Difference between revisions of "Meeting Summary: January 9, 2014"
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− | # Attendance: Guests from the City of |
+ | # Attendance: Guests from the City of North Vancouver: Daniel Watson and Iona Bonamis (Transportation Planners), Antje, Peter, Heather, Fiona, Dianne, Ian, Sibylle, Erika, Karine, Don (Norwest Cycle Club), Tom (North Shore Safety Council) |
# AAA Routes in the City of North Vancouver |
# AAA Routes in the City of North Vancouver |
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+ | #* presentation by Iona Bonamis and Daniel Watson, including printout of option maps |
#* All Ages and Abilities (AAA) facilities |
#* All Ages and Abilities (AAA) facilities |
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− | #* this initiative builds on and updates the 2008 transportation plan and the 2012 bicycle master plan |
+ | #* this initiative builds on and updates the 2008 transportation plan and the 2012 bicycle master plan, which aims to have all residents within 300m of bicycle facilities |
− | #* AAA generally plans for physical barriers on arterial streets (e.g. delineator posts on Larson Street in North Vancouver) and bikeways on local streets ($50,000 per km) |
+ | #* AAA generally plans for physical barriers on arterial streets (e.g. delineator posts on Larson Street in North Vancouver) and bikeways on local streets, which generally costs less (about $50,000 per km) |
− | #* bi-directional bike lanes |
+ | #* bi-directional separated bike lanes cost about $1.5 M per km |
− | #* off street and multi-purpose paths $1. |
+ | #* off street and multi-purpose paths cost about $1.0 M per km |
+ | #* Iona presented three scenarios for AAA infrastructure in 10-year capital plan: |
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− | #* Scenario A: $13.0 M for the 10-year capital plan to fill in existing AAA facilities (additional cost of $6.0 M to the existing capital plan) |
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− | #* Scenario |
+ | #** Scenario A: fill in existing AAA facilities - $8.0 M over 10 years ($2.0 M more than the existing capital plan) |
+ | #** Scenario B1: use local roads to connect major destinations and isolated areas – $13.0 M over 10 years |
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− | #* Heather suggests that the AAA facilities focus on local streets except one N-S and one E-W AAA on arterial roads |
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+ | #** Scenario B2: focus on more direct routes via arterials - $19.0 M over 10 years |
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− | #* we are to send our comments to Heather |
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+ | #* ensuing discussion on AAA routes included: importance of Chesterfield or Lonsdale to access city centre and SeaBus, 13th versus 14th, Queensbury versus Hendry, East Keith, and 24th Street connection to Westview |
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+ | #* staff needs our comments (via Heather) by the 15th of January - indicate what is missing, what we like and what we don't like |
− | #* There was general agreement for AAA on arterial roads of 13th St. for E-W and Chesterfield Ave. for N-S |
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#* Low Level Road and the related section of the Spirit Trail to be finished in October 2014 |
#* Low Level Road and the related section of the Spirit Trail to be finished in October 2014 |
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# Stanley Park causeway update (Antje, 10min) |
# Stanley Park causeway update (Antje, 10min) |
Revision as of 12:08, 27 January 2014
- Attendance: Guests from the City of North Vancouver: Daniel Watson and Iona Bonamis (Transportation Planners), Antje, Peter, Heather, Fiona, Dianne, Ian, Sibylle, Erika, Karine, Don (Norwest Cycle Club), Tom (North Shore Safety Council)
- AAA Routes in the City of North Vancouver
- presentation by Iona Bonamis and Daniel Watson, including printout of option maps
- All Ages and Abilities (AAA) facilities
- this initiative builds on and updates the 2008 transportation plan and the 2012 bicycle master plan, which aims to have all residents within 300m of bicycle facilities
- AAA generally plans for physical barriers on arterial streets (e.g. delineator posts on Larson Street in North Vancouver) and bikeways on local streets, which generally costs less (about $50,000 per km)
- bi-directional separated bike lanes cost about $1.5 M per km
- off street and multi-purpose paths cost about $1.0 M per km
- Iona presented three scenarios for AAA infrastructure in 10-year capital plan:
- Scenario A: fill in existing AAA facilities - $8.0 M over 10 years ($2.0 M more than the existing capital plan)
- Scenario B1: use local roads to connect major destinations and isolated areas – $13.0 M over 10 years
- Scenario B2: focus on more direct routes via arterials - $19.0 M over 10 years
- ensuing discussion on AAA routes included: importance of Chesterfield or Lonsdale to access city centre and SeaBus, 13th versus 14th, Queensbury versus Hendry, East Keith, and 24th Street connection to Westview
- staff needs our comments (via Heather) by the 15th of January - indicate what is missing, what we like and what we don't like
- Low Level Road and the related section of the Spirit Trail to be finished in October 2014
- Stanley Park causeway update (Antje, 10min)
- Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review 29 Nov - 24 January 2014 (Fiona, 5 min)
- comments:higher speed limits will make highways less safe for cyclists and produce more greenhouse gases
- feedback requested by 24 January (http://engage.gov.bc.ca/safetyandspeedreview/)