2022-07-07 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, Zoom conference call: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81789523337?pwd=ZitLVHVoRmpQVFh3YjdpWi8wNVNTQT09

By phone: call 778-907-2071, Meeting ID: 81789523337, Passcode: 354518
One tap mobile: +17789072071,,81789523337#,,,,*354518#

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!!
• The Shipyards Strategy
  • Survey is now open until August 31st 4pm (it’s quick ~ 5 minutes. 1 open ended, rest are multiple choice/checkboxes).
  • ‘What could we do better?’. A few cycling related responses:
    • More bike parking
    • Better/clearer bike routes (wayfinding signage with destinations, pavement markings)
    • Separation of walking & cycling
    • Slower car speeds in the surrounding areas
    • Bike valet at events

Goals & Objectives

• 2022
  • Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways
  • Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
  • Recruit more committee members

Events

• Lynn Valley Days - Sat 16-July, 10:00-4:00
  • Lime & DNV wil sponsor our booth.
  • Need 6 volunteers to staff the booth, 2 hr shifts

City of North Vancouver - Nadia

CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings

• HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
• Next meeting with staff: TBD (likely late summer)

Upper Levels Greenway

• Submitted a letter to express our comments: File:CNV UpperLevelsGreenway 052422.pdf

Summary of current/upcoming CNV projects - this year & beyond

• Esplanade Complete Street (construction underway, estimated completion: Summer 2022)
• Upper Levels Greenway (final design/route selection expected: Fall 2022)
• Mobility Strategy (implementation of some strategies to commence this year, e.g. zoning bylaw updates re new developments and bike storage)
• Carson Graham School - AT improvements (some sidewalk gaps to be addressed this year, most changes part of next year's budget)
• Kings Mill (detailed park design underway, construction to begin: Spring 2023)
• Cotton/Main St bridge (preliminary designs underway, construction is dependent on funding)
• Casano-Loutet Overpass (construction anticipated in 2023)
• Forbes & 3rd (long term, 2+ years away)

E-Bike Share

• Lime is working to add helmets to all bikes in the fleet. This will continue to occur as they receive parts/helmets to retrofit the fleet. Expect to see the percentage of bikes with helmets increase over the summer.
• Working on getting ridership data publicly available

ITC - Dana & Jonathan

• May meeting postponed to end of month (no updates)

District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don

• Meeting with Staff - next meeting Aug?
  • Upper Lynn Valley Rd
    • Council approved building Mtn. Hwy to Peters Road (Phase 1) this summer
    • Public consultations for Peters to Dempsey (Phase 2)
  • Main St Cycling Link
    • Sent in our comments, as discussed last meeting
• Bike parking locations in DNV - Duncan
  • Ingrid of the District asked us to give her a list of places it could/should be improved.
  • Brainstorming

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

Meeting with DWVB Engineering & Transportation Division staff

• On 6 July Peter and Paul met with the director, Jenn Moller, and new Senior Manager of Roads & Transportation, Sean O’Sullivan
• Planning for pilot separated bike lanes on Marine Drive between 26th and 31st Streets.
• Making a Case for Cycle Highways in Metro Vancouver (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/d/df/2022-06-01_Making_a_case_for_cycle_highways_in_Metro_Vancouver_cycle_hub_4pp_rgb_pdf.pdf) - potential route between Ambleside and Park Royal South
• Protected bike route between Park Royal Gateway Residences and the Spirit Trail.
• Bike path on the east side of Taylor Way between Marine Drive and Duchess Avenue.
• Shared path signage on the MUPs on Welch Street Bridge and on the upper-level Mountain Path.
• Status of updated DWV Mobility Plan.
• Implementation of Lime e-bike share in West Vancouver.
• status of plans for Westmount Road and 31st and Marine Drive intersection.
• Slow Streets initiative.
• Bike path between Hugo Ray connector and Taylor Way.
• Plans for bike paths in Horseshoe Bay.
• Wayfinding signage plans.

Communications & Outreach - Antje/Paul/Heather

• let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
• Twitter
  • Account now run by Antje and Rueben
  • Rueben is documenting Esplanade construction and has created a list of other locations for regular posting of infrastructure on Twitter

Schools - Paul Janzen

• no updates from last month; however, it’s worth repeating the last item from May:
  • Does anyone have a connection with one or more of the following schools - Eastview, Capilano, Ross road, Carisbrooke and .or Westview elementary? We have $ for their program.

Developers - Fred, Paul & Peter

• Currently active:
  • West Van
    • ????
  • CNV
    • ????
  • DNV
    • ????

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