Rank |
Projects |
1 |
Enf7. Cite motorists for improper driving around cyclists with emphasis
on failure to stop for stop signs, failure to yield at intersections and
passing cyclists too closely and too fast |
2 |
Enc13. Remove school prohibitions on bicycling to schools that have
established safe routes. |
3 |
Enc11. Establish and mark safe routes to schools extending at least ¼
mile from every school including Eastwood Elementary School, Mountaineer
Middle School, Dorsey Avenue Pre-school, Mountainview Elementary School,
North Elementary School, Suncrest Elementary and Middle Schools, Morgantown
High School, and South Middle School. |
4 |
Eva5. Analyze bicycle use and crash data to identify opportunities for
increasing use and reducing crashes. |
5 |
Eva4. Measure bicycle crashes and bicycle injuries and publish the
results quarterly and annually. |
6 |
Enc1. Establish and maintain a budget to enable implementation of this
plan. |
7 |
Eva6. Conduct an annual review with City Council, Chief of Police, City
Engineer and the Bicycle Board of trends in bicycle use and incidents and
identify required changes to the Bicycle Plan and related plans. |
8 |
Enc12. Provide training to parents and students on safe routes and
commuting to school. |
9 |
Enf5. Cite bicyclists who run stop signs, ride against traffic, make
improper turns or violate other laws |
10 |
Eng12. Replace or work with appropriate entities to replace all drain
grates that can catch bicycle wheels with grates that are bicycle friendly. |
11 |
Enf1. Establish and maintain a plan for traffic enforcement to improve
bicycling safety and to reduce the perceived risk of bicycling in Morgantown |
12 |
Ed5. Encourage the Board of Education to establish a Safe Routes to
School (LAB Kids II) class in every school |
13 |
Eng13. Keep roadways, especially bike lanes and uphill shoulders, clear
of glass, debris, snow and ice. |
14 |
Eng14. Encourage redesigning University Avenue between Falling Run Road
and Patteson Drive, to widen the up-hill side, providing a bicycle-climbing
lane. |
15 |
Eng27. Encourage WVDOH to coordinate with Star City to widen University
Avenue from Boyers Avenue to Patteson Drive during course of regular
maintenance (resurfacing) sufficiently to enable motorists to pass bicyclists
safely, especially on the climbing sections, or design and develop a Star
City bicycle path parallel to University Avenue from Boyers Avenue to
Patteson Drive. |
16 |
Ed4. Continue to support the Confident City Cycling program as defined
on BikeMorgantown.com including Traffic Skills 101 and Bicycle Commuter
courses |
17 |
Eng6. Arrange for the state to install Shared Lane Markings and
Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs on all state maintained arterials that have
speed limits less than 35 mph that meet established criteria for Shared Lane
Marking and Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign installation. |
18 |
Eva1. Establish and maintain a plan for measuring and analyzing the
effectiveness of the City’s Bicycle Plan. |
19 |
Enf6. Capture and publish daily, monthly and annual data on traffic
violations involving bicycles, crashes involving bicyclists and the cause of
crashes |
20 |
Eng2. Implement the Complete Streets policy established in 2007: all
street resurfacing or other modifications will include a written Complete
Street plan that is reviewed and commented on by the Bicycle Board before
they can be implemented. |
21 |
Eva2. Measure resources applied to implement this plan and publish the
results quarterly and annually. |
22 |
Eng4. Install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs
on all City maintained arterials that meet established criteria for Shared
Lane Marking and Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign installation. |
23 |
Eng18. Take the lead and work with WVDOH to install a bicycle lane on
both sides of WV 705 from Willowdale Road to Mileground Road. |
24 |
Enc5. Encourage management of key City offices such as Engineering,
Public Works and Police departments to improve support of bicycling in
Morgantown. |
25 |
Eng7. Arrange for the state to install Share the Road signs on all
State maintained arterials that have speed limits greater than 35 mph that
meet established criteria for Shared Lane Marking and Bicycles May Use Full
Lane sign installation. |
26 |
Ed3. Continue the Morgantown Effective Bicycling Education Program as
defined in the 2008 Transportation Enhancement Program grant, which includes
educating motorists on cyclist rights and duties and how to drive around
cyclists |
27 |
Eng29. Encourage WVDOH to move the intersection of West Run Road and
Route 119 to the Easton Hill Road.
Widen and straighten West Run Road to improve sight lines. Install shared lane markings and
Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs from Van Voorhis Road to the intersection
with Easton Hill Road. Install
Share the Road signs from the Route 119 and Route 857 intersection south on
Route 857 to Old Cheat Road, along the Old Cheat Road, on Cheat Road from
Cheat Lake to Pierpont Road. |
28 |
Enc14. Reward students for bicycling to school. |
29 |
Enf2. Conduct an annual Enforcement for Bicycle Safety workshop with
the Morgantown Police department |
30 |
Enc4. Employ certified bicycle instructors. |
31 |
Ed6. Coordinate with WVU to provide LAB Bicycle Commuter and Traffic
Skills 101 courses to all students, faculty and staff |
32 |
Ed1. Establish and maintain a bicycling education plan |
33 |
Eng17. Take the lead and work with WVDOH to install bicycle-climbing
lane on Monongahela Boulevard between Boyers Avenue and Patteson Drive. |
34 |
Eng15. Conduct a comprehensive traffic flow and redesign study of the
Sunnyside, Wiles Hill and Evansdale areas to minimize the difficulty and
perceived risk of bicycle travel between WVU campuses. |
35 |
Eq1. Identify and repeal ordinances that discriminate against
bicyclists, or restrict their right to travel, or reduce their safety
relative to other travelers |
36 |
Eng16. Take the lead and work with WVDOH to install bicycle-climbing
lane on Monongahela Boulevard between Eighth Street and Evansdale Drive. |
37 |
Eva3. Measure bicycle use and publish the results quarterly and
annually |
38 |
Eng21. Maintain the rail trails to be free of glass, snow and ice. |
39 |
Ed2. Conduct annual reviews of bicycling education progress |
40 |
Enf4. Handout rights and duties card along with citation to cyclists
who violate rules of the road |
41 |
Enc6. Establish a bicycle route map for the City and classify all
streets in terms of their bicycle friendliness. |
41 |
Enc7. Establish way-finding signage and roadway markings to support the
bicycle route map http://bikemorgantown.com/route_map.php. |
43 |
Eng31. Every year, 2 months before the beginning of the City’s annual
budget cycle, conduct a review of bicycle infrastructure issues and
improvements with City Council, the Traffic Commission and the Bicycle Board. |
44 |
Enf3. Send rights and duties postcard to motorists that cyclists or
others observed and reported violating bicyclist rights |
45 |
Enf9. Every year, 2 months before the beginning of the City’s annual
budget cycle, conduct a review with the City Manager, City Council, the
Traffic Commission and the Bicycle Board of bicycle use, violation citations,
crash statistics and recommended actions for improvement |
46 |
Eng19. Encourage the state to make Greenbag Road bicycle friendly. |
47 |
Enc2. Coordinate with the Morgantown Monongalia MPO and the Monongalia
County Commission to establish and maintain a Monongalia countywide bicycle
plan |
48 |
Enc8. Coordinate with the Morgantown Monongalia MPO to encourage WVU
and other employers to provide bicycle parking, lockers and shower facilities
for employees who chose to bicycle to work. |
49 |
Enc10. In conjunction with local businesses and the local bicycling
community, support regularly scheduled rides. |
50 |
Eng25. Design and build Health Center Connector from old North Fire
Station to Law School, the Health Center, and Mountaineer Field. |
51 |
Eng9. Advocate secure short-term bicycle parking within 100 feet of
bicyclist destinations in commercial districts. |
52 |
Enf8. Support traffic judge requiring motorists that police cite for
breaking the law and jeopardizing cyclists to complete the LAB course for
motorists |
53 |
Eng1. Establish and maintain a plan for improving Morgantown’s
infrastructure for bicycling. |
54 |
Enc17. Promote Bike to Work month, week and day by riding his or her
bike down High Street. |
55 |
Eng28. Take the lead and work with appropriate entitites to design and
build connector from Falling Run Road through WVU Farms to West Run Road to
the Mon River Trail (at Beechurst Avenue and near Van Voorhis Road); and Mon
River Trail to Bakers Ridge Road and University High School. |
56 |
Eng24. Build the Campus Connector from Grant Avenue to the WVU Evansdale
Campus (with steps and bike-rail). |
57 |
Eng30. Encourage WVDOH to develop bike path in the West Run valley from
Van Voorhis Road to I-68 and then west of I-68 in the general direction of
I-68 to Sabraton to connect with the Decker Creek trail. |
58 |
Enc16. Review current implementation and consider expansion of the
Planning and Zoning Code requiring developers of multi-family dwellings to
provide bicycle parking and storage. |
59 |
Eng11. Coordinate with Mountain Line and WVU to establish reasonable
bicycle parking at all bus and PRT stops. |
60 |
Ed8. Mention BikeMorgantown.com in any City-sponsored
transportation-related education activities |
61 |
Enc15. Reward people for riding their bicycles instead of driving cars. |
62 |
Eng8. Determine current bicycle traffic patterns and update when
infrastructure changes are contemplated and implemented. |
63 |
Eng3. Use the AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities
for the design of every new street and for every street improvement. |
64 |
Eng20. Take the lead and work with appropriate entities to improve
alignment and sight lines at Deckers Creek trail crossings of Deckers Creek
Blvd. and consider enhanced traffic control measures. |
65 |
Eng10. Encourage weatherproof and vandal-proof long-term bicycle parking
in every city owned or managed parking garage. |
66 |
Eng23. Install bike/ped bridge in the location of the former Decker
Avenue bridge across Decker’s Creek. |
67 |
Eng22. Install bike/ped bridge across Decker’s Creek from Valley
Crossing to Brockway Avenue. |
68 |
Enc18. Achieve LAB Bicycle Friendly Community Bronze level award by
2012, Silver by 2015 and Gold by 2020. |
69 |
Enc3. Lead statewide bicycle plan development. |
70 |
Enc9. Establish a BikeMorgantown orientation package for newcomers. |
71 |
Eng26. Finish Krepps Park to Star City connector. |
72 |
Ed7. Request WVDMV to include in the motor vehicle driver exam a
question on proper driving with bicycles |
73 |
Eng5. Work with the State to establish consistent standards for the
installation of Share the Road signs. |