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Fwd: PBIC News: Free Webinar on Bicycle Road Safety Audits
by Frank Gmeindl 21 Sep '13

21 Sep '13

Dear BB members, I highly encourage you to attend this webinar next Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. In it you will learn the FHWA's method for assessing roadways and other bicycle facilities for safety. Most of the BB's work involves us assessing roadway and other facility safety for bicyclists. This webinar can increase our competence at that. I have registered for it but when it is being conducted, I will be in the Navigating MAP-21 workshop in Charleston. I have … [View More]missed previous webinars and watched the recordings later but they're not as good. So, I hope some of you will attend and tell us what you learned from it. I found this: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/tools_solve/fhwasa12018/ which is a comprehensive and excellent report on Roadway Safety Audits. It could be a valuable read-ahead for the webinar. As I agreed at our last BB meeting, I delivered a presentation on Safe Routes to School to the Green Team last Thursday. You can see the presentation at https://www.dropbox.com/s/i90rbd4j7b2zg94/SRTStoGreenTeam.pdf . I also recommended to the Green Team that they learn how to do roadway safety audits. The RSA webinar offers an opportunity for the BB and Green Team to gain competence together and to collaborate efficiently and effectively to achieve Safe Routes to School. Looks like a week of beautiful weather coming up so maybe you'll tire yourself out riding and need some recovery that attending the webinar can provide:) Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "PBIC News" <PBIC_News(a)mail.vresp.com> > Date: September 17, 2013 1:49:33 PM EDT > To: fgmeindl(a)gmail.com > Subject: PBIC News: Free Webinar on Bicycle Road Safety Audits > Reply-To: "PBIC News" <reply-6ae82389fa-d07fa7ea7a-5474(a)u.cts.vresp.com> > > > > Sept. 17, 2013 > > Free Webinar on Conducting Bicycle Road Safety Audits > > CHAPEL HILL, NC — The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is pleased to announce the next free Webinar in its Livable Communities Webinar Series: > > Bicycle RSA: How to Counduct Road Safety Audits and How to Use Them to Promote Bicyclist Safety > Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 > 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time > > To register, please visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/513101490. > > This presentation will cover consideration of bicyclists in the Road Safety Audit process and review some successful applications of this process that lead to improved conditions for cyclists. > > An RSA is a formal safety examination of an existing or future roadway or off-road facility and is conducted by an independent, experienced, multidisciplinary team. The presentation will describe the content of the Federal Highway Administration's Bicycle Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists, which provide transportation agencies and RSA teams with a better understanding of the safety of cyclists in the transportation system when conducting an RSA. > > These guidelines present the RSA team with an overview of basic principles of the safety of cyclists and potential issues affecting cyclists. They also provide information on how to conduct an RSA and effectively assess the safety of cyclists. Prompt lists describe safety considerations when conducting a cyclist-specific RSA. These guidelines will help RSA teams evaluate and suggest a multimodal approach to safety by improving the safety of cyclists and all roadway users. > > Speakers include Dan Nabors, PE, a senior transportation engineer at VHB, and Bill Desantis, PE, corporate director for bicycle transportation planning and design at VHB. > > PBIC offers free, public Webinars approximately every month. To register for upcoming Webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit www.walkinginfo.org/webinars. > > > > Since its inception in 1999, PBIC's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. > Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center > > 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd > Campus Box 3430 > Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430 > Phone: 1.888.823.3977 > Fax: 919.962.8710 > www.walkinginfo.org > www.bicyclinginfo.org > > > > > > Click to view this email in a browser > > If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe > Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center > 730 MLK, Jr. Blvd. CB 3430 > Chapel Hill, NC 27599 > US > Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. > > > [View Less]

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revised bike friendly business door sign with website
by Chip Wamsley 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

This message was originally HTML formatted. View in a HTML capable client to see the original version.\r\n\r\n Here is the new proof of the bicycle friendly business sticker we chose with the addition of the bicycle board web url, superimposed on the right side of the M. The stickers will be roughly 5x7". Any comments? Chip

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Fwd: October TC Meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

Please reply by Friday with any items you'd like considered by the Traffic Commission. I'd like to see a on what has been done or is being done to apprehend the motorist that struck a cyclist at the Deckers Creek crossing of Carnegie St in June. I'd also like a report on the Mon Blvd. Bicycle Climbing Lane. At the last TC meeting, I suggested that the TC discuss reorganizing and refocussing so that it actually accomplishes something. A substantive discussion ensued and Chairman Nutter said … [View More]

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Fwd: Traffic Commission question
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

FYI. Mon Blvd. bicycle climbing lane. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Roy Nutter" <Roy.Nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Date: September 18, 2013 11:45:18 AM EDT > To: "Jeff Mikorski" <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Cc: <psteel(a)access.k12.wv.us>, <bshellito(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <bsypolt(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <mmccabe(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <ssullivan(a)… [View More]

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Changelab Report on Using Policy to Create Bicycle Friendly Communities
by Emily Vasile 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

Hello Bike Board, Thought you all would appreciate this report, Getting the Wheels Rolling: A Guide to Using Policy to Create Bicycle Friendly Communities<http://changelabsolutions.org/sites/default/files/Getting_the_Wheels_Rollin…>. Check out the infographic on pp. 14-15, really puts things in perspective. The resources at the end offer support for things we already have in the bike plan and the need for more data, policy ideas, etc. I haven't taken a super close look but plan to. Emily

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Fwd: Next Week’s Meeting re: Greater PGH Transportation
by Frank Gmeindl 12 Sep '13

12 Sep '13

As I said in the message that I sent you last Friday after our BB meeting, > We can form alliances and learn much from other participants because Pgh has pulled way ahead of us in bicycle friendliness. There are 4 concurrent workshops so it would be good to have 4 BB members attending. > > AFAIK, Jenny Selin is the only person from Mgtn attending. I thank her for getting an invitation sent to me. If I weren't having oral surgery that day, and if I weren't making a SRTS … [View More]presentation to the Green Team that evening, I'd definitely go. It's free. There will be great free food and a nice ride at the end and attending gets you into the international conference next year. Who's going? Begin forwarded message: > From: Pro Walk/Pro Bike & City of Pittsburgh <mark(a)bikewalk.org> > Date: September 12, 2013 4:59:02 PM EDT > To: <Frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Next Week’s Meeting re: Greater PGH Transportation > Reply-To: Pro Walk/Pro Bike & City of Pittsburgh <mark(a)bikewalk.org> > > An invitation to the 2013 Greater PGH Active Transportation Summit. > View this email in your browser > > Don't Miss Out - Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place 2013 > We still have room for you to join the over 200 senior representatives of close to 150 jurisdictions, departments, companies, and organizations with a stake in active transportation signed up for the Pro Walk/Pro Place/Pro Place 2013, Moving People Forward Summit. It’s free and it’s next Thursday, September 19 at Carnegie Mellon University. > > It will be a true summit, a day of open exchange, learning, networking, and commitment to improve walking, biking, and public places in the Pittsburgh region. It’s a meeting of people like you who make things happen! But you must register now. > > The nationally renowned, Founder of Streetsblog, Mark Gorton, will keynote. The speaker roster of includes: > Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive > Mario Browne, Director for Health Sciences Diversity,U of Pittsburgh > Scott Bricker, Executive Director, Bike Pittsburgh > Linda Boxx, President, Allegheny Trail Alliance > Robert Ogilvie, VP for Strategic Engagement, ChangeLab Solutions > Darren Flusche, Policy Director, League of American Bicyclists > Kim Collins, President, South Side Chamber of Commerce > Gary Toth, Senior Director, Transportation Initiatives, Project for Public Spaces > The morning presentations will set the national and regional context and the afternoon workshops will help you turn ideas into action. Workshops include: > Complete Streets: Working with your DOT > Placemaking: Connecting Trails and Economic Development > Oakland Neighborhood Walking Tour > Planning 101 for Walking and Biking > Show Me the Money: Finding Funding for Active Transportation Projects > Click here for the complete list of afternoon workshops (space limited in some sessions). > > A bonus reason to participate: everyone who attends Pro Walk/Pro Bike/Pro Place 2013 automatically becomes eligible to attend the international conference, Pro Walk/Pro Bike Pro Place, to be held in Pittsburgh, September 8-11, 2014. > > Limited time remains, so register today. Please use code MOVE2013D when prompted. > > For more information: Stephen Patchan, Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning at 412-393-0154 or stephen.patchan(a)pittsburghpa.gov > > Copyright © 2013 Project for Public Spaces, PPS, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email from PPS on behalf of the Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2014 Local Host Committee. > > Our mailing address is: > Project for Public Spaces, PPS > 419 Lafayette St, 7th Fl > New York, NY 10003 > > Add us to your address book > > > unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences > > [View Less]

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Green Night flyer
by Barbara 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Hi all, The flyer for the Sept 19 Green Night is attached. Please send to people or groups who might be interested, and post on bulliten boards. Thank you! Barbara Walker 304-614-8050

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Wheelbases
by Gunnar Shogren 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Good day. Wheelbases of various 2 wheeled vehicles I have- 35-37" Most BMX 20" bikes 40" Most CX & Rd bikes 44" 26" cruiser 42-45" 29er MTBs 40" Honda Trail 70 (probably similar size to small scooter and/or mopeds) 50" Honda Trail 90 52" Honda CB200, small street bike 52" Yamaha RD400, street bike 57" Yamaha IT175, dirt bike 58" Suzuki DRZ250, dirt bike Hope this is useful to someone.

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Fwd: September 19: Green Night at the Library:
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Sep '13

09 Sep '13

Here's the info on the Green Team's Safe Routes to School meeting that Barbara Walker described at last week's BB meeting. I hope many BB members will attend because, as we learned in last week's SRTS webinar http://tinyurl.com/nuoably and as Matt Watson clearly demonstrated to us, engaging the middle school students with their parents' support will get SRTS done. At this 9/17 meeting, we will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Green Team and the Pedestrian Safety Board to … [View More]understand and leverage each other's plans and ideas and increase our momentum to accomplish our SRTS plan. Begin forwarded message: > From: Pamela Cubberly <pamela(a)cubberly.net> > Date: September 8, 2013 6:35:53 PM EDT > To: Christiaan Abildso <cabildso(a)yahoo.com>, carney(a)netl.doe.gov, mchrist(a)labs.net, Stanley Cohen <scohen(a)wvu.edu>, crossnyc(a)hotmail.com, Susanchris(a)frontier.com, mary ann emery <maryannemery(a)hotmail.com>, jwf24(a)cornell.edu, kfurbee(a)yahoo.com, Evan Hansen <ehansen(a)downstreamstrategies.com>, rosesbloom92(a)gmail.com, squeakums9(a)yahoo.com, kjkauffmanwv(a)hotmail.com, Caroline Keicher <caroline.keicher(a)gmail.com>, Jane.Lefevre(a)mail.wvu.edu, garthlinknley(a)yahoo.com, reilram(a)frontier.com, cedar12(a)live.com, oberhauser.ann(a)gmail.com, pegreesewv(a)gmail.com, PattySlagel(a)yahoo.com, Don Spencer <dspencer36(a)comcast.net>, psteel(a)access.k12.wv.us, gcj2011(a)yahoo.com, annette.tanner(a)gmail.com, liz_wiles(a)comcast.net, Jonathan Rosenbaum <jr(a)wvcompletestreets.org>, brian(a)mtvsolar.com, Amanda.Griffith(a)mail.wvu.edu, ahi(a)arthurdaleheritage.org, admin(a)accawv.org, mwise(a)boparc.org, Marissa Travinski <mtravinski(a)boparc.org>, Brooke Oneil <boneil(a)boparc.org>, mail(a)chestnutridgepark.com, ranger_bmiller(a)yahoo.com, Bill Wonderlin <bill.wonderlin(a)gmail.com>, pjhunt(a)xemaps.com, adamzapple88(a)gmail.com, duane330(a)aol.com, achester(a)wvu.edu, donnaweems(a)rocketmail.com, kellyrwilliams(a)msn.com, Elizabeth Wiles <Liz(a)deckerscreek.org>, Martin Christ <Martin(a)DeckersCreek.org>, Doug(a)DeckersCreek.org, Amanda Pitzer <amanda(a)cheat.org>, bpenn(a)citynet.net, crervin(a)assessor.state.wv.us, flipster54(a)comcast.net, Barbara Watkins <barb(a)downtownmorgantown.com>, tmski44(a)aol.com, kaybeamer1(a)aol.com, MNCoordinator(a)wvdnr.gov, jmaple moncoswa <jmaple.moncoswa(a)gmail.com>, moncountyswa(a)gmail.com, cliff.harvey(a)mail.wvu.edu, Lisa Lagana <lisa.lagana2(a)gmail.com>, mmaupin(a)cityofmorgantown.org, Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu, baustin(a)moncpc.org, fgmeindl(a)gmail.com, Chip Wamsley <chip(a)wamsleycycles.com>, freesource(a)cheat.org, edfrohnae(a)aol.com, john.snodgrass(a)comcast.net, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Terry Bronson <bronsonwv(a)GMAIL.COM>, LeJay Graffious <lejaygraffious(a)gmail.com>, solcott(a)frontiernet.net, Vicky Shears <vshears(a)comcast.net>, Peggy Pings <mpings(a)wvu.edu>, info(a)positivespin.org, info(a)prickettsfort.org, director(a)prickettsfort.org, bpallay(a)comcast.net, wallace.venable(a)mail.wvu.edu, david.weaver(a)aecom.com, frankjernejcic(a)wvdnr.gov, dcsoinks(a)comcast.net, Anne Cumming <anne.cumming.fs(a)gmail.com>, Victoria D -FS Evans <vevans(a)fs.fed.us>, sclark03(a)fs.fed.us, george(a)wvbg.org, Erin.M.Riebe(a)wv.gov, Dave.Saville(a)mail.wvu.edu, patrick.kirby(a)mail.wvu.edu, raptor(a)wvrrc.org, Mary Davis <mdavis(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, James Kotcon <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>, troutguy2(a)frontier.com, Michael.costello(a)wvwild.org, Jonathan Weems <jweems(a)wvu.edu>, Doug Arbogast <doug(a)travelgreenappalachia.com>, oberhauser.ann(a)gmail.co, suzmcd(a)frontier.com, wvubassoon(a)hotmail.com, Andrea.Soccorsi(a)mail.wvu.edu, harshbargerd(a)wvuhealthcare.com, South Park Association of Neighbors <spanwv(a)yahoo.com>, SuncrestNA(a)gmail.com, president(a)wileshill-highlandpark.org, hartmand(a)comcast.net, devineconstllc(a)gmail.com > Subject: September 19: Green Night at the Library: > > The Morgantown Municipal Green Team announces the first in its 2013-14 series of Green Nights at the Library in the following news release and attached flyer suitable for posting. We appreciate your publicizing this event on Thursday, September 19. For more information, contact Barbara Walker at breadwords(a)yahoo.com. > > From: The Morgantown Municipal GreenTeam > For immediate release > Uphill Both Ways? Safe and Sustainable Student Transportation for Morgantown > A Green Night at the Library, 9/19/13 at the Morgantown Public Library > Tired of sitting in the car-rider line to drop off your child at school? Concerned about the environmental impact of traffic congestion in Morgantown? Or maybe wishing you could do something about the childhood obesity rate in our community? Remember how kids used to get to school? Come to the library on Thursday, September 19, 6:00–7:30 pm for a conversation about how Morgantown students get to and from school. > This month’s Green Night at the Library will address the issue of reducing the environmental and health impacts of student transportation. The event is the first in a fall series of presentations and workshops sponsored by the Morgantown Municipal Green Team at the downtown public library. The Green Team advises the City of Morgantown on matters relating to sustainability in public policy, planning, education, departmental management, development, and environmental and energy-related issues. > Studies have shown that kids who walk or bike to school perform better in school. Getting more kids walking and biking to school will help address a significant community health issue: West Virginia has one of the highest rates of childhood obesity in the country. Creating routes so more students can safely walk or bike to school will reduce traffic congestion and reduce the number of cars idling in lines. > At the September event, representatives from the Pedestrian Safety Board (www.morgantownwv.gov/government/advisory-boards/pedestrian-safety-board) and the Bike Board (bikemorgantown.com) will speak about how the Pedestrian Safety Plan and the Bike Plan, approved by the City Council, will encourage and enable safe walking and biking to Morgantown schools. We’ll discuss what has been done, what is planned, next steps, and opportunities for citizen involvement. > Everyone is welcome to come and learn about the current state of school transportation in Morgantown and the vision for supporting student-powered transport. Students who would like to walk or bike to school are especially encouraged to attend. > The Green Team has planned two other fall workshops: On Saturday, October 12, the Tree Board will hold a Green Morning on native tree selection, pruning, and care as part of Morgantown’s celebration of Arbor Day and the Year of the Tree. On Thursday, November 14, Jeff Simcoe of Downstream Strategies and others will discuss the city-sponsored study to establish a baseline of city carbon emissions to enable the community to find ways to lower its energy use. > The downtown public library is located at 373 Spruce Street. Parking is available across the street and a nearby parking structure. For more information, contact Barbara Walker at breadwords(a)yahoo.com. > > Thank you, > > Pamela S. Cubberly > Cubberly & Associates > 703-218-5417 (tel) > 703-463-7643 (cell) > Pamela(a)Cubberly.net > LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cubberly > Skype: pam.cubberly [View Less]

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Fwd: BMX Stunt Show, Family Bike Ride, and more!
by Frank Gmeindl 07 Sep '13

07 Sep '13

Lots of fun stuff at Carnegie Science Center. Begin forwarded message: > From: Carnegie Science Center <membership(a)carnegiemuseums.org> > Date: September 7, 2013 7:00:46 AM EDT > To: fgmeindl(a)gmail.com > Subject: BMX Stunt Show, Family Bike Ride, and more! > Reply-To: Carnegie Science Center <membership(a)carnegiemuseums.org> > > Having trouble viewing this email? View it online. > > > > Panera Bread Family Health Expo and Bike Ride > … [View More]Sept. 14 & 15 > Last chance to register for the Panera Bread Family Bike Ride (on Sept. 14 only)! And don't miss the Expo (all day Sept. 14 & 15), with more than two dozen vendors, health screenings, even yoga for kids! > > Sponsored by: > > > > > BMX Show > Oct. 5 > Experience a BMX Box Jump show featuring stunts that include 360s, tailwhips, backflip variations, and even front flips! > > > > > Café Sci > Sept. 9 > Dr. Illah Reza Nourbakhsh, director of the Community Robotics, Education, and Technology Empowerment (CREATE) lab, will discuss his new book Robot Futures. > > > > > SkyWatch Stargazing > Beginning Sept. 6 > SkyWatch is FREE on the same evening when you purchase a laser show or Omnimax ticket. SkyWatch tickets sold separately are $2. > > > > > Sponsored by: > > BIKES Food Drive > Sept. 9 – Oct. 4 > In celebration of National Hunger Action Month, 91.3 WYEP and 90.5 WESA are partnering with Carnegie Science Center and Dollar Bank to collect food donations for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank as part of a Bike to Feed Families event. > > > > > Sponsored by: > > 21+ Starry Nights > Oct. 4 > Join us for no-kids nights to explore exhibits, participate in science demos, listen to live music, enjoy a cash bar, and experience the Science Center in an adults-only atmosphere! > > > > > Munchkin Mondays > Select Mondays through October > Packed with themed activities, Munchkin Mondays feature story time, sing-alongs, make-and-takes, and theater shows for pint-sized visitors! > > > > > Special "Undaunted" Screenings > First Saturday of every month > See Dan Handley's hour-long documentary, "Undaunted: The Forgotten Giants of the Allegheny Observatory," at the Buhl Planetarium. > > > > > Book your holiday party! > Our North Shore location offers magnificent city views, convenient parking, awesome exhibits, and cool ideas for truly original events. > > > > > 3-2-1 Ride > Oct. 13 > Cyclists of all skill levels are invited to experience Pittsburgh's beautiful bike trails and scenic routes. All rides will start and end at the Science Center and will offer family-friendly activities, along with music, refreshments, and more! > > > Special Hours & Closings > Carnegie Science Center is closed Sunday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Oct. 20. > > Miniature Railroad & Village closes on Sept. 30 and reopens Nov. 29. > > > Special Offers & Discounts > > BIKES Food Drive Discount > Sept. 28 > Carnegie Science Center will offer a $2 off general admission discount to each person bringing a food donation for the BIKES Food Drive. > > > > > Sponsored by: > > Lincoln Test Drive > Oct. 5 from 10 am – 5 pm > Get behind the wheel! Lincoln will make a contribution to Carnegie Science Center for every test drive. > > > > Copyright 2013 Carnegie Science Center. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy > One Allegheny Avenue | Pittsburgh, PA 15212 | 412.237.3400 > > > Privacy policy | Change email preferences | Unsubscribe from Carnegie Museums email > [View Less]

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