2022-03-03 Agenda

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HUB North Shore Committee regular meetings will be held online using Zoom, on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Everybody is welcome.

Online conference call at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85326713256?pwd=UUNtTGx4NVBSL2FXcFVXY1dVS1pNZz09

By phone: call 778-907-2071, Meeting ID: 853 2671 3256, Passcode: 406068
One tap mobile: +17789072071,,85326713256#,,,,*406068#

General

  • North Shore MLAs
    • set up meeting with MLAs - Don


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

  • 2021 Goals Setting
  • 2022
    • Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways
    • Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
    • Recruit more committee members
      • Friends & family - all
      • Email to NS HUB members
      • Survey form (Google Form) to groups.io & members - Nadia & Don
        • Sample questions (multiple choice options provided):
          • Are you interested in getting more involved with the HUB North Shore Committee?
          • What are ways that you would be interested in getting involved? (e.g. events, letters, council monitoring, meetings)
          • What topics are you interested in hearing more about (as a presentation at Committee meetings, for example)?
          • How much time are you able to spend on HUB activities per month?
          • Are you interested in joining our Committee email distribution list to learn about upcoming meetings and ways to get involved?


Events

  • Outdoor Safety and Emergency Preparedness - May 7th, 11-2pm, Argyle
  • Go By Bike Week - May 30 - June 3, 2022


City of North Vancouver - Nadia

CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings

  • HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
  • Next meeting with staff: will aim for March/April. Do you have any questions for the CNV?

HUB Awards Congratulations!

  • Lifetime achievement award: Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale
  • School that reported most # of trips during BTSW: Boundary Elementary

2022-2031 Draft Preliminary Capital Plan

  • Highlights in 2022 & the 10-year plan
    • Pavement Management: Streets and Lanes ($1.0M in 2022)
    • New Traffic Signals ($0.9M in 2022)
    • Priority Mobility Networks Improvements ($0.7M in 2022)
    • Upper Levels Greenway ($0.3 M in 2022, $6.7 M in 2022-2031)
    • Carson Graham School Area Active Transportation Improvements ($3.6 M in 2023-25)
    • Waterfront Park Master Plan & Implementation ($10.0 M in 2024/25)
    • Open Streets, Parklets and Placemaking ($0.3M in 2022)
    • Climate and Environmental Strategy Implementation ($0.2M in 2022)

Esplanade Complete Street

CNV Mobility Strategy

At next CNV staff meeting, plan to follow up on:

  • Upper Levels Greenway
  • Carson Graham School Area Active Transportation Improvements
  • Forbes & 3rd
  • Bike storage designs
  • Community Wellbeing Strategy

St Andrews Safety Improvements (no update)

  • The following are now complete:
    • New sidewalks on the east side
    • Bumpout & yellow delineators (at 9th)
    • Raised crosswalks (at 8th and 9th)
  • Due to a national road paint shortage, the road has not yet been repainted to narrow the travel lane and provide an uphill parking protected bike lane.
  • Once complete, counts will follow to measure changes to volume and speed.
  • Signage:
    • Signage typical on CNV bike routes will be added, confirming users are on the route.
    • Destination based bicycle wayfinding is not included in this project, as it will be delivered once the City develops a broader wayfinding strategy.
  • https://www.cnv.org/-/media/City-of-North-Vancouver/Images/Image-Panels/Streets-and-Transportation/St-Andrews-road-maps.ashx

ITC - Dana & Jonathan

  • New term cycle of ITC with a few new members. Meeting was mostly orientation and an overview of how the City development process works.


District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don

  • Meeting with staff: Feb-24
    • Marine Dr cycling link (south): DWV border – McGuire - Design spring, Build Winter 2022-23
    • Mtn Hwy - Arborlynn connector: West 2022, East 2022 or 2023.
    • Arborlynn corridor safety study (focused on vehicle speed and intersections)
    • Spirit Trail planning (Concepts & plan for approval this summer, build over next 10 years)
    • Wayfinding priorities (Requested area around 2nd narrows, Lower cap road, Pemberton height (23rd to Paisley and McKay))
      • Any others?
    • Slow Streets: Safe Streets workshop Mar 28th
    • Repaving Riverside Drive - asked for design and if bikelanes included.
  • Upper Lynn Valley Rd
    • At Mar 7th council meeting:
      • Request approval to build Phase 1 this summer
      • Approval for public consultations for this spring
  • 2022 Construction plans (to be confirmed):
    • Hunter Street Bridge
      • construction started, complete by Nov/Dec
    • Marine Drive connection (2022-23)
    • Paisley Rd route - TBC
    • Arborlynn connector - West side


District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

2022/23 budget proposals for ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

  • https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/0/02/2022_DWV_Active_Transport_Proposals.pdf
  • Bike Rack Installation - District-Wide focussing on parks.
  • Marine Drive Bike Lanes - East of LGB planned to be completed this year.
  • Marine Drive Separated Bike Lanes - 26th to 31st.
  • 31st to Westmount Road Active Transportation Upgrades will include some separated uphill bike lanes and sharrows on the downhill lanes.
  • Mathers Avenue Extension of cycling path from the Hugo Ray Connector along local streets (3rd Street and Mathers Avenue as far as 575 Mathers Avenue).
  • Cycling Wayfinding - Hugo Ray to Deep Dene, Capilano Pacific Trail.
  • Mobility Initiatives - 30 km/h Pilot, Shared/Slow Streets, Traffic Calming Policy, School Safety Upgrades.
  • Traffic Signals & Intersection Improvements - Marine at 31st involving upgrades to the intersection, including signalization of the north and south approaches (currently stop-sign controlled).
  • North Shore Connects - Temporary Full Time FTE to support participation in this and other regional initiatives.

21 January meeting with Jenn Moller, Director of Engineering and Transportation

  • Just one 30 km/hr speed restriction zone - signage only as not enough funds for engineering features - will not be a pilot.
  • Slow Streets - depending on funding, will look at what can be done on Bellevue and Ambleside/Dundarave loops.
  • Mobility Plan (formerly an update to the strategic transportation plan) - Kirk and Co. will be doing public engagement this spring - the plan will not be completed this year.
  • Ambleside Local Area Plan - initial step will be driven by a citizen-led initiative that could go on into 2023.
  • We should meet with Sue Ketler, Director of Parks, Culture & Community Services re: the Spirit Trail bypass and Horseshoe Bay Park renovation to get separated bike lanes on Bay Street.
  • Lime e-bike share will be launched in DWV this spring with no helmet mandate.

New path on Welch Street Bridge

  • The official opening will probably be in the spring and could include the unveiling of some Squamish Nation public art.

Cilcovia Family Day Event

  • It is tentatively planned for June or September of this year.
  • HUB North /Shore will not play a major role in the overall organization of the event but has offered to organize the following four proposed components of the event:
    • set up and operate a tent and table to distribute HUB information;
    • coordinate with the North Shore Safety Council to arrange for a bike rodeo;
    • coordinate with DWV Police Dept to see if they will offer 529 Garage registrations; and
    • will lead one or more group bike rides around a predetermined bike loop through Ambleside and Dundarave.


MOTI - Don/Jonathan

  • Lower Lynn Interchanges
    • Mountain Hwy Interchange
      • Protection for Northbound on Mtn-Hwy at south intersection - MoTI will add spring 2022.
    • Main-Dollarton interchange
      • New access ramps to existing tunnel on north side, completed but path ends with fence at Phibbs
    • Phibbs exchange upgrade
      • Consultants/MoTI turned down our requested changes
  • Small projects - maintenance issues
    • Meet with MoTI's Operations Mgr Oct 14th
    • Phillips ave Tunnel barriers - looking to make changes, but best option will require DNV and local resident buy in.
    • Will consider Repairs to Paths between Cap bridg , North interchange and Phillips tunnel in 2022
    • Cypress Bowl Road - MoTI are gathering information. We and others have suggested reallocation of 1 uphill lane during non-ski season.
    • HSB & Exit 0


Communications & Outreach - Heather/Antje/Giacomo/Paul

  • Communications = Paul, Antje, Giacomo, Heather
    • Send Antje photos of new or existing good infrastructure on the North Shore or tag @hubnorthshore on Twitter
    • let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.


Schools -

  • Several folks have expressed interest in working on Bike Educations and encouraging kids to ride to school
  • If a few people are willing to champion this this could be a 2022 goal


RCMP -

  • Ask them about slow streets?
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