March 2019

http://wiki.bikehub.ca/committees/index.php?title=Tricities_Meeting_Agenda_March_5th_2019

Present

Alex, Leon, Richard, Scott, Dragana, Nikki, Peter, Simon, Jack, Colleen, Fiona

Central Valley Greenway extension

MOTI have also identified it as the most important gap in our region (Tri-Cities committee agrees)

MOTI policy has been to get the bike route off their ROWs as soon as possible.

Coquitlam's old study assumed everyone wanted the same thing (It wound up being a scenic route) HUB doesn't really agree with this.

HUB attempted to contact property owners a few years back... Got nowhere

RAC is talking about going back there to do a new assessment ride.

Translink and MOTI are both interested in the possibility of an AAA route that will fill this gap. Also there are new people in Coquitlam

Richard favors a route north of the tracks; this is somewhat different from the route south of the tracks that this committee has favoured. Richard says these goals are probably not contrary to each other. Scott: Consider calling this the Riverview Greenway?

North route advantages - Faster (people can use it to get to beautiful places fast, even if it is not that beautiful) - One stakeholder (MOTI). We can get around un-cooperative city by lobbying the province.

South route advantages - Cheaper - Only need Coquitlam to get on board - More scenic - Connects to New West Greenway

River route is an option too

Idea: Get Alex to do a presentation to Coquitlam city council? Action item: Schedule an assessment ride for RAC/ Tri-Cities Committee to investigate routes through this area. 10 AM, Saturday March 16th at Triple Os/ Sbux here https://maps.google.com/?cid=15401339721923313487

Port Moody update from Scott

Scott went to a PoMo meeting where the Murray Street bikeway extension was presented, and endorsed it on behalf of HUB Tri-Cities. Thanks Scott! Committee discussed strategies for Clark St, our highest priority Port Moody map gap and an important regional connection to the Barnet Highway.

Fraser Mills Waterfront Community Development project

Jack to meet March 11th

Meeting with Cllr Dupont

Simon met Laura Dupont (PoCo) and discussed the Patricia route. Action item: Andrew to send a link to Simon's letter out to everyone. Scott: is that money still sitting there? Let's either add it to the letter or follow up with Cllr Dupont.

NATCO report

Scott and Dragana went Lots of good info! Lots of discussion generated

RAC

Simon appointed to represent us at RAC

Port Moody Transportation Committee

Scott appointed to represent us at Port Moody Transportation Committee

Active Transportation

Leon attended a strategic planning meeting for provincial Active Transportation program. Lots of CleanBC money (hundreds of millions over the next few years) available through the Incremental Carbon Tax to help British Columbians reduce their carbon footprint. Action item: go to this link and comment http://engage.gov.bc.ca/activetransportation/