Meeting Summary: February 7, 2013

'Attendance & Agenda

• Attendance: Peter, Antje, Heather, Fiona, Nelson, Bill, Dianne

   Welcome new members and guests
   Additional agenda items 

Education & Outreach

• HUB delegation at DNV council meeting in Feb (Antje)
• HUB delegation at West Van council meeting in May (Peter)
  • Here is a proposed plan for the presentation:
    • Heather - 5 minutes on benefits to business from an increase in bicycling with the presentation based on the slides prepared by Erin on the HUB website (https://bikehub.ca/sites/default/files/imce/business.bikes_.benefits.pdf);
    • Peter - 2 minutes on suggested improvements in bicycle infrastructure; and
    • Rep from HUB - 3 minutes on bike friendly business services available from HUB.
    • These allotted times are initial suggestions. I propose that we have a dry run at our monthly meeting on the evening of 2 May.
• North Shore bike map 2nd edition printed (Antje)
• City Cycling book (Jay)
• Choose which 2013 community events we want to participate in
  • Different Bikes new location official opening sometime in March
  • Norouz Festival -- March 10
  • Lynn Valley Days – May 24 and 25
  • West Vancouver Community Day – June 1
  • MEC Bikefest – June 7
  • Spring Bike to Work Week – Last week in May
  • North Vancouver City – Canada Day at Waterfront Park - July 1 Parade as well?
  • Caribbean Festival – July 27 - 28
  • Deep Cove Daze – August 27
  • Lower Lonsdale Business Association Fall Festival at the Quay – September 26
  • Fall Bike to Work – November X

• HUB-NS monthly meetings listed in NS News, NS Outlook (Antje)

Infrastructure

• Provincial funding for Mt Seymour Parkway bike lanes, Barrow route to 2nd Narrows, Spirit Trail to Lonsdale Quay
• Ambleside streetscape plan (Heather, Peter)
• Mountain Highway at Seylynn development (Antje)
• Low Level Road update (Heather)

Other Business

• Looking for Events volunteer
  • Coordinates HUB-NS participation in North Shore community events, Bike to Work Week, etc.
• North Shore committee priorities for 2013