Current Public Consultations

Public input is critical when Council and Staff make trade-offs and decisions.
Please make sure your voice is heard!!
The Section titles below are linked to the surveys.

Main Street - west of 2nd Narrows bridge

• Main St westbound from Harbour Ave to Lynn Creek Bridge (CNV boundary). South of Canadian Tire mall.
• Survey now open until May 29th (5 mins, 4 pages with mostly multiple choice)
  • Closing a critical gap on one of HUB North Shore's 3 top priority routes
  • The proposed solutions seems reasonable. We need the Short-term solution ASAP and Long-term when possible.
• Some things you may want to comment on:
  • In the long term the bikelanes on Main Street should be connected to the bike lanes on lower Mountain Highway, and extended on to Phibbs Exchange/Iron Workers Memorial Bridge (avoiding the detour on Barrow).
  • The bikelanes should be 2m wide where possible to allow passing.
  • Consider a raised crossing for both the crosswalks and bikelane at the Mall entrance and Lynn Rd
  • Improve Barrows St as well, as part of the short term fix.

Kirkstone Park to Salop Trail cycling route

• DNV's part of the Lynn Valley Town Centre to Lynn Creek Town Centre Cycling Route, one of HUB NS's 3 top priority routes
• Survey now open until May 24th (~7min, 5 pages with a mix of multiple choice and text boxes)
• Some things you may want to comment on:
  • Kirkstone Park MUP:
    • In busy areas multi-use paths are uncomfortable for both people walking and on bikes. Separated paths are best, but if shared, the path should be 4+m wide with a line down the middle.
    • additional lighting, during winter months when days are short, this can make people feel safer after sunset biking through the park. Also trim back bushes.
  • Rufus:
    • The crossing at Kirkstone Rd needs to have crossing buttons/detectors for people on bikes and green cross-rides for the transition between MUP and Rufus St.
  • Salop Trail MUP:
    • Concept 1 is too steep and expensive vs #2
    • Concept 2 has lots of tight corners so where possible the path needs to be at least 4m wide.
      • I suspect that many walkers and some cyclist will want a more direct route in the upper switchbacks, and will likely create one in the landscaping. Thus providing this alternative on the top 3rd, might be wise if the cost is not excessive.
    • Concept 3 is too steep and this will be a huge deterrent to people wanting to cycle up this section.
  • There is also a need for a route up to Lynn Valley on the east side of the highway.
    • The current designated bike routes (Mtn highway & Arborlynn) are too busy and steep.
    • A route on Arborlynn-Alpin-Alderlynn-20th-Viewlynn-27th is quieter and would only require protected bikelanes on the 1 block uphill section of 20th. It will need good wayfinding signage/markings as it is winding and non-obvious.

Upper Lynn Valley Road, Phase 2

• Lynn Valley Road from Peters Rd to Dempsey (End-of-line Cafe)
• Open House: Thursday, May 26, 3:30pm - 7:30pm, Karen Magnussen Community Recreation Centre, Eagle Room
• Survey is open until June 6th (~10 mins, 4 pages with mostly multiple choice)
• Some things you may want to comment on:
  • To achieve the District's goals of increase use of Active transportation in this corridor, the route must provide a safe and desirable option for people to get to their destination (shop, school, work, recreation)
  • Prioritize safety and options for active transportation over storage of private vehicles
• Upper Lynn Valley Rd Phase 1 from Mtn Hwy to Peters will be built this summer.

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