Frank,
I agree with your thoughts, here is my reaction:
Bicycle transportation is no longer an issue that "can" or "can not" be included in planning efforts.
- Bicycling is a legal and often utilized form of transportation--a wide range of riders use bicycles regularly
- This is an economic development issue--residents, potential residents, tourists, young people and retirees all measure our community
based upon our friendliness to bicycles and pedestrians. We must plan for the connections, crossings and well-being of all travelers on
our roads and highways.
Jenny
Jenny Selin
1224 Fairlawns
Morgantown, WV 26505
USA
Phone:(304-598-9650)
jselin@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:21:52 -0400
From: fgmeindl@verizon.net
To: bikeboard@cheat.org
Subject: [Bikeboard] MPO presentation
Bicycle Board Members,
I have accepted an invitation to make a 20 minute presentation "on bicycle planning and how it can
be included in MPO planning
efforts" to the Greater Morgantown Metropolitan Planning
Organization and Star City Mayor next Thursday at 9:30 am at the MPO
offices in the airport. All members of the MPO including the Policy
Board, Technical Advisory Committee and Citizen Advisory Committee are
invited to attend. So are 3 members of the WVDOH and a member of the
Federal Highway Administration.
Personally, I would like the presentation to result in the
participants:
- seeing bicycling as a valid means of transportation and an
integral component of our transportation mix;
- considering bicycling in any and all future transportation
decisions;
- looking to the Bicycle Board as valued bicycling
consultants.
I would appreciate your thoughts and especially any recommendations and
data for the presentation. Please reply-all and maybe we can get some
synergy going :-)
Frank
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of
vehicles
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