Bikeboard March 2009

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MEBEP MOU - Positive Spin
by director 05 Mar '09

05 Mar '09

Good afternoon, My apologies for sending this late. I made the changes immediately after the last meeting, but lost the file immediately after that. I've incorporated the changes discussed at last month's meeting. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer for Positive Spin - the lawyer who had offered his services hasn't been available. If anyone can recommend a good on for that purpose I would appreciate it enormously. See you tonite. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Tonight's report to Traffic Commission
by Frank Gmeindl 04 Mar '09

04 Mar '09

Bicycle Board Members, I plan to present the attached report to the Traffic Commission tonight. Please look it over and send me recommended changes. Sorry for not getting this out earlier! Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/

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Thursday's Bicycle Board Agenda
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Mar '09

03 Mar '09

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached the minutes of our February meeting and a suggested agenda for this Thursday's meeting. Frank

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[Fwd: Resignation]
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Mar '09

03 Mar '09

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Resignation Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:50:19 -0500 From: Chris Phillips <cphillips106(a)hotmail.com> To: <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> References: <49A49D66.1010402(a)verizon.net> Frank, Sorry for the late reply, I have been swamped in the office lately grading papers and tests in time for mid-terms this week. You may however, accept this email as my *formal resignation* from the bicycle board effective this *Tuesday, 03/03/09*. With this, please also remove my email address from any further board email communique. I am sorry that I was not able to contribute more to the board, however in my current situation I do not have the time to be an effective member. I would suggest that whomever you find to fill my spot, you spend some time getting them acquainted with the board and its current topics/ agenda so that they can become familiar with the way that the board works and what they are trying to achieve. As a new member I was quite perplexed at how the bicycle board was run and all the 'bureaucratic' issues that had to be dealt with. It would be easy for a new member to get lost in all of this, become uninterested and lose the overall objective of the bicycle board. I remember being asked to help with several issues which I gladly accepted, however when it came time to act on the issue out side of the meeting, nobody did anything (bicycle racks in the parking garage) or got a hold of me. I would not consider this lack of involvement, but rather lack of communication. I was also not aware that there was an attendance policy, however I would suggest adding a formal attendance policy to the agenda if we are going to be asking people to resign for inadequate meeting attendance. Morgantown has a good start to becoming a bicycle friendly city, and I hope that the board can further this objective. Best Regards, Christopher Phillips 03/03/09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Live™ Groups: Create an online spot for your favorite groups to meet. Check it out. <http://windowslive.com/online/groups?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_groups_032009>

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Safety Town
by director 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

Good evening, A few days ago I was talking to Kristen Dieffenbach (professor of Phy Ed instruction at WVU and CycleAmerica coach) about gradeschool bike safety education in European cities. Her eye's lit up and she started talking about a program at the grade school she attended in Cedarburg, WI - "Safety Town". It is a parking lot with streets painted on it and temporary buildings and traffic signs/lights. I found more info on it at this link: http://www.cedarburgpolice.com/Safety%20Town.htm The picture shows pre-K kids on 4-wheel pedal cars, I assume you could ride bikes there just as well. Kristen said the crossing guard position was popular with the kids, and they took it seriously and did a good job. Thought this might be a practical possibility here in Morgantown. In fact we've done this indoors with signs owned by Fun Factory. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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