2023-11-02 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!!
  • Click for more details and suggested responses

Goals & Objectives

• Add Phase 2 top priority Bikeways - current Gaps Map
• Recruiting - Fill vacant positions
  • Also to add a liaison with First Nations on the North Shore. See HUB resource page: https://bikehub.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=568c548a9a0e8b12d07bf2a86&id=e31567ec1e&e=5d6a015cb4
• Ensure Cycling Priorities are in DWV's Transportation Strategy

Events

• Need a coordinator/organizer for events

City of North Vancouver - Nadia/Sophia

ITC - Dana & Jonathan

• When is the next meeting??

District of North Vancouver - Duncan/Stephen/Don

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• Mountain Highway Safety Study
  • Lynn Valley Town Centre to Hwy 1
  • Open house Oct 12th + Survey (till Oct 24th)
  • Plan to send a formal letter with comments.

• Marine Drive - Bridge to Tatlow
  • Have asked for a follow up meeting.

• Spirit Trail, East of Seymour planning:

• Main St - Harbour Ave - Barrows
  • Planning to tender in October, and Build in Spring/Summer 2024

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District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

Westmount Road bike lanes

• The bike lanes on the route between 31st St and Marine Drive up to Hwy 1 are very close to being completed.
• The following are 3 photos taken yesterday:
  • Near 31st St and Marine Drive -
  • Midway up at the intersection with Thompson Place -
  • At the upper-end close to Hwy 1 -

Go By Bike Week

• Paul and I volunteered at the HUB Celebration Station at 13th and Argyle with Blake from Microworks on a wet Monday the 16th of October.
• Here is the completed tally sheet documenting only 40 riders -

Lime Bike Presentation to DWV Council on 30 October

• Following a very comprehensive presentation, Council voted in favour of staff concluding the pilot project at the end of the year and to work on transitioning to a more permanent arrangement.
• In the meantime LimeBike will continue the program for up to 12 months in 2024.

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
  • How can we use this platform to recruit and inform?
• Twitter (Rueben)
  • Advertized GoByBike Week(s)

• Facebook(Heather)

• North Shore News
  • Move On: What's a woonerf and why should we build one in North Vancouver?
  • Scooters and skaters and wheels, oh my: Micromobility devices on rise on roads, trails, bike lanes
  • Move On: The North Shore needs more bike storage at transit hubs

Schools - Paul Janzen

• Fall semester ends Nov 16, resuming March 2024.

Social

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