North Shore Committee Wiki

The North Shore committee of HUB: Your Cycling Connection is dedicated to enhancing the safety and feasibility of using bicycles for transportation in North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Bowen Island and Lions Bay. This includes commuting to work and school, shopping, personal trips and any other short to medium length journeys.

Announcements

North Shore bike map available

The free pocket folding map is available at North Shore community and rec centres, libraries, municipal halls and many bike shops. A pdf map for download is available on the HUB website. To develop the map HUB North Shore received a grants from Mountain Equipment Co-op and the City of North Vancouver. The 2013 update and printing of the map was funded by TravelSmart, the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver.

Wiki access

This wiki is read-only to all users. To modify pages, please request an account by emailing heather@bikehub.ca.

About HUB on the North Shore

Committee meetings

HUB North Shore meets at 6pm on the first Thursday of every month at the West Vancouver Public Library in the Welsh Hall West room (downstairs). For the next meeting date and agenda, and for information on past meetings, please refer to the Meetings page.

• Chair: Antje Wahl
• Vice-chair: Peter Scholefield
• Media interviews: Jay MacDonald
• Communications: Heather Drugge
• Social media: Karine Duval
• Events: Mary Ellen Glover, Erin MacGregor
• Major projects:
  • Adopt-A-Street Program: Dianne
  • North Shore Bike Map: Antje
  • Low Level Road: Heather
  • Ironworkers Memorial Bridge: Fiona
  • Park Royal: Peter
  • Ambleside Bike Friendly Business District: Heather, Peter
  • DNV new town and village centres: Antje

Assessment rides

Periodically HUB North Shore holds assessment rides to help familiarize members with issues and locations of concern. For more information on past rides please refer to the Group Rides page.

How to participate

Participating in HUB is as simple as joining us at our monthly North Shore Meetings, participating in Group Rides, contributing to our Email List or joining us at various events. If you want to help contribute to this Wiki page get to know us first then register for an account. Most importantly, get on your bike and ride!

If you have any questions or comments that are not answered on this site please send email to nsvacc-info@cheakamus.com.

Resources

HUB North Shore letters, presentations and media releases

Letters to governments

Presentations to governments

Media releases

Other letters and presentations

• To North Vancouver Rotary Club, 11 May 2012 File:Slides for NV Rotary Club board presentation on 11-05-12.pdf

Handbill

• Our handbill is a colour PDF file that can be printed two sided (short edge binding) with three up per page.

Routes & short cuts

Our Routes and Short Cuts page lists routes commonly used by experienced riders to get around the North Shore.

Hot spots & issues

Our Hot Spots page lists specific locations on the North Shore that need attention for advocacy. If you're a rider who has recently encounter a Hot Spot please see if it is listed and, if not, submit it for inclusion in the list.

Our Issues page is a more general non-location specific page to help track issues that need addressing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you new to riding the streets of the North Shore? Browse through our Frequently Asked Questions page for information and tips about riding in our beautiful area.

Governments & other official entities

Unlike many communities, the development of policy and infrastructure for cycling on the North Shore usually involves the cooperation of many governments and counsels. For more information please refer to our Governments and Other Official Entities page.

Bike Friendly Business

HUB has a Bike Friendly Business Program. On our Business page we have links to research and data on the economic impact of cycling, in particular on retail.

In the News

Read about HUB North Shore on our In the News page.