Meeting Summary: November 1, 2012

Attendance

• Dianne, Bob, Bill, Nelson, Antje, Heather, Fiona, Peter, Jay
• Guests: Chris & Ian, bus drivers from CAW111

Education & Outreach

• Bus-bike conflicts and solutions (Chris Smith, CAW111 Accident Adjudication)
  • Cyclists in westbound bus lane on Marine Drive on to Lions Gate bridge
  • Nicola to Bute on Georgia: uphill cyclists hold up buses - talk to Vancouver HUB about getting lines to use side walk and clarity on issue. Apparently it is OK to ride the side walk there.
  • Agree to ongoing dialogue between HUB and CAW111 to help resolve conflicts
  • Asked if the bus companies can put together PSA campaign to specifically reach out to cyclists about bus encounters when riding
  • Work with HUB StreetWise courses, CanBike and other educational cycling orgs to add bus etiquette
• Bike to Work Week 29 October - 2 November
  • Appears to be an increase in cycling with school aged
• HUB delegation to North Van District council meeting
  • Nelson got forms, but no date yet
  • Need to come to council with message of why cycling is important
• Bike traffic counter
  • Ask MOTI to install visible counter on LGB and other bottle necks
• Bike to Work Week trip log data (Antje)
  • Awesome map showing results from BTWW logging
• North Shore bike map: funding of next print run (Antje)
  • TravelSmart may help fund next run according to Erin O'Melinn

Infrastructure

• HUB Bikeability Assessment for Park Royal (Peter)
  • Tabled
• 1300 Block Marine Drive re-development (Peter)
  • Discussed
• Low Level Road and CNV Spirit Trail update (Heather)
  • Nothing new on LLR
  • We need to get them to not simply fall back on personal preference
  • Residents are feeling they've been lied to - may be a way in for us
  • Heather will pursue
  • HUB letter of support for City to get funding for Carrie Cates piece of Spirit Trail
  • Probably take CN right of way...
• Iron Workers Memorial Bridge update (Fiona)
  • Arno has coordinated a document on access improvements, which has been sent to MOTI and cc'd to District of North Vancouver
• North Vancouver bike master plan goes to councils (Antje)
  • Tabled
• Lower Lynn Town Centre and Lower Capilano Village Centre implementation plans (Antje)
  • Tabled
• West Van Cycling Network Implementation Plan and Spirit Trail extension update (Peter)
  • Tabled

Other Business

• Go to Squarerigger Pub (14th/Marine) after meeting