That's what we asked the DOH to model during some traffic studies, the effect of a) eliminating right turns on red and b) changing the ped signals to be concurrent (walk signal automatic when parallel vehicles get green light) rather than exclusive (walk signal must be actuated by peds, gives walk signal at for all 4 crossings while all 4 traffic lights go red). Hope that makes sense. Darn near every city I've ever lived operates that way. Christiaan

________________________________ From: Emily Vasile emilyvasile@gmail.com To: Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com; Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: May Traffic Commission Meeting

Hi Frank and BB, I second Christian's point 4 about pedestrian signals downtown. Has either the city or DOH conducted studies to determine a more fluid system than waiting for all lights to turn red before pedestrian cross signs come on? Is there a story behind this arrangement? I'd love to understand the rationale.

Emily On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote: Any items for the TC May 1 meeting?

Begin forwarded message: From: "Christiaan Abildso" Christiaan.Abildso@mail.wvu.edu

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Date: April 18, 2013 4:39:53 PM EDT

To: psteel@access.k12.wv.us, "Margaret Roberts" Margaretormike@aol.com, "Barbara Shellito" bshellito@cityofmorgantown.org, "Bethany Sypolt" bsypolt@cityofmorgantown.org, ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org, "Jeff Mikorski" jmikorski@cityofmorgantown.org, "Linda Little" llittle@cityofmorgantown.org, mmccabe@cityofmorgantown.org, "Susan Sullivan" ssullivan@cityofmorgantown.org, "Terry Hough" though@cityofmorgantown.org, "Frank Gmeindl" frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, normawyant@comcast.net, christophergluck@gmail.com, "Dave McKain" dave.mckain@gmail.com, j4im3s@gmail.com, "lisa k mardis" lisa.k.mardis@gmail.com, "William Wyant" wwyant@hsc.wvu.edu, "Julie Thalman" Julie.Thalman@mail.wvu.edu, wes@wnugent.com, "Roy Nutter" rnutter@wvu.edu

Subject: Re: May Traffic Commission Meeting

I will be out of town on May 1, if that's the date of the meeting, but I would like an update on:

1. letter to Terri Hough re: process of identifying streets to pave each year
2. request to DOH to study the redesignating route 7 to Green Bag - city taking ownership of Brockway corridor
3. response from CC re budget request made to City Council for $200,000
4. DOH studies of no turn on red & changing ped signals in downtown
5. letter to City Manager (Terrence) re: process for selecting projects in the CIP

Thanks Christiaan>>> On 4/18/2013 at 4:20 PM, ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org wrote: All,Please send me any items that you would like to discuss at the May meeting. Thank you.  J. Damien Davis, PE, CFM Assistant City Engineer City of Morgantown Public Works Department - Engineering Division 389 Spruce Street Morgantown, WV 26505 Office: 304.284.7398 Fax: 304.284.7409 http://www.morgantownwv.gov/

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