2023-04-06 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

Public Input/Consultations

  • Public input is critical when Council and Staff make trade-offs and decisions. Please make sure your voice is heard!!
  • Are there Any?????????



Goals & Objectives

  • Add Phase 2 top priority Bikeways - current Gaps Map
    • Liaisons to select a one or two for their municipality
  • Communications - any ideas??
  • Recruiting - Fill vacant positions
  • Ensure Cycling Priorities are in DWV's Transportation Strategy


Events

  • Need a coordinator/organizer for events
  • Our Community Bikes, bike drive - Saturday April 29th, 10am-12pm, United Strangers Cafe
  • Outdoor Safety and Emergency Preparedness Open House - Saturday, May 13, 11am-2pm, Argyle School
  • Spring Go By Bike Week. - May 29th to June 4th
  • Cargo Bike Race - Disaster Preparedness. May 13th? https://disasterrelieftrials.com


City of North Vancouver - Nadia/Sophia

CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings

Cyclist Fatality (link) Meeting with Mayor Buchanan, April 28th to discuss Vision Zero and current overview of cycling infrastructure in CNV.

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

  • Signal timing
    • Please enter intersections of concern here. We will take them to CNV
  • NVCL cargo bike initiative
    • currently discussing adding cargo and accessible bikes with the NVCL.
  • Marine Main – Eastbound Transit Extension
    • CNV has requested a letter of endorsement for this project
  • Cotton/Main WB
    • City engineers have requested a markup of our suggestions. They believe there is insufficient space between the hydro poles and existing landscaping.
  • Casano-Loutet Overpass/Midtown Connector
    • construction will begin in 2023 and complete in 2024. As this nears completion, they will start to turn their focus to the connector route. We are currently planning on a group ride and a Google Form to gather prospective destinations along the connector.
  • Upper Levels Greenway
    • lots of interest in the route along 25th; will need spurs to other amenities like schools
    • discussions underway with MOTI to ensure they are on board with the proposed changes
    • need to clarify how this will cross the highway on/off ramps.
  • 4th and Chesterfield
    • in line to get a bike light but no timeline
  • Forbes
    • larger changes are intended at this intersection but dependent on discussions with the Squamish Nation

ITC - Dana & Jonathan

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


District of North Vancouver - Duncan/Stephen/Don

  • Meeting with Staff - currently exchanging emails on various projects.
  • 2023 Budget
    • Strong public push-back resulted in reduction of the proposed AT construction deferrals.
    • Includes 4.5M for Active transporation - but not allocated to any projects (From Feb 6th revision)
    • Includes 20M for Spririt trail east of Seymour, including additional staff headcount (Mar 2xth version)
    • Council add $3M more to Active transpiration (Cllr Catherine Pope sponsored this, Mar 27th)
      • Liaisons working to find our how the $4.5M + $3M will be allocated and to which Cycling related projects.
  • East 29th
    • Council decision was to add 2 parking pockets and to replace the plastic Pylons with start-of-block barriers for the cycle lanes (similar to upper Lynn Valley road)
  • Main St - Harbour Ave - Barrows
    • Design for Main St section looks good.
    • Sent Project Mgr (Ben) comments on updated design for Harbour Ave & Harbour-Main Intersection
      • Generally design is good, but we are pushing for better protection to be added for bikelane on Harbour.
  • Spirit Trail, East of Seymour planning:
    • This is a big project and will take 5-10 years to implement.
    • Development plan maybe revised to enable some easy short term segments in the next couple years.
  • DNV Library Cargo Bikes at Lynn Valley Library -Duncan (DW)
      • Funding/Budget and "Report back by staff" was approved by DNV council on 03-Apr-2023 - Yay!!!
      • Means project has passed a major hurdle. Some staff already briefed and were very keen.
      • Staff can officially work on this now & will work through the logistics.
      • Some at CNV exploring a similar initiative.



District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

Protected bike lanes on Marine Drive between 26th and 31st Streets dangerous. We would prefer to see a sidewalk as well as a separated, buffered bike lane with delineator poles installed. Meetings with DWV staff on Monday, 6 March

  • Paul and Peter met online with Jenn Moller, Director; Sean O’Sullivan, Traffic Operations Engineer; and Andy Kwan, Deputy Director, Engineering & Transportation Services.
    • Westmount Road project
  • Work o start during spring break and they plan to remove approach islands to the roundabout and may remove the roundabout after consulting with Blue Bus.
  • Related project work on Thompson crescet will be delayed to the summer.

Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure- Mike/Don

  • Phibbs Exchange
    • Phase 1 just started (complete by May-2023?)
      • Detours with signage in place. The connection between Orwell and south side of main is a long ugly detour via Mtn Highway, or ride with traffic on the off-ramp. They will try to improve this in month or so if they can widen the off-ramp once they move some utilities.
    • Phase 2 will start after Phase 1 and finish in late 2024. Detours should be much better for this phase.


Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Paul/Heather

  • let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
  • Twitter (Rueben)
    • Tragic news of the person killed on 23rd Street (mostly re-tweets and posting of the discussion on the NS News and CBC).
    • More coverage of the DNV budget.
    • Duncan posted about the mess at Phibbs exchange.
    • Duncan posted about Cargo e-bikes at the DNV library as a pilot.
    • Documenting new and existing bike lanes (and related infrastructure). In February, posted photos of:
      • Before and after photos of Esplanade Construction
  • Facebook(Heather)
    • We now have 327 group participants and more joining each week
    • March topics:
      • Person killed at Lonsdale and 23rd
      • St.Andrews
      • DNV Budget
      • Spirit Trail East
      • Injured person on Westmount
      • Broadway bike lanes
      • Library cargo bike loan program


Schools - Paul Janzen

  • School programs have commenced with a grade 4/5 Learn to Ride at Canyon Heights in DNV April 4th.
  • 2 more LTR programs this spring in DNV
  • ERG45 has funding for 2 more LTR this spring in DNV and 1 more in DWV.
  • RTR program at CNV this spring (4 schools) but ongoing discussions about continuous funding delayed by staff turnover- new TDM planner.

Group Rides - Who?

  • Need an Organizer/coordinator
    • also qualified Leads& Sweeps
  • HUB Evaluation rides
    • evenings or weekend afternoons?
    • Invite Municipal staff along?
  • Destinations:
    • Welch St bridge to Dunderave
    • Maplewoods, Dollarton, Orwell, Lower Mtn Hwy, Brooksbank, Keith, MSP, Riverside loop
    • Other routes???


Developers - Fred, Paul & Peter

  • Currently active:
    • West Van
      • ????
    • CNV
      • ????
    • DNV
      • Don to add



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