2021-02-04 Summary

• Attendees: Don, Erika, Peter, Paul, Heather, Fred, Antje.

General

• 2020 New Infrastructure - draft - List + map - Don

• Heather presenting an award
  • Tune in to HUB's Bike Awards on Feb 22nd.

• Recruiting: Looking for a few people
  • CNV Liaisons
  • Vice Chair
  • MoTI Liaison

Goals & Objectives

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• Next steps for 2021
  • Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways
    • Assist municipalities with their current priority projects
  • Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
    • Focus on HUB NS priorities list.
    • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DEiIGg9CasQ2-vH9Ak0NME2cBMs3ltTvpWZbNnN4q0o/htmlview#gid=0

City of North Vancouver - Erika

• Fines doubled for blocking a bike lane
  • CNV voted Monday night on new bylaw against "stopping, parking or otherwise impeding a mobility lane" with a fine of $200.
  • Previously a $100 fine for the more vague "impeding traffic" — 295 of those notices last year
  • On the subject of mobilitiy lanes: "The ability for electric motor assist push/kick scooters to utilize designated mobility lanes will be considered by staff at a later date, subject to the City’s pilot proposal to permit these devices being approved by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Provincial Cabinet."

• 2021 Capital Plan
  • Transportation and Streets allocated $15.7 million which includes funding for Esplanade Complete Streets project, cycling and transit improvements, greenways, and Priority Mobility Network Improvements

AI - Erika to find out how much is for Cycling

• Esplanade Update
  • Community engagement has ended with 91 responses on Let's Talk CNV. Phase 2 (winter 2020) is "share what we heard and gather feedback." In spring 2021 they will present the final design, summarize Phase 2 feedback and then report back to council including the construction timeline. Construction to begin in summer/fall 2021. Project page: https://letstalk.cnv.org/esplanade-complete-street

• Kings Mill Walk master plan
  • Keep an eye on https://letstalk.cnv.org/kmw-park-master-plan for forthcoming engagement on proposed design options
  • Designers seem to be leaning towards more MUPs

• e-Bike share pilot
  • Applications for operators are open until Feb 17

• Be my co-pilot
  • Heather has moved on to a communications role. Thank you Heather! Erika needs a new co-pilot or two!

• City Priority Routes
  • Phase 1
    • 1st Street (almost complete)
    • Casano-Loutet overpass (construction starts in the spring)
    • Jones (23rd to Hwy) - not sure when

District of North Vancouver - Sibylle/Fred

• Liaisons met a couple times with Ingrid (DNV) and have another meeting scheduled
  • discussed HUB Priorities and 2021 plans
  • Liaisons requested road paving schedule, not finalized yet, but Ingrid confirmed that a section of LVR east of Molly Nye and Mount Royal east of Delbrook will be repaved in 2021. Ingrid will share complete schedule when available.

Lynn Valley Rd - Mtn. Hwy to Peters Road

• Currently in the design stage
  • In general terms there will be a protected bike lane on both sides of Lynn Valley Rd as part of phase I.
  • Ingrid shared new designs, looking good, asked for some improvements at LV Rd & Mtn Hwy intersection.

Marine + Tatlow + W15th

• Tatlow + W15th 2021 priority. Design mostly done.
  • Next is engagement with local residents.
  • Traffic levels are high for "Local residential street", due to existing traffic diversions,
    • they are not willing to all more traffic calming, but will monitor
• Marine from Capilano to Garden is a big challenge (very tight)
  • Moving it up to be a 2022 priority!!! Good news
  • West Van Mayor expressed interest and see this as key connection

Rufus/Kirkstone and Brooksbank

• DNV connection to Casano/Loutet overpass
  • DNV feels that existing road network is adequate (low traffic volumes) and are not planning on changes at this time,
  • Just signage and pavement markings.

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

• Input to the DWV 2021 budget
  • Mike, Paul and Peter have been in contact with the DWV Councillors individually concerning the budget.
  • 31 January response to Paul from Jenn Moller with her comments on HUB-NS priorities.
  • 2 February zoom discussion between Don, Paul, Peter and Mike.
  • 3 February response to Jenn Moller from Paul.
  • [1] 3 February input of comments on the budget by Peter to the District website
  • [2] This response from staff is posted at: https://www.westvancouverite.ca/budget
• Widening of the south sidewalk on the Welch Street Bridge over the Capilano River
  • Park Royal has signed the contract for the work and Vice President Rick Amantea has provided us with the engineering drawings.
  • [3] Engineering drawings
  • The project is expected to be completed by the end of June.

• Meeting with Mayor Booth re NXTSTP.
  • Mayor supportive of Active Transport component.
  • Squamish Nation and WV both want to more lower level road forward. - better bike crossing than welsh st bridge. but when?
  • Transport Dept is short staffed and they need to approve hiring to get thing moving.

MOTI - Don/Antje

• Lower Lynn - Monthly meeting
  • Mountain Hwy Interchange
    • Action items from active transportation safety audit
    • 4m MUP along westbound Mtn Hwy offramp
      • it will have ~10 "Refuge" areas (level spots) on this long hill, resulting in bump's for cyclists.
      • we raised several safety concerns on the initial design and they are reviewing it.
    • Requested physical protection in bike lane buffers on Mtn Hwy between Keith and the overpass.
      • MoTI is fine installing them, but DNV will have to maintain bikelane & sidewalks, so we need to get DNV to agree
      • AI: Don to raise with DNV.
  • Fern Street Overpass
    • will be closed soon, vehicles will move to part of new overpass, cyclist & pedestrians will have to detour via trail beside Lynn Creek.

• BC Economic Recovery funding - for MoTI
  • started in Nov, must be spend by March!
  • HUB provided feedback to design team (Parsons) on early design of Lynn Valley Rd underpass and Capilano Rd interchange
  • 3 North Shore Projects:
    • Lynn Valley Rd Underpass - Design only (ready to put out to tender) - currently early draft
      • 2m bikeway next to 2m pedestrian path, less thought underpass
      • Congested section N of underpass due to property line and future crossing of new greenway
      • Requested removal of slip lanes, or making them more orthogonal to improve sightlines & safety.
    • Capilano Road interchange - Design only (ready to put out to tender) - currently early draft
      • 4m MUP from EB Hwy to Cap Road - low priority
      • Asked them to add upgrading connection for North Intersection to North sidewalk and thus Hugo Ray in West van
      • 4m bi-directional bikelane + sidewalk from Cap rd to Keith
      • Improved South intersection crossings & islands (NB)
      • 2m Bikelane next to 2m sidewalk NB on Capilano Rd (1.8+1.8 north of bridge)
      • 2M Bikelane next to existing sidewalk SB on Capilano Rd
    • Lion Gate Bridge improvements - (Not just a design)
      • Still no details yet

Communications & Outreach - Heather/Antje/Giacomo/Paul

• We are working on a communications plan - next meeting later this month.