2025-05-01 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!!


Goals & Objectives

Complete 3 Top Priority Bikeways!


Events - Nicole

  • Earth Day: April 26, Sunrise park 10-2, CNV
    • Thanks to: Duncan, Nicole, Derrick
  • Blueridge Good Neighbour Day – May-25th , 11:00-15:00
    • Staffing:
      • 10:30-13:00: need 2
      • 13:00-15:30; need 2
  • Spring Go by Bike Week – Mon 31-May – Fri 6-Jun 2025
    • need a list of celebration stations


Rides - Helen

  • Ride #1
    • details with link
  • Kidical Mass bike ride - James ~7:30
  • Future 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.


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


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.

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

  • BC Ferries has contracted HUB Cycling's Bike Friendly Buildings team to gather user perspectives about using their services for cycling transportation.
  • Peter has volunteered to participate in a HUB focus group on BC Ferries with potential dates being Apr 28, Apr 29, May 5 or May 6 in the evening. No finalized date has yet been set.
  • Nothing else to report this month.

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.


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)
    • HUBnorthshore on Bluesky and Mastodon
    • Posted photos sent to me of the start of the Casano-Loutet Overpass (trees cut)
    • Posted May 4th Group Ride. Send me photos if you have any.
    • Development proposal for Moodyville shows possible future Spirit Trail route (between St Davids Ave and Moodyville Park)
    • Photos of completed Riverside Drive (sent by Derrik)
    • Photo of booth at Earth Day event at Sunrise Park
  • Facebook(Heather)
  • Share Cathy's letter outlining reasoned responses to criticism of AT infrastructure.


Schools - Paul

  • Community Center programs have expanded from Trout Lake (Vancouver), Thompson Community Center (Richmond) and coming soon Lafarge Lake (Tri Cities).
    • Program there include:
      • Beginners
      • Intermediate
      • Advanced
      • EBike
      • Basic Mechanics
      • Special seniors
      • Special Womens


Social

  • @ Jack Lonsdales, after the meeting.
    • All are welcome
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