Difference between revisions of "2020-05-14 Agenda"

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HUB North Shore Committee holds regular meetings at 6:30pm - 8:30pm on the second Thursday of every month. Everybody is welcome. For our May meeting we will be using an online conference call using https://join.me/ . You can also phone in (audio only). Please send emails to northshore@bikehub.ca and I will send you the conference number.

Agenda additions
Introductions

Goals & Objectives

2020 Goals Overview - presentation
- Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways
  - Analysis of current state all segments of the 3 Bikeways and next steps for each
- Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
  - Set-up meeting with West Van Chamber of Commerce & Ambleside Dundarave BIA - On Hold
  - Prepare message to share with NS Cycle clubs/organization - Heather/Don

General

Schedule Meetings with North Shore MLAs - Don
- Funding for our Priority routes
- Updating the MVA to a Safe Roads Act.
North Shore Advisory Committee on Disability Issues (ACDI) - Don
- We will attend a future meeting once things calm down.

City of North Vancouver - Erika/Heather

Off-Marine route HUB North Shore submitted a letter in response to the 1st Street design. The new lanes would mark a real turning point in bike lanes for the North Shore. While the # of driveway intersections is problematic, we were mostly complimentary. Staff let us know that they will be trying to consolidate driveways. Funding for this project is secured and a construction tender has gone out. We think this project will get built.

Third Street Mobility Lane HUB measured the new "Mobility lane" on 3rd Street. Generally, it is 1.8m with some less wide sections around trees. In these areas, a garden strip is removed so people cycling can move over if there is traffic.

RapidBus Impacts on Cycling Rapid bus launched April 6th , 2020. We are thinking of doing a socially distant inspection ride with staff this summer to document areas for attention.

Esplanade Off-street facility on Esplanade btwn Lonsdale & Rogers now complete. The public consultation component of this project is now delayed as staff figure out a way to collect information without in-person meetings.

Mobility Strategy HUB North Shore reviewed the City's new Mobility Strategy and provided Andrew Devlin with feedback. The Strategy is very progressive, putting walking and cycling ahead of all other modes.

COVID-19 Response - Grand Boulevard Road Reallocation The city has closed a vehicle lane on Grand BLVd to allocate space to people cycling in response to higher foot traffic on the Green Necklace. Closing Grand Blvd from 23rd to 13th. HUB sent a letter to Council thanking them for re-allocating space to making cycling safer.

Local bikeway spot improvements coming:

Protected corner at Chesterfield and Esplanade (new delineators on the bike lane separating the lane from vehicle traffic)
Spot improvement at Fell and Second coming at the corner
Signal coming at 4th & Lonsdale, with traffic calming (diverters) planned at intersections @ Chesterfield and @ St Georges
Signal at 3rd & St Andrews

District of North Vancouver - Jay/Ryan

COVID-19 Responses
- Sent suggested spacing opportunities to Steve Carney.
- No changes in District to date other than RPO restrictions but they are considering removing underutilized parking in select locations. Requires council approval and we should formally push council on this rather than staff.
- Budget was cut, trying to hold design budget stable and defer construction. Safety projects are priority, but bike lane reallocation requires public consultation which is on hold.
- It is anticipated Translink grants / shared funding for cycling will be retained despite other Translink cuts.
Targeted OCP Review
- Public consultation on hold.
Marine / Mcguire pinch point
- DNV reviewing internally to see what can be done with the space available.
Salop / Mountain Highway trails
- Tentative wayfinding signage comments provided to District but no installations yet.
North end of Mtn Hwy overpass connection with Arbourlynn:
- Jay had sent a a proposal to provide bike access in this area a while ago.
- Arbourlynn pathway connection is to tie-in somehow with the new north side MUP that will connect across Lynn Creek and reach the northeast corner of the Mountain Highway westbound off-ramp.
- Property is very constrained and staff are reviewing right of way.
Casano connector route to LV TC.
- Public consultation on hold
Upper Lynn Valley Road bike lane
- Public consultation postponed until at least the fall

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter

Response to COVID-19 pandemic
- Peter, Paul and Joe Weiler have been in consultation with Councillor Gambioli to prepare a letter to the Mayor and councillors with suggestions on how to take advantage of the situation to improve active transportation. Here is the letter: http://wiki.bikehub.ca/northshore/images/6/61/2020-04-14_LDWV_V4.1Final_200513.pdf
- Peter and Paul have been contacting individual councillors regarding our suggestions and Joe is going to contact the Ambleside Dundarave Business Association.

MOTI - Antje/Jay

Mountain Highway Interchange
- Walk through planned with DNV staff to identify remaining issues - see DNV summary above
- After DNV walk through raise remaining issues in MOTI jurisdiction with project manager Jay Porter
Main-Dollarton Interchange
- Provided feedback to MOTI on latest design and asked for more information on rebuilding approaches to existing tunnel and on potential new tunnel design
- Recommended bike path (bike highway) along east side of Hwy 1 between Main and Fern, to connect with new path system at Lillooet Interchange
Hwy 1 North Shore Corridor Study Lynn Valley to Horseshoe Bay
- HUB-NS to review and update priority cycling improvements in MOTI jurisdiction
- Antje received Ungap the Map files from Vancouver committee/HUB HQ
- Next step: Antje to draft priority cycling improvements in January and send to email discussion list for feedback

Schools - Tammy/Martyn

Presented at the North Shore Safety Council meeting Dec-4 about HUB's School Education programs that are available.
Met on January 29 with Natalie Corbo at City of North Vancouver to understand how HUB ride programs were funded at schools in the City.

• Next steps are to set up meeting with Communications Manager at North Van School District and with Transportation Planner at DNV to see how we can get school buy-in and funding in the DNV.

Communication Managers at SD44 are now Maria Spitale-Leisk and Taralee Hallson. They took over for Deneka Michaud. Meeting was to be scheduled at the end of April, but this has now been put off until the next school year.

Samantha Morrison – NVRC – has obtained grants previously for physical literacy. She suggested Viasport.ca, a provincial non-profit advocacy group for sport, as a possible source for grants.

Paul set up a meeting with DWV, Emily Willobee, Transportation/Engineering; Policy and Planning – o Tammy and Paul met with Emily on March 13, 2020. DWV has programs that it funds and offers to schools. The programs are defined by what the schools are interested in. Emily encourages NS HUB to meet with SD45 to provide an overview of their bike education programs. Emily is willing to be present.

Due to COVID-19, all discussions with schools are on hold.

The May HUB newsletter indicated their Learn 2 Ride course will be an on line course, possibly in early June. Sign up for notification is available. This is a modified course designed for ages 9-12 years old and covers cycling safely and confidently around your neighbourhood.

Developers - Fred/Don

Currently active:
- Cap Mall redevelopment - Initial Public comments -
- Park Royal ...- want to add 95 rental units, with no parking
- Proposed West Vancouver council bicycles parking requirements bylaw stemming from CEEP and the Climate Emergency declaration.
- TRC Maplewood Plaza mixed use development.
  - 75 long term residential/commercial bike parking/storage
  - 6 short term bike parking
  - Developer very receptive to concept of a secure bike room on EACH floor of building similar to adjacent Maplewood Plaza project already approved.

Communications & Outreach - Heather/Antje/James/Martyn

Still need to summarize our meeting from last fall
Next step: build high-quality photo library of utility cycling on the North Shore that can be used for social media, communications and provided to the media (e.g. North Shore News)
LV Blogger -
Meeting with Lower Lonsdale BIA
- <<add summary>>

Translink - Fred/Antje

Submitted suggestions for Road Reallocation to be shared with Municipalities
Bike parking at Exchanges:
- Next Steps?

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 ===City of North Vancouver - Erika/Heather===
-*New progress toward 3 Priority Routes tracker [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DEiIGg9CasQ2-vH9Ak0NME2cBMs3ltTvpWZbNnN4q0o/edit#gid=0]
-*City Initiatives Tracker [https://docs.google.com/document/d/14X0wqA2lV3LcBF30bYpJwLsIBsGkOg_8vIQ7fI2Szco/edit]
+'''Off-Marine route'''
-*February 27th Meeting with City of North Vancouver Staff - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cSgTChwlCeWPCNVbdhayE61Pp9Aefk5MIzvhMGHSGhE/edit]
+HUB North Shore submitted a letter in response to the 1st Street design.
-'''Phase 1 Mobility Network Projects Update'''
+The new lanes would mark a real turning point in bike lanes for the North Shore. While the # of driveway intersections is problematic, we were mostly complimentary. Staff let us know that they will be trying to consolidate driveways. Funding for this project is secured and a construction tender has gone out. We think this project will get built.
-''Off-Marine route'' (HUB Main to Marine Route West from Bewicke to MacKay)
-includes parking protected or other physically separated route from Fell to MacKay. Improvements to the Fell and 1st intersection. Northside along 1st potentially parking protected. South side along 1st curb separated.
-In this segment, provision will be made for passing, but not throughout the entire route. Passing lane concept.
-March 12th public consultation for this 1st St route - also will be an online feedback mechanism for people who cannot attend. July construction (after the Mosquito Creek project releases both travel lanes).
+''' Third Street Mobility Lane'''
-'''''HUB Main to Marine Route East from Queensbury'''''
+HUB measured the new "Mobility lane" on 3rd Street. Generally, it is 1.8m with some less wide sections around trees.
-HUB measured 3rd street hill bike lanes from Queensbury down. Staff will have a look at the lane on 3rd St EB @ Queensbury where it seems narrower than before. HUB measured this segment of the hill. New marked lanes are 1.4m at the top with a small concrete lip separating the bike lane from the bus lane. Further down the lane narrows to 1.3m. Just before the Spirit Trail bridge the lane widens again to 1.8m
+In these areas, a garden strip is removed so people cycling can move over if there is traffic.
-Top of 3rd St hill where the bike lane moves into the vehicle lane at the hydro pole will be completed by March23 rd.
-South side of Cotton Rd off-street facility opposite Park & Tilford to be completed soon, to include lighting. City is choosing fast-growing trees that grow tall to protect the bike lane and the buses but offer a nice canopy when mature. The city will install natural or synthetic green wall type material onto the existing fencing between the bike lane and railway track.
-North side of Cotton Rd beside Park & Tilford is private land - in this area the bike lane is verrry skinny (1.2m at the Corner of Gladstone and Cotton). HUB recommended paving the grassy area and the sidewalk to make a temporary MUP in this section until a safe route is created. However, Hydro poles and private land along Park and Tilford make this difficult. To get the Transit station in was difficult.
 '''RapidBus Impacts on Cycling'''
+Rapid bus launched April 6th , 2020. We are thinking of doing a socially distant inspection ride with staff this summer to document areas for attention.
-Rapid bus launches April 6th , 2020.
-March 16 buses to start taking Rogers Avenue down to the Quay along Esplanade.
-March 23rd full route testing
+'''Esplanade'''
+Off-street facility on Esplanade btwn Lonsdale & Rogers now complete.
-'''Rapid Bus-Associated projects not along HUB priority routes'''
+The public consultation component of this project is now delayed as staff figure out a way to collect information without in-person meetings.
-South side of 3rd east of St Davids for the off-street route along 3rd, which will be completed as developments continue. They are designing bike routes around floating bus stops.
-'''Phase 2 Mobility Network Projects'''
-Esplanade (HUB Main to Marine Priority Route)
-Off-street facility on Esplanade btwn Lonsdale & Rogers still has unfinished gravel bit at E end, to be completed soon.
-Public consultation for Esplanade off-street protected bike route to start this spring with a view to construction in 2022.
-Staff have been tasked with looking at 2nd Street as an alternate to Esplanade for a protected low-level route.
-'''Midtown route (HUB Lynn Valley to Lonsdale Quay Priority Route)'''
-Midtown route from 13th and Lonsdale to Grand Boulevard will also go to public consultation this spring with a view to construction in 2021
 '''Mobility Strategy'''
+HUB North Shore reviewed the City's new Mobility Strategy and provided Andrew Devlin with feedback. The Strategy is very progressive, putting walking and cycling ahead of all other modes.
-Bike & ped safety policies to be incorporated into the Mobility Strategy, formerly known as the Transportation Plan.
-Safe mobility strategy to include street design, behaviour, speeds, etc. It's currently ad hoc and this new combined strategy will provide a framework for better decision making, facilitate actions/investments, set targets.
-Emphasis is on safety and vision zero.
-Mobility service providers will be able to apply for permits for shared services (scooters, skateboards) pilot framework happening across munis
-Climate and Environment Advisory Task Force that Erika is on will be one of the committees and/or strategies that will inform mobility strategy
-'''Other'''
-''Mosquito Creek Bridge''
-Mosquito Creek bridge reconstruction: temp cycle/ped bridge on S. side for EB. WB will be a reduced speed shared space with take the lane signs during single lane traffic closure.
-''MacKay MUP''
-Paving is complete, but need to wait until better weather for striping and stencils. As well, this path will be lit, but is not as yet.
-''Local bikeway spot improvements coming:''
-Signal coming at 4th & Lonsdale, with traffic calming (diverters) planned at intersections @ Chesterfield and @ St Georges
-Signal at 3rd & St Andrews
-There are funds for spot improvements outside of the mobility network phases
-''Gap at Gardenworks site''
-This site will come up for public consultation in spring. Plan is to develop into condos. This area is key to creating a 3rd street bike route connecting across the “5-corners” at Marine, Bewicke, and 3rd. Current plan is for 3m MUP through the Gardenworks site. HUB to ensure members and community participate in consultation.
-Great Streets engagement coming in the spring — Lonsdale high street.
-''Communications from the City to People Cycling''
-The City is creating a new cycling webpage on the City's website and a new consultation platform, which will be based on talkcnv.org. The idea is for the City to be more proactive communicating what they are doing with regard to cycling improvements. Also a place where people cycling can send feedback to the City.
-'''Un-addressed Items'''
-''Items from past meetings (bring forward at next meetings)''
-* 21st and Grand Boulevard - HUB has requested separate bike signalization for all directions - have not discussed recently
-* Low Level Road - low rubber, rounded delineators request for improved separation along the Low-Level road bike lane - have not discussed lately
-* 3rd Street at Cotton chicane. Erika asked about the push button. The push button will be replaced by a detector loop and a light that indicates to cyclists that the flashers are “on” No action on this as yet.
-* W 16th no solutions coming as yet for well-used parallel route on W 16th even though HUB keeps asking.
-''Signage''
-''Paving Schedule''
-''Route Naming''
-''New Cycling Facility Classification System''
+'''COVID-19 Response - Grand Boulevard Road Reallocation'''
+The city has closed a vehicle lane on Grand BLVd to allocate space to people cycling in response to higher foot traffic on the Green Necklace.
+Closing Grand Blvd from 23rd to 13th. HUB sent a letter to Council thanking them for re-allocating space to making cycling safer.
+'''Local bikeway spot improvements coming:'''
-*Next meeting to be scheduled for early May
+* Protected corner at Chesterfield and Esplanade (new delineators on the bike lane separating the lane from vehicle traffic)
+* Spot improvement at Fell and Second coming at the corner
+* Signal coming at 4th & Lonsdale, with traffic calming (diverters) planned at intersections @ Chesterfield and @ St Georges
+* Signal at 3rd & St Andrews
 ===   District of North Vancouver - Jay/Ryan ===
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 ** No changes in District to date other than RPO restrictions but they are considering removing underutilized parking in select locations. Requires council approval and we should formally push council on this rather than staff.
 ** Budget was cut, trying to hold design budget stable and defer construction. Safety projects are priority, but bike lane reallocation requires public consultation which is on hold.
+** It is anticipated Translink grants / shared funding for cycling will be retained despite other Translink cuts.
 * Targeted OCP Review
 ** Public consultation on hold.