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'''Education & Outreach''' |
'''Education & Outreach''' |
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* Sea to Sky cycling project update |
* Sea to Sky cycling project update |
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− | ** map of cycling hazards will put on a website with real time updates possible - now in beta |
+ | ** map of cycling hazards will be put on a website with real time updates possible - now in beta stage |
** suggest contact Grand Fondo organizers |
** suggest contact Grand Fondo organizers |
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** to be finished in 3 weeks |
** to be finished in 3 weeks |
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* HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter) |
* HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter) |
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+ | ** plan to have Heather, Peter and Donna do a dry run at the next meeting |
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− | ** |
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+ | ** Peter to contact WV Chamber of Commerce (lee Gabriel) to ask to present to them |
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* City Cycling book for councils (Antje/Jay) |
* City Cycling book for councils (Antje/Jay) |
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** 4 to West Van, 3 to City and 4 to DNV |
** 4 to West Van, 3 to City and 4 to DNV |
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** some schools takes kids for one-week trips |
** some schools takes kids for one-week trips |
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** exclusion zones is an idea |
** exclusion zones is an idea |
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− | ** use school newsletters |
+ | ** use school newsletters to announce bike to school days |
− | ** Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been |
+ | ** Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been similar intiatives |
** send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling |
** send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling |
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* Connect with other NS groups? |
* Connect with other NS groups? |
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** E.g. Cool North Shore, North Van Urban Forum |
** E.g. Cool North Shore, North Van Urban Forum |
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* North Shore bike map distribution |
* North Shore bike map distribution |
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− | ** copies have been printed – |
+ | ** copies have been printed – Antje will bring some to the next meeting |
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+ | * Draft letter to West Van council concerning review of Srategic Transportation Plan |
+ | ** Peter to send this evening and copy Yahoo group |
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+ | ** Peter and a few others on the Working group will not be available so Peter wiil send a message encouraging others to go |
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+ | to the Council Special Meeting of the Whole at 1630 on 11 March |
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'''Infrastructure''' |
'''Infrastructure''' |
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− | * Sea-to-Sky Highway (Ann & SFU) |
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* Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona) |
* Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona) |
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− | ** meeting with manager of south coast region and operations manager |
+ | ** meeting with manager of south coast region and operations manager and four cyclists |
− | **funding by end of March 20 million for widening |
+ | **funding by end of March 20 million for widening the sidewalks and suicide barriers |
− | ** designs tendered by end of March |
+ | ** designs to be tendered by end of March |
− | ** width 2.5 m will do one side at a time |
+ | ** width 2.5 m will and will do one side at a time |
− | ** new railings will be higher 3m vertical 5" between |
+ | ** new railings will be higher 3m vertical 5" between vertical bars |
** working on changing Dollarton exit |
** working on changing Dollarton exit |
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** announcement before election? |
** announcement before election? |
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* Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje) |
* Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje) |
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** sent letter asking for separated bike lane |
** sent letter asking for separated bike lane |
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− | * Cycling during construction of new Low Level Road (Heather) |
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− | * Park Royal |
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− | ** HUB Surrey/White Rock has used Living Streets assessment form for mall |
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− | * Government Road on Bowen Island (Antje, from Richard) |
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− | '''Other Business''' |
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− | * Events Coordinator position (Antje) |
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− | * Survey for Provincial election candidates on the North Shore (do we want to send out a survey to candidates as we did for the muni election? - heather in absentia) |
Revision as of 03:34, 8 March 2013
Attendance & Agenda
- Attendance: Kathy, Nelson, Ann, Bill, Winifred, Antje, Fiona, Helen, Dianne and Yoko
Education & Outreach
- Sea to Sky cycling project update
- map of cycling hazards will be put on a website with real time updates possible - now in beta stage
- suggest contact Grand Fondo organizers
- to be finished in 3 weeks
- can access from Flickr and Twitter
- need volunteers to spread the word about website
- $116,00 estimated cost to fix hazards
- presented at Velo City
- MoT agrees with hazards are dangerous
- database to be unploaded to SFU
- HUB delegation at DNV council meeting Feb 18, recap (Antje)
- Antje presented
- question about bike to school and training
- Antje followed up with a letter about cycling education in schools
- City pays HUB to provide education to schools
- HUB delegation at West Van council meeting May 6 (Peter)
- plan to have Heather, Peter and Donna do a dry run at the next meeting
- Peter to contact WV Chamber of Commerce (lee Gabriel) to ask to present to them
- City Cycling book for councils (Antje/Jay)
- 4 to West Van, 3 to City and 4 to DNV
- Bike to School on the North Shore
- Transportation demand management
- Use Pro D to distribute info
- start at elementary schools
- get teachers in schools that are bike riders
- some schools takes kids for one-week trips
- exclusion zones is an idea
- use school newsletters to announce bike to school days
- Antje will talk to Steph to see if there have been similar intiatives
- send email to principals, mention fitness advantage of cycling
- Connect with other NS groups?
- E.g. Cool North Shore, North Van Urban Forum
- North Shore bike map distribution
- copies have been printed – Antje will bring some to the next meeting
- Draft letter to West Van council concerning review of Srategic Transportation Plan
- Peter to send this evening and copy Yahoo group
- Peter and a few others on the Working group will not be available so Peter wiil send a message encouraging others to go
to the Council Special Meeting of the Whole at 1630 on 11 March
Infrastructure
- Second Narrows bridge update (Fiona)
- meeting with manager of south coast region and operations manager and four cyclists
- funding by end of March 20 million for widening the sidewalks and suicide barriers
- designs to be tendered by end of March
- width 2.5 m will and will do one side at a time
- new railings will be higher 3m vertical 5" between vertical bars
- working on changing Dollarton exit
- announcement before election?
- Mountain Highway design in Lower Lynn (Antje)
- sent letter asking for separated bike lane