Bikeboard January 2016

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Re: [Bikeboard] Confident City Cycling
by Traci Knabenshue 31 Jan '16

31 Jan '16

I think the course format lends itself more to CPASS than Police, and it sounds like we're not yet sure if WVU Police is even interested. I can query them if you like. The J&K lot adjacent to the WVU Police building is large and not being utilized as of right now, so that location may be better even if this does end up being a CPASS course. Traci Sent from my iPhone On Jan 30, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com<mailto:fgmeindl@gmail.com>> wrote: Which do you think would have more impact on cycling in Morgantown, the Confident City Cycling course taught through the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences or through the WVU Campus Police Department? A decision will have to be made no later than next Tuesday when City Council might approve an MOU between the City and CPASS. See the MOU near the end of http://www.morgantownwv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2.2.16-Regular-Mtg._Part5.pdf. If Council approves the MOU and we decide that teaching the class through the WVU Police Department is preferable, I will ask Jeff Mikorski to hold the MOU. 2008-2011, we taught 50 students through the City and 2012-2014, we taught 97 students through CPASS. Practically all of the early students were not WVU students but locals. Practically all of the later students were WVU juniors or seniors. IMO, 90% of them took the course for the 1 credit and an easy A and when they graduated they left. I will also say though that maybe 10% or more of the students are probably cycling more and cycling safer. When Confident City Cycling was offered through the City, getting students was extremely difficult. The reason we moved the course from the City to WVU is standing. The City has no standing to be teaching courses while WVU does. But another very important reason that we moved the course to CPASS was that Hugh Kierig, former director of WVU Transportation and Parking set it up for us and paid for it. CPASS got 1 credit's worth of tuition from each student taught but T&P paid the instructors and for materials so CPASS' only cost was use of the facility and some admin. That dried up when Hugh left. Now, the City has $4,200 of Allstate money but until the MOU is approved, there is no vehicle for the money to flow from the City through WVU to the instructors. CPASS has standing to teach sports classes and cycling is a sport but it is also a mode of utility transportation. To me, the core of the course is traffic law, operating a bicycle as a vehicle, lane positioning and crash avoidance; not exactly sport. A tremendous advantage of teaching the course through CPASS when they were located in the Coliseum was a classroom in the Coliseum and the wonderful band practice lot right outside. Now, CPASS has moved down Patteson Drive and it's dangerous and a waste of time to get untrained cyclists from there to the band practice lot. (FYI, most of the 2008-2011 courses were taught in the Prete Bldg on University Av. across from Tudors Biscuits and Hibachi where the University Police were located before the university built them their own building near the corner of Elmer Prince Dr. and Van Voorhis (705). The Prete Bldg. has a good level parking lot. Below the new police building, there's a parking lot that might be useable but I think it's part of the Faculty Apartments which I think are slated to be replaced.) I don't know if the WVU police would be amenable to having us teach Confident City Cycling in their new building and I don't know if we can use the parking lot below. I initiated a call to Captain Camden a couple weeks ago and am still waiting for his response. When we were teaching at the Prete Bldg., we used their facility but that was all. Now, if we teach it at the new police building, I'd like to present it as a course taught through the WVU police and maybe even get some WVU police to become SavvyCycling instructors or LAB LCIs and do some teaching. I don't know what arrangements and requirements would evolve if we tried to teach Confident City Cycling through the WVU police but I think if Jeff signs the MOU with CPASS, he won't want to talk about it anymore. Please advise! BTW, Confident City Cycling students learn * Bicycle Form, Fit and Function: the parts of a bicycle; bike selection; sizing; adjusting your bicycle fit and the pre-ride safety check. * Basic Maintenance: tools for the road; tire repair; adjusting brakes and adjusting derailleurs. * Clothing and Equipment: helmets, clothing, accessories and required equipment for riding in all weather and commuting to work or school. * Basic Handling Skills: gears & gear selection; starting/stopping; steering in a straight line and scanning & signaling. * Bicycling in Traffic: principles of traffic law; lane positioning and scanning, signaling and negotiating; riding in all traffic situations day or night and in all kinds of weather. * Avoiding Crashes: why crashes happen; crash prevention and crash avoidance maneuvers. * Efficiency, Power, Endurance: cadence and smooth shifting; nutrition & hydration and training routines. * Riding with Groups and on the Trail: group etiquette and trail etiquette. Frank

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Finalized January Minutes, February Agenda, (Some) Read-Aheads
by Drew Gatlin 29 Jan '16

29 Jan '16

Bicycle Board, I exchanged more than 20 emails in regards to the January minutes and the February agenda, with wonderful comments, additions, and rewrites from four folks on the board. This is how it's supposed to work! Thank you! Please find the final January minutes, February agenda, and relevant read-aheads attached. I am missing one major read-ahead, which is a master list of our open action items -- I'm in the process of creating that. If you have any opinions on how such a list should look or be formatted, please send them my way! I aim to have that list out to you all Monday morning. Thanks for your time and efforts, Drew

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Draft January Minutes, Draft February Agenda
by Drew Gatlin 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

Hello Board! One more email before the day is out! Please see the attached draft minutes for January and also the draft for February's agenda (our meeting is one week from today). If you have additions, corrections, subtractions or other various comments please don't hesitate to send them my way before end of day tomorrow. Thanks for your time, Drew

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2015-2016 BFC App: (Almost!) Final Draft
by Drew Gatlin 28 Jan '16

28 Jan '16

Hello All! Our working group's efforts on this year's BFC application are finally ready for tentative review by your eager brains. Grab your favorite relaxing or stimulating beverage, perch yourself in a recliner or your stand up desk and have a look see! It's 62 pages long, but don't let that deter you -- most of that is due to my highly inefficient formatting. The 2015 and select portions of the 2012 application are compared in-line with each other and relevant League recommendations / feedback. Please let me know if you have any feedback -- we are hoping to use this application process not only for the Bicycle Friendly Community designation but also as a tool for reflection. That in mind, one of our agenda items for next week's meeting is to review takeaways from this application. If you have a takeaway from your reading or a project you would like to suggest we assign to one of our committees, please email these to me for inclusion in our talks next week! Hope you all are dug out of the snow by now! Drew

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Bike Summit rescheduled - April 17-18, Charleston, WV
by Christina Hunt 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

The Bike Summit has been rescheduled due to concerns about weather and speaker travel. WV Bike Summit - New Dates April 17-18, 2016 Charleston, WV Marriott We are discussing adding more rides and other programming for cyclists to the Sunday part of the event – and a possible group bike ride and trip to a Power game (Charleston baseball team). Save the date! See attached announcement for more official information. Thanks! Christina Hunt WV Physical Activity Network WV Community Development Hub 103 Adams Street, Suite 200 Fairmont, WV 26554 Mobile: 304.282.4441 http://wvhub.org/ www.facebook.com/WVPAN<http://www.facebook.com/WVPAN> From: Kasey Russell [mailto:russell.kasey@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 3:33 PM To: Jeff Ball <jeffballphoto(a)gmail.com>; Amanda Payne <paynea(a)njrati.org>; Christina Hunt <c.hunt(a)wvhub.org>; Laura M. Dice <Laura.Dice(a)camc.org>; Michael Haid <michael(a)maplecreative.com>; Samantha Carney <Samantha.Carney(a)charlestonwv.com> Cc: Bethany Williams <williamsb(a)njrati.org>; Emmett Pepper <emmett(a)eewv.org>; John Francis <johncfrancis13(a)gmail.com>; William Wells <bwells7027(a)gmail.com>; Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)hsc.wvu.edu>; Jing Zhang <tranplan(a)labyrinth.net>; Mullenax, Matt <mmullenax(a)washco-md.net>; William.C.Miller(a)wv.gov Subject: Please help us spread the word.... Jeff, Amanda, Christina, Laura, Michael, and Samantha -- please use the attached to update social media regarding postponing the WV Bike Summit to April 17 and 18. Call or email me if you have any questions. Thanks for your help. Kasey

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TAP grant intent to apply application
by Chip Wamsley 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

This message was originally HTML formatted. View in a HTML capable client to see the original version.\r\n\r\nHey folks, Attached are the written parts of the intent to apply for a TAP grant to do the SR 705 corridor from the Willlodale intersection to the roundabout on the mileground. We are going to ask for the maximum of $500K. The deadline for application is this Friday January 15, Please read over and make any suggestions ASAP so I can make modifications and get it to Jeff Mikorski for submission. In preparing this grant, some discussion with some of you has made it clear that having the bike board review our commuter map and modify it according to changes in the infrastructure since 2012, especially connections to this proposed corridor. This will be an exciting project for the board to take on and hopefully generate more grant's to improve Morgantown's bicycle infrastructure. Thanks for everyone's input, Chip Wamsley 304-296-2447 (slow time at the shop so call if you have questions)

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Problem with listserv: SPAM filters are culling our messages
by Drew Gatlin 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Hello all, I noticed a marked increase recently in the percentage of emails sent through our list which are filtered into my spam folder. I also received notice that a number of you are experiencing the same. Not sure what we can do about that from an administrative standpoint, so I am strongly encouraging everyone to periodically check your spam folders to review any messages that may have fallen through the cracks. For a (hopefully) better and more permanent solution on an individual level, consider creating a filter to never send our messages to your spam folder. If you or your organization uses Gmail here are some instructions on how to do such a thing: In the Gmail web interface, you'll see that this email was sent to " bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com". Next to the "to bikeboard" you'll see a drop down arrow. Click that arrow. At the bottom of the drop down you'll see a hyperlink titled "filter messages from this mailing list". Click the hyperlink. A new pop up that follows allows you to click another hyperlink at the bottom titled "Create Filter with this search". Do that. You'll then see a list of checkboxes. Check the box "Never send it to spam", and then hit the button "create the filter". That should take care of all messages in the future. This will theoretically open you to some security vulnerability if a person on our list is compromised by a cyber attack. However, seeing as I haven't witnessed this happen once over the past 6 months on this list, I'm betting the chances are slim. Stay vigilant yet open, Drew

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Re: [Bikeboard] WV Bike Summit - Jan 24-25
by Jake Lynch 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

Yeah, I'm going. And I think Christina Hunt is also going. Jake Lynch Director of Network Communications WV Community Development Hub 103 Adams Street, Suite 200 Fairmont, WV 26554 Mobile: 202.718.4524 www.wvhub.org<http://www.wvhub.org/> www.facebook.com/WVHub<https://www.facebook.com/WVHub> ________________________________ From: bikeboard-bounces(a)bikemorgantown.com <bikeboard-bounces(a)bikemorgantown.com> on behalf of Derek Springston <dspringston(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 10:19 AM To: Bike Board - Morgantown Subject: [Bikeboard] WV Bike Summit - Jan 24-25 Hi folks, Is anyone else planning on attending this? I am considering it. WV Bike Summit Registration Page<http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebds6p0r67a83…> Note that the registration goes up $15 after Wednesday, January 13th. ~Derek -- Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride." -John F. Kennedy "...the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - Martin Luther King "...change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant." - George from 'My Life as A House'

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FW: Point Pleasant Bicycle Ordinance
by Christina Hunt 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Hi everybody! I mentioned at our meeting last night that Point Pleasant has a very active cycling group<http://wvhub.org/in-point-pleasant-locals-push-trail-system-project-to-boos…>. They’re considering applying for BFC status, and Gabe Roush, one of their committee members, has asked the Bike Board to take a look at Point Pleasant’s bike ordinance for suggestions, improvements, etc. (see Gabe’s email below). I attached the ordinance to this email as a pdf, or you can find it online here: Point Pleasant Bike Ordinance<http://www.ptpleasantwv.org/Main_Pages/Codified%20Ordinances/Adobe%20PDF/D%…> One thing I noticed – this ordinance requires cyclists to ride as far to the right as possible. Seems like something they may want to change? There is also no mention of the 3 foot passing law. 373.05 RIDING ON ROADWAYS AND BICYCLE PATHS. (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. Ordinance experts (Jonathons or others) – would you be able to give Point Pleasant some feedback/suggestions for their bike ordinance and/or point them to some awesome ordinances (in WV or other states)? Gabe’s email is gabe.roush(a)gmail.com<mailto:gabe.roush@gmail.com> One more thing: you all may already know this, but given that many cyclists can’t come to the both days of the Bike Summit, WV Connecting Communities has created a Sunday-only registration for $20. Here’s a link to registration: Bike Summit January 24<https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ebds6p0r6…> Sunday only registration is now OPEN for the WV Bike Summit! Only $20 for program and reception on Sunday night. Here is the agenda: All events start at Charleston Marriott 12:00 p.m. 35 mile bike ride. Easy to moderate ride to celebrate cycling. 3:00 p.m. Easy ride in the city of Charleston with police escort. Join hundreds of cyclists on a casual ride in the city. Maybe the largest group ride in the history of WV? 5:00 p.m. Reception at the Marriott. Join other cyclists from across the state as we begin to build a network where we can all access and build a better cycling network in Almost Heaven. 5:30 p.m. Dale Porter of cyclingscenicwv.com<http://cyclingscenicwv.com/> presents the best cycling routes in the state. 6:15 p.m. Shane Cusick, ASLA, LEED AP| Program & Outreach Manager Bike Virginia - Shane will present Bike Virginia to our group. The reception will continue until we are tired of talking about cycling. Share with your cycling friends. This will be a chance to gather cyclists from across the state and get to know each other. Thanks! Christina c.hunt(a)wvhub.org<mailto:c.hunt@wvhub.org> From: Gabe Roush [mailto:gabe.roush@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 8:49 AM To: Christina Hunt <c.hunt(a)wvhub.org> Subject: Point Pleasant Bicycle Ordinance Hello again! I've been looking into the Bike Friendly designation ever since you had sent me the information about it. I finally came across our town's bike ordinance, and I was wondering if you would be willing to run it by the folks at the bike board in Morgantown to see if they feel that it is up to date. I'm pretty sure it is comparable to that of the state's law. The only flaw that I have found was that there is no mention of the allowance of 3 ft when a motorist passes a cyclist. It is Article 373 on page 87. Thanks! -- Gabriel Roush, ATC Holzer Health System

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Angry Red Lines
by Frank Gmeindl 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Hi Chip, In response to your question at last night's BB meeting, the bike route map, https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=zEb1x3Cmdv5Y.kqiiHTyb_6tc on the Bike Morgantown website shows more roads marked red than WV 705: University Av. between Fayette St. and North St.; Van Voorhis Rd.; Mon Blvd. between Patteson Dr. and the Star City Bridge; Hartman Run Rd.; Stewart St./Stewartstown Rd. between Hoffman/Protzman and Rt. 119 to Pt. Marion; Rt. 119/Cheat Rd.; Mileground Rd.; WV 7 between South Walnut St. and Deckers Creek Blvd. and Rt. 7 from Sabraton southeast; Westover Bridge and Rt. 19 south to Dents Run Blvd.; South University Av. between Foundry St. and WV 73; Arboretum Service Rd.. Frank D. Gmeindl LCI #1703 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles Where there's a will, there's a way

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