I’m still waiting on any information from Tyler or the bike board.
From: Jonathan Bond [mailto:jbond3@mix.wvu.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:53 AM
To: Ryan Post
Subject: RE: Campus Connector
Hey Ryan,
I will see you Wednesday at the sga meeting. You can keep it very brief
regarding the campus connector. If you could just explain the importance of
it, I think it would be nice to get the image back out there to the new
president as well as the formation of ideas for the fall.
Sincerely,
Jon
304-639-2341
On 11/13/09, Ryan Post <rpostwvu@gmail.com> wrote:
I got this link today from the MD racing forum although partially
unrelated,
http://www.streetfilms.org/bike-lanes-in-the-big-apple/#more-16311 shows
how NYC implemented 3 classes of bike lanes.
Just to clarify, I have time to do the presentation if I’m given the
information. I’ve been to some SGA meetings before, and I found that
powerpoints are awkward, and I’d prefer to just speak, and possibly hand out
something only if needed.
As far as I’m aware, this issue is only dealing with the path from 8th and
Grant up to either the Presidents House or Engineering. Any references to
trail steepness I would prefer to reference another street, such as
currently this hill is “as steep as the hill in front of Eisland Hall”, or
“this hill will be no steeper than Stewart Street in front of Life
Sciences”.
That just seems easier and less boring than 100% of speeches that I’ve
heard at SGA meetings that had visual aids.
Ryan
From: Frank Gmeindl [mailto:fgmeindl@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 2:02 PM
To: Jacob Brown
Cc: Jonathan Bond; Ryan Post
Subject: Re: Campus Connector
Jonathan R., Greg Good, Jenny Selin
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 12:02 PM, Jacob Brown <fdjakeb@gmail.com> wrote:
Frank and Jon,
I spoke with Ryan Post and he is interested in helping with talking to SGA
about the campus connector. He was saying that if we can get the other BB
members that know more about the connector to get us the information by
Monday, we could get something together for Wednesday.
Otherwise, Ryan would be available to make the SGA meeting on the 2nd of
December, if my other date of the 9th would be too late.
Who do we need to talk to to get more detailed info to the SGA? Jonathan
R. and ???
- Jake
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Jacob Brown <fdjakeb@gmail.com> wrote:
Jon,
I won't have the time to gather the information by next weeks meeting. I'm
pretty busy next week with trying to get my final submissions of my thesis
in. But once next week is over, I'll have time to meet with the BB members
to get what I would need to present to you.
The only other issue is the meeting after Thanksgiving, I will be out of
town that week as well. What about the 9th of December, will SGA be meeting
that Wednesday? I know it is pretty late in the semester, but it would be
the only meeting I could make.
What do you think.
- Jake
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Jonathan Bond <jbond3@mix.wvu.edu> wrote:
Jake,
If you could gather some information about the history of the campus
connector, and just come and speak to SGA during one of our meetings, I will
put you on our agenda. It does not have to be very long, just enough to
spur conversation, and we will find someone to right a resolution on your
(and the student's) behalf. Upon writing this, it should pick up some
publicity which would help push the issue even further. If you have any
questions, feel free to contact me. I would love to get you on the agenda
before thanksgiving (this meeting or the meeting after thanksgiving would be
fine) to get more done THIS SEMESTER. Just let me know.
Sincerely,
Jon
On 11/12/09, Jacob Brown <fdjakeb@gmail.com> wrote:
Hmm, I could probably get on board with that. I know the general idea of
the campus connector, but I do not really know all of the past details.
Are we talking like a slideshow presentation of a couple slides to present
to the SGA. We will have to look at the meeting schedule and see which one
we need to hit. Looks like they are Wednesday Nights at 7:30 in the
Rhododendron room.
I dont imagine we have time to get ready for next week, and the following
week is before Thanksgiving break, so they may forego the meeting then. The
2nd of December I have to be out of town (missing the bike board meeting
that week as well) - however, the meeting of the 9th of December would work.
I am not sure when they stop having meetings for winter break, but that
would give us time to prepare something, and then present it to them that
night.
As an aside, not that this really matters, but my student status will also
come to an end at the end of the semester as well. But, if we did it on the
9th, then I would still be a student and we would have time to prepare
something.
Thoughts?
- Jake
I imagine I would want at least one of the other more knowledgable campus
connector bike board counterparts involved.
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@verizon.net>
wrote:
Tyler,
Good to hear from you! I hope your career is progressing famously:)
I'm in total agreement with your recommendation. By copy of this message,
I ask Jake if he's willing to present to the SGA. There is at least 1 other
Bicycle Board member and a City Counselor that could support him if he
needed it. (I don't mention their names here because I'd like to discuss
with Jake first and then them.)
Frank
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles
On 11/12/2009 11:56 AM, Tyler Pearson wrote:
Hi Frank,
I saw the email yesterday about the campus connector and just wanted
to let you know that I forwarded the email over to Jon Bond. He is
the Student Health Chair of WVU Student Government and has brought up
the campus connector to President Clements on various occasions to try
and garner support from the WVU side.
Jon brought up the idea of having a presentation by someone on the
Bike Board about the campus connector at a SGA meeting. This would
help give the idea publicity again, and the SGA would also be able to
pass a resolution of support, helping press it forward as a student
issue. Maybe Jake would be able to do this?
Hope all is well.
Tyler
ty.pearson@gmail.com
703.727.5490
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