Bicycle Board Members,
Please use the attached Project Priority List instead of the one that's included in the Draft Long Range Transportation Plan that I forwarded to you Nov. 8.
Please give me your comments on the LRTP so I can take them to the MPO Technical Advisory Group meeting this Thursday.
Why should you look at this? The LRTP sets the priorities for allocation of future Federal and State transportation funding for the Morgantown-Monongalia area. IMHO, this is the first time walking and bicycling have been integrally included in the plan. If you look at the project descriptions, you'll see a bicycle and/or pedestrian element in most of the projects. So, not only is $5 M planned for project #40 Regional Bikeway Plan Implementation Program and $2M planned for Safe Routes to Schools Improvements but other projects also contain a bicycling element. For example, #17 Fairmont Road/Holland Avenue (US-19) includes "Provide 15 feet wide lanes or bike lanes on inclines and other difficult areas for adequate bicycle overtaking width" and those wide lanes or bike lanes are included in the $11 M planned for that project.
So, why should you look at this? Because getting it right is essential to garnering trust, credibility and somewhat equal footing to all the other interests vested in this plan
Frank
From: "Bill Austin" baustin@labyrinth.net Date: November 12, 2012 1:52:03 PM EST Subject: RE: Draft MPO Long Range Transportation Plan for November 15th Meeting
Please replace the Project Priority List previously attached with the attached page.
Thanks,
Bill Austin, AICP Executive Director Morgantown Monongalia MPO 82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105 Morgantown, WVA 26505 304-291-9571 304-692-7225 Mobile “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe
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From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net Date: November 8, 2012 7:03:22 PM EST To: Bicycle Board bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com Subject: Fwd: Draft MPO Long Range Transportation Plan for November 15th Meeting
Bicycle Board Members,
We've been working on a Morgantown-Monongalia Long Range Transportation Plan for more than a year and we're one step away from releasing it to the public for comment. Please review the attached draft and give me any comments you wish me to take to the Transportation Advisory Group Nov. 15.
The draft LRTP is pretty large. One way you might review it is to search for "bicycle" and look carefully at the maps.
Frank
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From: "Bill Austin" baustin@labyrinth.net Date: November 8, 2012 3:12:23 PM EST To: bill@byrnehedges.com, "'David Bruffy'" Bruffy@busride.org, eldonc@msn.com, gvmayor@comcast.net, jambie1@comcast.net, "Jim Manilla" jimmanilla@gmail.com, jlgoodwi@access.k12.wv.us, "'Joe Fisher'" Joe.Fisher@mail.wvu.edu, "'Keller, Perry J'" Perry.J.Keller@wv.gov, "Mike Kelly" dulaneyoil@comcast.net, Moncom@aol.com, "Wesley Nugent" wes@wnugent.com, "Terry Hough" though@cityofmorgantown.org, "'Christopher Fletcher'" cfletcher@cityofmorgantown.org, ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org, "'Hugh Kierig'" Hugh.Kierig@mail.wvu.edu, "'Radabaugh, Bryan L'" Bryan.L.Radabaugh@wv.gov, "'Irv Schuetzner'" ischuetz@access.k12.wv.us, "'Maria Smith'" MariaSmith@busride.org, "'Williams, Donald L'" Donald.L.Williams@wv.gov, "'Slack, Alanna J'" Alanna.J.Slack@wv.gov, director@moncpc.org, "'Warner, Richard L'" Richard.L.Warner@wv.gov, info@morgantown.org, "'Development Center'" infoadc@alleghenydevelopment.com, butch442@comcast.net, rwsnyder301@comcast.net, jegdeg@comcast.net, Roy.Nutter@mail.wvu.edu, "'Frank Gmeindl'" frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, cabildso@yahoo.com, "Tim Ball" tball@mub.org, "'ExDirector'" director@downtownmorgantown.com, exdirector@downtownmorgantown.com, "'John E. Sneckenberger'" jsnecken@yahoo.com, Joseph.Kanosky@NETL.DOE.GOV, James.Dotson@mylanlabs.com, "'Ken Busz'" ken@morgantownchamber.org, "'Michael Clow'" mclow@cityofmorgantown.org, "'Murdock, Gary'" murdockg@wvuhealthcare.com, mcclymondsb@wvuh.com, "'Peggy J. Myers-Smith'" pmyerssmith@tourmorgantown.com, "'Russ Lorince'" Russ.Lorince@mail.wvu.edu, robertsond@monhealth.sys.org, sawdustinc@comcast.net, brad.greathouse@mylan.com, "'Rob Moyer'" Rob.Moyer@mail.wvu.edu, "'Michael Clow'" mclow@cityofmorgantown.org, mrenner123@gmail.com, mayordave@comcast.net, "'Janel Nye'" janel@bedardconsulting.com, "Tim Ball" tball@mub.org, "Shoukry, Fouad N" Fouad.N.Shoukry@wv.gov, statler4board@hotmail.com Cc: scmayor@comcast.net, "'Thieken, Steve'" steve.thieken@burgessniple.com, "'Snow, Jamie'" jamie.snow@burgessniple.com, "'Jeff Mikorski'" jmikorski@cityofmorgantown.org, andrew.nichols@marshall.edu, "'Jing Zhang '" tranplan@labyrinth.net Subject: Draft MPO Long Range Transportation Plan for November 15th Meeting
Transportation Advisory Group Members,
Please find attached the Draft Long Range Transportation Plan for your review at the November 15th TAG meeting to be held at 6:30 PM at the Airport Training Room in the Airport Managers Office Building. Please review this information prior to attending the meeting. Your comments will be reflected in the draft plan to be presented to the public prior to adoption by the MPO Policy Board. Please plan to attend this important meeting.
I would also like to let you know the MPO has updated our website the updated website includes a new look and interactive mapping of the MPO’s TIP priority projects. You may see our website at:
www.plantogether.org.
We look forward to seeing you at the November 15th meeting. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if I may be of any assistance.
Respectfully,
Bill Austin, AICP Executive Director Morgantown Monongalia MPO 82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105 Morgantown, WVA 26505 304-291-9571 304-692-7225 Mobile “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain “Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe