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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKCTAC Agenda - 2019-07-09 Kitchener Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee Agenda Office of the City Clerk Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Kitchener City Hall nd 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. 200 King St.W. - 2 Floor Kitchener ON N2G 4G7 Conestoga Room 1. Page Chair – Matthew Rodrigues Vice-Chair – Victoria Hand DELEGATIONS Melissa Bowman, Sam Nabi, community members Brynn Dolfi, Marketing and Events Co-op Student, Active Transportation DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Introducing Lisa Chominiec (5 min) 2. Update on subcommittees (10 min) 3. Gaukel Street (25 min) 4. Bikefest Review (25 min) 5. Cycling & Trails Master Plan – Downtown grid (50 min) 6. August bike ride (5 min) COMMITTEE ADMINISTRATORS  Darren Kropf  Liz Christensen Kitchener Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee June 11, 2019 1. Introducing Lisa Chominiec Overview Lisa has joined the city’s active transportation team. Lisa Chominiec was previously with the City of Brantford as their Active Transportation Planner, and before that with the City of Cambridge as their Transportation Demand Management Coordinator. She has worked on a number of AT projects from infrastructure planning to educational campaigns. Lisa has lived in Kitchener most of her life and is very excited to support the City in becoming more bicycle friendly. Expectations of Committee Provide a warm welcome to Lisa and ask questions if you’d like. 2. Update on subcommittees Overview At the June meeting, members confirmed their roles on the three subcommittees: education, advocacy and separated bike lane opening event. The subcommittes were encouraged to meet in the next month and report on progress at the July KCTAC meeting. Expectations of Committee Subcommittee members are asked to provide an update on their plans and progress. 3. Gaukel Street From: Melissa Bowman, Sam Nabi, community members Overview We will present a vision for transforming Gaukel Street into an urban park, connecting Victoria Park with City Hall. We will provide an update on how City Staff have been directed by council to work on this, as well as our community group's plan for a pop-up park event in September. The Gaukel Greenway proposal started as an idea on Twitter, catching the attention of Mayor Vrbanovic and many community members. We had community meetings in March and April to flesh out the idea and identify stakeholders/supporters. In May, the concept was endorsed by the Downtown Action & Advisory Committee. In June, we brought the idea to Council. Council directed staff to assemble a working group to implement the proposal. Expectations of Committee Kitchener Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee June 11, 2019 The KCTAC would be a natural fit for the working group that is soon to be created by Transportation staff. We hope that by giving you the background on this proposal to date, you will be in a better position to appoint someone to participate in the working group. We would like to understand your views on Gaukel Street as an active transportation facility, and how this proposal can support the existing cycling and trails network. We would also like to invite the committee to help us plan and activate the citizen-led pop-up park event. 4. Bikefest review From: Brynn Dolfi, Marketing and Events Co-op Student, Active Transportation Overview There will be a brief presentation about Bikefest, its purpose, what’s been done in the past, why it’s been put on hold, and the goals for future Bikefests. This will be followed by a discussion to inform decisions and changes that should be made for Bikefest 2020. Expectations of Committee If you have attended at least one Bikefest, please reflect on your experience at the event, what you enjoyed about it, and what could be improved. Please consider: - Vendors - Activities - Location - Target audience If you have not attended Bikefest, please provide feedback on why you haven’t attended in the past (either from lack of interest, lack of awareness, or other reasons) and what you would like to see from a bike related event in Kitchener. 5. Cycling & Trails Master Plan – Downtown minimum grid From: Liz Christensen, city staff Overview A connected grid of all ages and abilities cycling infrastructure, with an emphasis on the downtown, is a key deliverable of the Cycling and Trails Master Plan. City staff will provide a presentation outlining what a connected, protected and rapid implementation grid could look like, drawing on examples from other cities and applying concepts to Kitchener’s downtown. A similar exercise has been conducted with the Community Working Group that meets monthly on the CTMP. Expectations of Committee Kitchener Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee June 11, 2019 The committee will be asked to provide initial input on what a downtown minimum grid could look like. This is an initial mapping exercise that will inform the master plan, with more opportunities to define the grid in the future. 6. August bike ride Overview At the July meeting, the committee agreed to have an informal bike ride on August 13, 4-6 pm. Daniel Brotherston will bring a proposed route, including some of the separated bike lanes on Belmont and Queen’s and ending at Graffiti Market. Expectations of Committee Committee members are asked to confirm if they plan to attend.