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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, 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

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

City of North Vancouver - Nadia

CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings

HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
Next meeting with staff: TBD (likely late summer)

Upper Levels Greenway

Submitted a letter to express our comments: File:CNV UpperLevelsGreenway 052422.pdf

Summary of current/upcoming CNV projects - this year & beyond

Esplanade Complete Street (construction underway, estimated completion: Summer 2022)
Upper Levels Greenway (final design/route selection expected: Fall 2022)
Mobility Strategy (implementation of some strategies to commence this year, e.g. zoning bylaw updates re new developments and bike storage)
Carson Graham School - AT improvements (some sidewalk gaps to be addressed this year, most changes part of next year's budget)
Kings Mill (detailed park design underway, construction to begin: Spring 2023)
Cotton/Main St bridge (preliminary designs underway, construction is dependent on funding)
Casano-Loutet Overpass (construction anticipated in 2023)
Forbes & 3rd (long term, 2+ years away)

E-Bike Share

Lime is working to add helmets to all bikes in the fleet. This will continue to occur as they receive parts/helmets to retrofit the fleet. Expect to see the percentage of bikes with helmets increase over the summer.
Working on getting ridership data publicly available

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
  - discussed 2 options A=straight $$$, 5+years, b=weaves around, pinch points=$, next couple years
  - 3 Options for crossing main from Barrows
- Arborlynn connector
  - West side in 2022
    - Design done, Waiting for Metro Van approval to start construction
  - East side
    - Consultant working on detailed design fall 2022? build 2023?
- Marine Drive - Bridge to Tatlow
  - Consultant to be hired detailed design this fall
- Kirkstone-Rufus-Brooksbank-SalopTrail
  - Issues with design of crossing at Kirstone Rd

Other 2022 Construction plans:
- Hunter Street Bridge
  - construction started, complete by Nov/Dec
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 (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images)/0/04/2022-05-31_Go_by_Bike_Week_tally_sheet_at_Spirit_Trail_and_Welch.pdf).
On 1 June, I think that 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 (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/f/fd/2022-05-17_Park_Royal_micro_units.pdf).

Cypress 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: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/a/a7/2022-05-31_Cypress_Villlage_Cycling_Network_map.jpg.

Making a case for Cycling Highways in Metro Vancouver

Here is a copy of the highlights from the lengthy report: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/d/df/2022-06-01_Making_a_case_for_cycle_highways_in_Metro_Vancouver_cycle_hub_4pp_rgb_pdf.pdf.
Mike has suggested to circulate this to the DWV Engineering staff and perhaps we could also include the mayor and councillors.

Rotary Ride for Rescue on 11 June

Shall we put this following article up on the HUB-NS listserve: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/6/61/Rotary_Ride_for_Rescue_on_11_June_2022.jpg

Welch Street Bridge

Closed to automobiles till August but MUP remains open
Better share-the-path signage is needed to encourage cyclists to ride on the MUP rather than the automobile traffic lanes.

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

no updates from last month; however, it’s worth repeating the last item from May:
- 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?

@@ Line 84: / Line 84: @@
 '''CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings'''
 *HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
-*Met with Brandon on April 27th.
+*Next meeting with staff: TBD (likely late summer)
 '''Upper Levels Greenway'''
 *Submitted a letter to express our comments: [[File:CNV_UpperLevelsGreenway_052422.pdf‎]]
+'''Summary of current/upcoming CNV projects - this year & beyond'''
-'''CNV Mobility Strategy'''
+*Esplanade Complete Street (construction underway, estimated completion: Summer 2022)
+*Upper Levels Greenway (final design/route selection expected: Fall 2022)
+*Mobility Strategy (implementation of some strategies to commence this year, e.g. zoning bylaw updates re new developments and bike storage)
+*Carson Graham School - AT improvements (some sidewalk gaps to be addressed this year, most changes part of next year's budget)
+*Kings Mill (detailed park design underway, construction to begin: Spring 2023)
+*Cotton/Main St bridge (preliminary designs underway, construction is dependent on funding)
+*Casano-Loutet Overpass (construction anticipated in 2023)
+*Forbes & 3rd (long term, 2+ years away)
+'''E-Bike Share'''
+*Lime is working to add helmets to all bikes in the fleet. This will continue to occur as they receive parts/helmets to retrofit the fleet. Expect to see the percentage of bikes with helmets increase over the summer.
+*Working on getting ridership data publicly available
+<!--'''CNV Mobility Strategy'''
 *Final Mobility Strategy unanimously approved by Council
 *HUB North Shore Letter of Support: [[File:2022-04-18_CNV-mobility-strategy.pdf]]
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 *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'''
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 *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.
+*Need to wait for federal funding as it is going to be costly. -->
 <!--'''E-scooter Pilot (no update)'''
 *Bylaws received final adoption at Council in early March. Pilot runs until April 2024.
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 *** Public consultations for Peters to Dempsey (Phase 2)
 **Main St Cycling Link
+***discussed 2 options A=straight $$$, 5+years, b=weaves around, pinch points=$, next couple years
+***3 Options for crossing main from Barrows
 ** 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?
+**** Consultant working on detailed design fall 2022? build 2023?
 ** Marine Drive - Bridge to Tatlow
+*** Consultant to be hired detailed design this fall
 ** Kirkstone-Rufus-Brooksbank-SalopTrail
+*** Issues with design of crossing at Kirstone Rd
 * '''Other 2022 Construction plans''':
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 '''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 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 (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images)/0/04/2022-05-31_Go_by_Bike_Week_tally_sheet_at_Spirit_Trail_and_Welch.pdf).
-*On 1 June, Paul and Mike volunteered on the Spirit Trail at 14th and Argyle in West Vancouver
+*On 1 June, I think that 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 ().
+*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 (https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/f/fd/2022-05-17_Park_Royal_micro_units.pdf).
+'''Cypress Village'''
-'''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:
+*Here is the Cypress Village Cycling Network map: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/a/a7/2022-05-31_Cypress_Villlage_Cycling_Network_map.jpg.
+'''Making a case for Cycling Highways in Metro Vancouver'''
+*Here is a copy of the highlights from the lengthy report: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/d/df/2022-06-01_Making_a_case_for_cycle_highways_in_Metro_Vancouver_cycle_hub_4pp_rgb_pdf.pdf.
+*Mike has suggested to circulate this to the DWV Engineering staff and perhaps we could also include the mayor and councillors.
+'''Rotary Ride for Rescue on 11 June'''
+*Shall we put this following article up on the HUB-NS listserve: https://wiki.bikehub.ca/sites/northshore/images/6/61/Rotary_Ride_for_Rescue_on_11_June_2022.jpg
+'''Welch Street Bridge'''
+*Closed to automobiles till August but MUP remains open
+*Better share-the-path signage is needed to encourage cyclists to ride on the MUP rather than the automobile traffic lanes.
 ===Communications & Outreach - Antje/Paul/Heather===
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 ===Schools - Paul Janzen===
+* no updates from last month; however, it’s worth repeating the last item from May:
-*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.
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