Bikeboard March 2014

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TAP Grant - Submittal Documents...
by Derek Springston 14 Mar '14

14 Mar '14

Hey folks, The City of Morgantown (Jeff Mikorski) just submitted the Transportation Alternative grant application for our Enhancing Bicycle Signage and Facilities, which, if funded, will be to purchase and install Shared Lane Markings, Bikes May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs, and Bicycle Parking Shelters around Morgantown. If you would like a copy of the files that were submitted, please let me know. Otherwise, I'm not going to clog your inbox. Thanks ~Derek -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* *"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future of the human race." -H.G. Wells*

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Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Let's Make National Bike Month Great
by Chip Wamsley 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

This message was originally HTML formatted. View in a HTML capable client to see the original version.\r\n\r\n Bike Month Guide Bike Month Challenge Bike Month Posters The Board needs something to do while waiting for grant money, Bike Month might be just the thing. Chip ---- Original Message ---- From: "Frank Gmeindl" frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net Sent: 3/11/2014 10:30:30 AM To: "Bicycle Board" bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Let's Make National Bike Month Great I could use some help on Question #7: What 3 resources from the League would be most useful to you in organizing and executing successful Bike Month events? Begin forwarded message: From: Bill Nesper billnesper(a)bikeleague.org Date: March 11, 2014 10:56:00 AM EDT To: frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net Subject: Let's Make National Bike Month Great Hi Frank, As the national sponsor of National Bike Month, the League of American Bicyclists wants to help YOU organize and execute great events that get more people out riding in your community. Please consider filling out this short survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014bikemonth This survey is intended to... - Find out what RESOURCES the League could provide that would be most helpful to you - Help us show the collective impact of your efforts by COMPILING DATA on how many people participate in Bike Month events in your community. Thanks for all you are doing to build a Bicycle Friendly America. Best regards, The League frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net

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Fwd: Let's Make National Bike Month Great
by Frank Gmeindl 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

I could use some help on Question #7: What 3 resources from the League would be most useful to you in organizing and executing successful Bike Month events? Begin forwarded message: > From: Bill Nesper <billnesper(a)bikeleague.org> > Date: March 11, 2014 10:56:00 AM EDT > To: frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net > Subject: Let's Make National Bike Month Great > > Hi Frank, > > As the national sponsor of National Bike Month, the League of American Bicyclists wants to help YOU organize and execute great events that get more people out riding in your community. Please consider filling out this short survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2014bikemonth > > This survey is intended to... > - Find out what RESOURCES the League could provide that would be most helpful to you > - Help us show the collective impact of your efforts by COMPILING DATA on how many people participate in Bike Month events in your community. > > Thanks for all you are doing to build a Bicycle Friendly America. > > Best regards, > > The League > > > > frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net >

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Fwd: Suncrest Elementary School
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

I just learned about this meeting on the 11th. At a recent SNA meeting it was discovered that the School Board is now considering a distant location to replace Suncrest Primary school, rather than the location across from NETL. Would anyone be able to attend the School Board meeting? Keeping the school close to the neighborhood would be a desirable outcome. -Jonathan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Suncrest Elementary School Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 18:58:52 -0500 From: SNA <suncrestna(a)gmail.com> To: Suncrest Neighbors <SuncrestNA(a)gmail.com> Friends, Today I had a pleasant chat with Monongalia County School Board President Barbara Parsons. From that conversation, it appears that on Tuesday, March 11, the school board may be voting on the location for the new Suncrest Elementary School. The meeting will be held at the School Board administrative offices at 6 p.m. I will be out of town on that date, but I wanted to alert Suncrest neighbors and ask you to consider attending and expressing your views. >From my perspective, it makes sense to choose a site that will keep our children in the neighborhood or nearby, rather than bussing them to a more distant location. I believe a site under consideration on Collins Ferry Road might be ideal. It is central to Suncrest, has infrastructure in place, and transportation would be less costly than bussing many children to a more distant location. The property available is outside the city limits, but it might be possible to annex it into the city for optimal police and fire service. I hope those with an interest in this issue will attend the School Board meeting. Sincerely, Nancy Ganz, City Council Ward 7

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Rail Trail Ruling
by Traci Knabenshue 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/10/supreme-court-railroad… Traci Knabenshue Conservation Specialist 304.293.9500 traci.knabenshue(a)mail.wvu.edu<mailto:traci.knabenshue@mail.wvu.edu> www.recycle.wvu.edu<http://www.recycle.wvu.edu/> [FacilitiesManage85]

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Re: [Bikeboard] [CRC] H.B. 4304
by Frank Gmeindl 08 Mar '14

08 Mar '14

On Mar 7, 2014, at 6:47 PM, gunnar wrote: > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> The WV Senate unanimously passed H.B. 4304 after they slightly amended the bill that the House amended substantially before they passed it to the Senate. If the governor signs it, it will become law July 1. >> >> The bill that the Senate passed is attached and at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4304%20SU…. >> >> The bill: >> * Requires motorists to allow 3-feet when passing a bicycle; > > Although it is a nice figure for education purposes, it is not very > enforceable. Who has a yard stick while riding or driving? > I have advocated for passing in the next lane. Yes, crossing the > center line completely. > You're crossing over the center partially when passing within 3', why > not cross the whole thing to make things safer for everybody? If > someone knows that they have to pass in the other lane then they will > probably make damn sure that they can, other wise with you gutter > riders the cars will pass with the least amount of movement possible. > Have the rules for when you're allowed to cross the center (double > yellow line) changed? More inconsistency and ambiguity. Bah. As you, I have found that when I ride in the center or even farther left in narrow lanes, virtually every vehicle that passes me changes lanes to pass. I also wave to them after they've passed and many, if not a majority, wave back or toot. I've even had many coal trucks do that. > >> * Requires bicyclists to ride in bike lanes or if no bike lane, as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway... but there are exceptions (read the bill); > > Requires us to ride in bike lane, even if poorly or dangerously > constructed. Sounds great! > How many folks know how to say "practicable" let alone understand what it means? > And the rest is nice and ambiguous, probably not enforceable. The exceptions apply to both riding in bike lanes and in travel lanes. Read exception 3 carefully. See what I put in all caps here: (3) WHEN REASONABLY NECESSARY TO AVOID ANY CONDITION OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT, INCLUDING, but not limited to, a fixed or moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian, animal, surface hazard, turn lane, or substandard-width lane, WHICH MAKES IT UNSAFE TO CONTINUE along the right-hand curb or edge or WITHIN A BICYCLE LANE. For the purposes of this subsection, a “substandard-width lane” is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and another vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. The bill that was introduced simply repealed 17C-11-3 (c) which required bicyclists to ride as far to the right as practicable. Instead of repealing 17C-11-3 (c), the House amended it to be the current requirement to ride in bike lanes and far to the right with exceptions. From my reading of the current 17C-11-3 (c), I can hardly think of any situation in which you wouldn't be justified for riding outside the bike lane and away from the right edge. According to the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the standard that all states use, for a lane to be wide enough for a bicycle and vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane, it would have to be wider than 14-feet. What roads lanes are wider than 14-feet? I'd guess that the lanes on most of the roads we ride are 9-12 feet wide. The lanes on Mon Blvd. are only 13-feet. > >> * Repeals the requirement for bicyclists to ride on a side path and not the road; > > See above. > >> * Repeals the requirement to have a bell. > > "bling bling" > Neither here nor there in the grand scheme. Some of my bikes have a > bell, some do not. > Other than on the rail trail the bell isn't really that useful. When > I'm on my bikes all of them have a loud mouth. > > And what's up w/ the vehicles having to give audible signal as they > pass? Whose idea was that? The requirement to give an audible signal when passing another vehicle has been in the WV code since at least 1931. In WV, a bicycle is not a vehicle. Note that 17C-7-3 (a) (2) that addresses passing a bicycle, there is no requirement to give an audible signal. > HOOOOONK!!! "Hey I was doing as the law said, sorry if I made you mess > your shorts and crash." > >> >> The exceptions should make interesting discussion on rides, and certainly with motorists and law enforcement officers. For example, where should you ride in a sub-standard width lane? > > I doubt there will be any discussions as the population at large > remains ignorant. > > Today I rode up Rt 100. You folks w/ skinny tires are not gonna like > it there. It's fine though if you know what to expect, have the right > equipment and ride with your head up. > For probably 90% of the time I was smack dab in the middle of the > right hand lane. Any more and it wasn't "practicable" or safe for me. > 100% of the cars and trucks passing me did so completely in the other > lane. Everyone. And they all just did it. No fussing, no beeping, no > swearing. > As every car passed me I gave them a small hand-wave/gesture. Every on > coming car got that wave/gesture as well. I'm doing my best to show > them that we're all out there together. > >> >> 4ank >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "COUNTRY ROADS CYCLISTS" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to CRcyclists+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to CRcyclists(a)googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "COUNTRY ROADS CYCLISTS" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to CRcyclists+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to CRcyclists(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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Fwd: [CRC] H.B. 4304
by Gunnar Shogren 07 Mar '14

07 Mar '14

For those of you not on the CRC or MBC list. Here's what I wrote. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: gunnar <fiendracer(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:49 PM Subject: Fwd: [CRC] H.B. 4304 To: Gunnar Shogren <gshogren(a)gmail.com> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: gunnar <fiendracer(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [CRC] H.B. 4304 To: "crcyclists(a)googlegroups.com" <CRcyclists(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: MonBikeClub <monbikeclub(a)googlegroups.com>, Bicycle Board <bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The WV Senate unanimously passed H.B. 4304 after they slightly amended the bill that the House amended substantially before they passed it to the Senate. If the governor signs it, it will become law July 1. > > The bill that the Senate passed is attached and at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4304%20SU…. > > The bill: > * Requires motorists to allow 3-feet when passing a bicycle; Although it is a nice figure for education purposes, it is not very enforceable. Who has a yard stick while riding or driving? I have advocated for passing in the next lane. Yes, crossing the center line completely. You're crossing over the center partially when passing within 3', why not cross the whole thing to make things safer for everybody? If someone knows that they have to pass in the other lane then they will probably make damn sure that they can, other wise with you gutter riders the cars will pass with the least amount of movement possible. Have the rules for when you're allowed to cross the center (double yellow line) changed? More inconsistency and ambiguity. Bah. > * Requires bicyclists to ride in bike lanes or if no bike lane, as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway... but there are exceptions (read the bill); Requires us to ride in bike lane, even if poorly or dangerously constructed. Sounds great! How many folks know how to say "practicable" let alone understand what it means? And the rest is nice and ambiguous, probably not enforceable. > * Repeals the requirement for bicyclists to ride on a side path and not the road; See above. > * Repeals the requirement to have a bell. "bling bling" Neither here nor there in the grand scheme. Some of my bikes have a bell, some do not. Other than on the rail trail the bell isn't really that useful. When I'm on my bikes all of them have a loud mouth. And what's up w/ the vehicles having to give audible signal as they pass? Whose idea was that? HOOOOONK!!! "Hey I was doing as the law said, sorry if I made you mess your shorts and crash." > > The exceptions should make interesting discussion on rides, and certainly with motorists and law enforcement officers. For example, where should you ride in a sub-standard width lane? I doubt there will be any discussions as the population at large remains ignorant. Today I rode up Rt 100. You folks w/ skinny tires are not gonna like it there. It's fine though if you know what to expect, have the right equipment and ride with your head up. For probably 90% of the time I was smack dab in the middle of the right hand lane. Any more and it wasn't "practicable" or safe for me. 100% of the cars and trucks passing me did so completely in the other lane. Everyone. And they all just did it. No fussing, no beeping, no swearing. As every car passed me I gave them a small hand-wave/gesture. Every on coming car got that wave/gesture as well. I'm doing my best to show them that we're all out there together. > > 4ank > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "COUNTRY ROADS CYCLISTS" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to CRcyclists+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to CRcyclists(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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Action Item: Share DOT PROVIS Link
by Jing Zhang 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Hi, Bicycle Board Members, As mentioned in the meeting last month, following link is the access to the WV DOT PROVIS system. It is still at the initiating stage and projects have not been uploaded to the system yet. http://gis.wvdot.com/provis/ Thanks! Jing From: bikeboard-bounces(a)bikemorgantown.com [mailto:bikeboard-bounces@bikemorgantown.com] On Behalf Of Emily Vasile Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 10:12 PM To: Gunnar Shogren Cc: bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] March Meeting and Chairperson Perhaps folks are still thawing out? I was planning to be there tomorrow (with stale Oreos from the meeting I missed last month). Sounds like finding a new chairperson is top on the list for next meeting. We need to do some rallying of our troops. Emily On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Gunnar Shogren <gshogren(a)gmail.com <mailto:gshogren@gmail.com> > wrote: Looks like we have no real agenda. And no one has stepped up to take the chairperson position. We really need this to happen folks. So since I was only alerted to one agenda item (from Jonathan) I will say that the meeting is not going to happen. It's okay, the TAP folks are having a meeting anyway tomorrow. If anyone wants to join in on that I'm sure they'd be happy to have help. The BB has been thrown under the bus... On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Gunnar Shogren <gshogren(a)gmail.com <mailto:gshogren@gmail.com> > wrote: > Good day folks, > > It's come to my attention that I'm not going to be able to make it to > the March 6th meeting. > I'm going to consider this a good time for a new chairperson to be appointed. > > I suppose this probably isn't the best way for this to be done, but I > also guess that it will just have to be. > > If folks want to meet and discuss this as a group before the meeting > or whatever, I'm sure that can be arranged. > > I'm not resigning from the board, but it is time that we have a real > chairperson. > > Now everyone think a bit, then hopefully get outside to enjoy at least > a modicum of this nice weather. > > Gunnar. > > Thank you Traci for sending out the latest Action Items. They are > being reposted now as a reminder- > > 223. Traci; Find out if any WVU sustainability interns are interested > in serving on the BB > > 224. Damien; Organize a meeting between city officials and BB to > discuss the Law & Order article that will include Damien, someone > from the city manager's office, the police chief, Chip, Gunnar, and > Traci > > 230. Damien; Talk to Fred about BFC sign > > 236. Jing; Send information to BB about October traffic counts and > send a list of other suggested intersections for counts > > 239. Emily; Email BB to ask who is interested in meeting with Clement > Solomon at WVU > > 253. Emily, Marilyn, Gunnar; Review the education components from the > Bike Plan to come up with a proposal for Allstate > > 255. Gunnar, Chip; Volunteered to pull together examples of secure > bicycle parking that we can take back to the COW > > 256. Gunnar; Will check in with Damien to get the label for the secure > bicycle parking that's already installed > > 262. Frank; Send the WV Connecting Communities Powerpoint from the > meeting he attended to the BB > > 263. Combined a few old action items (254., 255., 258.) to make a new > one that is 'Collect information COW asked for from Oct 2013 > presentation': Emily and Damien are working on pulling together what > various data collecting methods we can take back to the COW; APBP > guidelines will be used to answer questions about secure bike parking > that we recommend for zoning, etc. for the COW and Chris Fletcher > > 264. Gunnar; Lead development of a concise primer for city police > officers that explains why bicyclist lane position is important to > record on accident reports that the officers fill out > > 265. Traci; Look at what entities can apply for TAP funds and let Ryan > Stocking know if a Board of Education would be eligible > > 266. Frank; Resend delegate names and contact information so BB > members can call in support for HB 4304 > > 267. BB members who were present; All will contact the various > delegates and/or friends to ask for their support of HB 4304 > > 268. Jing; Will send Provis database information so BB members can > take a look at it if they like > > 269. Colin; Will ask Sara Zegre if she'd like to be the BOPARC rep to the BB > > 270. Colin; Will ask Chris Snider from Wamsley's if he'd like to be on the BB > > 271. Traci, Gunnar; Will delete projects 6,7, and 8 from individual project list _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com <mailto:Bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com> http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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Fwd: Bike Safety Bill Passes!!
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Begin forwarded message: > From: Kasey Russell <russell.kasey(a)gmail.com> > Date: March 5, 2014 12:41:52 PM EST > To: Adam Angelona <adam(a)wvcompanybicycle.com>, Adam Flack <aflack(a)wvonthemove.net>, Adam Flack <aflack1982(a)gmail.com>, Andrea Salina <andreathompson31(a)gmail.com>, Andrea Salina <a.salina(a)wvhub.org>, Anita Mayer <anita.mayer(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)moncpc.org>, Breanna Shell <shellb(a)cityofhuntington.com>, Brendan Bell <brendanbell.bell(a)gmail.com>, Bruce Curry <Bruce(a)currydesigngroup.com>, Charles Holley <cholley(a)cityofhuntington.com>, "chip(a)wamsleycycles.com" <chip(a)wamsleycycles.com>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Christiaan Abildso <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Craig Slaughter <craig.slaughter(a)wvimb.org>, Dale Goff <Dale.goff3(a)gmail.com>, Dennis A Strawn <dennis.strawn(a)highmark.com>, Don Spencer <DSpencer36(a)comcast.net>, Edgar Barrett <nedbarrett(a)bellsouth.net>, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Emily Vasile <emilyvasile(a)gmail.com>, Emmett Pepper <epepper(a)vt.edu>, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, Gail Pitchford <gail.pitchford(a)camc.org>, Gary Zuckett <garyz(a)wvcag.org>, Gary Zuckett <garyz(a)wvcaef.org>, Gary Zuckett <garyz(a)dishmail.net>, Gary Zuckett <garyz(a)mtparty.org>, Greg Garrett <gagarrett(a)gmail.com>, "harvey.allen(a)chartersites.net" <harvey.allen(a)chartersites.net>, Isaac Forman <formanir(a)gmail.com>, j underhill <Jfunderhill(a)gmail.com>, Jeffrey Lusk <jlusk(a)trailsheaven.com>, Jenny Totten <jenny.dawn.totten(a)gmail.com>, John Francis <johncfrancis13(a)gmail.com>, John Manchester <jmanchester(a)lewisburg-wv.com>, Kate Dobson Forman <katedforman(a)gmail.com>, "Laura M. Dice" <Laura.Dice(a)camc.org>, Michael Loughney <mloughney(a)tioga-resources.com>, Michael Plante <mike(a)planteandassociates.com>, Mike Costello <costellowv(a)gmail.com>, Park Ferguson <parkferg2007(a)yahoo.com>, Patricia Clay <trishc1(a)suddenlink.net>, Patricia Clay <trishcgm(a)gmail.com>, Patrick Donovan <pdonovan(a)njrati.org>, Rahul Gupta <rahul.gupta(a)wv.gov>, Rich Harper <johnscyclery(a)frontier.com>, Scott Sudduth <scottsud(a)gmail.com>, "sryder(a)tgkvf.org" <sryder(a)tgkvf.org>, Stacy Bisker <selaineb(a)gmail.com>, Steve Fowler <smf(a)pffwv.com>, Ted Armbrecht <eca3(a)suddenlinkmail.com>, Tom Heywood <theywood(a)bowlesrice.com>, Tom Wood <twood84(a)gmail.com>, "townoffayetteville(a)suddenlinkmail.com" <townoffayetteville(a)suddenlinkmail.com>, weber <xvrweber(a)gmail.com>, "whitegolf(a)frontier.net" <whitegolf(a)frontier.net>, "wrnott(a)suddenlink.net" <wrnott(a)suddenlink.net> > Subject: Bike Safety Bill Passes!! > > Hi WVCC -- Our Bike Safety Bill (HB4304) just passed the Senate!! With NO NAY votes!!!! 34 Ayes!! Unanimous vote!! > Thank you all so much for your phone calls and email! Your efforts really paid off. > More later, Kasey and Gary

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TIGER Grants?
by Derek Springston 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Bike Board Members, Would anyone like to pursue even more funding from the TIGER Grants for Sustainable Transportation Projects? It's due April 28, 2014. I'm not going to do it without help, and I even hesitate to get wrapped into more grant writing, but I hate to miss opportunities, too. Thoughts? Here's a little info: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is making $600 million available for a sixth round of its Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants to help fund local and state infrastructure projects. DOT evaluates TIGER proposals on criteria that include environmental sustainability, livability and economic competitiveness. Applicants must request no less than $10 million ($1 million minimum in rural areas) and provide at least 20 percent match. In addition, up to $35 million is available in this round to support transportation planning activities. Sustainable Strategies DC has helped a number of communities win TIGER grants. Contact us for help in preparing your proposal. Click here<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?SustainableStrategie/aac3d6c64c/6bbd355d45/30d7fe1c…>for more information. http://www.dot.gov/tiger Thanks, ~Derek -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* *"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future of the human race." -H.G. Wells*

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