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Walgreen
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Chris, Roy, Bill, I read in this morning's Dominion Post that Walgreens is going to replace Southern States in Sabraton. How is that going to effect the Deckers Creek trail and bicycle traffic? As you know, the Deckers Creek trail currently runs adjacent to the Southern States site. Behind Southern States, the crossing of Deckers Creek Blvd. heading upstream is quite dangerous due to the poor sight line. Looking to the left, Deckers Creek Blvd. curves out of the sight line and the fence and stuff in the Southern States lot blocks visibility. Permitting the Walgreens project should consider mitigating this disaster waiting to happen. Certainly,we can't let it be worsened. If Walgreens is permitted to have a traffic exit/entrance onto Deckers Creek Blvd., that crossing will become an even bigger disaster. With the WVDOH also planning to install a westbound left turn lane from Rt. 7 at the other end of Deckers Creek Blvd. do we have an opportunity to improve the dangers presented by the misalignments of the Deckers Creek trail with Deckers Creek Blvd. at both crossings? The Walgreens project, the Rt. 7 left turn lane project, the Hogback turn project, and the perpetual uproar about truck traffic through downtown, seems to present us with an opportunity to take an overall systems view of living, business and traffic INCLUDING bicycle and pedestrian between the Mon River and the Sabraton I-68 interchange. Chris, please don't let the Walgreen's project proceed without considering the impact on bicycle traffic in that area. 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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Petition: Keep Ice's Ferry Bridge Open to Bicyclists
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please go to http://www.PetitionOnline.com/IcesFrry/petition.html and sign the petition to WVDOT Secretary Paul Mattox. When it gets enough signatures, I'll download, print and send it to him as well as to the cc list. Here's what the petition says: Dear Secretary Mattox: We, the undersigned Morgantown area bicyclists hereby petition the State of West Virginia to provide means for bicyclists to cross Cheat Lake at Ice’s Ferry during the replacement of Ice’s Ferry Bridge. Ice’s Ferry Bridge provides the only practical means for bicycles to cross Cheat Lake. Many local area cyclists as well as visitors to the Morgantown area frequently used Ice’s Ferry Bridge to travel between the Morgantown area to points east of Cheat Lake. The recent closing of Ice’s Ferry Bridge makes it impossible for us to cross the lake for work and recreation. cc: Ray LaHood, Secretary, US Department of Transportation Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor of West Virginia Asel Kennedy, President Monongalia County Commission Joe Fisher, Chairman Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization

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FW: "Share the Road" signs for Mileground and Easton Hill Roads
by Bill Austin 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Jim, Thank you for forwarding the request to me. By copy of this email I am forwarding your concern to DOH. I will let you know that the DOH is in the process of developing a policy for the installation of Share the Road signs. This should make responding to this type of request easier. Regards, Bill Austin, AICP Executive Director Morgantown Monongalia MPO 82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105 Morgantown, WVA 26505 304-291-9571 304-692-7225 Mobile "Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly." ~Francis Bacon "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof." ~John Kenneth Galbraith From: jimrye_adelphia1(a)comcast.net [mailto:jimrye_adelphia1@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 2:10 PM To: baustin(a)labyrinth.net Cc: bikeboard(a)cheat.org Subject: "Share the Road" signs for Mileground and Easton Hill Roads Hi Bill, I would like WVDOH to place "share the road" signs on the Mileground and Easton Hill Roads (Highway 119). I provide below a brief rationale for my request, which I make as a Morgantown citizen and not as a member of the Morgantown Bike Board. Could I make that request through you to the DOH, and if not, could you please send me the email of an individual at DOH who would be the best recipient for such request? Thank you. Rationale: Currently, “share the road” signs are on Highway 705. However, bicycle commuters who travel 705 find that these signs "dead end" when 705 intersects 119. The addition of these signs along 119 may not result in fewer bicyclist-automobile accidents, however, this reminder to motorists may reduce the hostility (including verbal) displayed by some motorists towards bicyclists. While I realize that motorists are supposed to have learned in Drivers Training that they are required by law to share the road with bicyclists, my experience as a bicycle commuter traveling the above mentioned roads is that some motorists need a reminder. When bicyclists are hollered at or passed too closely (and so on) by motorists, the bicyclist is frightened and less likely to continue commuting. This discourages the use of alternative transportation, which, in turn, contributes to rather than lessens traffic congestion. Another reason to extend the network of these signs is that a consolidated “green school” (Eastwood) is being constructed in the immediate vicinity. jimrye_adelphia1(a)comcast.net "The first wealth is health." -Ralph Waldo Emerson _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/3980 - Release Date: 10/28/11

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Fwd: comments on WVU parking and transportation plan
by Frank Gmeindl 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jim Rye" <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Date: October 29, 2011 4:36:55 PM EDT > To: "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Cc: "Hugh Kierig" <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] comments on WVU parking and transportation plan > > Oops, sorry Frank. They are pasted below. I already sent them directly to the email provided.. > > I am so pleased to see the incorporation of bicycling for transportation in your plan, which is available for comment at http://transportation.wvu.edu/trans_and_park_plan. Bicycling represents not only a means to reduce motor vehicle congestion and concomitant emissions (e..g, carbon dioxide), but it helps to prevent and mitigate obesity (WVU often is #1 or "close" among all states on the rate of obesity). As a state leader in medicine and as an institution that offers the doctorate degree in public health, WVU should be a major player in reducing air pollution and mitigating the obesity epidemic. > > As a WVU employee who regularly commutes via bicycle to work (Evansdale campus), I believe the single most important action you can take to enhance bicycling as an alternative form of transportation is under assumption 10, item b. (pasted at the end of this message). The last sentence in item b. needs clarification and elaboration. It is critical that "spokes" be established that connect the Caperton/Deckers Creek trails with the WVU campuses. Tremendous progress can be made on this endeavor without laying more asphalt for new trails/infrastructure. It would, however, necessitate signage that would designate certain existing roads as bike routes, and ideally, these roads would also have Sharrow signs on the road surface ( http://tp.osu.edu/sharrows/ ) and "share the road" and "bike route to _______" signs along the roads. Additionally, although motorists are required by law to share the road with cyclists, many novice cyclists will not perceive that they are safe in using bicycles for transportation without some type of physical separation from motorists. Accordingly, where space allows (e.g., Mon Blvd between Coliseum and Seneca Center), bike lanes should be established and maintained. Finally, for any infrastructure that attempts to increase bicycle use for transportation, every effort should be made to make such infrastructure safe for the bicyclist, e.g., removing such obstacles as road indentations from sewer grates and sewer grates running parallel to the roadway, and providing adequate space between parking and a designated bike lane to prevent bicyclists from getting "doored" (http://www.labreform.org/pretending.html). > > Additionally, as part of Assumption 11, once the bicyclist is on a WVU campus, the above mentioned signage needs to continue, and one campus needs to be connected to another (e.g., Evansdale and Health Sciences--especially Mountaineer station) with such signage. In reference to connecting Evansdale campus to Mountaineer station, the sidewalk that runs between the Alumni Center and Mountaineer Station is one place that some additional asphalt could be used: It could be widened and converted to a trail/route that accommodates cyclists and pedestrians. > > Thank you for the opportunity to comment. > PASTED FROM ASSUMPTION 10 IN THE 2011 PLAN: > > b. Bike trails begin and end at several accessible locations around > Morgantown. Particular attention should be paid to creating accessible > locations that will lead between the Caperton Trail, Decker's Creek Trail > and campus. Additional transit may be required between those locations > and campus to encourage bike use. > > > > > James A. Rye, Professor > West Virginia University > Department of Curriculum & Instruction/Literacy Studies > PO Box 6122 > 604 Allen Hall > Morgantown, WV 26506-6122 > jim.rye(a)mail.wvu.edu > Phone: (304) 293-4416 > Fax: (304) 293-3802 > Web: > http://depts.hre.wvu.edu/c&ils/currinst/rye.html > "The first wealth is health." -Ralph Waldo Emerson > >>> Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> 10/29/2011 4:29 PM >>> > Jim, > > Please see my October 19 message to the BB: > >> From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> >> Date: October 19, 2011 9:43:04 AM EDT >> To: Bicycle Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> >> Subject: Fwd: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan >> >> Bicycle Board Members, >> >> By November 16, please send your comments on the WVU Transportation and Parking Plan to me w/cc to Hugh. I will compile them and send them to Nancy Lohman. >> >> 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 >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> From: Nancy Lohmann <nlohmann(a)wvu.edu> >> Date: October 19, 2011 8:11:39 AM EDT >> To: Tom Arnold <tarnold(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Morgantown Parking Authority <parking(a)morgantown.com>, Morgantown City Council <citycouncil(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Terrence Moore <tmoore(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Chris Fletcher <cfletcher(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Asel Kennedy <MonCom(a)aol.com>, Bill Austin <info(a)plantogether.org>, Roy Nutter <rnutter(a)wvu.edu>, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, Christiaan Abildso <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, David Bruffy <bruffy(a)busride.org> >> Cc: Narvel Weese <narvel.weese(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Randal Hudak <randy.hudak(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.WVU.edu> >> Subject: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan >> >> Good morning. >> >> West Virginia University is in the process of revising its Transportation >> and Parking Plan, which was last revised in 2007. I wanted to share a copy >> of the draft plan with you and also invite your comments on it. A copy is >> enclosed. Today or tomorrow the Plan will also be accesible through >> http://transportation.wvu.edu/ <http://transportation.wvu.edu/> >> >> We are inviting comments until NOVEMBER 18. After that date, the >> Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee will begin to modify the plan >> considering the feedback received. >> >> Comments may be forwarded to TransParkPlan(a)mail.WVU.edu >> <mailto:TransParkPlan@mail.WVU.edu> or TransPark Plan, P. O. Box 6205, WVU, >> Morgantown, WV 26506-6205. >> >> I know this is a busy time of the year but we would welcome any advice that >> you may be able to offer. Thanks. >> >> Nancy >> >> Nancy Lohmann, Ph.D. >> Senior Advisor to the Vice President >> for Administration and Finance >> Professor of Social Work >> 101 Stewart Hall >> P.O. Box 6205 >> West Virginia University >> Morgantown, WV 26506-6205 >> Phone: 304-293-9200 >> Fax: 304-293-3493 > > > So far, Ryan Post has submitted comments that you should have received. Are you not receiving messages to bikeboard(a)cheat.org mailing list? > > Thanks for the reminder! > > Frank > > On Oct 29, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Jim Rye wrote: > >> Hi Jeffrey, Bill, and Morgantown Bike Board Members, >> >> You likely know that a draft transportation plan that would cover transportation and parking efforts by WVU between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2017 is now available through Nov 18 for public comment at http://transportation.wvu.edu/trans_and_park_plan. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikeboard mailing list >> Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >> http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >

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comments on WVU parking and transportation plan
by Jim Rye 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

Hi Jeffrey, Bill, and Morgantown Bike Board Members, You likely know that a draft transportation plan that would cover transportation and parking efforts by WVU between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2017 is now available through Nov 18 for public comment at http://transportation.wvu.edu/trans_and_park_plan.

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"Share the Road" signs for Mileground and Easton Hill Roads
by jimrye_adelphia1＠comcast.net 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

Hi Bill, I would like WVDOH to place "share the road" signs on the Mileground and Easton Hill Roads (Highway 119). I provide below a brief rationale for my request, which I make as a Morgantown citizen and not as a member of the Morgantown Bike Board. Could I make that request through you to the DOH, and if not, could you please send me the email of an individual at DOH who would be the best recipient for such request? Thank you. Rationale: Currently, “share the road” signs are on Highway 705. However, bicycle commuters who travel 705 find that these signs "dead end" when 705 intersects 119. The addition of these signs along 119 may not result in fewer bicyclist-automobile accidents, however, this reminder to motorists may reduce the hostility (including verbal) displayed by some motorists towards bicyclists. While I realize that motorists are supposed to have learned in Drivers Training that they are required by law to share the road with bicyclists, my experience as a bicycle commuter traveling the above mentioned roads is that some motorists need a reminder. When bicyclists are hollered at or passed too closely (and so on) by motorists, the bicyclist is frightened and less likely to continue commuting. This discourages the use of alternative transportation, which, in turn, contributes to rather than lessens traffic congestion. Another reason to extend the network of these signs is that a consolidated “green school” (Eastwood) is being constructed in the immediate vicinity. jimrye_adelphia1(a)comcast.net "The first wealth is health." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Fwd: SGA Safety Walk (Nov 1st)
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, Since so many college age people ride bicycles on sidewalks, it seems appropriate that the BB should be aware of the WVU SGA (Student Government Association?) "safety walk" planned for Nov. 1. Maybe even somebody from the BB might want to participate. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: October 27, 2011 12:19:12 PM EDT > To: Bill Reger-Nash <wreger(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Bob Anderson <randerson(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Dave Harshbarger <harshbargerd(a)wvuh.com>, David Small <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu>, Dwight Harshbarger <dwight.harshbarger(a)gmail.com>, George Lilley <mgranlil(a)frontier.com>, Ilana Chertok <ichertok(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Jan Derry <jderry(a)nwvcil.org>, Jimmie Simmons <Jsimmons2642(a)yahoo.com>, Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>, Maria Smith <mariasmith(a)busride.org>, Martha Summers <msummers(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Michael Graham <migraham(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Regina Mayolo <reginam(a)verizon.net>, Sarah Bias <sarahbias(a)gmail.com>, Stan Cohen <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Tom Bias <tbias(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Angela Wiley <wileya120(a)gmail.com>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Claire Chantler <cchantler(a)nwvcil.org>, Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Jim Hunt <jimhunt(a)sunnysideupwv.org>, Jim Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Matt Cross <crossnyc(a)hotmail.com>, Michael Simms <michael.d.simms(a)gmail.com>, Mike Breiding <mike(a)EpicRoadTrips.us>, Nick Hein <info(a)positivespin.org>, Roy Nutter <roy.nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Subject: Fw: SGA Safety Walk (Nov 1st) > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > All - > Please see note from SGA representative on our board, David Small...a very worthwhile project being undertaken by SGA on Nov 1st. Please do all that you can to attend, and bring a camera (ahem, Mike B - our professional photographer!) > Christiaan > > Walk more, safely > > Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board > Christiaan Abildso, Chair > Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair > http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: David Small <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu> > To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:19 PM > Subject: SGA Safety Walk > Christiaan: > Sorry for taking a week to get back in contact with you. I was in DC all last week for a Model UN conference and I had to put SGA on the side for a week! I wanted to get dates and times cleared up before I sent a final email on the logistics. > > The Safety walk will be Tuesday November 1st at 5 pm. We will meet up in a room to be determined in the next day or two and have a quick power point presentation on what we are looking for. Then will we split up into small groups covering 5-6 key areas either on or off campus surrounding the downtown area. Another group will go to Evansdale, but there seems to not be to many safety concerns on that side of town. Everyone going will be required to try there best to take pictures so I can get a report to WVU officials before thanksgiving break. Please invite as many people as possible. The more people we have the more ground we can cover in an hour and 1/2. Around 6:45 we will return to the Mountianlair for a quick wrap up! If you have any questions or ideas to add to the walk please let me know! Dave Smalldsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu 304-276-6806

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Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in the works
by Chip Wamsley 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

As a former board member of Main Street Morgantown, I can say that this is not the first time this has been discussed. When WVU redid the downtown campus curbing over 15 years ago it was also discussed making the area in front of Woodburn and the Mtn Lair into a ped mall. Both that and blocking the downtown were opposed in favor of keeping traffic flowing through the downtown. One reason Morgantown's downtown is not like Fairmont's or Clarksburg's is that the traffic flow keeps those businesses alive. There are many issues to consider such as state routes and truck deliveries to merchants which usually aren't problems in areas with proper sized alleys behind businesses. Bike access is also going to be affected, so we should be in the loop, but I don't see us endorsing the plan without specifics. Chip -----Original Message----- From: "Gunnar Shogren" <gshogren(a)gmail.com> Sent 10/27/2011 11:26:33 AM To: "Graber, Stephen" <sggraber(a)hsc.wvu.edu> Cc: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org>, "Abildso, Christiaan" <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in the works While I like the idea of a ped Mall, and I thought that the way Charlotesville, VA was nice (not allowing bikes, which wasn't a deal breaker for me), I hadn't thought about the lack of parade space and that sort of thing. I've lived here a while and it's quite the common place thing for me, but Betsy is still astounded that there are so many parades and such downtown. It would be bad to not have that. I think we really need a diversion for truck traffic through dahntawn and no traffic through the main WVU campus. But I guess that's for another topic... On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Graber, Stephen <sggraber(a)hsc.wvu.edu> wrote: > I'm not sure I think a pedestrian mall is a good idea for Morgantown. We > would lose much of our character and become less distinguishable from the > many other small university towns with pedestrian malls. Charlottesville, > VA and Burlington, VT are two with which I've had some experience as I've > lived in both those places. One immediate effect is to send a lot of > shopping traffic away from the downtowns to the outlying "malls". That > might be even worse here considering the dirth of access our downtown > faces. And where would we have all those wonderful parades? > > I'm sure in the end many better heads than mine will be needed to sort > through the impact of the various options and as long as enough time is > devoted to careful planning and study I'm sure it will work out for the > best. Let's just not rush headlong into a solution that's been applied > elsewhere and hope it works well for us. > Cheers, > Butch > > ------------------------------------------- > > Stephen G. Graber > > Biochem & Mol Pharmacology > > PO Box 9142, HSN-3122 > > West Virginia University > > Morgantown, WV 26506-9142 > > phone: 304-293-2305 > > > > ------ _0 > > ------ _ \<,_ > > ---- (*)/ (*) > > ________________________________ > From: bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org [bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org] On Behalf Of > Ryan Post [rpostwvu(a)gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:03 AM > To: 'Frank Gmeindl'; 'Bicycle Board' > Cc: Abildso, Christiaan > Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in > the works > > Wow. There’s some aggressive ideas being thrown around now-a-days. I’ve > spent some time at the Charlottesville mall, and it’s a unique kind of > place, with lots of outdoor dining area right there in the open corridor. > > > > I would think it would fit the college night time scene quite nicely, when > often the sidewalks are totally jammed up. > > > > High St seems to obvious location, but there would be a lot of parking > eliminated, as well as traffic shifted down to an already busy US19 > (whatever name it has), and the Stores are already designed around High > being “Main St”. > > > > Chestnut street would have less impact on traffic, although I wonder how the > stores that currently face High Street would feel. Chestnut is quite narrow, > and I don’t think would feel as open. Nor would there be much space for > seating outside on the mall. > > > > The Charlottesville mall does not allow you to ride a bike on it, you have > to dismount. This presents an issue to cyclists if Chestnut and Spruce stay > the same, since you now have to go down to an even busier US19, or push your > bike for 4 blocks downhill. > > > > Ryan > > > > From: bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org [mailto:bikeboard-bounces@cheat.org] On > Behalf Of Frank Gmeindl > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:23 AM > To: Bicycle Board > Cc: Christiaan Abildso > Subject: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in the > works > > > > Bicycle Board Members, > > > > Let me know if you would support converting downtown to a pedestrian mall. > If a majority does, I'll suggest adding the Bicycle Board to the signatory > list. > > > > Frank > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > Date: October 27, 2011 8:21:57 AM EDT > > To: Bill Reger-Nash <wreger(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Bob Anderson > <randerson(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Dave > Harshbarger <harshbargerd(a)wvuh.com>, David Small <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu>, > Dwight Harshbarger <dwight.harshbarger(a)gmail.com>, George Lilley > <mgranlil(a)frontier.com>, Ilana Chertok <ichertok(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Jan Derry > <jderry(a)nwvcil.org>, Jimmie Simmons <Jsimmons2642(a)yahoo.com>, Jonathan > Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>, Maria Smith <mariasmith(a)busride.org>, > Martha Summers <msummers(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Michael Graham > <migraham(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Regina Mayolo <reginam(a)verizon.net>, Sarah Bias > <sarahbias(a)gmail.com>, Stan Cohen <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Tom Bias > <tbias(a)hsc.wvu.edu> > > Cc: Angela Wiley <wileya120(a)gmail.com>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, > Claire Chantler <cchantler(a)nwvcil.org>, Damien Davis > <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Frank > Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Jim > Hunt <jimhunt(a)sunnysideupwv.org>, Jim Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Josh Woods > <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Matt > Cross <crossnyc(a)hotmail.com>, Michael Simms <michael.d.simms(a)gmail.com>, > Mike Breiding <mike(a)EpicRoadTrips.us>, Nick Hein <info(a)positivespin.org>, > Roy Nutter <roy.nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu> > > Subject: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in the works > > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > > > All - > > In the interest of full disclosure, I've drafted a letter (attached) and > floated it to some potential partners (listed a co-signers of the letter) > including SPAN, GNA, Main St Morgantown, Urban Landscape Commission, etc. > re: studying the impact on downtown vehicular traffic of closing 1) Chestnut > from Willey to Pleasant or 2) High St from Willey to Pleasant (with > simultaneous restructuring of Spruce to be 2-way) to vehicles. The goal > would be a pedestrian street or mall downtown. We may spend some time on > this at our next PSB meeting, Nov 7th, to edit/approvie it depending on > discussions with potential partners on this idea. If others aren't > interested and the PSB is not we will not ask the city to ask the state to > study the traffic implications. > > Some explanation of why the letter came about in the text of email I've sent > to potential coalition below. > > Christiaan > > ----------------------- > > I have had separate conversations with each of you, or identified you as > logical partners with interest in developing a pedestrian mall to further > improve our downtown for downtown businesses, residents, nearby neighbors, > and visitors. During a recent presentation of the downtown traffic study by > Andrew Nichols of the Rahall Transportation Institute (as a WVDOT > consultant) discussion focused almost exclusively on pedestrian flow and > improving downtown to better support pedestrians. Andrew indicated that, > with the data he and his group collected about trip origins, destinations, > and time, they could model the impact of any change to traffic flow or > signalization on vehicular traffic time and congestion. Many informal > discussions with my colleagues - easily a biased sample - tells me that > young people and young parents would welcome a downtown pedestrian mall. > > > > With that backdrop I ask if now may be the most appropriate time to better > understand what impact creating a downtown pedestrian only access for High > Street (with simultaneous change to make Spruce a two-way street) or > Chestnut Street may have. I'm sure one of the major concerns of downtown > businesses is that store traffic would decrease because fewer vehicles > (thus, shoppers) would come through downtown. Well, there's only one way to > find out...we have to ask. > > > > I would like, therefore, to assemble a coalition of the many stakeholders to > ask the City via the City Manager to request the modeling be done by the > WVDOT consultant and presented to the City (via Traffic Commission or in a > small meeting of the coalition. I've drafted a letter I'd ask that each of > you review, consider the request and ways to improve upon it, and consider > any additional parties/boards/commissions that should be included. Then, if > you're all on board, can we meet to discuss at an upcoming MSM, SPAN, Tree > Board, Green Team, or GNA meeting in early November? We may be able to host > a discussion during our 1st Monday-of-the-month Pedestrian Safety Board > meeting if so desired. > > > > WVDOT will only ask the consultant to perform the modeling if the City has > interest. Thus, as the multiple interested parties we have to band together > to show the City that businesses and residents are interested. They'll only > act if they know they have our support. > > > > This could be a great first step toward determining, using quantitative > data, the potential impacts of a downtown pedestrian street. > > I look forward to hearing from each of you, > > > > Walk more, safely > > > > Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board > > Christiaan Abildso, Chair > > Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair > > http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Fwd: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in the works
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Oct '11

27 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, Let me know if you would support converting downtown to a pedestrian mall. If a majority does, I'll suggest adding the Bicycle Board to the signatory list. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: October 27, 2011 8:21:57 AM EDT > To: Bill Reger-Nash <wreger(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Bob Anderson <randerson(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Dave Harshbarger <harshbargerd(a)wvuh.com>, David Small <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu>, Dwight Harshbarger <dwight.harshbarger(a)gmail.com>, George Lilley <mgranlil(a)frontier.com>, Ilana Chertok <ichertok(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Jan Derry <jderry(a)nwvcil.org>, Jimmie Simmons <Jsimmons2642(a)yahoo.com>, Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>, Maria Smith <mariasmith(a)busride.org>, Martha Summers <msummers(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Michael Graham <migraham(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Regina Mayolo <reginam(a)verizon.net>, Sarah Bias <sarahbias(a)gmail.com>, Stan Cohen <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Tom Bias <tbias(a)hsc.wvu.edu> > Cc: Angela Wiley <wileya120(a)gmail.com>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Claire Chantler <cchantler(a)nwvcil.org>, Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Jim Hunt <jimhunt(a)sunnysideupwv.org>, Jim Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Matt Cross <crossnyc(a)hotmail.com>, Michael Simms <michael.d.simms(a)gmail.com>, Mike Breiding <mike(a)EpicRoadTrips.us>, Nick Hein <info(a)positivespin.org>, Roy Nutter <roy.nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Subject: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in the works > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > All - > In the interest of full disclosure, I've drafted a letter (attached) and floated it to some potential partners (listed a co-signers of the letter) including SPAN, GNA, Main St Morgantown, Urban Landscape Commission, etc. re: studying the impact on downtown vehicular traffic of closing 1) Chestnut from Willey to Pleasant or 2) High St from Willey to Pleasant (with simultaneous restructuring of Spruce to be 2-way) to vehicles. The goal would be a pedestrian street or mall downtown. We may spend some time on this at our next PSB meeting, Nov 7th, to edit/approvie it depending on discussions with potential partners on this idea. If others aren't interested and the PSB is not we will not ask the city to ask the state to study the traffic implications. > Some explanation of why the letter came about in the text of email I've sent to potential coalition below. > Christiaan > ----------------------- > I have had separate conversations with each of you, or identified you as logical partners with interest in developing a pedestrian mall to further improve our downtown for downtown businesses, residents, nearby neighbors, and visitors. During a recent presentation of the downtown traffic study by Andrew Nichols of the Rahall Transportation Institute (as a WVDOT consultant) discussion focused almost exclusively on pedestrian flow and improving downtown to better support pedestrians. Andrew indicated that, with the data he and his group collected about trip origins, destinations, and time, they could model the impact of any change to traffic flow or signalization on vehicular traffic time and congestion. Many informal discussions with my colleagues - easily a biased sample - tells me that young people and young parents would welcome a downtown pedestrian mall. > > With that backdrop I ask if now may be the most appropriate time to better understand what impact creating a downtown pedestrian only access for High Street (with simultaneous change to make Spruce a two-way street) or Chestnut Street may have. I'm sure one of the major concerns of downtown businesses is that store traffic would decrease because fewer vehicles (thus, shoppers) would come through downtown. Well, there's only one way to find out...we have to ask. > > I would like, therefore, to assemble a coalition of the many stakeholders to ask the City via the City Manager to request the modeling be done by the WVDOT consultant and presented to the City (via Traffic Commission or in a small meeting of the coalition. I've drafted a letter I'd ask that each of you review, consider the request and ways to improve upon it, and consider any additional parties/boards/commissions that should be included. Then, if you're all on board, can we meet to discuss at an upcoming MSM, SPAN, Tree Board, Green Team, or GNA meeting in early November? We may be able to host a discussion during our 1st Monday-of-the-month Pedestrian Safety Board meeting if so desired. > > WVDOT will only ask the consultant to perform the modeling if the City has interest. Thus, as the multiple interested parties we have to band together to show the City that businesses and residents are interested. They'll only act if they know they have our support. > > This could be a great first step toward determining, using quantitative data, the potential impacts of a downtown pedestrian street. > I look forward to hearing from each of you, > > Walk more, safely > > Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board > Christiaan Abildso, Chair > Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair > http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm

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Fwd: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please see below, comments by Bill Austin as MMMPO Executive Director on the WVU Transportation and Parking Plan. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "Bill Austin" <baustin(a)labyrinth.net> > Date: October 24, 2011 3:23:06 PM EDT > To: "'Nancy Lohmann'" <nlohmann(a)wvu.edu>, "'Tom Arnold'" <tarnold(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "'Morgantown Parking Authority'" <parking(a)morgantown.com>, "'Morgantown City Council'" <citycouncil(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "'Terrence Moore'" <tmoore(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "'Chris Fletcher'" <cfletcher(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "'Asel Kennedy'" <MonCom(a)aol.com>, "'Roy Nutter'" <rnutter(a)wvu.edu>, "'Frank Gmeindl'" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, "'Christiaan Abildso'" <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "'David Bruffy'" <bruffy(a)busride.org> > Cc: "'Narvel Weese'" <narvel.weese(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "'Randal Hudak'" <randy.hudak(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "'Hugh Kierig'" <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "'Joe Fisher'" <Joe.Fisher(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "'Keller, Perry J'" <Perry.J.Keller(a)wv.gov> > Subject: RE: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan > > Nancy, > > Thank you for offering the Metropolitan Planning Organization staff the > opportunity to comment on the University's Transportation and Parking Plan. > In general we would comment that the Plan demonstrates a strong commitment > to alternative forms of transportation which is in agreement with the MPO's > goals in the Long Range Transportation Plan. We would however, note that the > provision of a subsidy to those in single occupant vehicles is > counterproductive to the goals expressed by our organization and in the Plan > itself. > > In general the Plan moves to create more mobility throughout the area by > maximizing the alternatives available to the University's population. The > MPO's Long Range Transportation Plan strongly supports this effort. As you > may be aware, the MPO is committed to improving the highway network and > encouraging alternative transportation. We have been developing a > Transportation Demand Management Program including an effort to create van > pools in cooperation with the University, Mountain Line and other major > employers in the area. We look forward to expanding those efforts. > > It is opportune that this plan is being reviewed as the University is > presenting the planned redevelopment of the Evansdale campus to the > Community. In general the Evansdale Plan's goal of creating a walk-able > campus appears to be in agreement with the WVU Transportation and Parking > Plan and with the goals of the MPO's Long Range Transportation Plan. It > should be noted that designing proposed development and the transportation > facilities that serve them together can lead to cost savings for the > proposed buildings, the transportation facilities, and for those working at > and providing services to the facilities. This comprehensive approach would > also benefit the general public. Unfortunately, it appears that this > approach was not taken during the development of the Evansdale plan and we > cannot positively comment on the transportation impacts of the proposal. We > do have a concern that the proposed signal and closing of Evansdale Drive > may have a negative impact on the area. We are also concerned that the large > scale of the Campus may encourage persons to drive from one parking lot to > another to attend classes rather than walking across campus. Assessing > pedestrian access issues in the area is also a concern. The MPO's regional > traffic model as well as the work being performed by the Division of > Highway's consultant looking at traffic operations on the 705 Corridor can > provide an assessment of the Evansdale Plan. We would be happy to assist in > this matter. > > Thank you for the opportunity to comment on these matters. We will provide > some very minor comments on some of the wording of the Transportation and > Parking Plan shortly. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we may be of > any assistance. > > Sincerely, > > > Bill Austin, AICP > Executive Director > Morgantown Monongalia MPO > 82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105 > Morgantown, WVA 26505 > 304-291-9571 > 304-692-7225 Mobile > > "Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the > better designedly." ~Francis Bacon > > "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is > no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof." ~John Kenneth > Galbraith > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Lohmann [mailto:nlohmann@wvu.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 8:12 AM > To: Tom Arnold; Morgantown Parking Authority; Morgantown City Council; > Terrence Moore; Chris Fletcher; Asel Kennedy; Bill Austin; Roy Nutter; Frank > Gmeindl; Christiaan Abildso; David Bruffy > Cc: Narvel Weese; Randal Hudak; Hugh Kierig > Subject: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan > > Good morning. > > West Virginia University is in the process of revising its Transportation > and Parking Plan, which was last revised in 2007. I wanted to share a copy > of the draft plan with you and also invite your comments on it. A copy is > enclosed. Today or tomorrow the Plan will also be accesible through > http://transportation.wvu.edu/ <http://transportation.wvu.edu/> > > We are inviting comments until NOVEMBER 18. After that date, the > Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee will begin to modify the plan > considering the feedback received. > > Comments may be forwarded to TransParkPlan(a)mail.WVU.edu > <mailto:TransParkPlan@mail.WVU.edu> or TransPark Plan, P. O. Box 6205, WVU, > Morgantown, WV 26506-6205. > > I know this is a busy time of the year but we would welcome any advice that > you may be able to offer. Thanks. > > Nancy > > Nancy Lohmann, Ph.D. > Senior Advisor to the Vice President > for Administration and Finance > Professor of Social Work > 101 Stewart Hall > P.O. Box 6205 > West Virginia University > Morgantown, WV 26506-6205 > Phone: 304-293-9200 > Fax: 304-293-3493 > > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 1522/3960 - Release Date: 10/18/11 >

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(no subject)
by director 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

For your mind-expanding and reading enjoyment.... http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/10/mo-is-multi-modal-car-bike-and-publ… Nick Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 803 East Brockway Ave Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213

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Re: [Bikeboard] Videography and Editing for Positive Spin
by director 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

Susan, As long as it's OK with Jeff Mikorski it's OK with me but we'll have to negotiate with him to find another way to finish the movie. I'm meeting with someone from the WVU Center for Civic Engagement this afternoon. She may be able to provide us with a student that can do the work, but this will mean Positive Spin having to spend more time. It seems fair that we should be compensated for this, I'll talk to Jeff about it though. Please feel free to stop by today as scheduled if you can. Thanks! btw Just as a suggestion, is it possible for the city to hire you to do the filming as an independent contractor since they don't see it as being in your job description as an employee? Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 803 East Brockway Ave Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 -----Original Message----- From: "Susan Sullivan" <ssullivan(a)cityofmorgantown.org> Sent 10/25/2011 9:10:22 AM To: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Subject: [Bikeboard] Videography and Editing for Positive Spin I regret to inform the bike board that I will not be permitted to help complete the video for Positive Spin. Because my position is part time, my supervisor said this type of job is not within the scope of my responsibilities as a Public Communications Director. I apologize for the inconvenience. I know what it's like to be excited to finish such a big project, and a well-organized one at that. Again, my sincerest apologies. Susan Sullivan Public Communications Manager City of Morgantown (304) 284-7426 _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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Videography and Editing for Positive Spin
by Susan Sullivan 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

I regret to inform the bike board that I will not be permitted to help complete the video for Positive Spin. Because my position is part time, my supervisor said this type of job is not within the scope of my responsibilities as a Public Communications Director. I apologize for the inconvenience. I know what it's like to be excited to finish such a big project, and a well-organized one at that. Again, my sincerest apologies. Susan Sullivan Public Communications Manager City of Morgantown (304) 284-7426

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Re: [Bikeboard] Monthly report to TC
by Chip Wamsley 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Frank, Change #5 (accomplishments) to past tense to match other items in that heading. Was the meeting with Terrence and the WVDOH where both parties agreed to split costs of the climbing lane this month or the previous month? Do you want to mention meeting with Tom Arnold concerning bike locker placement? Was the proposed parking for the Farmers Market mentioned last month? Thanks for doing such a great job. Chip -----Original Message----- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> Sent 10/24/2011 10:50:45 AM To: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Subject: [Bikeboard] Monthly report to TC Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a preliminary report to the Traffic Commission that I'd like your concurrence to present at next Wednesday's TC meeting. I wrote the attached in a hurry and probably made some mistakes and left some things out so please help me. Also, the TC hasn't met since September so I might have omitted something that we've done since then. 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 _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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Evansdale campus plan
by Frank Gmeindl 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, Scrolling halfway down http://assets.slate.wvu.edu/resources/358/1315316197.pdf you'll see a map and a list of changes WVU plans to make to the Evansdale campus to make it more pedestrian friendly. For example, closing Evansdale Drive and Rawley Lane to motor vehicle traffic and consolidating parking lots. If you have any comments, please reply all. This plan was cursorily discussed by the MPO Citizens Advisory Committee of which I am a member. It may come up again so if there's any bicycle-relevant input, we should probably give it. 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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Monthly report to TC
by Frank Gmeindl 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a preliminary report to the Traffic Commission that I'd like your concurrence to present at next Wednesday's TC meeting. I wrote the attached in a hurry and probably made some mistakes and left some things out so please help me. Also, the TC hasn't met since September so I might have omitted something that we've done since then. 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: Confident City Cycling Interview
by Chip Wamsley 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

I would agree, one of the instructors should do the interview. Chip -----Original Message----- From: "Graber, Stephen" <sggraber(a)hsc.wvu.edu> Sent 10/19/2011 2:48:51 PM To: "Ryan Post" <rpostwvu(a)gmail.com>, "'Frank Gmeindl'" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, "'Bicycle Board'" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Confident City Cycling Interview Go for it............ I can't do it because I haven't yet taken the course! ------------------------------------------- Stephen G. Graber Biochem & Mol Pharmacology PO Box 9142, HSN-3122 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506-9142 phone: 304-293-2305 ------ _0 ------ _ \<,_ ---- (*)/ (*) From: bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org [bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Post [rpostwvu(a)gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 2:47 PM To: 'Frank Gmeindl'; 'Bicycle Board' Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Confident City Cycling Interview I presume if it involves CCC then one of the Instructors should do it? Given that I’ve become the face on the billboards AND the commercials, it only seems fitting I do the interviews too, right? Or am I hogging all the stardom? From: bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org [mailto:bikeboard-bounces@cheat.org] On Behalf Of Frank Gmeindl Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 2:44 PM To: Bicycle Board Subject: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Confident City Cycling Interview Anybody want to take this on? Please reply by tomorrow evening. Frank Begin forwarded message: From: Shannon Nicholson <shannonpauline23(a)gmail.com> Date: October 19, 2011 12:02:29 PM EDT To: frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net Subject: Confident City Cycling Interview My name is Shannon Nicholson and I am a journalism major at WVU. I am writing an article about alternative transportation in Morgantown. I would like to interview someone who has a major role with the Confident City Cycling program here in Morgantown. I would really appreciate if you could either pass along my information or let me know who I can contact for an interview. Please let me know as soon as you can. You can reach me through e-mail, shannonpauline23(a)gmail.com, or on my cell phone (708) 921-2648. Thank you Shannon Nicholson shannonpauline23(a)gmail.com (708) 921-2648 _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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Fwd: Confident City Cycling Interview
by Frank Gmeindl 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

Anybody want to take this on? Please reply by tomorrow evening. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Shannon Nicholson <shannonpauline23(a)gmail.com> > Date: October 19, 2011 12:02:29 PM EDT > To: frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net > Subject: Confident City Cycling Interview > > My name is Shannon Nicholson and I am a journalism major at WVU. I am > writing an article about alternative transportation in Morgantown. > I would like to interview someone who has a major role with the > Confident City Cycling program here in Morgantown. > I would really appreciate if you could either pass along my > information or let me know who I can contact for an interview. Please > let me know as soon as you can. > You can reach me through e-mail, shannonpauline23(a)gmail.com, or on my > cell phone (708) 921-2648. > > Thank you > > Shannon Nicholson > shannonpauline23(a)gmail.com > (708) 921-2648

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Fwd: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, By November 16, please send your comments on the WVU Transportation and Parking Plan to me w/cc to Hugh. I will compile them and send them to Nancy Lohman. 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: Nancy Lohmann <nlohmann(a)wvu.edu> > Date: October 19, 2011 8:11:39 AM EDT > To: Tom Arnold <tarnold(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Morgantown Parking Authority <parking(a)morgantown.com>, Morgantown City Council <citycouncil(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Terrence Moore <tmoore(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Chris Fletcher <cfletcher(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Asel Kennedy <MonCom(a)aol.com>, Bill Austin <info(a)plantogether.org>, Roy Nutter <rnutter(a)wvu.edu>, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, Christiaan Abildso <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, David Bruffy <bruffy(a)busride.org> > Cc: Narvel Weese <narvel.weese(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Randal Hudak <randy.hudak(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.WVU.edu> > Subject: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan > > Good morning. > > West Virginia University is in the process of revising its Transportation > and Parking Plan, which was last revised in 2007. I wanted to share a copy > of the draft plan with you and also invite your comments on it. A copy is > enclosed. Today or tomorrow the Plan will also be accesible through > http://transportation.wvu.edu/ <http://transportation.wvu.edu/> > > We are inviting comments until NOVEMBER 18. After that date, the > Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee will begin to modify the plan > considering the feedback received. > > Comments may be forwarded to TransParkPlan(a)mail.WVU.edu > <mailto:TransParkPlan@mail.WVU.edu> or TransPark Plan, P. O. Box 6205, WVU, > Morgantown, WV 26506-6205. > > I know this is a busy time of the year but we would welcome any advice that > you may be able to offer. Thanks. > > Nancy > > Nancy Lohmann, Ph.D. > Senior Advisor to the Vice President > for Administration and Finance > Professor of Social Work > 101 Stewart Hall > P.O. Box 6205 > West Virginia University > Morgantown, WV 26506-6205 > Phone: 304-293-9200 > Fax: 304-293-3493 > > > >

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Fwd: MPO Conference Presentations
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Thanks to Danielle for sending us the link to the presentations made at the WV MPO conference. You might find the Complete Streets and Statewide Bicycle Study - WVDOT interesting. The Complete Streets one seems a little bike lane heavy to me. Wes Stafford's Statewide Bicycle Study presentation looks encouraging as long as competent cyclists are in the drivers seat or at least not in the back of the bus. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "D. Williams" <dwilliams(a)labyrinth.net> > Date: October 18, 2011 3:32:58 PM EDT > To: "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Subject: MPO Conference Presentations > > Hi Frank: Here is the link that the state sent me for the conference presentations. > For your reference, they have downloaded a majority of the presentations from the conference to our website for your convenience. You can find them at the following link: > > http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/programplanning/plan_conf/Pages/d… > > Have a nice day! > > Danielle N. Williams > Assistant to the Director > TDM Coordinator > Morgantown Monongalia MPO > Commuterchoices(a)gmail.com > http://plantogether.org/commuterchoices.html > > >

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Fwd: Survey - Public Transit in Morgantown
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, I strongly encourage you to complete the survey at the link provided in Maria Smith's message below. It will help Mountain Line improve its service to us. The survey only takes a few minutes. BTW, Ryan, it says annual car operating costs are $9,000. That works out to $0.75/mile, more than the $0.51/mile that GSA allows government employees that we've been quibbling over. 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: Maria Smith <MariaSmith(a)busride.org> > Date: October 18, 2011 2:25:45 PM EDT > To: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Survey - Public Transit in Morgantown > > Hi Frank, > Would you mind forwarding this on to the members of the bicycle board for us? > Best, > Maria > Maria Smith > Marketing Officer > Mountain Line Transit Authority > 420 DuPont Road • Morgantown • WV • 26501 > Marketing(a)busride.org • Ph: 304.296.3680 • Fx: 304.291.7429 > > Plan your trip with Mountain > Line using Google Maps. > > > > > Dear Community Member, > Mountain Line Transit Authority is seeking public input about service expansion and how to possibly pay for such an expansion. Please take a few moments to take our survey by clicking on the link below. Your feedback will provide critical input to help Mountain Line plan for future services. The survey will take less than 15 minutes to complete. > > Your responses are anonymous and will be analyzed by a third party so please be candid with your input. > > To participate, simply click the link below or copy and paste the address into your web browser: > http://research.zarca.com/k/SsUPVXsYXsPsPsP > > Thank you for your participation and input. Mountain Line is committed to ensuring that our customers and residents have input into our services. If you know someone else who may be interested in participating in this survey please feel free to forward the link to them. > > Regards, > Mountain Line Transit Authority

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Morgantown Bicycle Plan v09
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, A new version of the Morgantown Bicycle Plan that incorporates all the changes that we've made over the past several months is available at http://db.tt/JUlExT6Z . Please review it in preparation for our next meeting. At that meeting, I will bring a paper copy and ask you to sign it. Then, we will discuss how to roll it out to the key stakeholders to get their feedback and hopefully approval. Congratulations on reaching this milestone! At the next meeting, I would also like to discuss an item that we didn't address from last meeting's agenda: the LAB Bicycle Friendly Community award application. I sent you all a copy of it in preparation for our last meeting. You can get it at http://db.tt/Ii2ZUfWU . Next meeting, I would like to have a plan for getting it completed and submitted to LAB by the February deadline. This means we'll need people to work on it. Frank

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Bike Lockers
by Frank Gmeindl 12 Oct '11

12 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, Today, Chip and I met with Tom Arnold, Morgantown Parking Authority Director. We agreed to pursue 2 parking locker units that hold 2 bikes each. Action Items: 1. Tom Arnold will put the bike lockers on the agenda for the November 9 Parking Authority meeting. 2. Chip will provide Tom with a recommendation for locker material of construction before the November 9 meeting. Discussion: The current City budget has $5,500 for bicycle parking. The cost of 2 bike locker units is approximately $5,000. One unit will be located outside of the north side of the PSC parking garage adjacent to the entrance to the garage and on the west side of the entrance. (Currently, that space is occupied by a non-functioning gas light. The space is bounded by the driveway on the east, the garage railing on the south, a picnic table on the west and grass on the north.) The other unit will be located in the Wharf Street parking garage inside the automobile entrance. That's at the other end of the garage from the rail trail. The locker will be near the back wall and adjacent to a ticket agent booth that is not being used. Lockers will be rented on a monthly basis. The parking authority will provide the renter with a lock and key that the renter will use as long as he or she is paying the rent. Rental rate is tentatively $20/month or $50/quarter or $180/year. Chip has been working primarily with two vendors. They offer fiberglass units and powder-coated steel units. We discussed several pros and cons of each material. Chip will provide a recommended vendor and material to Tom. The next step is to for the Parking Authority to consider this proposal at its next regular meeting scheduled for November 9 at 3:00 pm in the PSC Conference Room. If you would like to change anything in this proposal, please reply to all with your recommendations and we'll try to resolve them and report to Tom before the November 9 meeting. If the Parking Authority agrees with the proposal, the next step will be for the Bicycle Board to provide a purchase recommendation to Jeff Mikorski. FYI, Parking Authority members are: Charlie McEwuen, Chairman; Jeanne Hagan, Vice-Chair; Linda Herbst, City Council Rep.; Tom Arnold, Director; Dennis Bidwell and Shane Mardis. In other business, Frank informed Tom of the Bicycle Board's recent meeting with Trevor Lloyd of the City Engineering Dept. in which we walked the parking lot that is the site for the new Farmers Market pavilion and recommended that one post-and-loop bike rack be placed in each of the two dead zones that will exist at the Spruce St. entrance to the pavilion. Tom agreed to discuss that with the Parking Authority as well. Apparently, City Engineering cannot make that decision without Parking Authority concurrence. 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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Police Chief Talking Points
by Frank Gmeindl 11 Oct '11

11 Oct '11

Bicycle Board Members, Damien will be meeting with Chief Preston Friday to discuss enforcement. I will meet with Damien tomorrow to discuss the attached talking points that I am recommending. I would appreciate your comments and recommendations for improving these talking points. 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] Police Chief Talking Points
by Gunnar Shogren 10 Oct '11

10 Oct '11

Butch can't find the "reply to all" button... On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Graber, Stephen <sggraber(a)hsc.wvu.edu> wrote: > Basically I agree with Gunnar, more often than not I do the full foot down stop thing too, it's just that I don't think the "momentary stop then > roll-through" (what I refered to as a track stand, mine aren't good enough to be longer than momentary!) should constitute failing to stop at the stop sign- the point is the law says you need to stop and look both ways, not that you must put your foot down (or stop your engine!). I will defer to Frank on what some places are calling these. I don't call them track stands, more of the "rolling stop" thing. > > Guess we might discuss what one should do when faced with a long line of cars at a traffic light than can be safely passed on the left! But let's not, and let's not notice what we each do then either! Don't want to go there right now... nope. > > > ------ _0 > ------ _ \<,_ > ---- (*)/ (*) > ________________________________________ > From: Gunnar Shogren [gshogren(a)gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 2:23 PM > To: Graber, Stephen > Cc: Frank Gmeindl; bikeboard Board > Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Police Chief Talking Points > > Good list. > I too ride on the occasional sidewalk, but not really downtown, more > in short instances like what you're talking about Butch. But perhaps > we're not going to be able to have that cake and eat it too... time > will tell. > > I'll have to disagree w/ you on "track stands", though I will recant a > little at the end... > Track stands are not good for the following reasons- > * Track stands are ambiguous. "What's he doing? Where's he going? > Is he going to fall? Is he trying to impress someone?" > * Putting a foot down sends a clear signal to other motorists. I > have stopped. I am abiding, Dude. > * Although it looks like being in a track stand would make you > quicker out of the gate, a lot of times this is not true. Depending > on where you are in your "balance sway", which way your wheel is > pointed at that moment, which way you're looking at that moment, etc. > At a full stop I can react quicker and more predictably w/ one foot on > the ground and pedal and body in the ready position. I can also > signal w/ my hands to others if need be, most folks won't try that > whilst in the track stand. > > Since taking the TS101 course, then thinking about the way I ride, I > have pretty much stopped doing the track stand, and bark at others > when they do as well, especially when they come out of the stand and > they're all over the place. > Try the real stop in a few places that you normally track stand (in a > turning lane, turning at a intersection) and I think you'll find that > most others (cars and peds) treat you differently. More positively I > would say. > > I will say that I do go through intersection in a "momentary stop then > roll-through", but technically I don't call this a track stand. > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Graber, Stephen <sggraber(a)hsc.wvu.edu> wrote: >> Looks like a good list to me. I assume there will also be encouragement to >> cite motorists for violations that endanger cyclists. I'd encourage Damien >> to describe "track stands" to Chief Preston. Many cyclists can use that >> technique to lawfully stop at stop signs etc. I once received a ticket for >> "running" a stop sign- in fact I had ceased all forward motion and looked >> bothways (Wilson & Grand, a dangerous intersection) but the officer told the >> judge I never put my foot down and that was that! (The judge liked it even >> less when I grumbled that motorists don't have to turn their engines off at >> stop signs............). I'm glad to see restraint suggested for riding on >> side walks. Some places that's our safest option. On my commute to Health >> Sciences I ride up the side- walk along the main entrance by the Alumni >> Center rather than risk the high speed traffic in the dual lane approach. >> >> That's my 2 cents! >> Butch >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> >> Stephen G. Graber >> >> Biochem & Mol Pharmacology >> >> PO Box 9142, HSN-3122 >> >> West Virginia University >> >> Morgantown, WV 26506-9142 >> >> phone: 304-293-2305 >> >> >> >> ------ _0 >> >> ------ _ \<,_ >> >> ---- (*)/ (*) >> >> ________________________________ >> From: bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org [bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org] On Behalf Of >> Frank Gmeindl [frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net] >> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:05 PM >> To: bikeboard Board >> Subject: [Bikeboard] Police Chief Talking Points >> >> Bicycle Board Members, >> Damien will be meeting with Chief Preston Friday to discuss enforcement. I >> will meet with Damien tomorrow to discuss the attached talking points that I >> am recommending. I would appreciate your comments and recommendations for >> improving these talking points. >> >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikeboard mailing list >> Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >> http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >>

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