Bikeboard April 2011

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Bumper Sticker
by Frank Gmeindl 03 May '11

03 May '11

Bicycle Board Members, Thanks yet again to Aira for responding to member comments and producing the attached revision of the bumper sticker that she produced for the last BB meeting. (Let's not forget to thank Aira for our previous bumper sticker as well!) Please reply with your concurrence with the attached or with comments for its improvement. If you promptly concur, we may be able to get this printed in time for the upcoming Appalachian Spring Spectacular April 30- May 1 and for the WVU Employee Fest May 9. 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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Calling all artists!
by Frank Gmeindl 03 May '11

03 May '11

All, We are slipping behind schedule at getting the Billboards up to meet our mid-April through May target for display. Electronic billboards with our messages will be located at 5 locations: 1) North end Star City Bridge heading out of town (In-Sight); 2) Mileground near 705 heading into town (Lamar); 3) Easton Hill heading out of town (Lamar); 4) Mileground heading out of town near Paw Prints (In-Sight); 5) 119 coming into town from I-68 exit 1 (Lamar). We have a quote from InSite their 2 billboards and we're still working with Lamar for a quote on their 3. So far we only have one display (attached). We had planned on having this and 5 other messages rotating through at short intervals. Problem is, we don't have any graphics to go with the messages. If you have any ideas, or better can design the billboard, please reply all. Here are the messages: 4 Wheels, 2 Wheels, 1 Road: Let’s Roll Together • Drive Nice, Bike Nice • A Bicycle Friendly Morgantown is a (changing adjective) Community Changing adjective: Healthier, Greener, Smarter · For Confident City Cycling CLICK (downward pointing arrow) BikeMorgantown.com The billboards will be repeated mid-August through September. Then, we're probably done with the education program! Frank

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MD sets belligerent motorist straight
by Frank Gmeindl 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

http://bike.risingsea.net/docs/MDOT/Jackson_right_to_road.pdf is a letter from Michael Jackson, MD bicycle coordinator to a motorist that complained about the presence of cyclists on a "dangerous" road. Exemplary! You may recall that I worked with Michael in Cumberland and recently obtained Maryland's complete streets guide from him. I sure wish we had a Michael Jackson in WV. Frank

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Report to Traffic Commission
by Frank Gmeindl 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

Damien, Barbara, Please find attached the Bicycle Board report to the Traffic Commission for next Wednesday's Traffic Commission 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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Report to Traffic Commission
by Frank Gmeindl 28 Apr '11

28 Apr '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please review and comment on the attached BB report to the TC ASAP. I think this report was due yesterday. 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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Agenda for BB meeting next week
by Frank Gmeindl 28 Apr '11

28 Apr '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached, a suggested agenda for our meeting next Thursday. Please let me know at your earliest convenience any changes you wish made to 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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Re: [Bikeboard] Transportation Fair and Bike Board
by Graber, Stephen 28 Apr '11

28 Apr '11

Hi Danielle, Monday and Tuesday of next week are the best days for me. It's finals week and busier than usual. How long a meeting should I plan for and where will it be held? With that information it will be easier to slot into my schedule. In general my time is pretty flexible though there's still not enough of it to get everything done! 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: D. Williams [dwilliams(a)labyrinth.net] Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:42 PM To: Graber, Stephen; 'Frank Gmeindl'; 'Bicycle Board' Cc: heidinico(a)yahoo.com Subject: [Bikeboard] Transportation Fair and Bike Board Good Afternoon Butch, Thank you for your enthusiasm and willingness to participate. We would like to have a face-to-face meeting with you sometime next week to discuss the tentative agenda and calendar. We would also like to establish the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the event. I will be presenting these findings to my TDM stakeholders on May 13. What is your availability for next week? Thank you, Danielle N. Williams Assistant to the Director TDM Coordinator Morgantown Monongalia MPO 82 Hart Field Road Suite 105 Morgantown, WV 26505 Office: 304-291-9570 FAX: 304-291-9573 Mobile: 571-213-1336 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead From: Graber, Stephen [mailto:sggraber@hsc.wvu.edu] Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 11:59 AM To: D. Williams; 'Frank Gmeindl'; 'Bicycle Board' Cc: heidinico(a)yahoo.com; Bill Austin Subject: RE: [Bikeboard] Transportation Fair and Bike Board I have a lot of enthusiasm for projects like this. I'd be happy to help with planning and if the dates work out can help with the doing. Butch ------ _0 ------ _ \<,_ ---- (*)/ (*) ________________________________ From: bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org [bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org] On Behalf Of D. Williams [dwilliams(a)labyrinth.net] Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 2:17 PM To: 'Frank Gmeindl'; 'Bicycle Board' Cc: heidinico(a)yahoo.com; Bill Austin Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Transportation Fair and Bike Board Good Afternoon, I would also be interested in coordinating with the Ped Board to educate the students on the full range of transportation options. We are in the preliminary planning phases and hope to have a firm schedule by mid-May. We are hoping to use the bike maps to get the students out on the roads and trails. This will be part of the mapping and GIS day. We also wanted to know if the Bike Board would be interested in hosting the students for a cycling safety and information class during the fair. This could be a full day. We would need to coordinate the availability of bikes if the students do not own one. The students would then be able use the information they have learned through using the various forms of transit (Ped, cycle, bus, PRT) in the actual Transportation Fair. We are hoping to have the fair for two days at a few locations. If you have any further suggestions, please send them my way. Thank you for your feedback. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions. Danielle N. Williams Assistant to the Director TDM Coordinator Morgantown Monongalia MPO 82 Hart Field Road Suite 105 Morgantown, WV 26505 Office: 304-291-9570 FAX: 304-291-9573 Mobile: 571-213-1336 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead From: Frank Gmeindl [mailto:frank.gmeindl@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 1:45 PM To: Bicycle Board Cc: Danielle Williams; Bill Austin Subject: Fwd: Transportation Fair and Bike Board Bicycle Board Members, Please reply if you are interested in participating in the opportunity that Danielle describes in her message below. Frank Begin forwarded message: From: "D. Williams" <dwilliams(a)labyrinth.net<mailto:dwilliams@labyrinth.net>> Date: April 22, 2011 1:42:25 PM EDT To: "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net<mailto:frank.gmeindl@comcast.net>> Cc: <heidinico(a)yahoo.com<mailto:heidinico@yahoo.com>> Subject: Transportation Fair and Bike Board Hi Frank, I wanted to follow-up with you with a little more information regarding the Transportation Fair with MMMPO and BOPARC. This summer we are putting together a program around the end of June and the first of July for teens focusing on service learning projects. We are working with the BOPARC to put together a transportation fair and would like to include the Bike Board and Mountain Line on this project. Please let me know if you would be interested in doing this and when we could set up a meeting. Thank you. Regards, Danielle N. Williams Assistant to the Director TDM Coordinator Morgantown Monongalia MPO 82 Hart Field Road Suite 105 Morgantown, WV 26505 Office: 304-291-9570 Mobile: 571-213-1336 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

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20110427EdComMinutes
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Bicycle Board Members, Thanks to Chip, Nick, Andrew Walker and gunnar for attending today's Education Committee meeting. The desired outcome of the meeting was a plan of activities for the approximate $9,500 education grant money that has been unplanned. Action Items: Frank will contact Aaron Shelton about making videos. Andrew will contact Ryan Flesher about making videos. Once we identify a videographer, Nick, in collaboration with the videographer will develop a proposal for a bicycling education video targeted at children under 12 years of age. Frank will determine price and delivery date for 1,000 copies of Street Smarts to be purchased and distributed to bike shops to provide with bike sales. Discussion We decided that children up to 12 years old and children 12-15.5 years old will be the target audiences of two videos. The videos will adhere to the LAB Smart Cycling curricula. The video for 12-15.5 year olds will feature the attractions of transportation cycling in Morgantown for young people. As much as possible, the video for 12-15.5 year olds will feature local 12-15.5 year old cyclists who are already doing it right. One of these videos could consume our whole currently unplanned budget. Nick accepted the responsibility to manage the video for children up to 12 years old. No one specifically took responsibility to manage the video for 12-15.5 year olds. Videos that convey the messages we intend are already available but don't feature Morgantown. We discussed reviewing these for ideas of features to include in our videos. We discussed videos that feature the pleasure and practicality of Morgantown commuting cycling featuring the Burkharts, the Shogrens and Butch Graber. If after scoping out the videos, the budget will support it, we will order 1,000 copies of Street Smarts http://www.bikexprt.com/streetsmarts/usa/index.htm for distribution through local bike shops as well as other venues whose customers will read them. Frank

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Bike Safe, Bike Smart youth bike video from NHTSA
by Director 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Good morning, In this morning's Ed meeting we discussed making videos for youth and I promised to provide the link for the video we've been using in Positive Spin classes. http://www.nhtsa.gov/Driving+Safety/Bicycles/Bike+Safe+-+Bike+Smart+%2825MB… Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin 803 East Brockway Ave Morgantown, WV 265605

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Reminder
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Bicycle Board Members, This is a reminder that we will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, April 27, 8-10 am in the PSC Training Room to decide what to do with the approximately $9,500 grant money that we don't have planned. This message is primarily addressed to the Education Committee but all are welcome. Frank

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