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Re: [Bikeboard] June TC Meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hi Damien, If we're having a meeting, I'd like an update on the hit-and-run reported in the May 23 Dominion Post in which a large blue or black truck ran a stop sign and hit a cyclist on Carnegie Street: http://ee.dominionpost.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=RFBvc3QvMjAxMy8wNS8yMyNBcj… "...the truck had damage around the front bumper and left front fender, was carrying a temporary West Virginia tag ending in the numbers 122." Frank D. Gmeindl LCI #1703 491 Wilson Avenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles On May 31, 2013, at 8:00 AM, Damien Davis wrote: > All, > > Please send me items you would like to discuss at next week's meeting. Thank you. > > J. Damien Davis, PE, CFM > Assistant City Engineer > City of Morgantown > Public Works Department - Engineering Division > 389 Spruce Street > Morgantown, WV 26505 > Office: 304.284.7398 > Fax: 304.284.7409 > www.MorgantownWV.gov > >

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May Minutes
by Traci Knabenshue 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

Hello BB: May minutes attached. Thanks! Traci

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Fwd: June TC Meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

Any items for the Traffic Commission? If not, I'm not going to attend. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Date: May 31, 2013 8:00:58 AM EDT > To: david.mckain(a)gmail.com, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, lisa k mardis <lisa.k.mardis(a)gmail.com>, normawyant(a)comcast.net, Susan Sullivan <ssullivan(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Julie.Thalman(a)mail.wvu.edu, Bethany Sypolt <bsypolt(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Linda Little <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, William Wyant <wwyant(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, mmccabe(a)cityofmorgantown.org, wes(a)wnugent.com, j4im3s(a)gmail.com, christophergluck(a)gmail.com, psteel(a)access.k12.wv.us, Barbara Shellito <bshellito(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Christiaan Abildso <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Roy Nutter <rnutter(a)wvu.edu> > Subject: June TC Meeting > Reply-To: ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org > > All, > > Please send me items you would like to discuss at next week's meeting. Thank you. > > J. Damien Davis, PE, CFM > Assistant City Engineer > City of Morgantown > Public Works Department - Engineering Division > 389 Spruce Street > Morgantown, WV 26505 > Office: 304.284.7398 > Fax: 304.284.7409 > www.MorgantownWV.gov > >

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Small group riding for Bike to Work day tomorrow (Friday)
by Christiaan Abildso 19 May '13

19 May '13

All - For those interested, 3-4 of us that live in South Park and work at Health Sciences are gathering at 8:15 at Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheater for a ride over to Health Sciences. Weather looks excellent, about 60 at 8AM. Feel free to join, but please email me so we know to look out for you. Ride on! Christiaan

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SRTS Webinar today 2pm
by Frank Gmeindl 17 May '13

17 May '13

Maximizing District-Wide Impact of Safe Routes to School: Educating Principals and School Boards REGISTER HERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2217853838068397056

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Re: [Bikeboard] Sharrows- Bike Arlington
by Frank Gmeindl 14 May '13

14 May '13

Interesting indeed. In October 2007, the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board presented a sharrow plan for Morgantown. We proposed to install sharrows and R4-11 Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs throughout the prevailing bicycling network in Morgantown. The City Manager budgeted and City Council approved $35K for their installation. The WVDOH approved, then in October 2008, disapproved when they discovered that sharrows and R4-11 signs are not in the 2003 MUTCD which I believe they are still using. The 2009 MUTCD includes them. That's one reason we included adoption of the 2009 MUTCD in "WV Connecting Communities Legislative Agenda: Proposed Bicycle Legislation Changes". Did we do anything with that in the 2013 legislature? Frank D. Gmeindl LCI #1703 491 Wilson Avenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles On May 13, 2013, at 3:20 PM, Ella Belling wrote: > Hello cyclists, > Thought this link was interesting enough to share… Ella > > Sharrows > Sharrows were federally approved and adopted after research by the U.S. Department of Transportation revealed that sharrows significantly increase the passing space between motor vehicles and bicyclists and reduce improper bicycle behavior, such as riding on the sidewalk or riding the wrong way on a street. Sharrows are expected to be officially adopted in Virginia by the end of 2010. Arlington however is following the lead of neighboring Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, and other bike-friendly cities such as Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and New York. The County is placing sharrows in locations that are popular with bicyclists and where streets form part of the bicycle network promoted on the County’s official bike map. > > http://www.bikearlington.com/pages/biking-in-arlington/sharrows/ > > > > > Ella Belling > Executive Director > Mon River Trails Conservancy > P.O. Box 282 > Morgantown, WV 26507 > www.montrails.org > 304-692-6782 > > >

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Fwd: Bike to Work Week, May 13-17 (Infographic)
by Frank Gmeindl 13 May '13

13 May '13

Stephanie created an excellent infographic that you might want to post somewhere. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Stephanie Averkamp <stephanie.averkamp(a)gmail.com> > Date: May 12, 2013 9:32:24 PM EDT > To: frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net > Subject: Bike to Work Week, May 13-17 (Infographic) > > I'm a huge advocate of Bike to Work Week, and participate each year. I created an infographic documenting the health (and other) benefits of biking to work. > > Please support Bike to Work Week by embedding the following infographic on your website and sharing the benefits with your readers: > http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/bike-to-work-week-infographic/ > > I am passionate about helping people get active and healthy. By promoting the health benefits of biking to work, perhaps we can convince a few more people to become bike commuters. > > Thank you, > Stephanie

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City Manager goals
by Frank Gmeindl 11 May '13

11 May '13

Attached are Jeff Mikorski's goals for his first 6 months as City Manager. He has certainly been supportive of the BB. I expect the new City Council should be supportive as well. However, we don't seem to be on their radar screens. Certainly by July when the new Council takes office, we should have a plan for getting Jeff and them behind us. I can imagine that crafting such a plan could also rejuvenate the BB. BTW, did anybody watch yesterday's webinar: "The Bottom Line: How bicycle and pedestrian projects offer economic benefits to communities"? I kept getting a Citrix error when I tried to log in and missed it. Presenting to Jeff and City Council how bicycling could benefit our local economy could include a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 4, Encourage Economic Development. Also, I've seen claims that cities with substantial bicycling and walking are safer than motor centric cities. Gathering those studies and presenting them to Jeff and Council could them a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 5 and maybe even shift his and Council's safety paradigm. Thoughts? Frank

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Fwd: Fwd: Bike Month Proclamation
by Frank Gmeindl 09 May '13

09 May '13

Marilyn, Thanks for your insights. Thanks also to Derek. Unless other BB members want me to press on with the Bike Month proclamation, I'm going to drop it. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Marilyn Newcome <mjcycling(a)msn.com> > Date: May 7, 2013 9:08:43 PM EDT > To: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Bike Month Proclamation > > Frank, > > Doesn't seem worth the effort after the fact. The city seems like they are very busy. Hopefully we can get the Walgreens business award presented on time. > > Marilyn > > Sent from my Kindle Fire > > > > From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Tue May 07 12:49:04 EDT 2013 > To: "bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Board" <bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com> > Cc: Bethany Sypolt <bsypolt(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Subject: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Bike Month Proclamation > > FYI, do you think it's worth proclaiming Bike Month after Bike to School Day (tomorrow, May 8), Bike to Work Week (May 14-17), Bike to Work Day (May 17)? > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Bethany Sypolt <bsypolt(a)cityofmorgantown.org> >> Date: May 7, 2013 11:24:21 AM EDT >> To: fgmeindl(a)gmail.com >> Cc: Linda Little <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Manilla, Jim" <jimmanilla(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Bike Month Proclamation >> >> Frank, >> >> City Council has 8 additional proclamations for tonight that have been completed more than a month ago; and the Mayor has made the determination to hold the bike month proc. until the May 21st meeting. Thanks for your understanding- as this was the last one submitted for this meeting and we are still completing paperwork from the election, the Clerk's Office would also benefit from the added time to type and format the requested proc. We are still inundated with work, and again, we thank you for understanding the need to push this back one meeting. >> >> Bethany D. Sypolt | Deputy City Clerk | City of Morgantown >> 389 Spruce Street, Room 10 | Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 >> direct 304.284.7439 | fax 304.284.7525 | www.morgantownwv.gov >> >> >> >> From: "Linda Little" <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org> >> To: "Bethany Sypolt" <bsypolt(a)cityofmorgantown.org> >> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 11:19:31 AM >> Subject: Fwd: Bike Month Proclamation >> >> Bethany another Proc:) >> >> Linda Little, CMC >> City Clerk >> City of Morgantown >> 389 Spruce St. >> Morgantown WV. 26505 >> 304-284-7434 >> 304-284-7525(fax) >> llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org >> >> >> From: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> >> To: "Jim Manilla" <jimmanilla(a)gmail.com> >> Cc: "Linda Little" <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Jeff Mikorski" <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Board" <bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com> >> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 11:10:20 AM >> Subject: Bike Month Proclamation >> >> Mr. Mayor, >> >> Would you please proclaim May as Bike Month in Morgantown? Following is the suggested content for a proclamation. I have copied Linda Little since she usually creates the proclamation document. >> >> Proclamation >> Whereas, Bicycle Friendly Communities attract highly educated residents that create diversified robust local economies; >> Whereas, the City of Morgantown has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly Community; >> Whereas, the City of Morgantown has a vision that all residents can enjoy bicycling safely and fearlessly anytime, anyplace for any reason; >> Whereas, Morgantown has a goal that by 2020, 5% of all trips in and through Morgantown will be made by bicycle; >> Whereas, Morgantown is implementing a Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan to realize its vision and achieve its goal; >> Whereas, May is National Bike Month; >> Now, Therefore, I, Jim Manilla, Mayor of the City of Morgantown do hereby proclaim the month of May 2013 as Bike Month in the City of Morgantown and encourage all citizen's to support bicycling within our community and to enjoy this activity's many benefits. >> >> For the past 3 years, the Mayor has proclaimed May as Bike Month in Morgantown. I hope you will do so again this year and perhaps doing so could re-energize us to return our attention to implementing the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan that City Council unanimously adopted last May. >> >> Frank D. Gmeindl >> LCI #1703 >> 491 Wilson Avenue >> Morgantown, WV 26501 >> 304-376-0446 >> Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >

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Webinar today at 2 pm
by Frank Gmeindl 08 May '13

08 May '13

5/07/2013— "The Bottom Line: How bicycle and pedestrian projects offer economic benefits to communities" Presented by Darren Flusche, policy director, League of American Bicyclists' Ginny Sullivan, director of travel initiative, Adventure Cycling Association; and Mark Wyatt, executive director, Iowa Bicycle Coalition To register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/833639306

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