2024-09-05 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

• 2024 Goals
  • Presentation with maps and list of gaps on our priority bikeways
    • Next priority Bikeways - current Gaps Map
• Recruiting - Fill vacant positions(click for details)
  • CNV Liaisons
  • Events coordinator
  • More details and roles on see HUB resource page
• Ensure Cycling Priorities are in DWV's Transportation Strategy

Events

• Need a coordinator/organizer for Events
• Bike the Night
  • Saturday Sep 14 - get tickets at bikethenight.ca
• Go by Bike Week - Sep 23-30
  • Mon, Sep 23, 15:15 - 18:30: 13th and Argyle - DWV
    • Peter & Paul
  • other locations TBD
    • would like to have 2 LC volunteers to answer peoples questions

City of North Vancouver - Don(temporary)

• Meeting with Staff
  • Next meeting - Mid September

• Casano-Loutet Overpass
  • Have all approvals and funding. Expect construction to start in early 2025.

• Midtown Connector - HUB top priority
  • High level design work planned for 2024
  • Requested that we be able to provide input on requirements.
    • Central Lonsdale is a Destination, not just a busy road to cross.

• Chesterfield - North-South route
  • Currently planned after Midtown and Upper levels greenway.
  • Stated this is a HUB Top priority.
    • Also needs to be coordinated with Midtown.

• 3rd St/Cotton/Lower Level Rd
  • Requested they extend bike lane protection for intersection up to Neptune terminal intersection, this has been deferred to work on Midtown.
  • Asked them to repaint bikelanes on Lynn Creek Bridge

ITC - Jonathan

• Last Month's meeting was presentation by Translink, but nothing new regarding cycling.
• Apparently CNV council is discussing the upper level greenway + the lonsdale/hwy overpass later this month. I'm hoping that preliminary designs come to the ITC for input sometime soon.

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

1. Regular Bi-monthly Meeting with Staff took place in June - next one late Aug
2. Spirit Trail East - Consultation continues, MSP work progresses.
3. Projects/sections
   1. MSP upgrades substantially complete. (MSP = Mount Seymour Parkway)
   2. Phibbs Exchange: Please advocate to MoTi for more "lime groves" on that MoTi property
   3. Mountain Highway Safety Improvements - limited budget available and now in design. Meeting July 15 reviewed shows completion of Whitely Court to 14th. May be complete in 2024 as part of repaving.
   4. Arborlynn connector - expected to start in August. Paint on the ground for improved cross-walk bump-outs and a safer radius at Arborlynn
   5. Debugging the Network

• • • • • Went well. A community effort. A lot of great work went into it, effective communication from bike community!
        • Some portions were CNV, they have been prepared for CNV and recommend doing something like this for each jurisdiction once or twice per year.
        • Liaisons will do best to partition into "maintenance items" vs "capitial items" - needing concrete pouring. Best suited items maintenance crews can implement on their daily rounds.
        • DNV report a problem web-app works very well too! Get a tracking number! No need to wait for next "Debug the Network" collection.

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

Go by Bike Week

• Paul and I have volunteered to help at the celebration station Mon, Sep 23 15:15 - 18:30: 13th and Argyle.

Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure - Mike/Don

• Repeatedly asked HUB's MoTI prime for information on several projects, but no response.
  • List of cycling Gaps in lower mainland region
  • Capilano road underpass design
  • Lynn Valley Rd underpass design
• Cathy of HUB HQ is organizing meeting with MoTI's AT team, hopefully this month

• MOTI has asked for an assessment of the performance of their maintenance contractor Miller Capilano
  • Survey will be read aloud for committee members to grade at our May 2/24 meeting.
  • Don Quote "From a cycling perspective this means the highway shoulders from Horseshoe Bay to Capilano road. All road & pedestrian crossing of the highways, Taylor way and the bridges+accesses (on/off ramps)."

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 some photos of new Mt Seymour Parkway bike lane
  • Posted Riverside Drive photos

• 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
  • Mount Seymour Parkway bike lane draws mixed reviews
  • Guerrilla documentarian captures Lynn Valley stop sign runners (lots of them)
  • I was able to duck in time, just barely: Cyclist narrowly misses wire across North Van bike path
  • Letter: Changes on Mount Seymour Parkway important for community safety
  • Editorial: These bike lane debates are getting us way off track
  • Move On: We should create more bike routes on quiet North Shore streets

Schools - Paul Janzen

• Cycling for seniors pilot program launched at Richmond community center. Complements existing basic skills, intermediate, and e-bike programs.
• School programs resume mid September.

Social

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