Bikeboard August 2008

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WSJ Article of interest
by director 21 Aug '08

21 Aug '08

Good afternoon, I received this message on another list I read. Thought it might be of interest. The situation is similar to one here in Morgantown - non-cyclist claiming to know more about what cyclists need than qualified individuals. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB121919354756955249-lMyQjAxMDI4MTI5MTE… Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Pittsburgh bike coordinator announced
by director 17 Aug '08

17 Aug '08

Good morning, A friend sent this news from Pittsburgh http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08225/903577-53.stm Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Fwd: Getting Smart! August 2008: Complete Streets
by Jim Rye 17 Aug '08

17 Aug '08

FYI in case you don't subscribe...great stuff on COMPLETE STREETS and the ongoing work in Boulder on multimodal corridors >>> Getting Smart! <smartgrowth(a)icma.org> 8/11/2008 12:28 AM >>> _________________________________________________ Getting Smart!, a quarterly newsletter for members of the Smart Growth Network, is published by the International City/County Management Association. Vol. 11, No. 3 -- Sunday, August 10, 2008 _________________________________________________ NOTE: You are receiving the text-only version of Getting Smart!. If your email program can accept formatted messages, visit http://icma.org/interests/index.cfm?id=1275027298 and change your email format preference setting from "text only" to "HTML." You can read the HTML-formatted version of this issue at http://www.icma.org/enews/sgn/issue_0439_11_03.htm In This Issue: Complete Streets This issue of Getting Smart! examines how the most public of places--our community's streets--can be transformed to serve not only vehicles but also pedestrians and cyclists. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3964&id=1275027298 Complete Streets Deliver Complete Communities The complete streets philosophy offers a number of important benefits for communities--not the least of which is the opportunity to end the costly cycle of road construction and maintenance--and enhances citizens' quality of life. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3848&id=1275027298 Community-based Street Design In the past 70 years citizens have essentially given up their historic right to streets as public property, our authors argue. This article offers guidelines for planning and designing great streets, and returning this vital space to the public. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3963&id=1275027298 City of Decatur, Ga., Embraces Complete Streets Philosophy Decatur has employed a variety of innovative transportation analysis techniques to form a plan to make every street in the city a complete street. By connecting the plan to broader community priorities, the city helped build consensus. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3961&id=1275027298 Multimodal Corridors Accommodate Growth in Boulder, Co. Boulder's road network is essentially built out--yet the city's continues to experience explosive growth. The city has directed its transportation investments to creating multimodal corridors to ensure mobility for all residents. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3962&id=1275027298 Transportation Legislation Enables Communities to Move People--Not Just Cars Federal legislation in the Senate and House may transform transportation funding in support of complete streets. These bills build on the successes of city and states across the country that have made complete streets "the law." Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3960&id=1275027298 EPA Honors Climate Protection Award Winners in ICMA Manager Jurisdictions The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico (Bruce Perlman, city manager), and Arlington County, Virginia (Ron Carlee, county manager), received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Protection Award. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3907&id=1275027298 ______________________________________________________________ Want more smart growth news? The Smart Growth Network provides U.S. and international news summaries of smart growth activity every week. To stay up to date on smart growth issues, please visit http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/signup.asp for the Smart Growth Online Weekly E-News. If you would prefer not to receive this newsletter or if you would like to change your personal interest settings for ICMA mailings, visit http://icma.org/interests/index.cfm?id=1275027298&interest=SGN Please do not reply to this e-mail address. If you have any comments or need to update your e-mail address, send an e-mail to smartgrowth(a)icma.org. The HTML version of this e-newsletter can be found at http://www.icma.org/enews/sgn/issue_0439_11_03.htm Copyright 2008, International City/County Management Association (ICMA) 777 North Capitol Street NE, Washington DC 20002 http://icma.org

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Uphill Struggle Bicycle Ride set for August 16 in Morgantown
by John Lozier 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

Monbikeclub, bikeboard, others, here's a final reminder. Please join the Uphill Struggle ride tomorrow morning at 9, at Seneca Center. It won't take long, and a big crowd of us will help raise public awareness. Bicycles are transportation! Bikes belong on the roads! Cyclists of all ages and skill levels have a lot in common!! Greater use of bicycles is a WIN-WIN-WIN for riders and drivers the entire community. John Lozier "It's an UPHILL STRUGGLE to get folks to think of bikes as TRANSPORTATION" Press Release August 2, 2008 Uphill Struggle set for August 16 in Morgantown When was the last time you rode a bicycle in Morgantown? If it has been a while, you might want to plan to join the Uphill Struggle group ride that is set for 9 AM Saturday, August 16, 2008. Cyclists of all ages and skill levels will rally between 8 and 9 AM at the Seneca Center, then ride together up Monongahela Boulevard and down to the Star City Park. Come early for help checking and adjusting your bicycle. At registration, those participants who are new, young, or out of practice will be paired with strong, regular riders. Children are very welcome, but should be accompanied by a responsible adult. Pairs of riders will travel together, at a mutually determined pace. Riders will rally midway at the Creative Arts Center. Strong riders are able complete the two-mile ride in a few minutes, but the group ride is expected to take about 45 minutes. Assisting with traffic control will be the Morgantown and Star City Police Departments. The group will exit the Seneca Center to Sixth Street, then enter Beechurst Avenue (Monongahela Boulevard) at the traffic light. Police cars will travel at the front and the back of the group, as far as the Creative Arts Center, where riders will rally before descending as a group along Monongahela Boulevard. They will turn at Boyers Avenue and travel to the Star City Park on Leeway and Frontier Streets. After celebrations and refreshments at Star City Park, riders may return easily to Seneca Center along the rail trail. The Uphill Struggle, also known as "Max's Challenge" is a new event that will hopefully become annual. It was inspired by a Morgantown seven-year-old, Max Kemp-Rye, who discovered that riding uphill is a challenge, but achievable. Training rides on Decker's Creek Trail began back in April, and continuing for the remaining weeks till August 16. Training rides take place each Sunday at 2 PM, starting at the Sabraton Post Office. These regular trail rides offer a safe setting for development of skills and endurance needed for riding on the roads with other vehicles. The purpose of this event is to help people consider and adopt bicycles for transportation. Although it is an uphill struggle, especially in hilly Morgantown, greater use of bicycles for transportation is a win for everyone. Riders gain through reduced expenses and improved health. Society benefits from reduced traffic congestion, exhaust emissions, and noise. There is no charge for participation, but donations are very welcome. The event is officially sponsored by Positive Spin*, with participation from BOPARC, the City of Morgantown, Star City, and other sponsors yet to be identified. Pre-registration is not required, but you must register before the event to be covered by insurance. Also, by registering early, you can get help checking out your equipment if it has not been used recently.Volunteers are needed for various staffing duties. Especially needed are 1) experienced riders to show how it is done; and 2) non-riders who will register, monitor, direct and otherwise assist the riders. To volunteer, to be a sponsor, to pre-register, or for any further information, contact Marilyn Newcome (mjcycling(a)msn.com, 304 598 5078) or John Lozier (jl(a)harpingforharmony.org, 304 599 8233). *Positive Spin is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization devoted sustainable transportation in Morgantown, WV. Donations may be made to Positive Spin, 2567 University Avenue, Suite 6000L, Morgantown, WV 26505. More information: www.positivespin.org. _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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R4-11 sign layout
by Frank Gmeindl 13 Aug '08

13 Aug '08

Derek, I received the attached layout from Richard Moeur, member of MUTCD and LCI. Frank

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Striping
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

Everyone this is a study-a-head for the meeting this Thursday. Mike will be present to discuss this specification. Also, he is a potential replacement candidate (from the Goshen area). Study-a-head: http://mbreiding.us/stripe/ -Jonathan

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8/7 BB agenda
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a zip folder that contains 3 files: 1. The agenda for this Thursday's meeting 2. The minutes of our last meeting 3. The current membership list If anybody has a valid e-mail address for Chris Phillips, please forward this message to him. Frank

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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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Milt Cohen: Will you help record and preserve his stories in the next few days?
by Nick Hein 03 Aug '08

03 Aug '08

Good morning, Last nite I visited with Milt Cohen's family after a memorial service at his synagogue. Milt stopped biking at age 96, about the time I moved to town, so I didn't know him first hand but I knew him by reputation. I spent time talking to his wife and sons and heard some amazing stories. Many of you may know that most of our current bike laws date to the early 60's when Milt's middle son Gar got him into biking for the first time. Milt's 3 sons are all now active bicyclists - Neil is a racing cyclist, Gar rides recumbents and Jonathan lives car-free in San Francisco using a bike. It got me motivated to start taking action on an idea I've had for a while. Since we started Positive Spin we've operated on a shoe string financially, but we've been rewarded richly with the stories that people tell about their bikes. It's been an ambition of mine to capture these stories somehow in a way that they can be preserved and passed on. I've claimed the internet domain name "ifwheelscouldtalk.org" for the purpose, but don't know how to proceed next. Ideally I would like the story collection to involve school age kids as a way of exciting them about writing and storytelling (maybe interviewing adults or digging for stories). The model that inspired me is David Egger's 426 Valencia Project http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/dave_eggers.html I can't take this much farther alone. I'm looking for volunteers (teachers, tutors, english majors, authors, historians or anyone who is excited by this idea) to help launch it. Ultimately I envision city-wide story contests and published books for these stories. Currently it will be run under Positive Spin to take advantage of our non-profit status. For now though here are the specific items that are needed. Webhosting A way of indexing the stories (written, spoken and video) Volunteers to record the stories Volunteers to engage kids in writing the stories A leader to direct the program I don't expect this all to happen overnite. It's a great idea that can take time to build into a substantial part of the community. However, I'd like to get volunteers to help record and organize stories from the Cohen family while they are still in town for the next few days. Thanks! Nick Hein

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