Hamilton Cycling Committee

Monthly Meeting - July 2005

 

 

 

Time: 5:00 pm

Date: July 6, 2005

Place: Hamilton City Hall, Room 264

 

Attendance:

Daryl Bender (Chair)

Al Horzelenberg

Tarquin Adams

Michael Donaldson

Brad Tyleman

Brian Applebee (Staff)

Udo Ehrenberg

Sarah Veale

 

 

Regrets: Cheri Weaver, Bruce Buchanan, Matt Chamberlain-Thompson

 

 

 

  1. Minutes of previous meeting approved with amendment ("Michael Martini" changed to "Michael Marini")

 

 

  1. Recap of Hamilton-Burlington-Niagara Joint Cycling Committee:

                 

                  Sarah, Brad, Daryl and Tarquin elaborated on topics discussed at the joint                          meeting such as maps, line fences, shared areas, MTO interchanges, lift                          bridge (cantilever proposed as the ideal way to proceed for the bridge),                               and sidewalk vs. road cycling.

 

                  Cost to the committee for the food service was estimated by Daryl to be                            around $150.00. The Committee expressed support for standardizing maps                   either regionally or provincially and adding additional contact info to the                                    Hamilton map.

 

 

  1. Hatt Street item moved to next meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. CP Railyard Multi-use Pathway:

 

                  Brian brought maps of the consultant's proposal for this area to be                                       submitted sometime this summer. Brian will also be meeting with                                       Councillor McHattie as well as local railyard representatives to garner                             support for the proposal.

 

                  Some of the issues highlights were switching yard access, the CP                                        driveway, ownership of surrounding lands (CP Rail/Hamilton Golf                                    Course), cart paths and parking lots, deforestation of pathway, and fencing                     issues required in the area surround the golf course.

                 

 

  1. York Blvd. Environmental Assessment (Dundurn to Plains Road):

 

                        Two proposals are currently being considered for this area, one being a                               multi-use trail, the other being a commuter facility. An EA is being done                                of the Valley Inn Bridge as well and Daryl discussed Burlington's proposal                 to close off the bridge to thru traffic. A motion was made by Tarquin that                             the position of the Committee would be to support a commuter facility,                              seconded by Al and carried by the committee.

                 

 

6. Hunter Street EA:

                 

                  The Hunter Street EA has been delayed due to the possibility of a transit                            hub being relocated to the area. Daryl suggested that the committee send a                                   letter to the EA and Planners expressing the wishes of the committee to                                 see a cycling facility in the area.

 

  1. York Road in Dundas (highway crossings):

 

            ACTION ITEM: The City will get back to us as they have no recollection                           of these specific plans.

     

 

  1. King St. - Potruff to Nash:

     

ACTION ITEM: Tarquin to write letter confirming the planned existence of bike lanes for this route, and existence of preliminary drawings.

 

 

  1. King St. - Route 20 to Lake:

                 

                  Too preliminary to report to committee with. However, Tarquin suggests                            that the area has been "Jersey-barriered".

 

 Relocation of Bike Racks:

 

                  And issue has arrived with cycling advocates complaining that the bikes                             racks are situated too far from the curb in the King and Syndenham area.                                    ACTION ITEM: The committee recommends not moving the racks and                                   instead increase the amount of racks in the area. The possibility of                                                revisiting newly racked areas as a "yearly assessment" was also discussed                                    as a time to readdress this issue.

 

  1. Bike Rack Installation:

 

                  Walk-arounds have been competed in Westdale (63 racks), Downtown                               and Ottawa Street (8 racks). Staff is also looking into putting bike racks at                           City Hall to "lead by example". As well, an additional 8 racks are going                           into Victoria Park. Victoria Park is also undergoing redesign. ACTION                                   ITEM: Daryl will look into possibility of bike path through Victoria Park                                  to coordinate with the park's redesign.

 

King William - James to Hughson: Udo suggests there is a need for bike racks in the area.            

 

      ACTION ITEM: Udo will look into bike racks in conjunction with the                                 local BIA's streetscaping.

 

 

OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS

 

 

  1. Waterdown Development:

 

                  Udo suggests that there be representation form the committee during the                            secondary planning stages. 

 

ACTION ITEM: Udo will send a letter to Alan Waterford discussing the possibility of including cycling facilities during the secondary planning stages.

 

 

  1. East Port Drive Lift-Bridge:

 

                  There are some issues with Burlington's side of the bridge conflicting with                         an existing agreement made between Canada/Hamilton/Burlington to                                  proceed in this area. Hamilton is looking into proceeding just on the                                  Hamilton side and Brian suggests that there is a strong possibility the                                Canadian government will allow us to do so regardless of Burlington's                          involvement.

 

 

  1. 8-Route Pamphlet:

 

                  Daryl needs more at MAC. Getting the pamphlet into the tourism office                             was also discussed. Michael will follow up on locations at which he                                 previously distributed them to check if more are needed. The possibility of                    having it available in an electronic format was also raised with strong                                    committee support for such a format.

 

 

  1. Website Update:

 

                  Committee members expressed concern about out website being out of                               date.

 

ACTION ITEM: Sarah will contact Charlie and look into taking over website duties while he is unavailable.

 

 

  1. Dundas Valley Maps:

 

                  A motion was made by Udo and seconded by Michael that the Committee                               would purchase one map. Motion carried.

 

 

 

  1. Festival Representation:

 

                  Daryl expressed concern that we are underrepresented in the community                            and that we should have a presence at local festivals. Pros and cons were                              discussed with an overall consensus that we should participate.

 

ACTION ITEM: Daryl will look into having an information booth at the Festival of Friends.

 

 

  1. Brad reports that the stairs by Kimberly Avenue are completed.

 

 

  1. Al shared his biking experience in France with the committee and reports that though cycling facilities are limited, there is a greater respect for cyclists in France than in Hamilton. Brad concurs a similar situation between           Ontario and Quebec.

 

 

  1. Motion to adjourn by Al, seconded by Michael.

 

 

Next meeting August 3rd, 2005.