Bikeboard October 2010

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Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Another election!
by Elizabeth Shogren 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

I second another vote! On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Chip Wamsley <chip(a)wamsleycycles.com> wrote: > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Gunnar Shogren <gshogren(a)gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:21:42 -0400 > > That would be good and the copy under the bullets could be edited to fit. > > Chip > >>I propose that on the back side of the card we have something really >>helpful. Like- >>http://bikemorgantown.com/biketips.php >> >>"Lose your Fear and Learn to Ride with Confidence" >> >>I would have voted for that one! >>Can we have another election? >> >>On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Gunnar Shogren <gshogren(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Oh crap! >>> I forgot to vote, unless you considered my suggestion of B to be my vote! >>> Well it won anyway, or because, or something. I think. >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Frank Gmeindl >>> <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>>> Bicycle Board Members, >>>> With 7 members voting, the winning tag line is B. Learn to Ride with >>>> Confidence. >>>> By copy of this message, I ask Gary to finalize the card design using design >>>> #3 and the tag line Learn to Ride with Confidence. >>>> Following was the final vote tally: >>>> 0 for A. Tame your fear with riding skills that reduce the risk of >>>> collisions or accidents >>>> 6 for B. Learn to Ride with Confidence >>>> 2 for C. Tame Parental Fears >>>> 3 for D. Learn to Ride without Fear >>>> 3 for E. Ride with Confidence >>>> Frank Gmeindl >>>> Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles >>>> >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>> From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl@ >>>> >>>>> >>>> Date: October 25, 2010 8:35:42 PM EDT >>>> To: Morgantown Bike Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> >>>> Subject: Fwd: Another election! >>>> >>>> Bicycle Board Members, >>>> Well, there hasn't been any more discussion on the tag line for the >>>> Confident City Cycling business card so it's time to vote. >>>> You get two votes. You can give them both to one of the choices below or >>>> distribute your votes to two of the following. >>>> A. Tame your fear with riding skills that reduce the risk of collisions or >>>> accidents >>>> B. Learn to Ride with Confidence >>>> C. Tame Parental Fears >>>> D. Learn to Ride without Fear >>>> E. Ride with Confidence >>>> Please reply with your votes. For example, if you want to give both of your >>>> votes to C, please reply "2 for C". Another example, if you want to >>>> distribute your 2 votes to B and D, reply "1 for B and 1 for D". >>>> The polls close 5:00 pm Thursday, October 28. >>>> Frank >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>> From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> >>>> Date: October 21, 2010 7:31:31 PM EDT >>>> To: Morgantown Bike Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> >>>> Cc: Gary Rodosta <grodosta(a)comcast.net> >>>> Subject: Fwd: Another election! >>>> >>>> Bicycle Board Members, >>>> >>>> The winning card design is #3. With 10 votes in, designs #1 & #2 were tied >>>> with 3 votes and design #3 got 4 votes. >>>> >>>> Now, what should the tag line say? I think the discussion was excellent. >>>> Following are the offerings in chronological order. I was hoping the >>>> discussion would continue until we converged on consensus. >>>> >>>> Confident City Cycling - >>>> • Learn to Ride without Fear >>>> • Ride with Confidence >>>> • Learn to Ride with Confidence >>>> • Tame your fear with riding skills that reduce the risk of collisions or >>>> accidents >>>> • Tame Parental Fears >>>> >>>> If nobody continues the discussion on these by next Tuesday, I will ask for >>>> a vote on them. >>>> >>>> Frank >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>> From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> >>>> >>>> Date: October 19, 2010 12:27:14 PM EDT >>>> >>>> To: Bicycle Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> >>>> >>>> Cc: Gary Rodosta <grodosta(a)comcast.net> >>>> >>>> Subject: Another election! >>>> >>>> Bicycle Board Members, >>>> >>>> Thanks again to Gary Rodosta for creating the attached options for Confident >>>> City Cycling business cards. There are 4 options in the attached file. >>>> Please vote for the one that you think would be best for making available >>>> at local bike shops and other venues at which to advertise our bicycling >>>> education program. Since number 4 is basically a black & white version, >>>> please just vote for 1, 2 or 3. >>>> >>>> Based on your votes, I'll take the winner to the printer by the end of this >>>> week. >>>> >>>> Frank >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Bikeboard mailing list >>>> Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >>>> http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >>>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Bikeboard mailing list >>Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >>http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikeboard mailing list > Bikeboard(a)cheat.org > http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >

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In-Kind contributions to education program
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Bicycle Board Members, I met with Jeff Mikorski last Friday and we discussed in-kind contributions to the Morgantown Effective Bicycling Education Program (MEBEP). We agreed that a tally of such contributions would be valuable information for the WVDOT. We agreed that the following information would be useful: Your name Your profession (relevant to the MEBEP) The hours that you worked that were not compensated The work you did during those hours. I've attached an example spreadsheet and would like you to use it as a template for submitting your in-kind contributions. Please submit it by Thursday, October 28. Frank

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Agenda for this Thursday's meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 31 Oct '10

31 Oct '10

Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a suggested agenda for this Thursday's Bicycle Board meeting. Please reply at your earliest convenience if you want to make any additions or other changes. Frank

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Another election!
by Frank Gmeindl 29 Oct '10

29 Oct '10

Bicycle Board Members, Thanks again to Gary Rodosta for creating the attached options for Confident City Cycling business cards. There are 4 options in the attached file. Please vote for the one that you think would be best for making available at local bike shops and other venues at which to advertise our bicycling education program. Since number 4 is basically a black & white version, please just vote for 1, 2 or 3. Based on your votes, I'll take the winner to the printer by the end of this week. Frank

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MPO Ride
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Oct '10

27 Oct '10

Many thanks to Don Spencer, gunnar, Ryan, Derek and Nick for showing up on their bikes at the Hotel Morgan at 4:30 today and escorting at least 4 WVDOH managers and 1 Mountain State Wheelers rep on the MPO bike ride. It was a jovial ride throughout. I only regret that we didn't ride up Mon Blvd. to Evansdale and back rather than stopping at the bottom and just discussing it. When I led the guys home in the dark after the picnic and tested them up Elk St., they all balked at my warning that some may choose to walk and sprinted up it. Now, I am sure they would have enjoyed the climb up the Blvd. and moreover the descent. Overall, the ride was much quicker than I estimated so I'm also grateful to Don for suggesting and to Nick for giving us a tour of his new digs at Marilla where WVDOH's Richard Warner tested a unicycle somewhat unsuccessfully and a tall bike rather successfully. The cookout was superb with gunnar leading local CXers around the park and by the pavilion, country music singing from a parked SUV, WVDOH engineers grilling and all eating excellent barbecue, burgers, dogs, salads, chips, dessert and of course, an assortment of copious good beers along with the kind of shop talk that I think all of us would enjoy. Our presentation at the conference was very well received with several participants making a point of contacting the speaker afterward. Bill Robinson, State Trails Coordinator said it was the best presentation of the conference because it provided much useful information. Ride guests: Rob Pennington, Director WVDOT Program Planning & Administration Division Perry Keller, Unit Leader, Statewide & Urban Planning Richard Warner, Planning Section Head Larry Douglas, Transportation Engineering Technologist Dennis Strawn, Advocacy Coordinator Mountain State Wheelers Frank

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MPO Ride Wednesday
by Frank Gmeindl 26 Oct '10

26 Oct '10

Bicycle Board Members, Who's coming on the Wednesday evening MPO rail-trail ride? I need at least one other cyclist to either lead the group or to bring up the rear. The ride begins at 4:30 pm at the Hotel Morgan and ends at the Cookout at Marilla Park at 6:00 pm. We will ride from the Hotel down to the rail-trail, out to Eighth St., turn around, ride the rail-trail out to the crossing of Green Bag Road at Southern States and then back on the road to Marilla. Frank Gmeindl Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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Re: [Bikeboard] Education Committee meeting this Friday, 10/29 8:00 am
by director 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

Frank, et al, I have a prior engagement for Friday and will be unable to attend the meeting. I would gladly do anything I can outside the meeting to give input and create good output. I'll read the app guidelines before Fri (attachment came through OK). Let me know, Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:29:59 -0400 >Education Committee Members, > >We will meet this Friday, October 29 at 8:00 - 9:00 am in the Public Safety Center Training Room. The purpose of the meeting will be to draft the Intent to Apply form for a follow on grant to our Morgantown Effective Bicycling Education Program grant. The form must be RECEIVED by the WVDOH by 11/15. That gives us about a week from Friday to get it done and into Jeff Mikorski's hands. > >So far, the following people have stated their availability for this meeting: Chip, Don, Gunnar and Hugh. I hope you others will be able to make it. > >Here's a link to info about the grant application including the Intent to Apply form: http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/programplanning/grant_administrat… > >Attached is the main content of our last proposal. > >If you won't attend the meeting, please reply to this message with items that you think we should include in the next grant scope and an estimate of their cost. > >Frank > > -- Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Education Committee meeting this Friday, 10/29 8:00 am
by Frank Gmeindl 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

Education Committee Members, We will meet this Friday, October 29 at 8:00 - 9:00 am in the Public Safety Center Training Room. The purpose of the meeting will be to draft the Intent to Apply form for a follow on grant to our Morgantown Effective Bicycling Education Program grant. The form must be RECEIVED by the WVDOH by 11/15. That gives us about a week from Friday to get it done and into Jeff Mikorski's hands. So far, the following people have stated their availability for this meeting: Chip, Don, Gunnar and Hugh. I hope you others will be able to make it. Here's a link to info about the grant application including the Intent to Apply form: http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/programplanning/grant_administrat… Attached is the main content of our last proposal. If you won't attend the meeting, please reply to this message with items that you think we should include in the next grant scope and an estimate of their cost. Frank

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Fwd: RE:
by Frank Gmeindl 25 Oct '10

25 Oct '10

Bicycle Board Members, Terry Hough, City Engineer response to Bill Austin on the Mon Blvd. bike lane. Frank Gmeindl Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles Begin forwarded message: > From: "Terry Hough" <though(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Date: October 25, 2010 1:37:35 PM EDT > To: "Bill Austin" <baustin(a)moncpc.org>, "Damien Davis" <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Cc: "Hugh Kierig" <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "Joe Fisher" <Joe.Fisher(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "Jeff Mikorski" <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Shoukry, Fouad N" <Fouad.N.Shoukry(a)wv.gov>, "William C. Robinson " <bill.c.robinson(a)wv.gov>, "Perry Keller" <Perry.J.Keller(a)wv.gov>, "Ray Lewis" <Ray.C.Lewis(a)wv.gov>, "Warner, Richard L" <Richard.L.Warner(a)wv.gov> > Subject: RE: > > Bill, > > Thank you for forwarding a copy of the letter to me. I think everyone knows my opinion with respect to the bicycle lane and parking. I believe there is an inherent safety problem with respect to parking along Mon Blvd. regardless of the reason. However, if parking is to happen on select occasions, I would respectfully recommend that the signs prohibiting parking be covered so that there is no question at the times when the parking will be allowed. Hopefully, this will help deal with issues with respect to discrimination of enforcement. If WVU is willing to place barricades at the beginning/ending points of the bicycle lane, then it shouldn’t be a lot more work to just bag the signs prohibiting the parking. > > Thanks, > Terry > > Terry L. Hough P.E., P.S, CFM > Public Works Director / City Engineer > 389 Spruce Street > Morgantown, WV 26505 > 304-284-7412 > though(a)cityofmorgantown.org > > From: Bill Austin [mailto:baustin@moncpc.org] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:10 PM > To: Terry Hough; Damien Davis; 'Frank Gmeindl' > Cc: 'Hugh Kierig'; 'Joe Fisher'; Jeff Mikorski > Subject: FW: > > 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 > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1144 / Virus Database: 422/3212 - Release Date: 10/22/10 >

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Re: [Bikeboard] FW:
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Oct '10

23 Oct '10

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 > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1144 / Virus Database: 422/3212 - Release Date: 10/22/10 > > <20101022111919332.pdf>

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