I will be unable to attend tonight's meeting but I wanted to contribute to this message. Alas, I am no longer an employee of the MPO and don't have access to the resources over there. Jonathan, if you can get a copy of the map scanned in or even photocopied, I am sure either Derek or I can replicate it in GIS. The MPO only has the financial resources to use publicly available data, so it shouldn't be a problem to find the same information.
Chet
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:31 AM, Jonathan Rosenbaum freesource@cheat.orgwrote:
Frank, I have one color copy left and several b/w copies of a Campus Connector map produced by the MPO for WVU that shows the existing trail, one potential route, and the tax parcels. This map was given to us (interesting story) by Robert Moyer, WVU Director of Facilities Planning, so he should have an electronic copy available or Chet Parsons should be able to dig one up. I'll bring my hard copies to today's meeting 18 hours from now, but it would be favorable if we could locate the electronic copy.
-Jonathan
Frank Gmeindl wrote:
Greg, Jonathan, Jenny, Jake,
I need to provide Damien Davis a map or maps that show the Campus Connector and the property lines under and adjacent to it. Can someone provide those to me in a format that I can send to Damien?
At tonight's Traffic Commission meeting, the TC accepted our letter and passed a motion to request the City Manager to investigate and identify property ownership within the general alignment of the Connector.
After I read the letter, Ken Martis said that the county property maps show who owns what property under and adjacent to the Campus Connector. Have any of you checked the property maps? He also said that the Planning Commission is pursuing the Campus Connector. He said that he thinks there is a right of way that can be used that avoids the property of any resistant owners (Saab). Ken is the Planning Commission representative on the TC and is a renowned WVU geography professor so he should know.
In anticipation that the City Manager will assign the task to the Engineering Department, I agreed to give Damien Davis whatever information we already have on the Campus Connector planned route and property ownership boundaries.
Frank *Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles*
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