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From: "Bill Austin" baustin@labyrinth.net Date: February 17, 2012 10:47:18 AM EST To: "'Frank Gmeindl'" frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, "'Christopher Fletcher'" cfletcher@cityofmorgantown.org, cabildso@yahoo.com Subject: FW: Legislation on the Senate Side

FYI

From: David Bruffy [mailto:Bruffy@busride.org] Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:42 AM To: Bill Austin Cc: Maria Smith Subject: FW: Legislation on the Senate Side

FYI – Complete Streets Introduced

David Bruffy General Manager Mountain Line Transit Authority 420 DuPont Road Morgantown, WV 26501 Bruffy@busride.org WWW.BUSRIDE.ORG www.Twitter.com/MountainLine www.Facebook.com/MountainLine http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-bruffy/10/137/488 (304) 296-3680 Office (304) 291-7433 Route Information (304) 291-7429 FAX

From: Suzanne Park [mailto:park@wvtransit.com] Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:19 AM To: Bill Mauzy; BJ Rollins; Brenda Wilmoth; Buckwheat Express; Darlene Harris; David Bruffy; David Clawson; Dennis Dawson; Doug Hartley; George Levitsky; J Carter; Jennifer Woodall; Jim Ryan; John Aman; Kevin Beynon; Patrick McKinney; Paul E. Davis; Paula Smith; Rebecca Poe; Rose Meredith; Susan O'Connell; Tim Thomas; Wayne Pifer Cc: Maria Smith Subject: Legislation on the Senate Side

Member's Press Release Release Date: 02/17/2012 Contact: enator John Unger II at (304) 357-7933

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Majority Leader John R. Unger II

Senator Unger Introduces Bill To Increase Safety, Sense of Community

Senate Majority Leader John Unger II (D-Berkeley) introduced a bill today aimed at using transportation projects as opportunities to improve the quality of life for West Virginians.

Senate Bill 609 requires that incorporating complete streets features, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and accessible curb ramps, be considered when designing transportation projects.

A complete streets policy aims to increase the safety and accessibility of roads for all users, from ensuring persons in wheelchairs have sidewalks that are wide and flat enough to use to protecting bicyclists who share the road with motorists.

“Increasing mobility, especially for pedestrians, fosters an inviting environment that improves the sense of community and helps local businesses,” Senator Unger said. “We’ve seen the benefits a policy like this has on communities here in West Virginia and this bill ensures towns throughout the state can enjoy the same positive outcomes.”

Planning ahead for future use of roads by including complete streets features in new projects can also save municipalities or the state from costly retrofitting expenditures later.

Senate Bill 609 was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Suzanne Park Director of Communications PO Box 1312 Bridgeport, WV 304-844-0123 www.wvtransit.com

West Virginia Public Transit....There's a LOT Riding on It!

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