2024-09-05 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
  • Bike the Night
  • Go by Bike Week - Sep 23-30
    • Mon, Sep 23, 15:15 - 18:30: 13th and Argyle - DWV
      • Peter & Paul
    • other locations TBD
      • would like to have 2 LC volunteers to answer peoples questions


City of North Vancouver - Don(temporary)

  • Meeting with Staff
    • Next meeting - Mid September
  • Casano-Loutet Overpass
    • Have all approvals and funding. Expect construction to start in early 2025.
  • Midtown Connector - HUB top priority
    • High level design work planned for 2024
    • Requested that we be able to provide input on requirements.
      • Central Lonsdale is a Destination, not just a busy road to cross.
  • Chesterfield - North-South route
    • Currently planned after Midtown and Upper levels greenway.
    • Stated this is a HUB Top priority.
      • Also needs to be coordinated with Midtown.
  • 3rd St/Cotton/Lower Level Rd
    • Requested they extend bike lane protection for intersection up to Neptune terminal intersection, this has been deferred to work on Midtown.
    • Asked them to repaint bikelanes on Lynn Creek Bridge


ITC - Jonathan

  • Last Month's meeting was presentation by Translink, but nothing new regarding cycling.
  • Apparently CNV council is discussing the upper level greenway + the lonsdale/hwy overpass later this month. I'm hoping that preliminary designs come to the ITC for input sometime soon.


First Nations - Kira


District of North Vancouver

  1. Regular Bi-monthly Meeting with Staff scheuled for 06-Sep
  2. Projects/sections
    1. Arborlynn connector - Signs up. Expecting to start any day now. Paint on the ground for improved cross-walk bump-outs and a safer radius at Arborlynn
    2. Riverside Drive - Signs up. Expecting to start any day now.


District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

Go by Bike Week

  • Paul and I have volunteered to help at the celebration station Mon, Sep 23 15:15 - 18:30: 13th and Argyle.

Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure - Mike/Don

  • Repeatedly asked HUB's MoTI prime for information on several projects, but no response.
    • List of cycling Gaps in lower mainland region
    • Capilano road underpass design
    • Lynn Valley Rd underpass design
  • Cathy of HUB HQ is organizing meeting with MoTI's AT team, hopefully this month
  • MOTI has asked for an assessment of the performance of their maintenance contractor Miller Capilano
    • Survey will be read aloud for committee members to grade at our May 2/24 meeting.
    • Don Quote "From a cycling perspective this means the highway shoulders from Horseshoe Bay to Capilano road. All road & pedestrian crossing of the highways, Taylor way and the bridges+accesses (on/off ramps)."


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)
    • Posted some photos of new Mt Seymour Parkway bike lane
    • Posted Riverside Drive photos
  • 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

  • Cycling for seniors pilot program launched at Richmond community center. Complements existing basic skills, intermediate, and e-bike programs.
  • School programs resume mid September.


Social

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