Bikeboard March 2011

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Re: [Bikeboard] Mileground
by Brandon Crawford 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

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Morgantown Bicycle Plan
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Bicycle Board Members, I admit that this is a ploy to get you to read and comment on the Morgantown Bicycle Plan. At our next Bicycle Board meeting April 7, I will bring a hard copy of the plan and ask you to sign it. Between now and then, you can read it at https://www.dropbox.com/home#:::29108896 . If you see something you don't like, change it. (Please do not turn Track Changes off.) Or, if you don't want to change it but wish to express your thoughts about it, click the New Comment button right above the text and enter your thoughts. On the Monday, April 4 before our next meeting, I will finalize the plan and send you a notification that the final is available to view. That's the version I'll bring to the April 7 meeting for your signature. If a majority of you sign the plan at our next meeting, I will send the plan to the stakeholders identified in it to get their comments and hopefully their commitment to implement it. Frank

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Report to TC
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached, a draft report of BB March accomplishments and future plans that I will present to the Traffic Commission next Wednesday with your concurrence. I need to submit this early tomorrow, so your prompt review is appreciated. Frank

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Thank you letter to Fouad Shakry
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please reply with your concurrence on the attached letter expressing BB gratitude to WVDOH Fred Shakry for installing Share the Road signs on South University Avenue. I've also attached photos of the signs. If you have any recommendations for making the letter better, I would appreciate them. I'd like to send the letter within the next few days. I also attached a .doc version in case you can't open the .docx version. The only difference is that you might not see the BikeMorgantown logo if you open the .doc version. Frank

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Re: [Bikeboard] Thank you letter to Fouad Shakry
by Chip Wamsley 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:11:00 -0400 Frank, I concur, we need to give positive reinforcement to keep things moving forward. I assume that Fred is how he is commonly addressed, hence the different name on the address. Chip >Bicycle Board Members, > >Please reply with your concurrence on the attached letter expressing BB gratitude to WVDOH Fred Shakry for installing Share the Road signs on South University Avenue. I've also attached photos of the signs. If you have any recommendations for making the letter better, I would appreciate them. I'd like to send the letter within the next few days. > >I also attached a .doc version in case you can't open the .docx version. The only difference is that you might not see the BikeMorgantown logo if you open the .doc version. > >Frank > >

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Re: [Bikeboard] Report to TC
by Chip Wamsley 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:20:37 -0400 Frank, Looks good, should TBS under the Comcast section be all caps? Chip >Bicycle Board Members, > >Please find attached, a draft report of BB March accomplishments and future plans that I will present to the Traffic Commission next Wednesday with your concurrence. I need to submit this early tomorrow, so your prompt review is appreciated. > >Frank > >

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Resolution on bicycle detection
by Frank Gmeindl 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

All, Thanks to gunnar for showing me that I sent you an earlier version of the resolution. The most recent version is now attached. Frank Councilor Selin, Chairman Nutter, Director Austin, Bicycle Board Members, I have learned that WVDOH has purchased a control system for the new traffic signal to be installed on WV 705 at Mountaineer Station that definitely will not detect bicycles. I do not know what action to take except to propose a City resolution requiring all Morgantown traffic signals to detect bicycles. Since the Traffic Commission meets the day before we do, I request your review and comment on the attached draft resolution. I also request your concurrence to formally present it to the Traffic Commission at the Traffic Commission's April 6 meeting. 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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Resolution on bicycle detection
by Frank Gmeindl 30 Mar '11

30 Mar '11

Councilor Selin, Chairman Nutter, Director Austin, Bicycle Board Members, I have learned that WVDOH has purchased a control system for the new traffic signal to be installed on WV 705 at Mountaineer Station that definitely will not detect bicycles. I do not know what action to take except to propose a City resolution requiring all Morgantown traffic signals to detect bicycles. Since the Traffic Commission meets the day before we do, I request your review and comment on the attached draft resolution. I also request your concurrence to formally present it to the Traffic Commission at the Traffic Commission's April 6 meeting. 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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Article Revisions
by Ryan Post 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

I have drafted a number of articles intended to be posted on the website blog. I would like to get some additional input/editing and possibly also photos to go along with them. I would like to have them all finished by 4/7 (next meeting), as some are somewhat time sensitive (riding season has begun!). Frank has also asked that Hugh consider some for the Dominion Post articles as well. They can be found at https://www.dropbox.com/home#/Articles:::36393417 Topics: Bikes on Busses Bike Shops Impeding Traffic Default Lane Position "Car Back!" Pace Line Etiquette Riding Predictably Tire Pressure What to Carry Why WV is a Great place to ride

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Afterthoughts
by Frank Gmeindl 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Bill, Bryan, 1. After our meeting yesterday, I wish we had turned right instead of left at West Run and Stewartstown on our way back so we could view first hand the challenge cyclists face in climbing the stretch of Stewartstown in front of Glenmark Centre and Bon Vista Apartments up to 705. If the climbing lane were widened just a couple feet, a significant bottleneck for cyclists could be removed. Currently, the narrow lane, sharp curve and steep hill make climbing that stretch quite daunting. If the West Run bike path materialized, that stretch of Stewartstown Rd. would be an obvious route for cyclists to take from the West Run path to town. I also wonder if the grade wouldn't be much easier than the grade from West Run up to the WVU Research Park http://bit.ly/e9pmVu. 2. How much trouble would it be to get a bicycle count on routes that we recommend for improvement and/or signage? The section of Rt. 100 that we discussed from Granville to Rt. 19 would be a good first location. Bicycle counts could give us a baseline against which to measure the impact of surface improvements and to aid in deciding whether Share the Road or Bike Route signs would be justified. Thanks again for the great meeting yesterday and for considering the cyclists' view. 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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