2019-07-11 Agenda

HUB North Shore Committee holds regular meetings at 6:30pm - 8:30pm on the second Thursday of every month. Everybody is welcome. The meetings are at the North Vancouver City Library (14th/Lonsdale) in the Don Preston Boardroom (2nd floor).

• Agenda additions
• Introductions

2019 Objectives

• 3 Top Priority Bikeways + Active Transportation Coordinator
  • How do we measure progress on these goals?
  • Is there a way to link HUB goals and Community Energy and Emissions Planning (CEEP) goals?

General

• RAC meeting - Ryan
  • RAC will be refocused on how HQ can better support Local committees, Board has a committee to develop this.
  • TransLink Regional Transportation Strategy (Transport 2050) collecting input until September for plan to be completed late 2020.
  • Elephants feet legal standing and vs Green paint.
• Draft Whitepaper on economic impacts of installing bike lanes.
• All Committee Meeting - Thurs July 27, 18:30-20:30, in Surrey - Don & Fred
  • Vancouver no longer organizes B2WW stations, just provides a couple volunteers per station (to gather comments & recruit)
  • Using rides to identify problems on routes and generate submission to municipal staff - also encourages new people to get engaged.
• Review of HUB State of Cycling maps for the North Shore. - Jay
  • DNV & WV have been submitted.
  • . Classifications: meeting with TransLink's Transportation Planning SubCommittee (TPSC) next Friday, July 12th

Events - Fred

• Canada Day at Waterfront park - July 1, Fred & Don
  • They had have bike valet, but need more advertising.
  • Lots of visitors, great day
• Parkgate Community- early September
• Bike to Work Week - Fall 2019

City of North Vancouver - Erika/Heather

• Esplanade - Seabus drop-off and short & long term improvements
• Meeting with CNV bylaw officer
  • Send a Thank You note?
• Casano – Loutet Overpass - funding
• Marine Dr Mosquito Creek Bridge
• Monthly meetings with staff (but have not heard back)
  • itesm1
• Meetings with Councillors to present our goals
  • Feedback and recommended next steps
• 20 in 20 list

District of North Vancouver - Jay/Giacomo/Antje

• 29th Street protected bike lanes (Tempe Cres to Lynn Valley Rd) - council continue to support plan, need to monitor media for opposition
• Next meeting - scheduled with Ingrid end July/first week of August - focus on wayfinding on 15th but also upcoming projects
• Present to council - delegation form submitted
• Lower Mountain and E Keith crossing conflicts with left and right turn vehicles - letter detailing concerns submitted - analysis underway by staff but no commitment to change anything'
• Ross Road bridge replacements - no cycling infrastructure included in project (widened bridges with new sidewalks)
• Lower Mountain and Oxford - protected cycle path design input
• Lynn Valley Road - pilot project uphill bike lane from Mountain to Kilmer
• Status of other pilot projects - can we enhance / extend these?

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter S

• Spirit Trail & Welch St proposed changes- draft HUB letter: http://wiki.bikehub.ca/northshore/index.php?title=File:2019-06-13_LDWVSpirit_Trail_V5_HUB_190613.pdf
• 12 June meeting between Squamish Nation and Park Royal re widened sidewalk on Welch Street Bridge over the Capilano River.
• Horseshoe Bay Local Area Plan - Phase 1 - Visioning meetings
• Bike racks for Ambleside and Dundarave - Design Contest results. - Peter S was one of the judges.
• Bike BC funding for a protected bike lane on Marine Drive eastward from the Lions Gate Bridge.

Communications & Outreach - Heather/Antje/James

• Channels
  • Yahoo Group - ~100 subscribers
  • Twitter - Antje sends out local news
  • FaceBook - James has offered to maintain a HUB NS account
  • HUB membership (NS) ~170 members
• Communications
  • Upcoming HUB Events & meetings
  • Current cycling news & NS Issues
  • Publicizing opportunities to provide input (Public meetings, online surveys, ...)
  • Request for support of improvements & projects
• How to expand our reach & effectiveness
  • Other groups - Cycle clubs, NSMBA
  • Local media (NS News & Global Canadian)
  • Any other ideas
  • Presentations to Councils, business groups, schools? ...

BC Ferries - Peter S

• ANYTHING NEW this month?
• Joint meeting at Tsawwassen Terminal Boardroom on 24 May with BCF planners, Victoria and BEST reps, HUB HQ (Andrew), BCCC (Peter Stary), HUB NS (Peter Scholefield)
  • HUB input on 6 June to draft Horseshoe Bay Terminal Development Plan: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ds3_0l5Lax7gHzsKxTV8_THTHzVrMDkkLjKrdlsQTK8/edit
• Horseshoe Bay Terminal Development Plan -
• Horseshoe Bay Local Area Plan - Round table Invitation

Translink - Fred/Antje

• ANYTHING NEW this month?
• e-Bikes on Buses - Update on HUB HQ discussions with TransLink
• Bike parking at Exchanges:
  • letter to Translink re Lonsdale Quay -pinged Rex, still no response, how to escalate??
  • Also want space for future at Phibbs (and for bike share)

MOTI - Antje/Giacomo/Jay

• walk though of Mountain/Brooksbank intersection with Jay Porter and Mike Farnyk (contractor rep)
  • signage and striping incomplete, considering options to allow westbound sidewalk riding on Keith Road
  • upcoming detours will move cyclists to west side of Mountain via two-way fenced path - need to ensure proper signage, adequate width for uphill/downhill travel and connectivity to crosswalk at ArborLynn
  • summer closure of pathway connection under Highway 1 - sidewalk detour signed via Keith / Fern - issues with sidewalk riding and narrow pinch points
• contact info for MoTI reps:
  • Anna Kosmala, Area Manager Anna.Kosmala@gov.bc.ca 604 527-2240 (contact for cycling issues or concerns on the North Shore not related to the Lower Lynn Improvements Project.)
  • Amanda Pellam, Sr. Regional Transportation Planning Engineer Amanda.Pellam@gov.bc.ca 604 619-0262 (contact for future active transportation improvements on the North Shore)