Bikeboard July 2013

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Bike Board meeting, Aug 1, Agenda
by Gunnar Shogren 01 Aug '13

01 Aug '13

This is what I have received so far. If you have any corrections or additions, speak now or forever (or at least until Thursday) hold your peace. :) ***************************** August Bike Board Meeting August 1, 2013 6:30pm - Morgantown Public Safety Building Open Action Items 197. Reconvene former BB workgroup to look at previous bike map to help Jing in his mapping project. 210. Andrew will ask Colin to send a report from the singletrack project if he cannot make the May meeting. 212. … [View More]Damien will forward the map of BFC sign placements to the BB. 216. Chip, Frank, Gunnar will reconvene parking committee to place one remaining bike loop. 217. Damien will send Traci the electronic copy of the bike card and Frank will find out how many he has left. 218. Traci will find out exactly what WVU is doing for Bike to Work Day and will let BB know how it can help. Event was canceled for this year. Sorry I didn't get word out sooner. -Traci 219. Damien will contact Nancy Ganz to ask to see sign specs for the Suncrest neighborhood signs so that both the BB and DOH can review them. 220. Frank will send BB a list of what BB positions currently need to be filled Agenda- * Schmooze Time * Last minute agenda items * Approve last month's minutes * Action Items * Ripe Bananas * Report from Kid's Day, Emily * Allstate monies & what we could use them for, Frank * Report from Projects Updates from Project leaders * Bike Board openings. Nominate and vote for a new chair * Review meeting * Adjourn Ongoing Projects- 1. Bike racks at schools Jonathan, Alice, Marilyn 2. Bicycle safety programs at schools, teaching safety and Safe Routes to School Andrew, Frank 3. Create singletrack trails in city Colin, Andrew, Alice, Mark Wise, Ella Belling 4. Complete parking inventory, identify parking gaps Derek, Chet, Jing, Damien 5. Update SLM and STR sign locations Derek, Chet, Jing, Damien, Emily 6. Identify signs, markings, facilities on BikeMorgantown.com Derek, Chet, Jing, Damien, Traci 7. Other GIS ideas Derek, Chet, Jing, Damien 8. Show WVU bike racks on WVU google map of campus Traci 9. Represent BB on Connecting Communities Frank, Jonathan, Butch, Bill (liason) 10. Morgantown Bicycling & Transit Map Jing, Colin, Butch 11. White paper to recommend bike friendly elements in Evansdale & Hospital redevelopment Traci, Jonathan, Chip 12. Get all major employers rated Bicycle Friendly Businesses Chip, Jonathan, Emily 14. Implement Complete Streets action in Bicycle Plan Damien, Frank 15. Write grants (HSIP, etc.) Jeff Mikorski, Butch, Traci 18. Build Stakeholder involvement Emily, Jonathan, Frank, Traci 19. Moving the Bicycle Plan forward Frank (reluctantly), Emily (but sure...) *************************** [View Less]

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Re: [Bikeboard] Thank you and Reminder
by Frank Gmeindl 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Bill, Please find the Bicycle Board's submission. Attached is an Excel workbook. It contains 2 worksheets. The first worksheet contains the Bicycle Board's scores for LRTP Tier 1 project feasibility, mobility, preference and priority. The second worksheet contains the Bicycle Board's scores for the 36 intersections listed in LRTP Project 38 - Intersection Capacity and Safety Improvement Program. The second spreadsheet also includes 3 additional columns: Danger Rating; Signalized?; and … [View More]

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Bike Board Meeting August 1
by Gunnar Shogren 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

All right folks, We need to have a meeting. Please do plan on attending. Email me if you have things that need to be added to the agenda. Traci will be sending out the June Action Items post-haste. Hope everyone is not letting the spat of wet weather slow you down, nor the heat, and then now the chill... :) Ain't life grand? Get out there and then get back to me. Thanks.

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Fwd: Bike Board Action Items from May 3rd meeting
by Traci Knabenshue 27 Jul '13

27 Jul '13

Here you go!

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I-79 Interchange article
by Traci Knabenshue 26 Jul '13

26 Jul '13

Hi All, Mentions accommodating bicycles. Just wanted to share. http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=23677 Thanks, Traci

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Invitation to the Steering Committee of the MPO Regional Bike Plan
by Jing Zhang 25 Jul '13

25 Jul '13

Bicycle Board Members, The Morgantown Monongalia MPO is working on the Regional Bike Plan (Plan) as recommended in the recently adopted 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). Morgantown Bike Board members are cordially invited to participate in the steering committee for the Plan. The purpose of this committee is to * Provide guidance and direction for the Plan * Identify the interests of bicyclists in the area * Cultivate visions, goals, and criteria for … [View More]

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Fwd: Prioritizing Projects in the MPO Long Range Transportation Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 24 Jul '13

24 Jul '13

Bicycle Board, I'm forwarding this and another message to you. The MPO needs Long Range Transportation Plan projects prioritized by July 31. I'm supposed to be representing the Bicycle Board on this effort. I'll give it my best shot and run the results by you before I send them to the MPO. I could use some help. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "Bill Austin" <baustin(a)labyrinth.net> > Date: July 10, 2013 5:15:09 PM EDT > To: "Clement Solomon" <csolomon(a)wvu.edu… [View More]>, "'Terry Hough'" <though(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <cfletcher(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "'Williams, Donald L'" <Donald.L.Williams(a)wv.gov>, <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <director(a)moncpc.org>, "'David Bruffy'" <Bruffy(a)busride.org>, "'Shoukry, Fouad N'" <Fouad.N.Shoukry(a)wv.gov>, "'Keller, Perry J'" <Perry.J.Keller(a)wv.gov>, <ischuetz(a)access.k12.wv.us>, "Tim Ball" <tball(a)mub.org>, "'Radabaugh, Bryan L'" <Bryan.L.Radabaugh(a)wv.gov>, <jegdeg(a)comcast.net>, <rwsnyder301(a)comcast.net>, <butch442(a)comcast.net>, <Roy.Nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu>, <cabildso(a)yahoo.com>, <sawdustinc(a)comcast.net>, <MariaSmith(a)busride.org>, "'John E. Sneckenberger'" <jsnecken(a)yahoo.com>, <edyoucater58(a)yahoo.com>, "'Slack, Alanna J'" <Alanna.J.Slack(a)wv.gov>, <cabildso(a)yahoo.com>, "'Frank Gmeindl'" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> > Cc: <Kevin.Burgess(a)dot.gov>, "'Warner, Richard L'" <Richard.L.Warner(a)wv.gov> > Subject: Prioritizing Projects in the MPO Long Range Transportation Plan > > Transportation Technical Advisory Committee Members and Citizens Advisory Committee Members, > > As discussed at the last Committee meetings we will be prioritizing the projects included in the MPO’s LRTP. The process we will be using to prioritize the projects is similar to the process initially used by Burgess and Niple to identify the Tier for the projects. We have prepared information on the Tier One Projects in the LRTP which may assist you in prioritizing these projects. The original information sheet shared with the Committees has been expanded to provide you with more information to consider in this process. We ask that you use the form provided in the enclosed packet to prioritize the Tier One Projects. > > As you may also recall we will also be prioritizing the specific intersections and corridors identified in the LRTP’s Project 38. We will provide these priorities to the Division of Highways for their consideration as well. Due to the size of these files I will be forwarding the informational packet for the Project 38 projects by separate email. > > Please return your ratings sheets by July 31, so we may summarize the results prior to the next Committee meetings. > > Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if we may be of any assistance. > > Bill Austin, AICP > Executive Director > Morgantown Monongalia MPO > 82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105 > Morgantown, WVA 26505 > 304-291-9571 > 304-692-7225 Mobile > > > "Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat." > - Prince Phillip of Englan > > > "Wherever we are, it is but a stage on the way to somewhere else, and whatever we do, however well we do it, it is only a preparation to do something else that shall be different." > - Robert Louis Stevenson > > “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe > > [View Less]

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Fwd: Save Transportation Alternatives - Contact your Senators!
by Frank Gmeindl 24 Jul '13

24 Jul '13

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Bill Austin" <baustin(a)labyrinth.net> > Date: July 24, 2013 11:04:23 AM EDT > To: "'Christiaan Abildso'" <cabildso(a)yahoo.com>, "'Frank Gmeindl'" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> > Subject: FW: Save Transportation Alternatives - Contact your Senators! > > > > From: deb(a)saferoutespartnership.org [mailto:deb_saferoutespartnership.org@mail.vresp.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:41 AM > To: baustin(a)… [View More]labyrinth.net > Subject: Save Transportation Alternatives - Contact your Senators! > > > > > > > > > Dear Safe Routes to School supporter, > > We need your help! Please contact your Senators today so we can maintain the Transportation Alternatives program and the local control provisions that help build bikeable and walkable cities and towns. > > Just last year Congress passed a new transportation bill, MAP-21, that dismantled dedicated funding for biking and walking by combining Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School and Recreational Trails into one program and cutting the funding by 30%. The saving grace was that the bill included a local control provision to ensure that Mayors and communities could access to these dollars to support local transportation priorities. > > Now Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky wants to wipe out what’s left. > > Senator Paul has introduced an amendment to the Transportation Appropriations bill to prohibit ANY MONEY from being used for Transportation Alternatives, and to redirect that money towards bridge repair. > > While we agree that repairing our bridges are important, both for safety and economic development reasons, so are our local economies and the safety of our children. Dedicating the small amount of Transportation Alternatives funding to bridge repair couldn't fix our country's bridges in 50 years. And, taking that small amount of funding away would dangerously undermine efforts in our cities, towns and counties to provide safe and efficient transportation options for everyone, including our children. With rates of bicycling and walking fatalities on the rise, that is a trade we can’t afford to make. > > Please contact your Senators and ask them to save Transportation Alternatives by voting NO on amendment 1742. > > Thank you so much for your help! > > Deb Hubsmith > Safe Routes to School National Partnership > > > > Click to view this email in a browser > > If you no longer wish to receive any email from us, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe > > Click here to forward this email to a friend > > Safe Routes to School National Partnership > PO Box 2359 > Boulder, Colorado 80302 > US > Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. > > > [View Less]

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Fwd: August Traffic Commission Meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

Any items for the Traffic Commission agenda? Items I would like to see: 1. Status of the Mon Blvd. bicycle climbing lane that has been in the TC approved June 2009. 2. Report on what has been done to apprehend the pickup truck driver that ran a stop sign on May 22 and struck a cyclist crossing the rail trail at Carnegie St.. 3. Traffic Commission plans to rejuvenate itself now that a new City Council is in office. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Damien Davis <ddavis(a)… [View More]

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Fwd: 2013 Transportation Planning Conference
by Frank Gmeindl 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

Statewide, Sept. 17-19 in Wierton. Next to last topic on the 3 day agenda: Great Allegheny Passage. After dinner bike ride on the Harmon Creek, Panhandle Trail. Can't tell if any other topics are relevant to cycling; maybe "Combining Grant Projects with Existing Road Projects" breakout session. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Harris, Lorna V" <Lorna.V.Harris(a)wv.gov> > Date: July 18, 2013 3:30:09 PM EDT > To: "baustin(a)moncpc.org" <'baustin(a)moncpc.org'>, "… [View More]

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