North Shore

HUB Local Committees are at the heart of HUB's advocacy efforts. Made up of people who live, work, bike, walk, and vote in their communities, committee members bring valuable lived experience to the table. They're in the best position to speak up and push for safety improvements where they matter most. Here are some of the things our committees do:

• Writing letters to decision-makers
• Providing feedback on future transportation projects
• Meeting with politicians, planners, and engineers
• Organizing rides to assess cycling conditions
• Hosting community events and building local alliances   
• Local Committees are the backbone of HUB Cycling’s advocacy, and the work they do has already led to major improvements across the region.

Visit the Committee Wiki pages to see examples of past letters sent to decision makers, committee assessment bike ride infrastructure reports and past meeting minutes.

When you join a Local Committee, you get the chance to: 

• Work directly with municipal staff, elected officials and community organization,
• Help solve local road and sidewalk problems and learn how they affect local communities ,
• Build leadership skills and grow your confidence in advocacy and teamwork,
• Expand your network by connecting with new people who share your passion ,
• Help improve the livability and safety of neighborhoods.

Everyone is welcome—no experience needed! 

The committee is looking to fill the following positions:

• District of North Vancouver Council Monitor
• Wiki Master
• Photographer
• Membership coordinator
• Events Coordinators
• TransLink Liaison

Click here to see descriptions of roles. Send an email to northshore@bikehub.ca if you would like to help and take one of these roles!

HUB Cycling views the diversity of our members and communities as assets and strive to create and sustain a diverse and culturally competent organization that reflects the populations we serve. This is central to our mission, “to get more people cycling more often” and to our ongoing efforts to remove barriers to cycling.

2024 Progress on 3 Top Priority Bikeways
 

• DNV
  • Mains St - Harbour Blvd to Lynn Creek bridge(CNV)
  • Mt Seymour Parkway - Lillooet Rd to Mt Seymour Rd
  • Riverside Drive - MSP to Old Dollarton
  • Arborlynn connector started
  • Salop-Brooksbank-Rufus-Kirkstone started
• CNV
  • Casano-Loutet Overpass - getting MoTI permits, start 2025 
    hopefully
• DWV
  • Working to get prioritized bikeways into Transportation Strategy
• Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTT)
  • Phibb's completion + lighting under Hwy 1 overpass
• Overall Committee success:
  • Increasing participation in community events from 3 to 5 and increasing committee meeting participation. 
     

Past Successes: 

• St. Andrews protected bike lanes from Keith to 13th (2022)
• Esplanade Street protected bike lanes (2022)
• Forbes Avenue protected bike lanes (2022)
• Grand Boulevard protected bike lane (2022)
• The new Multi-Use Path (MUP) on the Welch St Bridge over Capilano river and a raised crossing at the east end (District of West Vancouver, Squamish Nation, 2021)
• Multiple new MUPs around the Lower Lynn Interchanges and an unprotected bike lane on Keith Rd, North of Hwy 1 (District of North Vancouver, 2021)
• The new MUP on the south side of the Hwy 1 Main St Interchange and eastern portion of the north side (District of North Vancouver, 2021)
• Protected bike lanes on Brooksbank between Keith and Cotton (City of North Vancouver, 2021)
• New Keith Bridge cycling facilities (District of North Vancouver, 2016)
• Barrow-Main path to Ironworkers Memorial Bridge (District of North Vancouver, 2016)
• Ironworkers Memorial Bridge sidewalk widening (2015)
• Spirit Trail overpass on 3rd St E, between Heywood Srt. and Kennard Ave, and re-route west to St. Davids (City of North Vancouver, 2015)
• Bike lane and shared path at 3rd St/Forbes (City of North Vancouver, 2015)
• Protected/buffered bike lanes on one block of 13th St, between Lonsdale & Chesterfield (City of North Vancouver, 2015)
• Spirit Trail realignment at 13th St (West Vancouver, 2015)
• Improved connection to Hwy 1 at Keith Road (West Vancouver, 2015)
• Widening & resurfacing of the path connecting the Capilano Pacific Trail to the Hwy 1 bridge over the Capilano River (West Vancouver, 2015)
• All Ages & Abilities (AAA) bike networks planned for Lions Gate, Lynn Valley Town Centre (District of North Vancouver, 2015)
• City of North Vancouver planning for AAA bike network (2014)
• Bike lanes on Low Level Road (City of North Vancouver, 2014)
• Fingerboard wayfinding signs installed all along on the Spirit Trail (North Shore, 2014)
• Improved access to Pemberton Heights and Westview from Capilano Rd (2012)
• Improvements to southbound approaches to the Lions Gate Bridge and West Vancouver (2011)
• Lions Gate Bridge sidewalk widening (2002)

Objective One: Completion of 3 top priority bikeways (without gaps)

Benefits: These 3 routes are not very useful due to serious gaps. Our 3 top priority routes provide safe and desirable cycling routes for many North Shore residents to get where they work/shop/play/school and a base for expanding safe cycling routes over the north shore.

Objective Two: Establish communications with community stakeholders re Bikeways.
 

Benefits: Mayors & Councilors need to feel that the community will support them when they spend political capital and tax dollars on Cycling infrastructure

Objective Three: Increase partnerships and committee attendance/participation

Benefits: Share the workload and avoid burnout and garner broader community support for initiatives

The City and District of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, and TransLink have created maps of the cycling networks on the North Shore to help all cyclists navigate safely and comfortably on their bikes. These maps are updated regularly to provide current information on cycling and show the comfort levels of each route based on how separated it is from traffic. PDF versions of the maps for North Vancouver & West Vancouver are available at the links below.  Cycling maps for other Metro Vancouver municipalities are available at hubcycling.ca/maps.

• TransLink North Shore Map (including Bowen Island) (PDF, Updated 2025)
• North Shore Cycling Map (PDF, Updated May 2020)
• Bike routes on District streets (dnv.org)

HUB Cycling also has an extensive list of resources to support you on your active transportation journey!