Bill,

Thanks for copying me on your message to Terry Hough and for attaching Narvel Weese's October 22, 2010 letter to Paul Maddox. I hadn't seen that before.

Just to be sure we don't get off track, the proposed bicycle lane is to go UP Monongalia Blvd., not down as stated in Weese's letter.

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

On Oct 22, 2010, at 2:09 PM, Bill Austin wrote:

Terry,

Please find attached correspondence from WVU forwarded to us by DOH. I would appreciate any comment the City may have on this matter. At this point the MPO has endorsed the provision of the bicycle climbing lane on Monongalia Boulevard. As you will observe from the email chain below WVDOH Traffic Operations will be commenting on this request shortly.

Thank you,

Bill Austin, AICP Executive Director Morgantown Monongalia MPO 180 Hart Field Road Morgantown, WVA 26505 304-291-9571 304-692-7225 Mobile

From: Keller, Perry J [mailto:Perry.J.Keller@wv.gov] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 1:43 PM To: Bill Austin Subject: FW:

Perry J. Keller

Program Planning & Administration

Statewide and Urban Planning Unit

1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.

Building 5, Room 803

Charleston, WV 25305

304.558.9591 (v)

-----Original Message----- From: Warner, Richard L Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:41 AM To: Kirk, Timothy S Cc: Meadows, Donald R; Lewis, Ray C; Shoukry, Fouad N; Robinson, Bill C; Keller, Perry J Subject:

Tim, Please review WVU's response to the subject proposal and let me know how DT would recommend that we proceed. We've forwarded a copy to the MPO and asked for local review as well. I don't know at this time whether the City of Morgantown or the local bike advisory committee have seen WVU's letter. For our part, assuming that the other parties would be in favor and that the details could be worked out, we would support WVDOH agreeing to the bike lane under WVU's conditions rather than give up on the idea completely. However, during our meeting in Morgantown earlier this year, I believe you had voiced strong reservations about the matter if WVU were to insist on preserving the occasional (event-related) parking in the bike lane, so we need to hear from you before we draft a response. We would be willing to reconvene the group that met before in Morgantown if you think further discussion by the same parties would be productive. Thanks, Richard

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