Meeting Summary: December 5, 2013
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- Attendance: Antje, Heather, Fiona, Dianne, T Nandik, Jeneen, Martin
- Edgemont Village
- Jeneen is with Heart and Stroke foundation, organized Edgemont Roll & Stroll event in October
- Martin and Jeneen part of group of young parents concerned about lack of active transportation in Handsworth family of schools
- parents will report to Council as a delegation on 20 January, ask for traffic calming, want bike master plan fully implemented plus extra routes to schools
- Review of agenda, additional agenda items
- added Adopt-a-Street
- West Van Keith Rd/Clyde Ave proposed improvements (Peter, 10 min)
- option A preferred with multi-purpose path
- Peter sent email recommending two-way separated bike lanes
- another open house in the new year
- 1300 block West Van redevelopment letter to DWV Council (Peter and Antje, 10 min)
- all streets around 1300 block are designated bike routes, plus Spirit Trail
- open house in November showed no cycling facilities, parking arrangement on Bellevue unsafe for cyclists
- Peter will send HUB letter with recommended infrastructure to Council
- Spirit Trail ride with Norm Wong and John Calimente from DWV on 28 November (Peter 10 min)
- Capilano Road left turn and bollards - bigger sign and left turn signal
- War dance Bridge - signs for west exit leading under bridge to Spirit Trail
- angled let down rejected but still needed
- 13th and Argyle - Norm suggest diverting bike traffic to Argyle at kiosk - remove some bollards
- Bike ride with John Weston on 25 November and proposed National Bike Day in May 2014 (Peter, Fiona, 10 min)
- Fiona will report back when date and details are known
- possible participation of Canada Bikes, Fiona is on Board
- Low hanging fruit items for 12 December meeting with Raymond Fung, Norm Wong, DWV and Councillor Nora Gambioli (Peter, Bob and Antje, 15 min)
- Park Royal planned bike facilities update (Peter, 5 min)
- bike lanes to be painted in the spring but green paint only where cars intersect
- bike box for left turns onto marine at amahor intersection
- possible bike valet and bike share with new towers on White Spot location
- Wiki (Antje, 5min)
- DNV Adopt-a-Street
- Dianne phoned Courtenay Fraitzl for HUB Spirit Trail adoption, from McKay Road in DNV to Squamish reserve border
- will send out email to list about litter pickup when papers are signed