2024-10-03 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

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


Events

  • Need a coordinator/organizer for Events
  • Had booths at Shipyards Festival (Sep 20th) & Fall Go By Bike Week
    • Thanks Duncan, Peter & Paul.


City of North Vancouver - Don(temporary)

  • Meeting with Staff
    • Sep-20: Easton, Rhonda & Don met with Brandon, see updates below
    • Next meeting - Early October
    • Staffed ask for our opinion on alternatives for steep downhill sections, with multiple cross roads:
      • Cyclist Take the lane {assuming 30-50km zone}
      • Bike lane next to traffic {highly visible to people in cars}
      • Separated bikelanes, at distance from traffic lanes {and parked cars away from intersections}
  • Casano-Loutet Overpass
    • Stuck waiting for MoTI permits (for over 6 months), start date on hold.
  • Midtown Connector - HUB top priority
    • Report to Council in November
    • We requested that we be able to provide comments on early concepts.
      • Central Lonsdale is a Destination, and not just a busy road to cross.
    • Need to work out how best to support staff and council on this.
    • covers from Grand Blvd to W 1st, will be done in Phases.
  • Chesterfield - HUB top priority
    • Currently planned after Midtown and Upper levels Greenway.
    • Below Keith: Protected bikelanes are being added as properties are redeveloped
      • This could take years, especially downhill. How to advance it?
    • Above Keith: Space for bikelane allocated as redeveloped, but not installed for now due to spareness.
  • Upper Levels Greenway
    • 1st Stage (2024) will focus on Highway crossing at Lonsdale
    • Holding ongoing meetings with MoTI
    • Scope has been expanded to improving HWY1 crossing, options under consideration:
      • add-on to side of existing overpass
      • road-diet to add bikelane on existing bridge
      • new crossing (perhaps at St Georges?)
  • Kings Mill Area (Spirit Trail & Harbourside Dr)
    • Construction will continue for several more years (phase 2 not started yet)
    • Utility upgrades under Harbourside will continue for a couple more months.
      • Asked Staff to improve detours and re-establish protected bikeway on Harbourside.
  • West 3rd - Forbes to Marine Drive
    • Asked if they could do a road diet and add protection to the downhill bikelane
      • Brandon said that Vehicle lanes are already at minimum widths
  • 3rd St/Cotton/Lower Level Rd
    • Extending bike lane protection from 3rd & cotton intersection up to Neptune terminal intersection.
    • Deferred until after Midtown connector project gets underway.

ITC - Jonathan

  • No Update in several months


First Nations - Kira


District of North Vancouver - Duncan/Stephen/Stewart

  1. Regular Bi-monthly Meeting with Staff last took place 06-Sep-2024
  2. Projects/sections
    1. MSP Upgrades Complete. Thank you letter complete. Additional Email from DW as Thank you 02-Oct-2024.
    2. Main Street - North side construction complete. Thank you letter complete. South side remains an issue. Longer term objective to deal with it but space is problem. Duncan submitted for repainting in South side east of Lynn Ave (in front of Bicycle Sports Pacific shop)
    3. Phibbs Exchange Complete. Lighting installed under MUP. South bound drainage improvements expected complete in early Oct.
    4. Spirit Trail East - Moving along. Less controversial sections near riverside drive and to Cates park will be worked on 2025.
    5. Lynn Valley Road - preparing implementation plan for Phase 2 and looking to tie-in stretch by mall. Have translink funding for transit study.
    6. Capilano Rd - Ridgewood to Hwy - Developing designs for protected bike lane. Trying to encourage MOTI to deliver their section too.
    7. E-cargo bike scheme: Launched late August. Lots of uptake, great fun. CNV lonsda library, Lynn Valley, Capilano Library (Edgmont) and Parkgate. Use the EVO app, and have fun. Bikes available during regular business hours until 31-Oct. Will reappear in March until Sep/Oct 2025. Book one! So fun!


District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

12 April Howe Sound Forum discussion re: a Howe Sound multi-purpose trail

  • This meeting presented Mayor Sager with an opportunity to follow up with his proposal for a MUP between Horseshoe Bay and Whistler.
  • On behalf of DWV, the mayor hosted this semi-annual forum and arranged for BC Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Lana Popham to attend.
  • The Minister presented her ideas and seeks feedback on the concept of a long-distance (100km+) multi-use trail between Vancouver and Pemberton.
  • She set a goal of compiling options and issues for discussion in July 2024.
  • The forum participants were separated into several round table groups to consider the proposal options and raise questions.
  • The Minister’s proposal was generally well received by the meeting participants, both as a low-carbon tourism initiative and for its economic benefits.
  • The possible trail routes and their likely costs and possible public and private funding sources were discussed.
  • The Mayor of Squamish informed the forum of the advanced work already in place for a trail between Pemberton and Squamish, and the ongoing planning for a link between Squamish and Lions Bay.
  • Several speakers however expressed concern about visitor growth and overuse impacts on indigenous and natural assets.
  • Here is Paul's draft report of the meeting: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/a/a5/2024-04-12_Howe_Sound_Forum_Draft_Report.pdf

Current Projects from staff's briefing slides to a 7 May Environment Committee meeting

  • The time of the meeting is 4:30 p.m. and the location is the Cedar Room, 3rd floor of West Vancouver Community Centre - the public can attend.
  • Marine Drive east of Lions Gate Bridge Cycling Link
    • Multi-use pathway on the south side of Marine Drive from Lions Gate Bridge off-ramp to Capilano Road
    • coordinated project with DNV, construction 2024 (pending MoTI permitting)
  • Taylor Way Off-Ramp MUP
    • Multi-use pathway along the westbound Highway 1 ramps at Taylor Way between Hadden Drive and Westcot Road
    • Construction 2025 (pending MoTI permitting)
  • Marine Drive & 31st Street intersection upgrades
    • Full signalization and improvements to pedestrian and bike crossings
    • Connects bike lanes on Marine Drive (26th to 31st Streets) with the uphill Bike lane from 31st Street to Westmount Road
    • Final design phase to be completed this year.

DWV Planning Committee

Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure - Mike/Don

  • Phibbs Exchange project is now complete
  • Last portion of Interchange project to improve drainage on Mians St under the HWY 1 underpass ongoing:
    • Cycling detours from Southern MUP to Northern MUP until Oct 8th
    • Lighting installed under overpass for both North & South MUPs last week
  • Need to discuss state of several projects with MoTI primes
    • List of cycling Gaps in lower mainland region
    • Capilano road underpass design
    • Lynn Valley Rd underpass design
    • Delays approving Marine Drive (LGB to Cap Rd)
    • Delayed approvals for Casano Loutet overpass



Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Paul/Heather

  • let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
  • Implementation of Strava HUB bike club
  • Twitter (Rueben)
  • Facebook(Heather)
    • SPIRIT TRAIL Maplewood to Deep Cove
    • Translinks new Ridelink app
    • Main Street Improvements
    • Slip lane crowd-source
    • Financial Plan - CNV
  • Other(Heather)
    • Hand-out and online info for the Spirit Trail Maplewood to Deep Cove


Schools - Paul Janzen

  • Ride the road course at Ridgeway (2 sessions) and at Carisbrooke.


Social

  • Jack Lonsdale, after the meeting.
    • Any and all are welcome
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