Jesse, all,

We submitted this grant proposal but haven't heard back on it yet. The initial submission does not require us to select a final project, but it did provide space for us to indicate potential projects. The project we indicated as of most interest at the time of submission was regional bike/ped wayfinding. Open streets sounds like another great idea.

I'll keep you all informed if/when we hear back about the grant.

Cheers,

Drew

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From: Bikeboard <bikeboard-bounces@bikemorgantown.com> on behalf of Jesse Heady via Bikeboard <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 6:06 PM
To: John Whitmore <jwhitmore@morgantownwv.gov>
Cc: bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com>
Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] $100 grant funding opportunity

 

HI John, 

Did this get any traction with the city? I'm not sure how I missed it but one thing, in particular, stood out to me as one of the funding options of the grant: open street events. I'm interested to hear more from the city on partnerships in this arena.

Sincerely,

Jesse

On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 9:35 AM John Whitmore via Bikeboard <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com> wrote:

I just shared it with the city’s grand coordination. We will see what we can do.

 

John Whitmore, AICP

Planner III

City of Morgantown

389 Spruce Street

Morgantown, WV 26505

Office: (304) 284-7431

morgantownwv.gov

 

 

 

 

From: Bikeboard <bikeboard-bounces@bikemorgantown.com> On Behalf Of Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 9:24 AM
To: Bicycle Board <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com>
Subject: [Bikeboard] $100 grant funding opportunity

 

https://www.bluezones.com/made-to-move/

$100k for communities of 100-300k people. A county per the FAQ is considered a "community", thus Mon Co could apply. Planning, technical assistance, and implementation of the project.

 

Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

·         A pavement-to-parks project;

·         Curb extensions and chicanes;

·         Crosswalks and crossings;

·         Gateway features;

·         Protected bike lanes;

·         Pocket parks and plazas;

·         Roundabouts and mini-circles;

·         Neighborhood traffic calming;

·         First and last mile transit projects;

·         Road rightsizing projects (lane reductions);

·         Bike parking and street furniture;

·         Bike and pedestrian-oriented signage and wayfinding;

·         Non-motorized trail linkages.

An eligible policy effort can be:

·         Development and adoption of a street design manual that localizes active transportation tools;

·         An update of zoning ordinances to support healthy design;

·         Updating a permitting process to allow interim design;

·         Adoption of a Complete Streets policy and implementation plan;

·         Revising Capital Improvement Plan project selection to support active transportation (e.g. this may include training of local or regional public works, planning, transportation, emergency responders and other staffs to implement innovative design features).

 

 

 

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