Bikeboard January 2008

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Cycling safety statistics and considerations
by director 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

Good morning, Just one more thing to pass on and then I'll quit bugging everybody. I was recently reminded of this link to Ken Kifer's website which discusses statistics on bicycling and pedestrian accident/fatality rates. http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/risks.htm It's a good reminder about where to focus our attention when developing non-motorized amenities that allow all users to share the public roadways safely. Cyclist education is clearly the most effective form of accident prevention. For those who don't know, Ken was killed a few years ago by a drunk driver. This is also a reminder that drunk, inattentive and beligerent drivers - although a very small minority - are beyond the reach of cycling education but should be addressed better in driver education and enforcment. In the meantime be careful out there. Nick

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Max's Uphill Struggle
by John Lozier 27 Jan '08

27 Jan '08

Bill Reger-Nash, Alice Vernon, and Nick Hein, along with any others interested in Max's Uphill Struggle: Marilyn Newcome, Laura Kemp-Rye and I have agreed to meet on Tuesday 1/29 at 6 PM at Panera on Patteson Drive. Also we may have recruited another outside member. Please privately email reply to me if you want to be included on future mailings for this project, so I won't be broadcasting needlessly to the whole board. Thanks, John 304 599 8233

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Campus Connector Meeting - Monday January 28
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 23 Jan '08

23 Jan '08

Please join us at the Campus Connector "Plan of Action" meeting this Monday, January the 28th at 6:00 p.m. in the Morgantown Public Safety Building on Spruce Street. The meeting will take place in the conference room near the beginning of the building close to the Blue Moose Cafe across the street. The Pedestrian Safety Board meeting precedes this meeting from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the same room. -Jonathan

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FW: Information on Service Fee
by Frank Gmeindl 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Bicycle Board Members, At the January Bicycle Board Meeting, Don Spencer promised to provide a letter on the service fee that he submitted to the Dominion Post. It as well as two other relevant documents are attached. Frank From: Don Spencer [mailto:dspencer36@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:29 AM To: 'Frank Gmeindl' Subject: Information on Service Fee Frank - At the last Bicycle Board meeting, I mentioned my letter to the editor that was published back in December and asked if it could be distributed to the Bicycle Board membership. Since the Board meeting I have put together a presentation for environmental groups. It includes some of the information which I discussed with the Board at our January 3rd meeting. Both items are attached. Unfortunately copies of the pictures and maps are not included because of my Neanderthal computer skills. A copy of the approved Complete the Streets Resolution is also attached. If this information could be shared, I would appreciate it. Don

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Shared Lane Markings
by Frank Gmeindl 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Ms. Hough, On 2-January-2008 the Federal Highway Administration published a proposed new Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)that provides options, guidance and standards for application of Shared Lane Markings (SLM) (also known as "chevrons" and "bike under chevrons"). Part 9, Section 9C.07 provides options, guidance and standards and Figure 9C-9 provides a detailed design of the SLM. At the link: http://www.trafficsign.us/npa/part09compl.pdf , Part 9, Section 9C.07 can be found on pages 526 - 527 and Figure 9C-9 is on the last page. The Bicycle Board's SLM recommendations are congruent with the proposed MUTCD but the MUTCD options, guidelines and standards may be more useful to you in your discussions with the WVDOH to obtain their concurrence with our plan to install the shared lane markings. We look forward to news of your success! Frank Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board

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Shared Lane Markings
by Frank Gmeindl 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Ms. Hough, Since the Shared Lane Markings (also known as "chevrons" and "bike under chevrons") will probably be applied this summer, I would like to bring to your attention design and placement guidance from the 2-January-2008 Federal Highway Administration publication of proposed new Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Part 9, Section 9C.07 Shared Lane Marking provides options, guidance and standards for application and placement of the shared lane marking. Figure 9C-9 provides a detailed design of the shared lane marking. At the link: http://www.trafficsign.us/npa/part09compl.pdf , Part 9, Section 9C.07 can be found on pages 526 - 527 . Figure 9C-9 is on the last page. The Bicycle Board's recommendations are congruent with the proposed MUTCD options, guidelines and standards but the MUTCD options, guidelines and standards may be more useful to you in your discussions with the WVDOH to obtain their concurrence with our plan to install the shared lane markings. We look forward to news of your success! Frank Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board

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news
by Frank Gmeindl 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Bicycle Board Members, Many thanks to Don Spencer, Nick Hein, Bill Reger-Nash and Don Dickerson for helping me develop the presentation on bicycle accommodation that I was originally supposed to deliver to the MPO this week. Unfortunately, the MPO decided they needed all their time to work on the service fee so they've bumped me to their Thursday, 21-Feb meeting. The nominal meeting time is 7:00 pm and City Council Chambers is the place but I don't know what time I'll be presenting or how much time I'll have to present but I'll let you know when I find out. It sure would be nice to see a few friendly faces in the room! FYI, attached is the current version of the presentation. Since I still have almost a month before the presentation, I'd appreciate any recommendations for improvement. Other news: our application for the WV Transportation Enhancement Program grant for the Effective Bicycling Education project was received by the state today. I asked Jeff Mikorski, Assistant City Manager, who worked closely and diligently with us in completing it to put the final application into the Document Archive on our web site: http://www.morgantown.com/bike-board.htm but it will probably take him a day or so to put it up. Again, many thanks to Bill Reger-Nash, Greg Good, Nick Hein and Chip Wamsley for working on this. I'm amazed and humbled with the amount and quality of work that they did. Hope you're all getting in some good rides! Frank

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January Bicycle Board Meeting Minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 15 Jan '08

15 Jan '08

Attached, please find the minutes for the January meeting of the Bicycle Board. BETSY SHOGREN

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Hugh Kierig
by Frank Gmeindl 10 Jan '08

10 Jan '08

Bicycle Board Members, Last night, the Traffic Commission voted unanimously to appoint Hugh Kierig to replace Jim Rye on the Bicycle Board. Thanks to Bill, Chip, John, Jonathan, Don S., Betsy, gunnar, Greg, Tyler, and Autumn for your prompt response to my message requesting your decision. Frank

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Hugh Kierig
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Jan '08

09 Jan '08

Bicycle Board Members, I would like to tell the Traffic Commission at tomorrow's Traffic Commission meeting that the Bicycle Board recommends that the Traffic Commission appoint Hugh Keirig as a replacement for Jim Rye. Please reply if you agree or disagree. I recognize that our first choice was Bob Roberts. Since the shooting at Virginia Tech, Roberts was moved from transportation responsibilities to being only responsible for Public Safety. Hugh Keirig is the new person WVU hired to be in charge of the WVU transportation and parking work now. He is apparently the main man in transportation planning and development at the WVU now. He has experience on a trail-bicycle advisory committee in Stillwater, OK and is willing to serve on the Bicycle Board. Frank

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