Bikeboard November 2010

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Grant
by Frank Gmeindl 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

Bicycle Board Members, I intend to present to Jeff Mikorski tomorrow, the attached Transportation Enhancement Program Intent to Propose form and the attached Excel workbook that shows the cost estimate basis. I realize this is a ridiculously short time to ask you to do something and I really expect no reply but if you could do a reasonableness check of the attached and tell me anything that looks questionable, I'd appreciate it. While on Thursday, I spoke of a 3-year grant, the attached is for a nominal 1-year grant at $132K. I expect if we get it, we could spend all the money in one year, 2013 or spread some of it into future years. In either case, I'm now thinking that a $400K 3-year proposal will be less likely to succeed than a $132K 1-year proposal. If by next October, we get indications that the 1-year proposal might get funded, we will submit another proposal for money in 2014, etc. This is just my intuition which is usually wrong so I'm also open to recommendations about this. Thanks for all your help on all the Bicycle Board initiatives! Frank

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a proposal to reaching our audience (aira's been a-thinkin)
by Aira Loren Burkhart 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

It seems like cycling is an activity that is always learned through a mentor. For one thing, you have to be taught to use a bicycle. It's not intuitive and is actually equal to or slightly more difficult to learn than basic car driving. Yeah, most people are taught how to balance on a bicycle at an early age, but riding a bicycle is more complicated than that, obviously, and that early "training" is insufficient to overcome to larger confusions about handling, behavior, maintenance and safety. So, for adult cyclists, each can probably name a single person who reintroduced them to the sport and taught them those skills....someone who was a friend, a trusted intimate and confidant with patience to teach and who can offer the implicit treat at the end, the promise that "this is something fun we will be able to do together as a way to strengthen our friendship". That *friendship* is what motivates people to continue to learn despite their fear. Maybe people aren't coming to the TS101 class because that's not how these skills are taught. A friend or relative teaches you to drive a car and a friend or relative teaches you to ride a bike. Despite the existence of driver's ed, people don't actually learn to drive in driver's ed. TS101 is the cycling equivalent of driver's ed. To reach people, we need harness the one-on-one relationships. I am thinking about Heifer international and their "passing on the gift" requirement. Once their animals begin to breed, each family must pass along a viable female to another needy family who must then also promise to pass on another female. I propose a mentorship program for adults in which each cyclist must mentor a non-cyclist through all the steps of learning to bike. We need to formulate the "plan of seduction" from reasons to bicycle and early fun experiences to being walked through bike selection, etc. (inexperienced cyclists usually want mountain bike type bicycles, regardless of function, because that's what they had as kids and the array of bicycle styles and constructions is baffling. then they have an inappropriate bike and may not ride it! plus bikes are so expensive! peer pressure is definitely necessary.) If the target is successfully converted, the original sponsor could ask them to teach someone else. Or the original sponsor could select a new target for conversion. We would support this program by giving it a name and formulating the step-by-step program of marketing cycling from one person to another. Nick could rent bikes to people for initially fun-rides. Maybe we could get coupons for bicycles to help take a bit off the price when someone is on the fence --discounts for people in the mentorship program. Our TS101 should be a complement and we should market it to the people who actually want to attend it --that is: people who already bicycle. Realistically, people bicycle because it's fun and because their friends do it (culture and peer pressure). Therefore, if people's friends don't bicycle, they won't bicycle. So, let's harness the power of friendship! Convert your neighbor or your buddy at work or your best friend or your girlfriend! One cyclist paired to one non-cyclist. Feedback? thoughts? aira

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TDM
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

Bill, What data are available on who is traveling <1 mile, 1-5 miles, 6-10 miles and >10 miles in the greater Morgantown area? Would the recent Transportation Demand Management study be able to provide such? We think enrollment in our Confident City Cycling program is low because we are not reaching travelers that are most likely to bicycle more if they learned what we teach. We're trying to identify them. How can the MPO help us? 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

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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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You think you're mad at cyclists?
by Frank Gmeindl 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Bicycle Board Members, See Aira's article on page 8-D of today's Dominion Post. If someone has an electronic account, perhaps they could send us the link to her article. Frank

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Re: [Bikeboard] Bumper sticker to facilitate bicycling for transportation
by Jim Rye 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Wow, super, Hugh and thanks so much. What do folks think about a image of an auto with that bumper sticker on the home page of our web site? >>> Hugh Kierig 11/3/2010 4:59 PM >>> Jim I can have our marking coordinator assist in putting together an e-news broadcast that includes the bumper sticker and promotes the Confident City Cycling program. Hugh E. Kierig, AICP, Director Department of Transportation and Parking West Virginia University Post Office Box 6561 1112 Van Voorhis Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 304-293-9095 (o) 304-293-3939 (f) >>> Jim Rye 11/2/2010 2:20 PM >>> Kimberly, Clement, and Hugh, What about an email something like the below to all university employees as part of WVU's efforts towards achieving employee wellness and reduction in automobile traffic and being a model for sustainable practices? The message might state that the bumper sticker is part of several ongoing educational efforts to help individuals feel more confident about cycling for transportation on our city and university streets, thereby reducing automobile traffic etc. If you agree and could get any necessary approvals, is there someone who could take charge of getting it out (either as a direct email or in WVU E-News) including to whom responding email messages should be sent to receive the sticker via intercampus mail? Requests also would give us some feedback about the current interest out there. >>> Jim Rye 10/27/2010 11:34 AM >>> Dear HRE Faculty and Staff, I am on a committee to implement the "Morgantown Effective Bicycling Education Program" grant. If you are willing to place the sticker (pictured below) that we developed on your auto bumper, email me and I will put one in your mailbox next week.

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Agenda & read-aheads for tomorrow's meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached: An updated agenda; Minutes of October meeting; Draft Intent to Propose form for Transportation Enhancement Grant Frank

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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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Yellow Page
by Frank Gmeindl 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Bicycle Board Members, Thanks to Aira for completing the bicycling community page for the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. Attached is her submission to the publisher. Since she has completed this project, topic 8. Yellow Page will be removed from the agenda for Thursday's meeting. Frank

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