Meeting Summary: December 2, 2010

Attendance & Agenda

• Welcome new members and guests
• Attendance: Peter, Bill, Antje, Jen, Dianne, Tamiko, John
• Additional business: none
• Review November minutes

Education & Outreach

• Recap of VACC tabling at VIMFF Speaker Series at Centennial Theatre (Heather/Bill/Antje)
  • Many cyclists on Tues, less so on Wed and Thu, but good shows all nights
  • Most popular items from the table: cyclists are sexy sticker, Metro Vancouver bike map, Momentum magazine
• North Vancouver Bicycle Master Plan review (John/Antje/Bill)
  • Antje summarized Dec 1 JBAC special meeting on master plan review. Lots of good input for master plan update.
  • John summarized shortcomings of current master plan and how VACC can provide input for the review
  • Municipalities will start master plan review next year (February or March)
• FAQ NS cyclist resource (John)
  • John added lots of contacts on Google spreadsheet (see his email to Yahoo group for login)
  • Enough information now to post on the wiki
• Additional useful links for wiki site (Peter & Heather):
  • Motor Vehicle Act rules for cycles (http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/96318_05#section183)
  • Motor Vehicle Act rules for motor assisted cycles (http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/26_151_2002)
  • Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Guidelines (http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/1510940/770663949/name/Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Guidelines 2010.pdf)
  • Shared Use Lane Pavement Markings (http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/1510940/232381897/name/TAC submission roadway markings.pdf)

Hot Spots & Issues

• Lions Gate Bridge (Peter)
  • New contact is Matt Choquette
  • Online map with cycling facilities still not updated, but everything discussed at September on-site meeting is being built
  • On Marine Drive we will lose westbound bike lane and eastbound wide paved shoulder
  • Project to be finished by end of March
• Iron Workers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge (John)
  • John summarized 2nd meeting, this time with Richard and Lorraine
  • Richard continues to advocate for funding for major improvements such as new or wider bridge while John will pursue short-term improvements to existing bridge infrastructure
  • John spoke with MoT about 2nd Narrows. Suggestions included cyclist-friendly rub rail on bridge sidewalks.
• SeaBus bike facilities (Tamiko)
  • Tamiko spoke with Gavin and new Translink contact about improving bike access and parking on SeaBus
  • Positive conversation: discussed removing seats to increase cyclist and pedestrian capacity, loading through centre doors
• Hierarchy of cycle route constructs and markings (Peter)
  • Peter shared prioritized list (on wiki)
• Welsh Street (Bart, by email)
  • WVD Engineering met with Squamish Nation ("SN") Council in November. Based on SN's direction a meeting with the public is to be scheduled for January next year followed by a presentation of the final design to SN Council in February. Note, no open house was schedule for late November.
• West Vancouver budget for cycling network and greenway plan (Bart, by email)
  • The budget to update the Cycling Network and Greenway Plan for WVD is before Council.
  • WVD Engineering is looking at a possible new project of the creation of bicycle lanes on Marine Drive between 25th Street and Oxley Street as a project for 2011. If this could be accomplished it would be a very symbolic advancement of biking in WVD.

Social

• Festive season gathering at Cedar Grove Restaurant, Lynn Valley (John)
  • Brunch on 12 Dec

Action Items

• Peter to follow up on Taylor Wood issues
• Tamiko to follow up with Translink
• Jay to email Cllr Bassam to initiate dialogue on future advocacy efforts in District
• Jay to follow up with City and District regarding signs and driver education about green sharrow lanes
• Group to follow progress at JBAC and District TPAC