Bikeboard August 2010

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Fwd: Trail closed?
by Frank Gmeindl 10 Aug '10

10 Aug '10

Bicycle Board Members, I'm forwarding this message to you so you will be aware of it. I did not run it by you for your concurrence because I judged that was not necessary. Please let me know if I've overstepped my bounds. Frank Gmeindl Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles Begin forwarded message: > From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Date: August 10, 2010 12:50:08 PM EDT > To: dboroff(a)cityofmorgantown.org > Cc: rnutter(a)wvu.edu > Subject: Trail closed? > > Mr. Boroff, > > Today, on my weekly grocery shopping trip to Aldi, I was dismayed to find what I believe is a Morgantown street torn up and blocked by a sign saying, "Trail Closed". The street connects Foundry St. to the trail. When is that going to be opened again? Could a sign stating the period that it will be closed be affixed to the Trail Closed sign? This street is a very popular access route for cyclists to the rail trail. As far as I could tell, the trail is not closed, just this street. > > Recent stories in the Dominion Post exclaimed that the rail-trail is reopened after MUB's half-year closure of it Those of us paying closer attention are aware that MUB has planned to close the other half of the trail. Now, we just don't know when. Is this the beginning of that? As Chairman of the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board, I would like to be able to inform cyclists of activities and plans that interrupt their use of our roadways as well as our recreational facilities to avoid surprises that could endanger them. > > At a recent Traffic Commission meeting, the Morgantown Police representative on the Commission stated that the new bicycle police officers that patrol the trail will continue to do so as long as weather permits. I am compelled to tell you that several Morgantown area cyclists use the rail trail throughout the year to commute to work and other typical transportation destinations. They ride the trail in all weather except when it becomes covered with pocked and rutted ice because it is not cleared. For those cyclists, it is not weather that does not permit them to continue to use their machines for transportation but rather the lack of maintenance of the trail that one expects of all our thoroughfares. > > > > > > Frank D. Gmeindl > Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board > LCI #1703 > 491 WilsonAvenue > Morgantown, WV 26501 > 304-376-0446 > Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles > > >

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Crosswalk at Patterson and Univ (lack thereof)
by director 10 Aug '10

10 Aug '10

Good morning, I was walking to my wife's house in Suncrest the other day and noticed that when they repaved Patteson they didn't paint a crosswalk anywhere at the intersection with University, except on the west crossing. I understand it will be difficult to do so because the roads intersect at an angle, but it seems like it is needed there. This intersection gets traffic from students, residents of Unity Manor and anyone trying to walk to shopping (at or near Kroger) from Suncrest. What would be the best step to take next? Nick -- Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-685-8954 --

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Fw shared: Morgantown Taking Steps to Promote Biking Around the City - WBOY-TV - WBOY.com
by guitardeek＠hotmail.com 09 Aug '10

09 Aug '10

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here's a bumper sticker proposal
by Aira Loren Burkhart 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

see attached aira

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Re: [Bikeboard] Agenda for this Thursday's BB meeting
by director 04 Aug '10

04 Aug '10

Frank, Just viewed all of the PSAs. I know it's probably too late to make changes but I might suggest the following additions: - Put a link to the Morgantown and WV statutes affecting cyclists in the closing page of the ads - Cite the specific statute that gives the exact wording of the "Same Rights, Same Rules" statement. In my youth I was cited for a violation (at age 14) which I wasn't clear on, only to be told that I am supposed to follow the same rules as all vehicles - yet no one could tell me where to find out what those rules are. Since they are so readily available on the internet it makes sense to give the link. Alternatively you might put a page up on the bike board site giving a suitable paraphrasing, like we've done at Positive Spin: http://www.positivespin.org/PS_LawBrochure.pdf Thanks, Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 19:54:42 -0400 >Bicycle Board Members, > >Please find attached 3 documents: >1. Suggested agenda for this Thursday's Bicycle Board meeting. >2. Minutes of last month's meeting. >3. Education highlights. > >The video spots are complete. If you want to view them, go to > >http://vimeo.com/13711890 > >and input password: morgantown > >For Thursday's meeting, think about bicycling issues and needs that you will present to the statewide Metropolitan Planning Organization conference in October. Also, think about where around Morgantown you'll take them in a "mobile laboratory" (bus) and how you'll persuade them to make improvements. > >Frank Gmeindl >Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles > > > > > > > -- Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-685-8954 --

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Education Committee minutes
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Bicycle Board Members, Thanks to Chip, gunnar and Ryan Post for representing the Education Committee today at an 8 am meeting to get the video spots, billboards and an ad in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages done. Attached are the minutes of the meeting. Frank Gmeindl Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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In-line drain grates
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Bicycle Board Members, I plan to deliver the attached memo to the Traffic Commission at tomorrow night's Traffic Commission meeting. Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you see any problems with it. Frank Gmeindl Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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Agenda for this Thursday's BB meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached 3 documents: 1. Suggested agenda for this Thursday's Bicycle Board meeting. 2. Minutes of last month's meeting. 3. Education highlights. The video spots are complete. If you want to view them, go to http://vimeo.com/13711890 and input password: morgantown For Thursday's meeting, think about bicycling issues and needs that you will present to the statewide Metropolitan Planning Organization conference in October. Also, think about where around Morgantown you'll take them in a "mobile laboratory" (bus) and how you'll persuade them to make improvements. Frank Gmeindl Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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