Meeting Summary: June 6, 2013

Attendance

• Guests: Dragana Mitic, Manager, Transportation, City of North Vancouver; Stephen Blore, Transportation Planner, City of North Vancouver
• Fiona, Antje, Peter, Erin, Tom Walker (North Shore Safety Council- Elmer), Nelson

Additional agenda items

• Lynn Valley Town Centre walk-about (Fiona)
• MEC Bikefest June 8 (Nelson)

Chesterfield improvement project 4th St to 13th St (Stephen Blore)

• 3 options presented - see website for options and a survey http://www.cnv.org/City-Services/Streets-and-Transportation/Cycling/Cycling-Projects/Chesterfield-Avenue-Cycling-Improvements
• concerns about bike lanes between moving and parked cars, discussed safer options including removing parking on the west side of Chesterfield
• next open house with revised options on July 10th
• Action: Heather and Erin to draft letter including desire to remove parking on one side to facilitate another safer and cheaper option

13th St at Lonsdale Ave planned cycling facilities with Onni development

• No time to discuss before Dragana left
• Action: Antje to check with Dragana and Daniel about plans in July/August

Lynn Valley Town Centre walk-about (Fiona)

• Walk-about with Mark Sager and Brian Wallace (retired transportation planner) related to BOSA development application, about 10 people attended
• Looked at intersections, many traffic and pedestrian safety issues

6 June Open House on traffic calming on Keith Road and Clyde Avenue bike route in West Van (Peter)

• It was an information and idea gathering session with a survey to be filled out by nearby residents - the survey will be put on the District website
• Action: Peter to draft HUB letter to provide sidewalk and two-way separated bike lane on Keith

Update from DNV transportation consultation committee (Nelson)

• Meeting in late May, several items presented including TransLink wayfinding design study
• Nelson to provide update at the June HUB-NS meeting

DNV Cycling Safety Review http://www.dnv.org/cycling

• Good review of high collision locations
• Action: Antje to draft HUB letter in response to review

Mt Seymour Parkway repaving east of Mt Seymour Road, no cycling facilities (Antje)

• Did not discuss

Norwest Cycling Club safety survey

• Distribution of survey at West Van Community Day and Bart sent email to HUB-NS list

Stanley Park causeway call to action (Antje)

• HUB sent a letter which is on the HUB website along with a petition (https://bikehub.ca/news)
• Letter writing campaign and petition to Province and Vancouver Park Board, in HUB bulletin sent out today

Low Level Road construction impact on cycling (Heather)

• Did not discuss but Heather had sent an email to the HUB-NS and Vancouver lists

DNV town and village centres (Antje, Nelson)

• Lower Lynn Town: Mountain Highway facilities, implementation plan passed by council
  • Did not discuss
• Lynn Valley Town: public consultation on implementation plan
  • Action: Antje to send email to HUB-NS list with public consultation dates and online survey

HUB delegation at North Van City council meeting 24 June on all ages & abilities bike routes (Heather, Antje)

• Working on presentation

HUB delegation at West Van council meeting 6 May on Ambleside Bike Friendly Business District, recap (Heather, Peter)

Events recap: Lynn Valley Days, West Van Community Day, Bike to Work Week

Bike ride & dinner with MP John Weston, recap (Antje, Dianne, Fiona)

HUB AGM in Burnaby on May 11, recap

• Did not talk about past events