2022-06-02 Agenda
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, Zoom conference call: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81789523337?pwd=ZitLVHVoRmpQVFh3YjdpWi8wNVNTQT09 NOTE: this is a new zoom link
By phone: call 778-907-2071, Meeting ID: 81789523337, Passcode: 354518
One tap mobile: +17789072071,,81789523337#,,,,*354518#
General
- Agenda additions
- Introductions
- 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!!
- Stanley Park Mobility Survey
- Survey is open until June 1st (~? mins, ? pages with mostly multiple choice)
- Stanley Park, especially the causeway provides a key connection between North Shore and the rest of Vancouver
- Some things you may want to comment on:
- TBD
- Survey is open until June 1st (~? mins, ? pages with mostly multiple choice)
- Upper Lynn Valley Road, Phase 2
- Lynn Valley Road from Peters Rd to Dempsey (End-of-line Cafe)
- Survey is open until June 6th (~10 mins, 4 pages with mostly multiple choice)
- Open House: Thursday, May 26, 3:30pm - 7:30pm, Karen Magnussen Community Recreation Centre, Eagle Room
- Some things you may want to comment on:
- To achieve the District's goals of increase use of Active transportation in this corridor, the route must provide a safe and desirable option for people to get to their destination (shop, school, work, recreation)
- Prioritize safety and options for active transportation over storage of private vehicles
- The Shipyards Strategy
- Survey is now open until August 31st 4pm (it’s quick ~ 5 minutes. 1 open ended, rest are multiple choice/checkboxes).
- ‘What could we do better?’. A few cycling related responses:
- More bike parking
- Better/clearer bike routes (wayfinding signage with destinations, pavement markings)
- Separation of walking & cycling
- Slower car speeds in the surrounding areas
- Bike valet at events
Goals & Objectives
- 2022
- Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways
- Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
- Recruit more committee members
- Poster/Display for Bike Stores, Libraries, ...
- To connect with "Interested but concerned" cyclists
- Poster to catch attention and give overview (~8.5x11)
- with tray for Cycle Maps and new "Join HUB North Shore" business cards.
Events
- Outdoor Safety and Emergency Preparedness - May 7th, 11-2pm, Argyle
- Don, Duncan and Anthony talked to lots of people and ran out of maps
- Go By Bike Week - May 30 - June 3, 2022
- Wed, May 31 8-10am, W 1st and Welch (DNV)
- Dana, Peter
- Wed, June 1 8-10am, Lions Gate Hospital in North Van (Coastal Health?)
- Paul J, Don
- Wed, June 1 12-2pm, Shipyards District in North Van (CNV)
- Don, Erika, Anthony
- Wed, June 1 4-6pm, 13th and Argyle in West Van (DWV)
- Paul S, Mike
- Wed, May 31 8-10am, W 1st and Welch (DNV)
City of North Vancouver - Nadia
CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings
- HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
- Met with Brandon on April 27th.
Upper Levels Greenway
- Submitted a letter to express our comments: File:CNV UpperLevelsGreenway 052422.pdf
CNV Mobility Strategy
- Final Mobility Strategy unanimously approved by Council
- HUB North Shore Letter of Support: File:2022-04-18 CNV-mobility-strategy.pdf
Community Wellbeing Strategy
- Engagement for draft strategy will be in mid/late June; in parallel with the Climate & Environment Strategy
- Final strategies to be presented to Council in September
- More info here: https://www.cnv.org/city-services/planning-and-policies/community-wellbeing
Forbes & 3rd
- Timeline for upgrades is uncertain; CNV is working with the Squamish Nation. Archaeological component to any changes given the site of a former residential school.
- Could be up to 2 years away.
Bike Storage Designs
- As part of the Mobility Strategy, CNV will be looking at zoning bylaw updates regarding new developments and high quality bike storage/bike rooms designs.
- Taking on some research over the summer re new developments (including on/off street bike parking). Will engage HUB on guidelines this summer/fall.
- Sent this document to Brandon to share with the team: https://bikehub.ca/sites/default/files/hub_cycling_amenities_report.pdf
E-Bike Share
- Going well, ridership has been strong & feedback has been positive
- Last summer, ~6000 rides/month with ~2.5 rides/bikes/day
- Ridership declined over the winter, but starting to creep up again
- In the process of addressing: providing helmets with the bikes, equity programs, additional groves across the city
- Working on getting ridership data publicly available
Casano-Loutet Overpass
- Staff are still working through the permitting process with MoTI and First Nations. Construction anticipated in 2023.
Cotton-Main St Bridge Over Lynn Creek
- Scope is two-fold: need to conduct a bridge inspection + putting forward a business case to widen the bridge
- No detailed plans/designs yet; will engage HUB for input at a later stage
- Need to wait for federal funding as it is going to be costly.
ITC - Dana & Jonathan
- May meeting postponed to end of month (no updates)
District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don
- Meeting with Staff - today, June 2.
- Upper Lynn Valley Rd
- Council approved building Mtn. Hwy to Peters Road (Phase 1) this summer
- Public consultations for Peters to Dempsey (Phase 2)
- Main St Cycling Link
- Arborlynn connector
- West side in 2022
- Design done, Waiting for Metro Van approval to start construction
- East side
- requested an update design 2022? build 2023?
- West side in 2022
- Marine Drive - Bridge to Tatlow
- Kirkstone-Rufus-Brooksbank-SalopTrail
- Upper Lynn Valley Rd
- Other 2022 Construction plans:
- Hunter Street Bridge
- construction started, complete by Nov/Dec
- Hunter Street Bridge
- Safe Streets (was slow streets) - Council workshop on May 16th
- most cashes with serious injuries at collector/arterial intersections. 21 top sites.
- Propose to focus will on 5 high crash areas that do not currently have improvements underway or planned.
- Repaving Riverside Drive - asked for design and if bikelanes included.
District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike
Go by Bike week Celebration stations
- On 31 May, Peter volunteered at the Welch Street and Spirit trail location in North Van and counted a total of 148 riders including 36 on e-bikes
- On 1 June, Paul and Mike volunteered on the Spirit Trail at 14th and Argyle in West Vancouver
Park Royal Mico Units
- On 17 May, Paul and Peter met with Rick Amantea at the Park Royal boardroom for one hour where Rick described the project with a number of slides ()
Cyprus Village
- On 31 May, Peter was invited to the Cypress pop-up village for a one-hour briefing on the 22 Aprril 2022 Draft Area Development Plan for Cypress Village and Eagleridge which was accepted by Council.
- Here is the Cypress Village cycling Network map:
Communications & Outreach - Antje/Paul/Heather
- let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
- Twitter
- Account now run by Antje and Rueben
- Rueben is documenting Esplanade construction and has created a list of other locations for regular posting of infrastructure on Twitter
Schools - Paul Janzen
- April 27 webinar on Active School travel:
- Hosted by Kulvir Mann.
- Outlined the process for closing streets around the school to promote AT. "School Streets" program.
- Rose Gardner with HUB outlined our education programs for those unaware.
- Alyshia Burak (formerly HUB) outlined City of Van trial "School Streets" from 2021.
- Faye Willickfrom DASH BC outlined their efforts to promote AT in BC.
- Update from HUB HQ on North Shore school involvement:
- CNV funds all schools.
- DNV funding 7 schools in 2022 up from 4 in 2021, 0 in 2020.
- West Van funds 0/nada/zilch/nuttin schools for bike ed. Do they have someone from the municipality that works on this issue?
- Does anyone have a connection with one or more of the following schools - Eastview, Capilano, Ross road, Carisbrooke and .or Westview elementary? We have $ for their program.
RCMP -
- Ask them about slow streets?