2022-11-03 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

By phone: call 778-907-2071, Meeting ID: 81789523337, Passcode: 354518
One tap mobile: +17789072071,,81789523337#,,,,*354518#

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!!
• TransLink Bike Parking Survey

New Municipal Councils

• Plans to connect with new councillors
  • Template emails from HQ
  • Introduction of HUB
  • Share our priorities
  • listen to their thoughts/concerns/ideas
• Delegations to councils in New Year
  • Book soon to get in queue
  • Key messages?

Goals & Objectives

• Review 2022 Goals & Progress
  • Implementation of 3 top priority Bikeways - Annual Improvements Map
    • 2023 Improvements:
      • Esplanade, Upper LV Rd, Others?
    • Gaps still in Top priorities:
      • Bellevue, Marine at Cap(2023), Cotton & Main(2023/4)
      • Rufus(2023) - Cassano Loutte(2023/4) - Brooksbank(2023)
      • Grand Blvd to Seabus
  • Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
  • Recruit more committee members

• Setting 2023 Goals
  • Add Phase 2 top priority Bikeways? - current Gaps Map
    • What should they be
  • Communications ideas??
  • Recruiting ideas??
  • Other??

Annual Committee elections

• Any thoughts on new positions or organization changes?
  • List of positions and role descriptions

Events

• December Meeting + Social - Dec 1st
  • Save the Date! Short meeting and then adjourn for social gathering
  • Always a great time

City of North Vancouver - Nadia/Sophia

CNV Key Contacts & Staff Meetings

• HUB’s primary contact: Brandon Green
• Meeting with staff on September 21st. CNV staff present: Brandon Green, Elicia Elliot (new manager of transportation planning), Kliment Kuzmanovski, Justin Hall.
• Next touchpoint with staff: bike ride with CNV team on October 17th at 3:30 PM

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

• Esplanade Complete Street (construction underway; signage currently in production; estimated completion of all ped/cycling infrastructure (including pavement markings & signage: Winter 2022)
• St Andrew's (changes completed with the exception of delineators; traffic speed and volume being monitored to determine if changes are necessary; possible changes in Spring 2023; original intent was to slow speeds and cut through traffic)
• Forbes & 3rd (long term, 2+ years away; short term changes include a bike friendly push button for southbound cycles; longer green time for bikes than cars, short term change should be complete by Winter 2022)

ITC - Dana & Jonathan

• May meeting postponed to end of month (no updates)

District of North Vancouver - Fred/Don

• Meeting with Staff - next meeting early November?
• Upper Lynn Valley Rd
  • Mtn. Hwy to Peters Road (Phase 1) - mostly built
    • Parking in loading zone (and bike lane) near Maple Leaf Garden centre is a problem.
  • Public consultations for Peters to Dempsey (Phase 2) - next spring?

• Hunter Street Bridge
  • Spans are in ramps underway, complete by new year?
  • Main St - Harbour Ave - Barrows
    • Initial design looks good, gave comments
    • asked for results of public consultations
    • Asked for updated design options for Harbour Ave & Intersections

District of West Vancouver - Paul/Peter/Mike

AT Projects Planned for Phase 2 Implementation

Sean O'Sullivan has provided us with the following active transportation projects that are planned for Phase 2 implementation:

1. Mather Ave MUP from Hadden Dr to Westcott Rd. – This will be a 50/50 cost sharing agreement with TransLink. We are behind on this project. We met with MoTI this summer and showed them the concept design. Because the new design converts one WB lane to a MUP, they have asked us to do an analysis of the impacts it will on the Taylor Way/WB ramp intersection. We hope to complete the analysis this fall and get MoTI approval of the concept before the end of the year. The detail design, final MoTI approval, and construction is planned for 2023.
3. Marine Dr 26th to 31st bike lanes – We completed the preliminary design and concluded that we could not achieve protected bike lanes for the full distance with the budget provided. We are going to go back to council to show what we can achieve and confirm how they want us to proceed. This is a 50/50 cost sharing project with TransLink.
5. Sidewalk design – Based on the Pedestrian Network Study, we have selected a number of locations where we want to construct new sidewalks. We are going to issue an RFP for the designs shortly. The new sidewalk segments will be constructed in 2023. This is 50/50 cost sharing project with TransLink.
7. Marine Drive Bike Lane east of Lions Gate Bridge – The District of North Vancouver is managing this project. My understanding is that the design should be completed this year and construction should start next year.
9. School Safety Review – We are meeting with each school to document the safety concerns they have. The focus will be on pedestrian and cycling safety concerns. We will then develop a work plan to address the safety issues around schools. We hope to have report prioritizing improvements across the District before the end of the year.

Go By Bike Week at NE end of Lions Gate Bridge 4-6 pm on 3 October

• 424 total number of riders counted with 87 on e-bikes (20.5%) https://wiki.bikehub.ca/images/8/87/2022-10-03_GBBW_tally_sheet_at_north_end_of_LGB.pdf

Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Antje/Paul/Heather

• let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
• Twitter
  • 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.

Translink - Antje

• Smart Lockers at Lonsdale Quay
  • Should be available soon? (Lights are on, but still behind fences)