2025-04-03 Agenda
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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, using Google Meets: https://meet.google.com/myr-xmnd-iob
or by Phone: +1 587-977-8033 PIN: 290 663 905#
General
- Agenda additions
- Introductions of meeting attendees.
Public Input/Consultations
- Public input is critical when Council and Staff make trade-offs and decisions. Please make sure your voice is heard!!
- DNV Official Community Plan update
- Discusses 3 options for adding 22,000 home over the next 20 years
- What are the key messages we would like to share with our members???
Goals & Objectives
Events - Nicole
- HUB Bike Awards March 2025, MEC Vancouver.
- Earth Day: April 26, Sunrise park 10-2, CNV
- Blueridge Good Neighbour Day – May-25th , 11:00-15:00
- Spring Go by Bike Week – Mon 31-May – Fri 6-Jun 2025
Rides - Helen
- Discuss possible routes and priorities
- Other Local Committees have talked to the Municipal Staff to find out what is planned and then done assessment rides on the route to provide as input.
- While other Local Committees have done more social rides to attract membership and show off good existing routes.
- LC Ride trainer course. March 29/25. $25 refundable deposit so course is free. Held st HUB central - 312 Main Street, Van. register at: https://revenue-can.keela.co/2025-local-committee-ride-leader-workshop-registration
City of North Vancouver - Rhonda/Easton/Jacob
- Meeting with Staff
- Last meeting was Sep-20. We will ask for another meeting in late January.
- Esplanade
- Advanced walk at Esplanade and Lonsdale
- Upper Levels Greenway
- Will start with the Lonsdale Ave to St. Andrews Segment first, working with MOTI on intersection improvements at Lonsdale and HWY 1
- Casano Loutet Bridge
- Will be under construction in early spring 2025 - the city received MOTI approval
- Chesterfield and Midtown routes
- HUB North Shore submitted an official letter of support for the staff report on these two routes.
- Heather attended council to thank staff for this most comprehensive report ever : ) dealing with project risks and realistically handling design in tight spaces
First Nations - Kira
- Generate summaries of their cycling related goals and then add assessment of how this aligns with our goals. Also how this aligns with neighbouring muni's plans.
- Develop strategy how to move forward.
District of North Vancouver - Duncan/Stephen/Stewart/Mike G
Requests for action
- People to show up at council for Spirit Trail 10-Feb. Important - NIMBYs expected in abundance.
- Biggest opposition from residents (many wealthy folk) on Roslyn & Beachview drives.
- People to show up at council for Spirit Trail 10-Feb. Important - NIMBYs expected in abundance.
Latest news:
- Spirit Trail funding cut by $5million (only $2.5 million saved by DNV)
- Support the southern route (or both northern & southern). Southern route is only topology with grades that can be AAA - good for kids, seniors, and "interested by concerned"
- Mtn Hwy safety for kids - crossing guard motion. Not as good as infrastructure, but a worthwhile band-aid for now.
- Wayfinding budget - see thread on groups.io. They have taken on board the "No Exit except bikes" concept and plan to work through that in 2025 budget. Add your wayfinding improvements in the spirit of "Debug the network"
Routes expected complete 2025:
- Marine Drive - LGB to Capilano road - at long last.
- Arborlynn Connector & Mtn Hwy - very fluid. Paving to be redone this summer. Something may be done. Wayfinding might get done.
- Complete Salop-Brooskbank-Rufus-Kirkstone - including wayfinding. Almost done as of February 2025.
- Spirit Trail (Seymour to Windridge and Roche Pt Trail) sections Confirmed, including wayfinding. Expected complete July 2025.
Mtn Hwy at Hwy 1 - Painted lanes south of Hwy 1 both sides
- In process. Stuck in-between MoTT and DNV. MoTT & DNV liaisons are working through it.
District of West Vancouver - Peter/Mike C
Staff briefing Environment Committee on Active Transportation
- On 1 April Jenn Moller and Sean O'Sullivan briefed the nvironment Committee on Active Transportation
- A permit was issued last month to proceed with the MUP on the south side of Marine Drive between the Lions Gate Bridge and Capilano Road.
- MoTT has still not approved the Hadden Drive to Westcot Road MUP but it is hoped to proceed in the fall of 2025.
- The 31st and Marine Dr intersection project with bike lanes west to Travers Ave is delayed waiting for BC Hysro to move a telephone pole. it is hope to complete in the fall of 2025.
Ministry of Transportation & Frustration - Mike C/Don
- Requesting a meeting but still no response yet
- Multiple broken sections of Stanley Park Causeway fencing have finally been fixed, asked how this could happen faster in the future,
- Will discuss any improvement plans they have for 2025/26
- Will discuss creating a prioritized list of operations related GAPs to be fixed
Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Heather
- let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
- Bluesky / Mastodon (Rueben)
- Facebook(Heather)
- North Shore News and Other
- Share Cathy's letter outlining reasoned responses to criticism of AT infrastructure.
Schools - Paul
- School programs have resumed. Eastview elementary on April 11.
- The Bike Bus program is underway in Vancouver. This is our first engagement with children younger than grade three. Based on successful programs elsewhere particularly Portland, Oregon.
Social
- @ Jack Lonsdales, after the meeting.
- All are welcome