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'''Attendance & Agenda'''
'''Attendance & Agenda'''
* Attendance, Peter Antje, Dianne , Nelson, Ann Yew, Fiona
* Attendance: Kathy, Nelson, Ann, Bill, Winifred (SFU), Antje, Fiona, Helen, Dianne, Yoko (SFU) and Peter
* Welcome new members and guests
* Additional agenda items


'''Education & Outreach'''
'''Education & Outreach'''
* HUB delegation at DNV council meeting Feb 18, recap (Antje)
* HUB delegation at DNV council meeting Feb 18, recap (Antje)
** Antje presented - Dianne, Nelson, Heather and Peter were there
** questions about bike to school and training
** Antje followed up with a letter with info from Steph about cycling education in schools
** NV City pays HUB to provide education to schools

* HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter)
* HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter)
** plan to have Heather, Peter and Donna do a dry run at the next meeting
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* City Cycling book for councils (Antje/Jay)
** Peter to contact WV Chamber of Commerce (Lee Gabriel) to ask to present to them
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* Bike to School on the North Shore
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* City Cycling book for councils
* Connect with other NS groups?
** 4 to West Van (Peter), probably 3 to City (Heather) and 4 to DNV (Antje)
** E.g. Cool North Shore, North Van Urban Forum

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* Bike to School on the North Shore (discussion)
** transportation demand management
** Use Pro D to distribute info
** start at elementary schools
** get teachers in schools that are bike riders
** some schools takes kids for one-week cycling trips
** Helen bought 6 bikes (from Kona, at cost) for her school, takes students out on rides
** exclusion zones around schools is an idea
** use school newsletters to announce bike to school days
** Dianne provided HASTe contact
** Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been similar intiatives
** Helen offered to send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling
* North Shore bike map distribution
* North Shore bike map distribution
** copies have been printed – Antje will bring some to the next meeting
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* draft letter to West Van council concerning review of STP
** discuss distribution of HUB copies at the next meeting
** West Van library is already distributing new edition


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* Draft letter to West Van council concerning review of Srategic Transportation Plan
** Peter to send this evening and copy Yahoo group
** Peter and a few others on the Working group will not be available so Peter wiil send a message encouraging others to go to the Council Special Meeting of the Whole at 1630 on 11 March
'''Infrastructure'''
'''Infrastructure'''

* Sea-to-Sky Highway (Ann & SFU)
* Sea to Sky Highway cycling project update (Ann, Winifred, Yoko)
** map of cycling hazards will be put on a website with real time updates possible - now in beta stage
** suggest contact Grand Fondo organizers
** to be finished in 3 weeks
** can data mine from Flickr and Twitter
** need volunteers to spread the word about website
** $116,000 estimated cost to fix hazards between West Van and Whistler
** applied for federal grant
** MoTI agrees with hazards are dangerous
** presented work at VeloCity
** database to be hosted by SFU
** same social media/mapping methodology could be used to document cycling conditions and hazards in cities

* Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona)
* Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona)
** meeting with MoTI South Coast regional director, operations manager and four reps from HUB/BCCC
** sidewalk width 2.5 m, one side at a time
** railings 3m vertical
** Dollarton exit crossing needs to be improved
** waiting for commitment/announcement
* Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje)
* Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje)
** sent letter asking for separated bike lanes
* Cycling during construction of new Low Level Road (Heather)
* Park Royal
** HUB Surrey/White Rock has used Living Streets assessment form for mall
* Government Road on Bowen Island (Antje, from Richard)


'''Other Business'''
'''Other Business'''
* Events Coordinator position (Antje)
* Events Coordinator position (Antje)
** posted in HUB email newsletter, North Shore list, etc.

Latest revision as of 23:11, 8 March 2013

Attendance & Agenda

  • Attendance: Kathy, Nelson, Ann, Bill, Winifred (SFU), Antje, Fiona, Helen, Dianne, Yoko (SFU) and Peter

Education & Outreach

  • HUB delegation at DNV council meeting Feb 18, recap (Antje)
    • Antje presented - Dianne, Nelson, Heather and Peter were there
    • questions about bike to school and training
    • Antje followed up with a letter with info from Steph about cycling education in schools
    • NV City pays HUB to provide education to schools
  • HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter)
    • plan to have Heather, Peter and Donna do a dry run at the next meeting
    • Peter to contact WV Chamber of Commerce (Lee Gabriel) to ask to present to them
  • City Cycling book for councils
    • 4 to West Van (Peter), probably 3 to City (Heather) and 4 to DNV (Antje)
  • Bike to School on the North Shore (discussion)
    • transportation demand management
    • Use Pro D to distribute info
    • start at elementary schools
    • get teachers in schools that are bike riders
    • some schools takes kids for one-week cycling trips
    • Helen bought 6 bikes (from Kona, at cost) for her school, takes students out on rides
    • exclusion zones around schools is an idea
    • use school newsletters to announce bike to school days
    • Dianne provided HASTe contact
    • Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been similar intiatives
    • Helen offered to send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling
  • North Shore bike map distribution
    • copies have been printed – Antje will bring some to the next meeting
    • discuss distribution of HUB copies at the next meeting
    • West Van library is already distributing new edition
  • Draft letter to West Van council concerning review of Srategic Transportation Plan
    • Peter to send this evening and copy Yahoo group
    • Peter and a few others on the Working group will not be available so Peter wiil send a message encouraging others to go to the Council Special Meeting of the Whole at 1630 on 11 March

Infrastructure

  • Sea to Sky Highway cycling project update (Ann, Winifred, Yoko)
    • map of cycling hazards will be put on a website with real time updates possible - now in beta stage
    • suggest contact Grand Fondo organizers
    • to be finished in 3 weeks
    • can data mine from Flickr and Twitter
    • need volunteers to spread the word about website
    • $116,000 estimated cost to fix hazards between West Van and Whistler
    • applied for federal grant
    • MoTI agrees with hazards are dangerous
    • presented work at VeloCity
    • database to be hosted by SFU
    • same social media/mapping methodology could be used to document cycling conditions and hazards in cities
  • Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona)
    • meeting with MoTI South Coast regional director, operations manager and four reps from HUB/BCCC
    • sidewalk width 2.5 m, one side at a time
    • railings 3m vertical
    • Dollarton exit crossing needs to be improved
    • waiting for commitment/announcement
  • Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje)
    • sent letter asking for separated bike lanes

Other Business

  • Events Coordinator position (Antje)
    • posted in HUB email newsletter, North Shore list, etc.
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