2025-07-03 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 of meeting attendees.


Public Input/Consultations

  • #### Any?? ####


Goals & Objectives

Complete 3 Top Priority Bikeways!


Events - Nicole

Any???

Rides - Helene

  • June 1st Social ride sponsored by Ohm bikes as a great success. Would ideally have more attendees so ideas on how to get more riders are welcome!
    • next ride idea Seymore Demonstration Forest, Sunday August 3 2025. 130-330 pm.
  • Future routes and priorities
    • Other Local Committees have talked to the Municipal Staff to find out what is planned and then done assessment rides on the route to provide as input.
    • Other Local Committees have done more social rides to attract membership and show off good existing routes.


City of North Vancouver - Rhonda/Easton/Jacob

  • Meeting with Staff
    • Last meeting was Sep-20. We will ask for another meeting in late January.
  • Esplanade
    • Advanced walk at Esplanade and Lonsdale
  • Upper Levels Greenway
    • Will start with the Lonsdale Ave to St. Andrews Segment first, working with MOTI on intersection improvements at Lonsdale and HWY 1
  • Casano Loutet Bridge
    • Will be under construction in early spring 2025 - the city received MOTI approval
  • Chesterfield and Midtown routes
    • HUB North Shore submitted an official letter of support for the staff report on these two routes.
    • Heather attended council to thank staff for this most comprehensive report ever : ) dealing with project risks and realistically handling design in tight spaces


District of North Vancouver - Duncan/Stephen/Stewart/Mike G

  • Regular meeting with DNV staff June 06
  • Lynn Valley Pipeline Bridge Closure coming Aug 2025 - reroute via Lynn Headwaters
  • Mtn Hwy just south of Hwy 1 - lines repainted - alas, no flex posts... yet.
  • Delbrook Community Centre - Catherine Pope’s motion - please email council (at) dnv.org in support this weekend.



District of West Vancouver - Peter/Mike C



Ministry of Transportation & Transit - Mike C/Don

  • Requesting a meeting but still no response yet
    • Multiple broken sections of Stanley Park Causeway fencing have finally been fixed, asked how this could happen faster in the future,
    • Will discuss any improvement plans they have for 2025/26
    • Will discuss creating a prioritized list of operations related GAPs to be fixed
  • DNV support for MoTT improvements:
    • adding protection on Mtn Hwy from Overpass to Keith Road
    • removing baffle gates on tunnel under Hwy 1 east of cap road.


Communications & Outreach - Rueben/Heather

  • let us know if there is something we should communicate about - blocked bike lanes, new infrastructure, etc.
  • Bluesky / Mastodon (Rueben)
    • HUBnorthshore on Bluesky and Mastodon
    • Posted more photos sent to me of the start of the Casano-Loutet Overpass.
    • Promoted Go By Bike Week and advertised North Shore Celebration stations.
    • Posted photos of the Lonsdale Quay Celebration Station.
  • Facebook(Heather)
  • Share Cathy's letter outlining reasoned responses to criticism of AT infrastructure.


Schools - Paul

  • Community Center programs have expanded from Trout Lake (Vancouver), Thompson Community Center (Richmond) and coming soon Lafarge Lake (Tri Cities).
    • Program there include:
      • Beginners
      • Intermediate
      • Advanced
      • EBike
      • Basic Mechanics
      • Special seniors
      • Special Womens


Social

  • @ Jack Lonsdales, after the meeting.
    • All are welcome