Attached are Jeff Mikorski's goals for his first 6 months as City Manager. He has certainly been supportive of the BB. I expect the new City Council should be supportive as well. However, we don't seem to be on their radar screens. Certainly by July when the new Council takes office, we should have a plan for getting Jeff and them behind us. I can imagine that crafting such a plan could also rejuvenate the BB.
BTW, did anybody watch yesterday's webinar: "The Bottom Line: How bicycle and pedestrian projects offer economic benefits to communities"? I kept getting a Citrix error when I tried to log in and missed it. Presenting to Jeff and City Council how bicycling could benefit our local economy could include a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 4, Encourage Economic Development. Also, I've seen claims that cities with substantial bicycling and walking are safer than motor centric cities. Gathering those studies and presenting them to Jeff and Council could them a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 5 and maybe even shift his and Council's safety paradigm.
Thoughts?
Frank
Yes, when we present to the new council, I think we should try to tie everything we talk about back to goals 4, 5, and 6.
I volunteer to consolidate group thoughts into a visual presentation if that's the route we're going.
Are we planning to attend the July 2nd or August 6th meeting?
Traci
Frank Gmeindl fgmeindl@gmail.com 5/8/2013 6:58 PM >>>
Attached are Jeff Mikorski's goals for his first 6 months as City Manager. He has certainly been supportive of the BB. I expect the new City Council should be supportive as well. However, we don't seem to be on their radar screens. Certainly by July when the new Council takes office, we should have a plan for getting Jeff and them behind us. I can imagine that crafting such a plan could also rejuvenate the BB.
BTW, did anybody watch yesterday's webinar: "The Bottom Line: How bicycle and pedestrian projects offer economic benefits to communities"? I kept getting a Citrix error when I tried to log in and missed it. Presenting to Jeff and City Council how bicycling could benefit our local economy could include a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 4, Encourage Economic Development. Also, I've seen claims that cities with substantial bicycling and walking are safer than motor centric cities. Gathering those studies and presenting them to Jeff and Council could them a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 5 and maybe even shift his and Council's safety paradigm.
Thoughts?
Frank
Yes please do present, we have seen Jeff's priorities. The more we weave into those categories the better.
Council can also have policy-making goals and I would like to include a bike component. And once again weave council goals into the near-term goals of the manager
if you all present, it gives credibility and momentum to the issue and plan
Jenny Selin Cell 304-685-6569
On May 8, 2013, at 6:58 PM, "Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com wrote:
Attached are Jeff Mikorski's goals for his first 6 months as City Manager. He has certainly been supportive of the BB. I expect the new City Council should be supportive as well. However, we don't seem to be on their radar screens. Certainly by July when the new Council takes office, we should have a plan for getting Jeff and them behind us. I can imagine that crafting such a plan could also rejuvenate the BB.
BTW, did anybody watch yesterday's webinar: "The Bottom Line: How bicycle and pedestrian projects offer economic benefits to communities"? I kept getting a Citrix error when I tried to log in and missed it. Presenting to Jeff and City Council how bicycling could benefit our local economy could include a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 4, Encourage Economic Development. Also, I've seen claims that cities with substantial bicycling and walking are safer than motor centric cities. Gathering those studies and presenting them to Jeff and Council could them a strategy for achieving Jeff's goal 5 and maybe even shift his and Council's safety paradigm.
Thoughts?
Frank <Goal for first 6 months-modified.pdf> _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard
-
Frank Gmeindl -
Jennifer Selin -
Traci Liebig