From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl@comcast.net>

Date: August 2, 2011 12:02:46 PM EDT

To: Bryan L Radabaugh <Bryan.L.Radabaugh@wv.gov>

Cc: Roy Nutter <Roy.Nutter@mail.wvu.edu>, Bill Austin <baustin@labyrinth.net>, Damien Davis <ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org>

Subject: Stripe Mon Blvd. shoulder

Bryan,

Can you paint a 6-inch wide stripe between the roadway and shoulder northbound on Monongahela Blvd. between Eighth St. and Evansdale Drive?

Yesterday, I noticed that new asphalt has been applied to that shoulder.  Please accept the gratitude of many cyclists for repairing the shoulder which has been crumbling lately.  

The new asphalt has covered the roadway edge line so I assume you will re-stripe it as soon as possible.  Instead of the standard 4-inch white edge line, I'm wondering if you could apply a 6-inch wide stripe.  6-inch is the standard stripe width for demarcating a bike lane.  As you know, WVDOH, the City of Morgantown, the Morgantown Monongalia MPO and WVU have been negotiating for a bicycle climbing lane on that shoulder and we continue to progress toward realizing it.  Painting a 6-inch wide stripe could be another small step in that direction.

See page Page 23 of 1999 AASHTO Guide to the Development of Bicycle Facilities (http://www.sccrtc.org/bikes/AASHTO_1999_BikeBook.pdf ) for stripe width guidance.  

I've attached the bike lane plans for your convenience.

Frank D. Gmeindl
Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board
LCI #1703
491 WilsonAvenue
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-376-0446
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles