Below is WVCC annual report.

Highlights

We have received funding from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and the Orders Family Foundation (total grants received $22,000). The money will be used for a public awareness campaign for both drivers and cyclists on how to safely interact. WVCC will use social media to repeat the rules of the road when it comes to safe interaction as well as place several billboards, hold public meetings, and develop pamphlets. The billboards and meetings will be in the Kanawha Valley as stipulated by the grant money; however the pamphlets, social media, and public meetings can happen throughout the state.

Project Concept: Pick the five most pedestrian friendly (there are already a number of walkers, runner, cyclists) communities; Identify a walkable/bikeable pathway/route in each (or one that needs a little help getting completed); Create uniform signage for each trail; public relations campaign – use our website and FB page to identify and promote the five pathways; Determine why each walk/bike route was possible; Document the obstacles if we are not successful; Is it possible to link any of the above communities via a walking/biking pathway/route (to accomplish WVCC goal of being a multi-day cycling and hiking destination)?

Goals: Get Governor Tomblin to fill the complete streets advisory board. Identify the policies that enabled or prohibited the routes from being designated official bike/ped routes. Are there polices that need to be adopted to enable communities to have an official bike/walkway? We also need to identify the partners (there are many local and national groups working on increasing physical activity).

WVCC might help us get money for bike route signage.

Frank

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From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com Subject: WV Connecting Communities 2015 Date: January 13, 2015 8:48:20 AM EST To: Adam Angelona adam@wvcompanybicycle.com, Adam Flack aflack@wvonthemove.net, Amy Haden amyhaden@gmail.com, Anita Mayer anita.mayer@mail.wvu.edu, Bill Austin baustin@labyrinth.net, Bill Wells bwells@unitedcoal.com, Breanna Shell shellb@cityofhuntington.com, Brendan Bell brendanbell.bell@gmail.com, Bruce Curry Bruce@currydesigngroup.com, Charlene Cook charlenecook1955@aol.com, Charles Holley cholley@cityofhuntington.com, "chip@wamsleycycles.com" chip@wamsleycycles.com, Christiaan Abildso cgabildso@hsc.wvu.edu, Connie Lupardus clupardus@caez-wv.org, Craig Slaughter craig.slaughter@wvimb.org, Dale Goff Dale.goff3@gmail.com, Dennis A Strawn dennis.a.strawn@gmail.com, Don Spencer DSpencer36@comcast.net, Edgar Barrett nedbarrett@bellsouth.net, Ella Belling ella@montrails.org, Elliott Lewis eelewis7@gmail.com, Emily Vasile emilyvasile@gmail.com, Emmett Pepper epepper@vt.edu, Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, Gail Pitchford gail.pitchford@camc.org, Gary Zuckett garyz@wvcag.org, Greg Garrett gagarrett@gmail.com, "harvey.allen@chartersites.net" harvey.allen@chartersites.net, Isaac Forman formanir@gmail.com, j underhill Jfunderhill@gmail.com, Jeffrey Lusk jlusk@trailsheaven.com, Jenny Totten jenny.dawn.totten@gmail.com, John Francis johncfrancis13@gmail.com, John Manchester jmanchester@lewisburg-wv.com, Kate Dobson Forman katedforman@gmail.com, "Laura M. Dice" Laura.Dice@camc.org, Michael Loughney mloughney@tioga-resources.com, Michael Plante mike@planteandassociates.com, Mike Costello costellowv@gmail.com, Nate Orders mail@ordersconstruction.com, Park Ferguson parkferg2007@yahoo.com, Patricia Clay trishc1@suddenlink.net, Patrick Donovan pdonovan@njrati.org, Rahul Gupta rahul.gupta@wv.gov, Rich Harper johnscyclery@frontier.com, Richard Eichberger reichberger@suddenlink.net, Scott Ferry scottferry@wvregion3.org, Scott Sudduth scottsud@gmail.com, Spellman Kent k.spellman@wvhub.org, "sryder@tgkvf.org" sryder@tgkvf.org, Stacy Bisker selaineb@gmail.com, Steve Fowler smf@pffwv.com, Susie K Salisbury Susiesalis@aol.com, Ted Armbrecht eca3@suddenlinkmail.com, Tom Heywood theywood@bowlesrice.com, Tom Wood twood84@gmail.com, "townoffayetteville@suddenlinkmail.com" townoffayetteville@suddenlinkmail.com, weber xvrweber@gmail.com, "wrnott@suddenlink.net" wrnott@suddenlink.net, WV Explorer editor@wvexplorer.com

Happy New Year Everyone -- please read the attached update and summary. Kasey

Kasey Russell Executive Director, WVCC 304.542.1994