Bikeboard June 2008

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Cycling safety statistics and considerations
by director 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

Good morning, Just one more thing to pass on and then I'll quit bugging everybody. I was recently reminded of this link to Ken Kifer's website which discusses statistics on bicycling and pedestrian accident/fatality rates. http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/risks.htm It's a good reminder about where to focus our attention when developing non-motorized amenities that allow all users to share the public roadways safely. Cyclist education is clearly the most effective form of accident prevention. For those who don't know, Ken was killed a few years ago by a drunk driver. This is also a reminder that drunk, inattentive and beligerent drivers - although a very small minority - are beyond the reach of cycling education but should be addressed better in driver education and enforcment. In the meantime be careful out there. Nick

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April minutes
by Frank Gmeindl 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

Bicycle Board Members, Attached are the draft minutes of our last meeting. Thanks to Marilyn for substituting for Betsy! We'll need another volunteer for our May meeting as Betsy will be on travel. Frank

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Field Trip Anyone?
by director 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Good morning, On July 15 I'll be in Washington DC at the end of riding from Pittsburgh, PA for the National Bicycle Greenway Mayors' Relay. I'll be received by city officials, and in the past that's included DC Bike Coordinator Jim Sebastian (whom I've met on this ride 2 previous years). It may be possible for me to arrange a tour of their bikeshare system which is just coming online this month. Would any of the bike board members be interested in coming up that day to join me for a tour if I can arrange it? Note that this is tentative right now. I should also explain that I have a selfish motive here - I'll be biking all the way from Morgantown and I'm looking to bum a ride back. I'll be happy to pay my share for gas and expenses. Thanks. Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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What I always suspected
by Greg Good 29 Jun '08

29 Jun '08

Found this cruising the web. It's from http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Photos/Disc1/IMG0072.jpg Greg

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Mapping questions again...
by Derek Springston 28 Jun '08

28 Jun '08

Hey Steve... Refresh my memory again. You said that you didn't have any maps or specs for what we'll need to put on the Shared Lane Marking map for the bid package. You said that Frank Gmeindl should have a few maps that may be initial drafts/ideas on where we're headed with the SLM mapping? If you do know about any of the formatting, scale, resolution, methods that we should use for this map, let me know. Frank said he'd get me in touch with some of the city folks to see if they know what I'll need to get them. Otherwise, I'm going to start mapping, use my best judgement, and ask questions as we go since I haven't really gotten a clear answer on what we'll need. If anyone knows of the specifications for the SLM's we're going to be using that would help me to map these out, let me know. ~Derek Springston _________________________________________________________________ The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i’m Talkathon. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving

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Re: [Bikeboard] Field Trip Anyone?
by Bill Reger-Nash 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Nick, I will be unable to join or assist you but want to express my appreciation for the good you are doing on behalf of biking and humanity. You are a seriously committed resource. We are fortunate to have you, Frank, Betsy, Gunnar, Greg, etc in our community. Be well. Bill WV Walks - 30 minutes or more daily Feel the power of half an hour! Bill Reger-Nash, Ed.D Professor of Community Medicine West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown WV 26506-9190 Phone: 304/293-0763 Fax: 304/293-6685 Dept. web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed BRN's web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed/wreger/ >>> "director " <director(a)positivespin.org> 06/26/08 9:49 AM >>> Good morning, On July 15 I'll be in Washington DC at the end of riding from Pittsburgh, PA for the National Bicycle Greenway Mayors' Relay. I'll be received by city officials, and in the past that's included DC Bike Coordinator Jim Sebastian (whom I've met on this ride 2 previous years). It may be possible for me to arrange a tour of their bikeshare system which is just coming online this month. Would any of the bike board members be interested in coming up that day to join me for a tour if I can arrange it? Note that this is tentative right now. I should also explain that I have a selfish motive here - I'll be biking all the way from Morgantown and I'm looking to bum a ride back. I'll be happy to pay my share for gas and expenses. Thanks. Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 -- _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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New sign on Star City Bridge
by Frank Gmeindl 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Bicycle Board Members, There's a new sign at the end of the Star City Bridge coming into Morgantown at the intersection where the CVS is, Boyers Avenue. It is a diamond shaped sign with a symbol of a bicycle in it and below the diamond sign is a left arrow. Does anybody know how that sign got there, who put it there and why it's there? I suppose some well-intentioned official thinks it's a sign directing cyclists to the rail trail but I think it says all bicycles must turn left. Frank

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A couple of bike parking articles
by director 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Good morning, Came across these on one of the technology news sites I read regularly... Nick Montreal's high-tech public bicycle system http://www.gizmag.com/montreal-combat-theft-high-tech-public-bicycle-system… Simple bike parking and shelter http://www.gizmag.com/go/5849/ http://www.cyclepods.co.uk/ -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Bike Parking Vendor Literature
by director 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

Good evening, I just received a comprehensive notebook from Dero Co. (Minneapolis, MN) showing their bike storage products. Everything from lockposts to shelters with trays, hanging racks, custom sculptures in between. I would have brought it to the July meeting but I'll plan on it for the August mtg. Not sure if this warrants time on the agenda. In the meantime it will be at the Positive Spin office for anyone who want to see it. You can also see their online info at http://www.dero.com/ These are the commercial racks... http://www.dero.com/commercial_racks.html Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Re: [Bikeboard] [Fwd: July BB meeting]
by Bill Reger-Nash 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

Frank, Sorry to hear that you did not receive adequate support for the July 3 or July 10 meet. Summers are a bad time in that folks are running in many different directions. Thank you for your ongoing leadership and I look forward to joining you all on August 7. Be well and happy biking. Bill WV Walks - 30 minutes or more daily Feel the power of half an hour! Bill Reger-Nash, Ed.D Professor of Community Medicine West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown WV 26506-9190 Phone: 304/293-0763 Fax: 304/293-6685 Dept. web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed BRN's web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed/wreger/ >>> Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> 06/18/08 8:30 PM >>> Bicycle Board members, I still haven't received a response from 4 of our board members to the request below and we do not have a quorum for either July 3 or July 10 for our next meeting however the number of votes for July 3 exceeded July 10. Since we don't have a quorum for either date, I'm canceling the meeting. See you in August 7, maybe. Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: July BB meeting Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:13:41 -0400 From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> To: Bicycle Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org>, guitardeek(a)hotmail.com Bicycle Board members, I'm trying to determine if we'll have a quorum for our July 3 regular monthly Bicycle Board meeting. Please reply whether or not you'll attend. If we won't have a quorum for July 3, would you attend a meeting the following Thursday, July 10? Frank

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