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Morgantown Bicycle Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 29 Dec '11

29 Dec '11

Dear Public Officials, I have added Perry Keller and Wes Stafford to the list of recipients of this message and am resending it to everyone so that you all know who's getting it. There are no other changes. Frank Dear Public Officials, Please find attached, the first preliminary Morgantown Bicycle Plan developed by the Bicycle Board. Within the next few days, you will also receive a paper copy. Please review the plan and give me your comments by December 7. We would like to include the plan in a February application to the League of American Bicyclists' for the Bicycle Friendly Community award. Since you are a key stakeholder in the plan, we want you to make it your plan. We will revise it to address your comments. We will ask you to approve the revision before we release it to the public. Please provide me your comments in whatever way is most convenient for you. You could open the attached MS Word document and mark it up using track changes and comments, or you could mark up the hard copy with pen and ink, or you could write your comments in an e-mail message, or you could simply tell me what you think. If you would like to discuss the plan, please contact me at your earliest convenience. 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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Morgantown Bicycle Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

Dear Public Officials, I have added Tom Arnold, Director Morgantown Parking Authority to the list of recipients of the Morgantown Bicycle Plan. I'm copying you all so you know who got it and so you may communicate among each other about 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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Dec. 1 BB meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Bicycle Board Members, I usually create and send the agenda for the monthly BB meeting the weekend before the meeting. With this weekend being Thanksgiving weekend, I would like to complete and send the agenda this Wednesday. Two items we probably should discuss are Jim Rye's replacement and the Bicycle Friendly Community award application. To save meeting time, please identify potential candidates to replace Jim Rye, confirm with them that they'd want to serve and reply-to-all to this message with their names and invite them to the meeting. I'm suggesting we discuss the Bicycle Friendly Community award application to help the teams that volunteered to write the application. Following is status of on-going activities. Let me know which, if any, you want me to put on the agenda for discussion at the meeting. If I missed something, let me know. Distributed preliminary first draft of Morgantown Bicycling Plan to key stakeholders: Terrence Moore, Jeff Mikorski, Terry Hough, Ed Preston, Chris Fletcher, Mark Wise, Tom Arnold, Bill Austin, Fouad Shoukry, Perry Keller and Wes Stafford. I requested their comments and changes by December 8. So far, I haven't heard from any of them. We need to get on the City Council's agenda to present. Thanks to Chet, he and I met with Damien and Jeff to discuss a joint Morgantown-Star City TEP grant application for a bicycle climbing lane from Star City Bridge to WVU Coliseum. Subsequently, Chet met with Star City Mayor Sharp. Unfortunately, Jeff later informed me that Morgantown will not apply for this funding because they're afraid it will jeopardize their application for street scape funding. We may still pursue it with Star City. Nick asked for $500 more to complete the video for 12-year old and younger cyclists. Two BB members replied to me and one replied to all with their agreement so I told Nick and Jeff that we're OK with it. Ryan taught 3 WVU students CCC TS101 class Nov. 3, 11, 13. Thanks, Ryan! Thanks to Hugh, we're just about complete establishing a 1-credit hour CCC course at WVU CPASS to be taught for the first time in Spring 2012. Participants will be able to take it for credit or through the Lifetime Activities program. Price is TBD. On Nov. 9, the Parking Authority approved bicycle lockers for 2 city garages. Chip is working on specifications to enable Tom Arnold to submit a purchase order. The City's 2012 budget has $5,500 for bicycle parking. The lockers will cost about $4,000. Trying to determine status of grant application that we submitted to Jeff Mikorski in September for him to submit to Bikes Belong for $10K to fund Mon Blvd. bicycle climbing lane from Eighth St. to Evansdale Dr.. Brandon Crawford, WVU Cycling Club rep has resigned. I've asked him to find/recommend a replacement. WVDOH replaced in-line drainage grates by Coliseum with bicycle-friendly grates. Remaining in-line grates to be replaced are on Westover Bridge, Walnut St. Bridge, South University Ave. northbound between Pleasant and Walnut. (We need to inventory in-line grates on campus.) Delivered to Paul Mattox, Ray LaHood, Earl Ray Tomblin, Joe Fisher, Asel Kennedy and Brent Walker, petition with 125 signatures to enable cyclists to cross Cheat Lake at Ice’s Ferry during bridge replacement. MPO Policy Board chaired by Joe Fisher planned to discuss the application and may write a support letter to DOH. I'm working on the education grant final report. In his completion of the Enforcement section of the BFA application, Chief Preston said that First Sergeant Matt McCabe "is an active member of the bicycle Advisory Committee". May I have your concurrence to invite Sergeant McCabe to join us as an ex-officio representing the MPD? Welcome Adam Henry! I would appreciate your replies to this message before the holiday. 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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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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Fwd: Pedestrian Safety Board Monday 12/5 agenda
by Frank Gmeindl 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

FYI, attached is agenda for next Monday's Pedestrian Safety Board meeting for those of you that walk. Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: November 30, 2011 5:00:54 PM EST > 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 Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Mary Gutmann <maryg1010(a)comcast.net>, 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>, Sera Janson Zegre <sera(a)downstreamstrategies.com> > Subject: Pedestrian Safety Board Monday 12/5 agenda > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > Troops - > Please find attached Monday's agenda, and note the updated meeting format. Please bring ideas re: Evansdale plan to put into a letter for WVU. See you all Monday. Lots to discuss as usual. > Best, > Christiaan > > 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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Morgantown Bicycle Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Dear Public Officials, Thanks to Chief Preston, Perry Keller and Bill Austin for their timely comments on the Morgantown Bicycle Plan v09. We are hoping to have all your comments by December 7 so we can: Summarize your comments for the Traffic Commission at its December 8 meeting; Produce a version of the plan that we can present with your support to City Council in January; Include the Plan in our February application to the League of American Bicyclists for the Bicycle Friendly Community award. For your convenience, you can read the plan and stakeholder comments at http://db.tt/Bse1rpGr . Please contact me if you have any questions. 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] Dec. 1 BB meeting
by Chip Wamsley 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

With regard to Jim Rye's replacement: we had previously considered Colin Dierman and now he would be able to join the board. Chip Wamsley -----Original Message----- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Sent 11/21/2011 3:19:12 PM To: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Subject: [Bikeboard] Dec. 1 BB meeting Bicycle Board Members, I usually create and send the agenda for the monthly BB meeting the weekend before the meeting. With this weekend being Thanksgiving weekend, I would like to complete and send the agenda this Wednesday. Two items we probably should discuss are Jim Rye's replacement and the Bicycle Friendly Community award application. To save meeting time, please identify potential candidates to replace Jim Rye, confirm with them that they'd want to serve and reply-to-all to this message with their names and invite them to the meeting. I'm suggesting we discuss the Bicycle Friendly Community award application to help the teams that volunteered to write the application. Following is status of on-going activities. Let me know which, if any, you want me to put on the agenda for discussion at the meeting. If I missed something, let me know. Distributed preliminary first draft of Morgantown Bicycling Plan to key stakeholders: Terrence Moore, Jeff Mikorski, Terry Hough, Ed Preston, Chris Fletcher, Mark Wise, Tom Arnold, Bill Austin, Fouad Shoukry, Perry Keller and Wes Stafford. I requested their comments and changes by December 8. So far, I haven't heard from any of them. We need to get on the City Council's agenda to present. Thanks to Chet, he and I met with Damien and Jeff to discuss a joint Morgantown-Star City TEP grant application for a bicycle climbing lane from Star City Bridge to WVU Coliseum. Subsequently, Chet met with Star City Mayor Sharp. Unfortunately, Jeff later informed me that Morgantown will not apply for this funding because they're afraid it will jeopardize their application for street scape funding. We may still pursue it with Star City. Nick asked for $500 more to complete the video for 12-year old and younger cyclists. Two BB members replied to me and one replied to all with their agreement so I told Nick and Jeff that we're OK with it. Ryan taught 3 WVU students CCC TS101 class Nov. 3, 11, 13. Thanks, Ryan! Thanks to Hugh, we're just about complete establishing a 1-credit hour CCC course at WVU CPASS to be taught for the first time in Spring 2012. Participants will be able to take it for credit or through the Lifetime Activities program. Price is TBD. On Nov. 9, the Parking Authority approved bicycle lockers for 2 city garages. Chip is working on specifications to enable Tom Arnold to submit a purchase order. The City's 2012 budget has $5,500 for bicycle parking. The lockers will cost about $4,000. Trying to determine status of grant application that we submitted to Jeff Mikorski in September for him to submit to Bikes Belong for $10K to fund Mon Blvd. bicycle climbing lane from Eighth St. to Evansdale Dr.. Brandon Crawford, WVU Cycling Club rep has resigned. I've asked him to find/recommend a replacement. WVDOH replaced in-line drainage grates by Coliseum with bicycle-friendly grates. Remaining in-line grates to be replaced are on Westover Bridge, Walnut St. Bridge, South University Ave. northbound between Pleasant and Walnut. (We need to inventory in-line grates on campus.) Delivered to Paul Mattox, Ray LaHood, Earl Ray Tomblin, Joe Fisher, Asel Kennedy and Brent Walker, petition with 125 signatures to enable cyclists to cross Cheat Lake at Ice’s Ferry during bridge replacement. MPO Policy Board chaired by Joe Fisher planned to discuss the application and may write a support letter to DOH. I'm working on the education grant final report. In his completion of the Enforcement section of the BFA application, Chief Preston said that First Sergeant Matt McCabe "is an active member of the bicycle Advisory Committee". May I have your concurrence to invite Sergeant McCabe to join us as an ex-officio representing the MPD? Welcome Adam Henry! I would appreciate your replies to this message before the holiday. 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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In-line drainage grates
by Frank Gmeindl 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Bryan, I rode up Mon Blvd. today from Star City Bridge to the Coliseum and observed that the former in-line drainage grates have been replaced with bicycle friendly grates. (See attached Before and After photos). On behalf of Morgantown area bicyclists, I give you thanks! Replacing those grates corrects a significant dangerous situation especially since the now nicely repaved shoulder eases the climb from the bridge to the Coliseum. Thank you for considering bicyclists in all WVDOH projects! 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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Fwd: Bike Comments
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Bicycle Board Members, Perry Keller submitted comments on the bicycle plan. They are attached file, Morgantown Bicycle Comments.docx. I read them and wrote responses in the attached file: Morgantown Bicycle Comments-WVDOT.docx . Please review Perry's comments and my responses and let me know if you agree with my responses or what you think the responses should be. Also, please not that some of my comments say, "Who wants to do this?". If you would, please let me know that, too:) The plan and associated documents such as stakeholder comments will be stored in Dropbox at http://db.tt/Bse1rpGr 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 Morgantown Bicycle Comments-WVDOT.docx Begin forwarded message: > From: "Keller, Perry J" <Perry.J.Keller(a)wv.gov> > Date: November 22, 2011 3:44:10 PM EST > To: <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Bike Comments > > Per our conversation. > > Perry J. Keller > Statewide and Urban Planning > Program Planning and Administration Division > Building 5, 8th Floor > 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E. > Charleston, WV 25305 > 304.558.9591 (o) > 304.558.3783 (f) >

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Re: [Bikeboard] Bike Comments
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Perry, I enjoyed our conversation yesterday. I read your attached file. Thank you and please give my thanks to the other reviewers for very thoughtful, insightful, proactive and professional comments. I will share them with the Bicycle Board and send you a response. In my first reading of WVDOT comments, I had the following questions: "Page 4: More Prosperous Local Economy – Any new census information that would identify specific characteristics to Greater Morgantown area i.e. younger population that might be more prone to be a distracted driver using smart phones, etc." could you please elaborate on what you are looking for here? It doesn't seem to fit in the context of the “More Prosperous Local Economy” topic of this paragraph. "Page 12: Stakeholder input from WVU, County Commissioners and DOT Secretary does not appear under their headings. Were these stakeholders interviewed?" From whom besides you in the WVDOT should we be getting input for the Morgantown Bicycle Plan? "Page 20: #7 This is not consistent with our signage directives." What are WVDOT signage directives with regard to Share the Road signs? (I agree with your earlier comment that we need to avoid saturation. We need guidelines. Certainly, dangerous segments of roadways that already have significant bicycling may need such signs.) Looking forward to continuing to work with you! 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 Nov 22, 2011, at 3:44 PM, Keller, Perry J wrote: > Per our conversation. > > Perry J. Keller > Statewide and Urban Planning > Program Planning and Administration Division > Building 5, 8th Floor > 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E. > Charleston, WV 25305 > 304.558.9591 (o) > 304.558.3783 (f) > > <Morgantown Bicycle Comments.docx>

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Re: [Bikeboard] Youth Bike Skills video - Addendum to original contract
by Frank Gmeindl 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Please see attached. On Nov 22, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Gunnar Shogren wrote: > I don't see an attachment. > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Frank Gmeindl > <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> Jeff, Nick, >> The proposal looks OK to me. >> 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 Nov 22, 2011, at 3:34 PM, director wrote: >> >> Jeff, Frank, >> Positive Spin is pleased to provide the City of Morgantown (in cooperation >> with the Bicycle Board/Education Committee) this addendum proposal to >> complete production of the youth bicycling skills video "- Let's Start >> Biking!". Please let me know if this is satisfactory, our timeline is short >> so we are proceeding with completion as discussed previously. I will be >> working tomorrow and can come by to sign when it's convenient for you. >> Thanks. >> >> Nick Hein LCI# 1705 >> >> Director, Positive Spin >> 803 East Brockway Ave >> Morgantown, WV >> ph 304-276-0213 >> >> <2011_1122_BBKidsVideoContractAdd.pdf> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikeboard mailing list >> Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >> http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >>

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Re: [Bikeboard] Youth Bike Skills video - Addendum to original contract
by Chip Wamsley 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Looks good, Chip -----Original Message----- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Sent 11/22/2011 4:48:37 PM To: "Gunnar Shogren" <gshogren(a)gmail.com> Cc: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Youth Bike Skills video - Addendum to original contract Please see attached. On Nov 22, 2011, at 3:56 PM, Gunnar Shogren wrote: > I don't see an attachment. > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Frank Gmeindl > <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> Jeff, Nick, >> The proposal looks OK to me. >> 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 Nov 22, 2011, at 3:34 PM, director wrote: >> >> Jeff, Frank, >> Positive Spin is pleased to provide the City of Morgantown (in cooperation >> with the Bicycle Board/Education Committee) this addendum proposal to >> complete production of the youth bicycling skills video "- Let's Start >> Biking!". Please let me know if this is satisfactory, our timeline is short >> so we are proceeding with completion as discussed previously. I will be >> working tomorrow and can come by to sign when it's convenient for you. >> Thanks. >> >> Nick Hein LCI# 1705 >> >> Director, Positive Spin >> 803 East Brockway Ave >> Morgantown, WV >> ph 304-276-0213 >> >> <2011_1122_BBKidsVideoContractAdd.pdf> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Re: [Bikeboard] Youth Bike Skills video - Addendum to original contract
by Frank Gmeindl 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Jeff, Nick, The proposal looks OK to me. 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 Nov 22, 2011, at 3:34 PM, director wrote: > Jeff, Frank, > Positive Spin is pleased to provide the City of Morgantown (in cooperation with the Bicycle Board/Education Committee) this addendum proposal to complete production of the youth bicycling skills video "- Let's Start Biking!". Please let me know if this is satisfactory, our timeline is short so we are proceeding with completion as discussed previously. I will be working tomorrow and can come by to sign when it's convenient for you. > Thanks. > Nick Hein LCI# 1705 > Director, Positive Spin > 803 East Brockway Ave > Morgantown, WV > ph 304-276-0213 > > <2011_1122_BBKidsVideoContractAdd.pdf>

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Re: [Bikeboard] Dec. 1 BB meeting
by director 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Frank, With Robby back in town we plan to have the Kids' Video done by Thursday. I know it will be a busy meeting, but if we could have 20 minutes to show the video and get comments I think it would be good - rather than waiting til January. Robby, Arathy and I met today to plan the filming and editing to get it done. I'll have a supplemental statement of work to Jeff Mikorski tomorrow showing the work and expense planned for completion. It will be good to see this done. In the meantime, Robby is preparing a short version of the video with the best material we have to date (demonstration scenes that showed less-than-ideal riding will be removed) so we have something deliverable just in case everything falls through between now and Thursday. We plan to film Friday and have started lining up actors so don't expect any problems. Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 803 East Brockway Ave Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 -----Original Message----- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Sent 11/21/2011 3:19:12 PM To: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Subject: [Bikeboard] Dec. 1 BB meeting Bicycle Board Members, I usually create and send the agenda for the monthly BB meeting the weekend before the meeting. With this weekend being Thanksgiving weekend, I would like to complete and send the agenda this Wednesday. Two items we probably should discuss are Jim Rye's replacement and the Bicycle Friendly Community award application. To save meeting time, please identify potential candidates to replace Jim Rye, confirm with them that they'd want to serve and reply-to-all to this message with their names and invite them to the meeting. I'm suggesting we discuss the Bicycle Friendly Community award application to help the teams that volunteered to write the application. Following is status of on-going activities. Let me know which, if any, you want me to put on the agenda for discussion at the meeting. If I missed something, let me know. Distributed preliminary first draft of Morgantown Bicycling Plan to key stakeholders: Terrence Moore, Jeff Mikorski, Terry Hough, Ed Preston, Chris Fletcher, Mark Wise, Tom Arnold, Bill Austin, Fouad Shoukry, Perry Keller and Wes Stafford. I requested their comments and changes by December 8. So far, I haven't heard from any of them. We need to get on the City Council's agenda to present. Thanks to Chet, he and I met with Damien and Jeff to discuss a joint Morgantown-Star City TEP grant application for a bicycle climbing lane from Star City Bridge to WVU Coliseum. Subsequently, Chet met with Star City Mayor Sharp. Unfortunately, Jeff later informed me that Morgantown will not apply for this funding because they're afraid it will jeopardize their application for street scape funding. We may still pursue it with Star City. Nick asked for $500 more to complete the video for 12-year old and younger cyclists. Two BB members replied to me and one replied to all with their agreement so I told Nick and Jeff that we're OK with it. Ryan taught 3 WVU students CCC TS101 class Nov. 3, 11, 13. Thanks, Ryan! Thanks to Hugh, we're just about complete establishing a 1-credit hour CCC course at WVU CPASS to be taught for the first time in Spring 2012. Participants will be able to take it for credit or through the Lifetime Activities program. Price is TBD. On Nov. 9, the Parking Authority approved bicycle lockers for 2 city garages. Chip is working on specifications to enable Tom Arnold to submit a purchase order. The City's 2012 budget has $5,500 for bicycle parking. The lockers will cost about $4,000. Trying to determine status of grant application that we submitted to Jeff Mikorski in September for him to submit to Bikes Belong for $10K to fund Mon Blvd. bicycle climbing lane from Eighth St. to Evansdale Dr.. Brandon Crawford, WVU Cycling Club rep has resigned. I've asked him to find/recommend a replacement. WVDOH replaced in-line drainage grates by Coliseum with bicycle-friendly grates. Remaining in-line grates to be replaced are on Westover Bridge, Walnut St. Bridge, South University Ave. northbound between Pleasant and Walnut. (We need to inventory in-line grates on campus.) Delivered to Paul Mattox, Ray LaHood, Earl Ray Tomblin, Joe Fisher, Asel Kennedy and Brent Walker, petition with 125 signatures to enable cyclists to cross Cheat Lake at Ice’s Ferry during bridge replacement. MPO Policy Board chaired by Joe Fisher planned to discuss the application and may write a support letter to DOH. I'm working on the education grant final report. In his completion of the Enforcement section of the BFA application, Chief Preston said that First Sergeant Matt McCabe "is an active member of the bicycle Advisory Committee". May I have your concurrence to invite Sergeant McCabe to join us as an ex-officio representing the MPD? Welcome Adam Henry! I would appreciate your replies to this message before the holiday. 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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Fwd:
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Please reply ASAP if you have any objection to Nick's proposal to spend $500 more to complete his video. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "director" <director(a)positivespin.org> > Date: November 18, 2011 2:50:56 PM EST > To: "Mikorski, Jeff" <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > > Frank, Jeff, > We got some good news yesterday. Rob Rexroad, our original videographer, will be back in town Sunday nite and expects to be able to help us complete the video next week. I've drafted an estimate of completion time/cost for his review and will pass it on to you as soon as I hear back from him. SendI talked to Jeff Monday and he said there may still be some funds left in the grant to cover it if Frank agrees that this is the best use of it. Hope to hear back from Rob this morning and will pass on the estimate as soon as I do. My rough guess was 20hrs@$25/hr for $500 total cost. > > Nick Hein LCI# 1705 > Director, Positive Spin > 803 East Brockway Ave > Morgantown, WV > ph 304-276-0213

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Bicycling Education Materials
by Frank Gmeindl 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Bicycle Board Members, Confident City Cycling materials are now available to you at Mountaineer Station, the new multi-modal transportation facility underneath the Medical PRT station. To collect any materials, please call Mary Ann Barrill at 304-293-5915. She will take you to the storeroom and let you in. To ensure that we restock materials before they run out and to track were they're going, Mary Ann will ask you to record on a spreadsheet your name, date and the numbers and types of materials that you took. The materials consist of the following: * Street Smarts books * I Share the Road with Bicycles bumper stickers * Police information cards (business card size tri-fold with bicyclist rules on one side and motorist rules on the other) * Confident City Cycling business cards with contact info on the front and 5 steps to riding better on the back * Banner: 3' x 8' Same Roads, Same Rights, Same Rules with photo of gunnar, Betsy and Ryan riding proudly down High St. * LAB Traffic Skills 101 text books and course administration forms Those materials aren't doing anybody any good in the storeroom so please get them and use them. If it's not convenient for you to get them, let me know and I'll get them for you. If Mary Ann is not available, her back-up is Barbara at 304-293-8857. 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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Fwd: November BB minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Attached, please find the November BB minutes. Thank you! Betsy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Shogren, Elizabeth (CDC/NIOSH/DRDS)" <edz4(a)cdc.gov> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:04:35 +0000 Subject: November BB minutes To: "Elizabeth Shogren (elizabeth.schauer(a)gmail.com)" <elizabeth.schauer(a)gmail.com>

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e-mail addresses
by Frank Gmeindl 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Does anybody have the e-mail addresses of any of the following? 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 I want to sent the Ice's Ferry Bridge petition to them but I can't find their e-mail addresses. BTW, the petition now has 288 signatures. If you haven't signed, you still can at http://www.PetitionOnline.com/IcesFrry/petition.html Frank

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Re: [Bikeboard] Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Nancy, Thank you for giving the Morgantown Bicycle Board the opportunity to comment on the WVU Transportation and Parking Plan. Following are the Board's comments. We encourage the implementation of park-and-rides as described in sections 4f, 7, 14 and 19. We also encourage close coordination with the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization as they update the Greater Morgantown Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The current LRTP includes park-and-ride facilities. The Bicycle Board recommends that park-and-rides optimize the utilization of bicycles in addition to the shuttles mentioned in the WVU plan. Specifically, utilizing the rail trails from Star City (traffic coming in from I-79), and Sabraton (traffic coming in from I-68), could yield commute times comparable to motoring and would compensate for the hassles of parking downtown. Establishing bus stops at the same locations could provide travelers with true multi-modal alternatives. A park-and-ride on the north side of the Star City bridge would help even more with traffic. The City of Morgantown and Star City are currently developing a plan to make a bicycle climbing lane on Mon Blvd. from the Star City Bridge to the Coliseum and to extend the rail trail to meet the bottom of the climbing lane. The Bicycle Board encourages WVU to support this Morgantown-Star City project. With the current development of student apartments at University Town Center, enhanced bicycle access between the apartments and Star City could also connect more students to campus by bicycle. The Bicycle Board recommends deleting section 10 c. "A registration system for bicycles on campus should be explored. Many campuses make use of such a registration system." We see no benefit of such a system for bicyclists and it may discourage cycling. Bicyclists have the same rights to the roads as drivers of vehicles and are subject to the same duties. The Bicycle Board recommends that WVU establish an education program for students, faculty and staff to learn to bicycle effectively and make the program attractive to the community. The Bicycle Board encourages WVU to include an electric bike sharing system in the plan. Nearly 90 American universities, from New York University to the University of Alaska-Anchorage, offer some form of campus bike program. Morgantown's hills and traffic discourage bicycling. Electric bikes can effectively flatten the hills. Since more than 6 bicycles can occupy the same space as a car, electric bikes could drastically reduce traffic congestion. Being hilly with narrow streets and skyrocketing property values but covering a small area, WVU electric bike sharing could be an attractive while economical alternative to any of the current or planned WVU transportation systems. In closing, we observe that making it easy for people to drive motor vehicles and park them in and around campus sustains our traffic congestion problems and discourages alternatives. 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 19, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Nancy Lohmann wrote: > 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 > > > > > <TransParkPlan-10-19-11.pdf>

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Fwd: Wiles Hill zoning appeal
by Frank Gmeindl 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

BB members, Who will go to the BZA hearing Wednesday, 6:30 pm? Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "Christiaan Abildso" <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Date: November 14, 2011 10:13:59 AM EST > To: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)cheat.org>, "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Cc: "Maria Smith" <mariasmith(a)busride.org>, "Jonathan Rosenbaum" <freesource(a)cheat.org>, "Damien Davis" <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Mary Gutmann" <maryg1010(a)comcast.net>, "Sera Janson Zegre" <sera(a)downstreamstrategies.com>, "Mike Breiding" <mike(a)EpicRoadTrips.us>, "George Lilley" <mgranlil(a)frontier.com>, "Dwight Harshbarger" <dwight.harshbarger(a)gmail.com>, "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, "Michael Simms" <michael.d.simms(a)gmail.com>, "Sarah Bias" <sarahbias(a)gmail.com>, "Angela Wiley" <wileya120(a)gmail.com>, "Matt Cross" <crossnyc(a)hotmail.com>, "Ilana Chertok" <ichertok(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, "Michael Graham" <migraham(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, "Martha Summers" <msummers(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, "Bob Anderson" <randerson(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, "Tom Bias" <tbias(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, "Bill Reger-Nash" <wreger(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, "Bill Austin" <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, "Hugh Kierig" <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "Jim Rye" <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "Joshua Woods" <Joshua.Woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "Roy Nutter" <Roy.Nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "Stanley Cohen" <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu>, "David Small" <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu>, "Ella Belling" <ella(a)montrails.org>, "Claire Chantler" <cchantler(a)nwvcil.org>, "Jan Derry" <jderry(a)nwvcil.org>, "Nick Hein" <info(a)positivespin.org>, "Regina Mayolo" <reginam(a)verizon.net>, "Kevin Leyden" <kleyden(a)wvu.edu>, "Dave Harshbarger" <harshbargerd(a)wvuh.com>, "Jimmie Simmons" <Jsimmons2642(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: Fwd: Wiles Hill zoning appeal > > I believe there was an error about the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. It is the 3rd Wednesday of each month per Morgantown web site, which places it this Wed (11/16). A quick review of this group's minutes makes me think the bicycle & pedestrian communities need a stronger voice on this board to encourage more responsible development. > My meeting mojo is about tapped out...any volunteers to attend to hold feet to the fire? > Christiaan > > >>> On 11/14/2011 at 10:05 AM, <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Bicycle Board Members, > > Stewart Street is part of the nascent Morgantown Bike Route and I know that some of us use Wellen and Lorentz to get from Stewart to Jones. > > Looking at the "progress" on Wiles Hill, in a few years, all it will be huge apartment complexes, 2 or more cars for every apartment and no space left to do anything with the streets. As far as I know, pedestrians and bicyclists are ignored. > > What do you want to do about this? (I only just received the message below. Apparently, their was a public hearing on November 10 that we missed.) > > 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: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> >> Date: November 14, 2011 9:25:01 AM EST >> 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 Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Mary Gutmann <maryg1010(a)comcast.net>, 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>, Sera Janson Zegre <sera(a)downstreamstrategies.com> >> Subject: Wiles Hill zoning appeal >> Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> >> >> All - >> Please find below information re: the zoning variance on Stewart Street. Has pedestrian traffic flow from these properties been addressed? >> I suggest contacting your council person. >> Christiaan >> ------------- >> Folks: We just received a notice from the City's Planning Division for a proposed "Development of Significant Impact Site Plan" petition in our R-2 neighborhood for a proposed 20 two-bedroom dwelling on upper Stewart Street between Wellen and Lorenze Avenue (lower side of Stewart St. of which construction is now under way). The Planning Commission Hearing for this petition is scheduled for Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 6:30 pm to decide on the conditional use and discuss the two variances. >> >> Under R-2 zoning 11 units are allowed. The BZA will have to approve the request for two variances which request a 2.5-foot set-back (10 feet is the minimum front setback standard) and also a variance to exceed the maximum building height requirement of 2.5 stories - the petition is for a 4 story building. >> >> I would suggest that our neighborhood oppose this plan (petition) on the basis of: 1) it is outside the character of existing dwellings on upper Stewart Street, 2) it will have a major impact on one of the major gateways to our Wiles Hill - Highland Park Neighborhood, 3) it appears that satellite parking is already underway on the upper side of Stewart Street for this large dwelling (s), and 4) this will set a precedent for further consideration of petitioners requesting conditional uses and variances in an established R-2 neighborhood, 5) with the high level of traffic on Stewart Street a 2.5 front set-back is a safety issue (most dwellings are at least 6-10 feet from the sidewalk on Stewart Street. >> ------------ >> >> 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: Wiles Hill zoning appeal
by Frank Gmeindl 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Bicycle Board Members, Stewart Street is part of the nascent Morgantown Bike Route and I know that some of us use Wellen and Lorentz to get from Stewart to Jones. Looking at the "progress" on Wiles Hill, in a few years, all it will be huge apartment complexes, 2 or more cars for every apartment and no space left to do anything with the streets. As far as I know, pedestrians and bicyclists are ignored. What do you want to do about this? (I only just received the message below. Apparently, their was a public hearing on November 10 that we missed.) 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: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: November 14, 2011 9:25:01 AM EST > 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 Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Mary Gutmann <maryg1010(a)comcast.net>, 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>, Sera Janson Zegre <sera(a)downstreamstrategies.com> > Subject: Wiles Hill zoning appeal > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > All - > Please find below information re: the zoning variance on Stewart Street. Has pedestrian traffic flow from these properties been addressed? > I suggest contacting your council person. > Christiaan > ------------- > Folks: We just received a notice from the City's Planning Division for a proposed "Development of Significant Impact Site Plan" petition in our R-2 neighborhood for a proposed 20 two-bedroom dwelling on upper Stewart Street between Wellen and Lorenze Avenue (lower side of Stewart St. of which construction is now under way). The Planning Commission Hearing for this petition is scheduled for Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 6:30 pm to decide on the conditional use and discuss the two variances. > > Under R-2 zoning 11 units are allowed. The BZA will have to approve the request for two variances which request a 2.5-foot set-back (10 feet is the minimum front setback standard) and also a variance to exceed the maximum building height requirement of 2.5 stories - the petition is for a 4 story building. > > I would suggest that our neighborhood oppose this plan (petition) on the basis of: 1) it is outside the character of existing dwellings on upper Stewart Street, 2) it will have a major impact on one of the major gateways to our Wiles Hill - Highland Park Neighborhood, 3) it appears that satellite parking is already underway on the upper side of Stewart Street for this large dwelling (s), and 4) this will set a precedent for further consideration of petitioners requesting conditional uses and variances in an established R-2 neighborhood, 5) with the high level of traffic on Stewart Street a 2.5 front set-back is a safety issue (most dwellings are at least 6-10 feet from the sidewalk on Stewart Street. > ------------ > > 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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Look into the Crystal Ball
by Frank Gmeindl 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

I found most fascinating: http://bikeportland.org/2011/11/08/guest-dispatch-from-munich-where-cycle-t… Written by Portland OR (bicycle mode share 2-8%) transportation planner on his visit to Munich and how they're dealing with bicycle mode share increase to 17%. Is this like seeing 30 years into the future? Frank

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Fwd: PBIC News: New Study of US Bike Sharing Programs to Begin
by Frank Gmeindl 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

FYI Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: November 11, 2011 12:54:25 PM EST > To: Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Danielle Williams <dwilliams(a)labyrinth.net>, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Fw: PBIC News: New Study of US Bike Sharing Programs to Begin > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > FYI... > > 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: PBIC News <PBIC_News(a)mail.vresp.com> > To: walkmgw(a)yahoo.com > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:50 PM > Subject: PBIC News: New Study of US Bike Sharing Programs to Begin > > > November 10, 2011 > > New Study of US Bike Sharing Programs to Begin > > CHAPEL HILL, NC — The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and Toole Design Group announced today that they will be conducting an independent, national study of current bike sharing programs in the United States. The PBIC is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration. The final report with an anticipated release timeframe of approximately eight months will be a resource of information about the implementation of the different bike sharing schemes and provide a guide for cities that are considering investments in bike sharing infrastructure. > > The study will explore the evolution of bike sharing in the US, define success factors, explore funding models, explain demographic and geographic trends affecting the implementation of programs, recommend a step-by-step approach for implementation in cities in the start-up phase and will discuss measures to increase demand and expansion of existing programs. > > The research team will solicit information on bike share program implementation from State, County and City Departments of Transportation (DOT) charged with implementing bike sharing programs in their localities. The project will be guided by a National Bike Sharing Committee comprised of experts from implementing agencies. The Committee will help facilitate the exchange of best practices and ideas on different program goals, infrastructure requirements, funding programs and system sustainability, vendor selection and management, and community engagement which are necessary for development and expansion of a bike sharing system. > > For more information please contact Mauricio Hernandez, Toole Design at (301) 927-1900 or via email at mhernandez(a)tooledesign.com, or Carl Sundstrom, PBIC at (919) 843-4963 or via email at sundstrom(a)hsrc.unc.edu. > > Since its inception in 1999, PBIC's mission has been to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. > Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center > 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd > Campus Box 3430 > Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430 > Phone: 1.888.823.3977 > Fax: 919.962.8710 > www.walkinginfo.org > www.bicyclinginfo.org > > Click to view this email in a browser > > If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe > Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center > 730 MLK, Jr. Blvd. CB 3430 > Chapel Hill, NC 27599 > US > Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. > >

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Bicycle Plan to Perry Keller?
by Frank Gmeindl 11 Nov '11

11 Nov '11

Bicycle Board Members, May I have your concurrence to send our preliminary Bicycle Plan to Perry Kelly, WVDOT Bike/Ped Coordinator? If I do not hear from you by Monday, I'll take that as your concurrence. Perry has always been intimately involved with the MPO. I must say that at the big meeting at which we presented the Mon Blvd. climbing lane to WVDOT/H, he was the WVDOT rep that said the state wouldn't pay for it. OTOH, he rode with us at the MPO conference last year. Frankly, until I read the WVDOT web page quoted below, did I know that within the WVDOT, he had a role in bicycling. I thought that was Bill Robinson's job but I also know that Bill has moved on. Tonight, before the MPO CAC meeting, Bill Austin told me that Perry asked him for a copy of our Bicycle Plan. If you concur, I will simply forward to him the same message that I sent to the other stakeholders. Here's the WVDOT web page on bike/ped: > Bike/Ped > The ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) of 1991 began a new perception of transportation in the United States. For the first time, alternative transportation was written into legislation that had previously focused exclusively on motor vehicles and their role in the nation’s transportation network. United States Code 23 – 217 states: > > “Each State …shall… fund in the State department of transportation a position > of bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for promoting and facilitating the increased > use of non-motorized modes of transportation, including developing facilities for > the use of pedestrians and bicyclists and public education, promotional, and safety > programsor using such facilities.” > > This position would be tasked to: > > Plan and manage new programs in the areas of non-motorized accommodations, safety, educational materials, enforcement materials, courses, and recreation. > Assist in development of State and MPO level bicycle and pedestrian facility plans. > Develop safety and promotional information through printed materials, videos, TV spots, press releases, interviews, and promotional activities. > Develop (or prepare)… …, maps showing bicycle and pedestrian routes, safety information, and answer inquiries from citizens. > Arrange for... …events, including conferences, workshops, and other public and technical information presentations. > Develop, review, and update State's Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan. > Serve as principal contact with Federal, state and local agencies, the press, citizen organizations, and individuals on matters relating to bicycles and pedestrians. > Review projects for conformity with design standards…” > > (FHWA Policy Memorandums "Designation of Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinators within State Departments of Transportation) > > Within the West Virginia Division of Highways, the emphasis has been on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator to serve as a principle contact for citizens seeking information and the opportunity to express themselves on bicycle pedestrian issues. > > Another area receiving emphasis is cooperating with Engineering Division to ensure West Virginia Division of Highways Design Directives areas are followed when determining whether to incorporate bicycle/pedestrian elements into WVDOH projects. > > The WVDOH is also working on the organization of signed bike routes in West Virginia. The first step of this effort is to develop a map of these routes. Preliminary work has been completed on the initial routes and the first edition of the map of these routes should be posted to this site soon. > > The WVDOH bicycle/pedestrian coordinator has also worked closely with various organizations and local jurisdictions to develop facilities in conformity with design standards. > > With the constantly evolving nature of transportation in West Virginia, the WVDOH is aware that alternative transportation, particularly the bicycle/pedestrian mode, is increasing and we are determined to maintain a leadership position in this dynamic transportation mode. > > > > Bike/Ped Program > Perry Keller, Program Coordinator > Phone: 304 558-9591 > Fax: 304 558-3783 > Email: Perry Keller Frank

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Retain cyclists' right to the road
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Today, I sent a message to Senator Manchin http://manchin.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm asking him to vote against a bill http://tinyurl.com/3fd336k UP FOR VOTE TODAY that contains a provision that would prohibit bicyclists from riding on the road. If you want to continue to ride on the roads, I recommend that you also take action. Frank Here's what I sent: Concerning: A BILL To reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes. I urge you to vote against this bill because it eliminates bicyclists' access to public roads. With today's traffic congestion, obesity and poor air quality, we should be promoting bicycling, not discouraging or even prohibiting it. The bill has adverse effects on funding and contains a mandatory sidepath provision that prohibits bicyclists from using the road. Get-bikes-off-the road provisions like this one were deleted from the laws of most states which had them in the 1970s. This is on Page 226 of the bill: (d) BICYCLE SAFETY.The Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency shall prohibit the use of bicycles on each federally owned road that has a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or greater and an adjacent paved path for use by bicycles within 100 yards of the road. Even if the trail is in very bad shape, and the road is perfectly safe, the Secretary will have no leeway to allow cyclists to continue to use the road if a trail is available. This is very bad policy. Among other things it would end biking on portions of the Rock Creek Parkway where the speed limit is 35 mph. Note that this applies not only to roads in parks but to any Federally-owned road. If there’s a trail within 100 years of a road, then to get to a destination on the other side of the road this law would require you to lug your bicycle through some environmentally-sensitive area in a National Park, or through private property, or swim across a river. If the trail is covered with snow but the road is clear, you would still have to use the trail. The legislation does not even state that the trail has to serve the same destinations as the road, or refer to any standards for design, etc. The conclusion the states reached in the 1970s is based on a simple principle: let bicyclists decide. If the trail is better than the road, they will use it. Furthermore, the Federal Government does not have jurisdiction over traffic laws. The states do. The predictable outcome is dozens of court battles which will be an embarrassment to the Congress. There also is liability exposure in restricting bicyclists to a substandard path.

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Racks
by Gunnar Shogren 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

We have a hard enough time just getting nice simple racks- http://dcist.com/2011/11/artistic_bike_racks.php#photo-1 Their sidewalks sure do look wide though too.

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Morgantown Bicycle Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Dear Public Officials, Please find attached, the first preliminary Morgantown Bicycle Plan developed by the Bicycle Board. Within the next few days, you will also receive a paper copy. Please review the plan and give me your comments by December 7. We would like to include the plan in a February application to the League of American Bicyclists' for the Bicycle Friendly Community award. Since you are a key stakeholder in the plan, we want you to make it your plan. We will revise it to address your comments. We will ask you to approve the revision before we release it to the public. Please provide me your comments in whatever way is most convenient for you. You could open the attached MS Word document and mark it up using track changes and comments, or you could mark up the hard copy with pen and ink, or you could write your comments in an e-mail message, or you could simply tell me what you think. If you would like to discuss the plan, please contact me at your earliest convenience. 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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BB October minutes
by Frank Gmeindl 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached, the minutes of our last meeting. Frank

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Agenda for tomorrow's BB meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached, a suggested agenda for tomorrow's meeting. Frank

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Fwd: Reminder: SGA safety walk today (Nov 1) at 5:00
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

FYI: Safety walk today. 5 pm Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: November 1, 2011 9:37:57 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>, 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: Reminder: SGA safety walk today (Nov 1) at 5:00 > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > All- Please make every attempt to attend the SGA walk today at 5:00. They will be meeting in the Bluestone Room in the Mountianlair and could use as many people as possible to cover a large area of Morgantown! > If my children cooperate I will be there. I'm on daddy day care duty this evening. > 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>; 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>; 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> > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 5:09 PM > Subject: Re: Pedestrian Safety Board - another letter in the works > Hey Everyone: > > I know that I sent an invite out to everyone concerning the Student Government Safety walk that I will be hosting tomorrow at 5 pm. I wanted to get in contact withEVERYONE on the PSB for their help. As my position within Student Government I represent the safety concerns that affect the student body of WVU but I truly don't look at that as my position. I look at it as I represent the safety concerns of every citizen who lives, works, or just simply goes to school here in Morgantown. > > In the next few weeks I will be submitting a report to almost every major Representative here in Morgantown. The WVU Board of Govanors, the Presidents office, City Council, City and County Sheriff offices..... and the list goes on if you get my point! > > The report is going to be prob 40-60 pages worth of safety concerns within Morgantown. The issue that I have that there is no WAY that I can cover all of Mon County in 1 safety walk. So for those of you who live out in Saberton, Suncrest, Cheat Lake (I'm not even sure if that's considered Mon County) please I need help on this report because I don't have a car and it would be difficult for me to go out in those area. > > I receive all your emails back and forth about issues that I simply have no idea about because I live in the downtown area. Jan the University Av area is a complete mess! So what ever you guys may have that could help me in my report PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send it to me. We can't get anything done unless we are extremely active!! > > Before I submit anything to anyone the draft copy of the report will be sent to everyone on the Morgantown Pedestrian. Safety Board. I look forward from hearing from everyone soon. > > Dave Small > WVU SGA Director of Safety > 304-276-6806 > dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu

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