Bikeboard March 2012

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Rail Trail Speed Limit Signage...
by Derek Springston 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Hey guys, There's a discussion on Mon Bike Club concerning cyclists riding way too fast on the Rail Trails. Does anyone know if there's signage on speed limit anywhere on the trail? I ride it regularly, and I haven't noticed signs. Has this issue been visited before with the Bike Board? If not, should we for our next meeting? If we want folks to clearly follow it, visible and obvious signage would be important. I also briefly looked at the Mon River Trails site here http://www.montrails.org/trail-tips.shtmland didn't see anything about speed limit. Thanks, ~Derek *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* *“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” -H.G. Wells*

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Interesting article from Treehugger: How to make a city bike-theft-proof
by director 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/building-city-where-no-one-steals-bikes-vid… Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 803 East Brockway Ave Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213

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Senate passes transportation bill
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

The House has only 8 days left to vote in favor of the Senate transportation bill. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/senate-transportation-bill-wall-st… -Jonathan

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Nominations needed for West Virginia - only three days left
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

The Sierra Club is desperately looking for nominations for the best/worst transportation projects in WV. Submissions must be in before the end of this Friday. History: 10 years ago the Sierra Club produced this map at http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/report02/images/sprawlmap2.pdf that received lots of media attention. However, there were no transportation projects identified for WV. The Club recently sent these specifications to me: We are planning on highlighting a broad range of transportation projects, from small pedestrian projects done with community donations to multi-billion dollar projects building mega highways. We are primarily focused on projects in their planning or constructions phases, the projects of the future, but we are also considering some recently completed projects. Here's a list of project types to give you a better idea: * Highway Construction and De-construction * Complete Streets and Safe Routes to School projects * Transit- Rail, bus, streetcar- you name it! * Bridges * Transit-oriented development and Smart Growth * Repair on existing infrastructure Are there any projects that come to mind? If so, please fill out this form at http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/survey_NAT_GreenTransportat… for the project you have identified. Thank-you! -Jonathan

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Fwd: Bikes Belong Foundation video
by Frank Gmeindl 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: Maria Smith <MariaSmith(a)busride.org> > Date: March 13, 2012 1:50:13 PM EDT > To: Christiaan Abildso <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Subject: FW: Bikes Belong Foundation video > > Frank/Christiaan, > I thought you both would enjoy this. Almost makes me want to live there. > Maria > > > 13 minute video about Netherland's conversion to bike use based on design, policy, and education. bike makes up 25% all trips in netherlands. 50% of all trips in Amsterdam. What caused the switch? Oil shortage of the 1970s and uproar over vehicle deaths.....charts shows they peaked at about 3,700 deaths a year, a far cry from US auto deaths. It's a different world. > > Only one helmet on a child in entire video. > > > http://vimeo.com/38043563 > > > >

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SRTS webinar
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Inspiring SRTS webinar. I will send the recording link when it is available. Here are two links that you can study showing successful approaches to getting children to ride to school. Organizers and a participant from the respective organizations spoke: http://pednet.org/ http://www.biketrainpdx.org/ -Jonathan

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Fwd: Bicycle Friendly Business
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Great information from Chip about how a business can qualify to become Bicycle Friendly. -Jonathan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Bicycle Friendly Business Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:51:09 GMT From: Chip Wamsley <chip(a)wamsleycycles.com> To: Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org> CC: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Jonathan, On the League web site under FAQ's is a scorecard for businesses to check to see if they are ready to apply. Here is a direct link: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/bicyclefriendlybu… Note that one point is what business do to compensate their employees for riding. I think that is in direct reference to the IRS allowing business's to comp their employees who ride regularly $20/month as a bike allowance. It is up to the business to determine who rides "enough" to be eligible and for them to pay the allowed amount. It is not considered taxable income for either the employer or the employee. I've also attached the application, as you can't see it in its entirety until you start filling it out. Could you also please post this to the board so all of our members can see what's involved and possibly identify possible candidates Thanks, Chip -----Original Message----- From: "Jonathan Rosenbaum" <freesource(a)cheat.org> Sent 2/28/2012 9:17:42 PM To: "Chip Wamsley" <chip(a)wamsleycycles.com> Subject: Bicycle Friendly Business Hi Chip, I think I may have found a business that qualifies as a BFB. According to Anne-Marie Borbely-Bartis who works there as a program manager it offers showers and a bike rack. Ofcourse, we can work with them to bring it up to standards as required. * o Hi Anne, At our last Bicycle Board meeting we talked about identifying and creating agents to facilitate Bicycle Friendly Businesses. These are businesses that provide facilities that encourage people to choose bicycling as a form of transportation to get to work. Such businesses may choose to provide showers, secure/sheltered parking for bicycles and incentives. Would you have an interest in helping to realizing this at Keylogic or is something already in the works? Thanks! -Jonathan * Anne-Marie Borbely-Bartis <http://www.facebook.com/aborbelybartis> 2 hours ago *Anne-Marie Borbely-Bartis <http://www.facebook.com/aborbelybartis>* o Hi Jonathan! KeyLogic already offers showers and I think they have a bike rack--I'll check. Do let me know about the next Bicycle board meeting, I'd love to attend. -Jonathan

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Open Streets
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Mar '12

09 Mar '12

Bicycle Board Members, The following posted in the Adventure Cycling bi-weekly newsletter might be fun to do for some day in May, National Bike Month. Note the link to a guide. OPENING STREETS BY CLOSING THEM The Alliance for Biking and Walking has joined forces with the Streets Plan Collaborative to launch the Open Streets Project, which collects best practices on open streets from across the continent. Open streets initiatives temporarily close streets to trucks and automobiles, allowing residents to walk, bike, skate, and utilize car-free roadways in other active ways. According to the Alliance, "from Los Angeles to Ottawa, and Missoula to Miami, open streets have become a way for cities to build community, promote active transportation, and reconnect neighborhoods divided by traffic." The Open Streets Guide features examples from 67 initiatives across North America, and serves as a tool for cities looking to start or grow an open streets initiative of their own. Read all about it here: http://www.openstreetsproject.org 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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TC highlights
by Frank Gmeindl 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Bicycle Board Members, At last night's Traffic Commission meeting: The TC unanimously appointed Traci Liebig to replace Hugh Kierig. No TC members volunteered to replace Adam Henry. TC Chairman Roy Nutter directed me to explore with TC members. After the meeting, David McKain expressed interest but not commitment. Christiaan Abildso presented the following list of corridors that the Pedestrian Safety Board is focusing on to get Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant money to make them Complete Streets. SR 705 SR705 from Coliseum along Patteson, Van Voorhis, & Chestnut Ridge Rd to city limit US 19/SR 7 US 19/SR 7 from Coliseum along Mon Blvd, Beechurst, & South University to Univ/Pleasant intersection SR 7 SR7 from city limit in Sabraton, on Brockway, & Walnut to intersection w/S University Univ Ave University Ave from city limits w/Star City to intersection of Willey & High US 119 US 119 from city limit on Don Knotts, S Univ up Pleasant, to Spruce, & Willey a) b/w Spruce & High, & b) up to city limit at Mileground Downtown City streets downtown, including Fayette & Chestnut HSIP was one of the funding sources that I shared with you two BB meetings ago. To get HSIP money, we must have corridors. We should join them in this effort. At Monday's Pedestrian Safety Board meeting, a PSB member, Matthew Cross presented a matching he did of projects in the PSB's sidewalk plan with the City's paving plan to prod the City into including sidewalk installation/upgrade when it paves those streets. It would be nice if some BB member compared the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan proposed projects with the PSB corridors to identify possible synergies. For example, in the SR705 corridor, we proposed bike lanes on both sides of 705 between Willowdale and Mileground. PLEASE REPLY-ALL IF YOU WOULD WORK ON THIS. 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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Budget
by Frank Gmeindl 08 Mar '12

08 Mar '12

Bicycle Board Members, If you're interested, the attached file compares a request that I gave Terrence and what was proposed to City Council. Frank

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