2024-10-03 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

• 2025 Goal Setting
  • Review of new infrastructure completed in 2024
  • Planned infrastructure projects in 2025
  • Current status of HUB's top Priority Bikeways (maps and list of gaps on our priority bikeways)
  • 2022 Gaps Map - needs updating
• Recruiting - Fill vacant positions(click for details)
  • CNV Liaisons
  • Events coordinator
  • More details and roles on see HUB resource page
• Connecting with the community - Focus on "interested but concerned"

Events

• Need a coordinator/organizer for Events
• Had booths at Shipyards Festival (Sep 20th) & Fall Go By Bike Week
  • Thanks Duncan, Peter & Paul.

City of North Vancouver - Don(temporary)

• Meeting with Staff
  • Sep-20: Easton, Rhonda & Don met with Brandon, see updates below
  • Next meeting - Mid October

• Casano-Loutet Overpass
  • Stuck waiting for MoTI permits (for over 6 months), start date on hold.

• Midtown Connector - HUB top priority
  • Report to Council in November
  • Requested that we be able to provide comments on early concepts.
    • Central Lonsdale is a Destination, not just a busy road to cross.

• Chesterfield - HUB top priority
  • Currently planned after Midtown and Upper levels Greenway.
  • Below Keith: Protected Bikelanes are being added as properties are redeveloped
  • Above Keith: Space for bikelane allocated as redeveloped, but not installed for now due to spareness.

• Upper Levels Greenway
  • 1st Stage (2024) will focus on Highway crossing at Lonsdale
  • Holding ongoing meetings with MoTI
  • Scope has been expanded to improving HWY1 crossing, options under consideration:
    • add-on to side of existing overpass
    • road-diet to add bikelane on existing bridge
    • new crossing (perhaps at St Georges?)

• West 3rd - Forbes to Marine Drive
  • Asked if they could do a road diet and add protection to the downhill bikelane
    • Vehicle lanes are already at minimum widths

• 3rd St/Cotton/Lower Level Rd
  • Extending bike lane protection from 3rd & cotton intersection up to Neptune terminal intersection.
  • Deferred until after Midtown connector project gets underway.

• Kings Mill Area (Spirit Trail & Harbourside Dr)
  • Construction will continue for several more years (phase 2 not started yet)
  • Utility upgrades under Harbourside will continue for a couple more months.
    • Asked Staff to improve detours and re-establish protected bikeway on Harbourside.

ITC - Jonathan

• No Update in several months

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

• Phibbs Exchange project is now complete
• Last portion of Interchange project to improve drainage on Mians St under the HWY 1 underpass ongoing:
  • Cycling detours from Southern MUP to Northern MUP until Oct 8th
  • Lighting installed under overpass for both North & South MUPs last week

• Need to discuss state of several projects with MoTI primes
  • List of cycling Gaps in lower mainland region
  • Capilano road underpass design
  • Lynn Valley Rd underpass design
  • Delays approving Marine Drive (LGB to Cap Rd)
  • Delayed approvals for Casano Loutet overpass

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