooters legal in North Vancouver for four more years

Schools - Paul Janzen

• Ride the road course at Ridgeway (2 sessions) and at Carisbrooke.

Social

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