What an awful place in general,
Unless it was the early 80's and all you had to do was hangout on the wall in between classes, before going down to The Blue Tick Tavern then up to the Lair. (tried my little darnedest to find the proper name)
It desperately needs to be closed to vehicular traffic or just don't have students crossing it every 7 feet of it's length or... Bridge for one, tunnel for the other. Wouldn't that be sweet? Like an almost "closed" campus!
It's narrow, there is no flow or consistent behavior from folks on the road or coming off the sidewalks. I think cyclists usually avoid it, cause you just sit in traffic, which of course is a shame.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:37 PM, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Bicycle Board Members, Any ideas for improving Grumbein's Island for cycists? Frank
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From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board walkmgw@yahoo.com Date: January 28, 2011 2:15:48 PM EST To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, Christiaan Abildso cgabildso@mail.wvu.edu, Bob Anderson randerson@hsc.wvu.edu, Jon Bond jbond3@mix.wvu.edu, Ilana Chertok ichertok@hsc.wvu.edu, Stan Cohen Stanley.Cohen@mail.wvu.edu, Chuck Coole ccoole@hsc.wvu.edu, Jan Derry jderry@nwvcil.org, Dave Harshbarger harshbargerd@wvuh.com, Dwight Harshbarger dwight.harshbarger@gmail.com, George Lilley mgranlil@verizon.net, Regina Mayolo reginam@verizon.net, Jon Miltenberger kokiri4ever@msn.com, Jennifer Noori thenoorinater@gmail.com, Bill Reger-Nash wreger@hsc.wvu.edu, Jonathan Rosenbaum freesource@cheat.org, Jimmie Simmons Jsimmons2642@yahoo.com, David Small dsmall1@mix.wvu.edu, Maria Smith mariasmith@busride.org, Don Spencer dspencer36@comcast.net, Martha Summers msummers@hsc.wvu.edu, Angela Wiley wileya120@gmail.com Subject: Grumbein's Island meeting
Fellow pedestrian advocates. I have been invited to attend a meeting with many constituencies to discuss the future of Grumbein's Island (pedestrian area in front of Mountainlair) next Friday at 10:00 AM. The invitees include: Terry Hough - City Don Spencer - City Roy Nutter - City Christaan Abildso - City Bryan Radabaugh - State Alanna Slack - State Perry Keller - State Bill Austin - Mgtn/Mon MPO Rick Colebank - Alpha Assoc Chuck Branch - Alpha Assoc Charlie Luttrell - Alpha Assoc Rob Moyer - WVU Nelson France - WVU Student Bob Merow - WVU Hugh Kierig - WVU
Please submit any suggestions prior to that meeting. Frank, I could especially use some bicycle design ideas for that area (I've also requested that you be invited). Best, Christiaan
Walk more, safely
Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board
Christiaan Abildso, Chair
Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair
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