Meeting Summary: May 8, 2014

1. Attendance and introductions: Peter, Antje, Heather, Fiona, Dianne, Karine, Tony, Ellen, Tom, Dave
2. Review of agenda, additional agenda items
3. Announcements
   • Open house new Keith Road bridge over Lynn Creek May 15, 5-8pm, Holiday Inn 700 Old Lillooet Road
   • Cool North Shore theme for May: Reducing Your Footprint from Transportation: Commute by Bike. Cool Drinks Event May 27 - Jay will speak.
4. 4th Street bike route
   • Karine wrote a letter from HUB to mayor and councillors
   • a lot of traffic and must detoru around construction
   • it is planned to eventually become an AAA bike route
   • she got a response from the mayor saying they will discuss it further
5. Green Necklace at Mahon Park: Greenway along Jones Ave
   • Heather has drafted and circulated a HUB letter for comment
   • She is concerned about the fact that it is only 3m wide not AAA, the transition from the east side to the west at 16th, and with parking on both sides it will be too narrow for cyclists on the road with sharrows
   • Following a discussion, two realistic options were agreed on: traffic diverters at 16th and 19th to make it a traffic calmed street and remove parking on non park side to allow enough space for cyclists
   • Heather would like input to the letter by noon tomorrow and asks us to fill out survey on the website
6. Ironworkers Memorial bridge update
   • Antje said a letter was sent about the Main St on ramp but there are no funds to widen the sidewalk, so it was suggested that MLAs be approached to get funds
   • Dollarton off ramp is also bad but MoT will widen it and move the crosswalk
   • Tony almost fell into traffic entering from the south end of the bridge
   • Richard is writing a letter to MLAs about additional improvement needed
7. Highway 1 interchanges redesign in Lower Lynn (Will, 2min)
8. Highway 1 in West Van, Capilano River to Taylor Way, update
   • Antje reported that West van will re-open the fence on the south side at 3rd Street
   • John Calimente will help us and work with MoT and widen path down to Keith on the north side
   • the letter from Mot was not very encouraging as they seem reluctant to make it easier for cyclists to ride on the north side of the Jersey barriers
9. Cyclist/pedestrian conflict on Spirit Trail in Norgate
   • There is lots of bikes using the Spirit Trail which should have been made wider than the current 3.0 m
   • Eric Lund from the Norgate association wants to meet next week to discuss a strategy with HUB
   • We agreed that a good solution would be a separated two-way bike lane on Welch St. between Pemberton and Whonoak and consideration could be given to make Welch one way for cars
10. Upper Capilano Road bike lanes (5min)
11. DNV Transportation Planning Advisory Committee (2min)
    • We should accept the offer from roger Basson of an official seat for HUB on the committee and leave Nelson as a member at large?
12. HUB delegation presentation to DNV council - dry run
    • Antje showed a few of her preliminary slides and entertained comments and suggestion from the group
13. Clyde-Keith traffic calming project
    • Sue Verigen, who attended our last meeting intervened at this week's council meeting asking that a higher priority be given to pedestrian facilities in the project
    • Director of Engineering and Transportation, Raymond Fung, responded saying that due to funding,there will be a phased implementation starting with reconfiguraing automobile traffic
    • Contrary to what John Calimente told us at the last meeting, the plan remains to install a multi-purpose path on the south side of the one-way section of Keith Road between 13th and 11th Streets
    • Ray also mentioned that staff had discussed a sidewalk on Clyde Avenue but this was not included in the options presented the two open houses - Sue and I told him we want this option
14. Hwy 1/99 bicycle detour

4. detour around construction – Erin 5. green necklace – Jones was part of AA network – parks or tranportation project? - not AAA only 3m – – 40 k/m speed zone is good – road will be narrow – – 1.remove parking on both sides 2. use gravel section 3. – give options . 6. 7. 8. 9. 1.5 m lane beside parked cars on downhill section 10. Robert Basson offers a seat for HUB on the committee – yes put another person besided Nelson who is menver at large 11. A 12. A 13. BIKE dAY gave a preaentation to council - introduced Canada Bikes -told them about 2 and 10 km – Mark wil provide electric bikes – Ahsely McGiver will come on the ride – mayor has a n electic bike – Linda buchanan asked questions about provinces and MLAs BC involed in canad Bikes- no commitmeet fromorm coucillors 1500 -1700 to 1730 - HUB has a table in the Plaza -between 1530 - 1700 – Finoa should contace to Erin and Mary Ellen – bike rodeo 1530 – 1730 – Renant suggested a tent at 14ht and Lonsdale as well at plaza and rodeo i.e. 3 tents ; 1600 opening remarks 1615 10 km ride 11645 2 km rid starts – needs 3 volunteers for each ride-Renata will manage communication – press release on the 2oth – coucillors arriv at 1600 14. Lower Capilano - 15. safe routes to school in presentation