Meeting Summary: May 6, 2010
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Highlights
- In attendance: David, Arno, Anita, Antje, Bill, Jay, Richard, Diane, Heather, Bart, Stefan, Peter
- Introductions were made
- History of activities on the North Shore were discussed
- Communication: All discussion and highlights of the group will be posted to the VACC Yahoo mailing list
- We brainstormed ideas on problems and opportunities re cycling on the North Shore. We ran out of time to prioritize the list (topic for next meeting)
- The North Shore VACC is looking for a chair person, if you are interested please let yourself be known
- We will be having a ride night on May 20th, 2010 at 6:00 pm leaving from Artigiano's on the south side of Park Royal
- Our next meeting is June 3, 2010, 6:00 pm at the West Vancouver Library: Elizabeth Musto Room (South West Corner of the Library)
Ideas
Brainstormed ideas on problems and opportunities re cycling on the North Shore
this list has not been prioritized
- Add Lions Bay and Bowen Island members to the NSVACC
- Monitoring cycling
- Greg Robinson, trail to Capilano College
- More city biking advocates
- Welch St. improvement
- Encourage more cyclists
- Encourage more city biking
- More separate paths
- Bike training at schools (Streetwise, etc.)
- End of trip facilities for bikers (lockers, showers, bike racks, secure bike rooms)
- Bayridge and Mathers, pave connector trail
- Marine Drive (Lions Gate to Bewicke)
- Bike lanes from Horeshoe Bay to Deep Cove
- Spirit Trail at Mosquito Ck
- Bridge Ambleside/Park Royal (pave it)
- Entrance to Spirit Trail at Park Royal
- Spirit Trail at 13th/West Van
- 14th street at Duchess (bad sight lines)
- Driver education
- More bike lanes where only paint is required (low hanging fruit)
- Etiquette signage for the Spirit Trail
- Overpass over Hwy 1 at Lynn Valley
- Bike paths/lanes in Lynnmour
- Biking Marine Drive & Taylor Way and onto Lions Gate Bridge
- New bridge Capilano River westbound (provisions for bikes c/w separators)
- Keep track of planning /developments to make sure biking is considered
- Bike route master plans for North Shore
- Bike map for North Shore
- NSVACC ride nights and others
- Village bike loop in West Van
- Upper Levels Capilano/Pacific entrance
- Cleveland Dam crossing into British Properties
- MEC grants
- Education sessions at the NSVACC meetings