Frank,
Thank you for the quick
response. I want to make it clear that the Town of Granville initiated the
discussion of accommodating cyclists at the outset of the conversation. They
also want crosswalks to accommodate pedestrians. I hope this project will
accomplish what the town desires.
Happy Holidays,
Bill Austin, AICP
Executive Director
Morgantown Monongalia MPO
180 Hart Field Road
Morgantown, WVA 26508
304-291-9571
304-692-7225 Mobile
From: Frank Gmeindl
[mailto:fgmeindl@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:15 PM
To: Bill Austin
Cc: 'Don Spencer'; Bicycle Board
Subject: Re: Main Street Granville
Bill,
Thank you for speaking on behalf of cyclists and for inviting our input.
By copy of this message, I pass your invitation on to the Bicycle Board and ask
them to provide their recommendations to me. I will roll them up, run the
roll-up by the Board and send it to you.
I personally am delighted with your response to them. Unfortunately, the
scope being limited to the stretch between Dents Run and the Post Office
doesn't address the worst problem bicyclists have coming into and leaving
Granville. That is the railroad tracks heading north on Main St. and the
huge potholes coming south into Granville. The transition from pavement
to tracks is often riddled with huge holes and the elevation of the tracks
above the pavement is often high enough to destroy a wheel and cause a
crash. Water bottles popping out of their cages there is a common
occurrence. The huge bone jarring wheel-damaging potholes coming south
into Granville force cyclists to thread a swerving line between them.
Of course, the root cause is that this roadway does not have sufficient
strength and toughness for the trucks that travel it. The roadway within
the scope of their project is just fine for cyclists. It's already wide
and smooth enough. Putting money into striping a bike lane on it would be
absurd when to get to it, cyclists must exercise all their skill, strength and
toughness just to avoid destroying their machine, swerving in front of an
overtaking motor vehicle or falling down.
Since you need the input by next Tuesday night, I ask the Bicycle Board members
to send me their input by next Monday.
Thanks again for working on behalf of bicyclists!
Frank
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles
On 12/17/2009 3:26 PM, Bill Austin wrote:
Frank,
The Town of Granville has received an enhancement grant for
sidewalk/street lighting improvements on Main Street from the Dent’s Run
Creek Bridge to the post office. The Town met with DOH today and they seemed to
be very receptive to the Town’s desires. The Town wishes to be sensitive
to the needs of cyclists as well as pedestrians and they had an interest in
bike lanes. In discussing the issue with them I have suggested that providing
slightly wider lanes and Share the Road signs may be of better service to
cyclists.
I told the Town I would contact your group for any feedback
you may have on this issue. The Town Council will be considering this matter in
more depth on Tuesday night. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Bill Austin, AICP
Executive Director
Morgantown Monongalia MPO
180 Hart Field Road
Morgantown, WVA 26508
304-291-9571
304-692-7225 Mobile
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