Meeting Summary: January 9, 2014

1. Attendance: Guests from the City of NV: Daniel Watson and Iona Bonamis, transportation planners, Antje, Peter, Heather, Fiona, Dianne, Ian Jackson, Sybil Jackson, Erika, Karine Duvall (HUB facebook page and Twitter), Don McPherson (Norwest Cycle Club), Tom Walker (North Shore Safety Council - elephant safety symbols - bicycle rodeo next project– they have the equipment)
2. AAA Routes in the City of North Vancouver
   • Presentation by Iona Bonamis and Daniel Watson
   • All Ages and Abilities (AAA) facilities
   • this initiative builds on and updates the 2008 transportation plan and the 2012 bicycle master plan (aim to have all residents within 300m of bicycle facilities)
   • AAA generally plans for physical barriers on arterial streets (e.g. delineator posts on Larson Street in North Vancouver) and bikeways on local streets ($50,000 per km)
   • bi-directional bike lanes - general cost $1.5 M per km
   • off street and multi-purpose paths $1.0M per km
   • Scenario A: $13.0 M for the 10-year capital plan to fill in existing AAA facilities (additional cost of $6.0 M to the existing capital plan)
   • Scenario B1: using local roads to connect major destinations and isolated areas– $8.0 M for the 10-year capital plan ($2.0 M more than the existing capital plan)

and B2 focus on more direct routes – additional cost $19.0 M

1. • Heather suggests that the AAA facilities focus on local street except one N-S and one E-W AAA on arterial roads
   • we are to send our comments to Heather
   • Staff needs comments from Heather by the 15th of January - indicate whats missing, what we like and what we don't like
   • There was general agreement for AAA on arterial roads of 13th St. for E-W and Chesterfield Ave. for N-S
   • Low Level Road and the related section of the Spirit Trail to be finished in October 2014
2. Stanley Park causeway update (Antje, 10min)
3. Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review 29 Nov - 24 January 2014 (Fiona, 5 min)
   • feedback requested by 24 January (http://engage.gov.bc.ca/safetyandspeedreview/)