Bikeboard April 2013

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Re: [Bikeboard] Bike Month Proclamation
by Jim Manilla 22 Apr '13

22 Apr '13

Thanks Linda and Frank On Monday, April 22, 2013, Linda Little wrote: > We will get it ready:) > > Linda Little, CMC > City Clerk > City of Morgantown > 389 Spruce St. > Morgantown WV. 26505 > 304-284-7434 > 304-284-7525(fax) > llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org');> > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'fgmeindl(a)gmail.com');>> > *To: *"Jim Manilla" <jimmanilla(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'jimmanilla(a)gmail.com');>> > *Cc: *"Linda Little" <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org');>>, "Jeff Mikorski" < > jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org');>>, "bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com');>Board" < > bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com');>> > *Sent: *Monday, April 22, 2013 11:10:20 AM > *Subject: *Bike Month Proclamation > > Mr. Mayor, > > Would you please proclaim May as Bike Month in Morgantown? Following is > the suggested content for a proclamation. I have copied Linda Little since > she usually creates the proclamation document. > > Proclamation > Whereas, Bicycle Friendly Communities attract highly educated residents > that create diversified robust local economies; > Whereas, the City of Morgantown has been recognized by the League of > American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly Community; > Whereas, the City of Morgantown has a vision that all residents can enjoy > bicycling safely and fearlessly anytime, anyplace for any reason; > Whereas, Morgantown has a goal that by 2020, 5% of all trips in and > through Morgantown will be made by bicycle; > Whereas, Morgantown is implementing a Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan to > realize its vision and achieve its goal; > Whereas, May is National Bike Month; > Now, Therefore, I, Jim Manilla, Mayor of the City of Morgantown do hereby > proclaim the month of May 2013 as Bike Month in the City of Morgantown and > encourage all citizen's to support bicycling within our community and to > enjoy this activity's many benefits. > > For the past 3 years, the Mayor has proclaimed May as Bike Month in > Morgantown. I hope you will do so again this year and perhaps doing so > could re-energize us to return our attention to implementing the Greater > Morgantown Bicycle Plan that City Council unanimously adopted last May. > > Frank D. Gmeindl > LCI #1703 > 491 Wilson Avenue > Morgantown, WV 26501 > 304-376-0446 > *Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles* > > > > > >

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Bike Month Proclamation
by Frank Gmeindl 22 Apr '13

22 Apr '13

Mr. Mayor, Would you please proclaim May as Bike Month in Morgantown? Following is the suggested content for a proclamation. I have copied Linda Little since she usually creates the proclamation document. Proclamation Whereas, Bicycle Friendly Communities attract highly educated residents that create diversified robust local economies; Whereas, the City of Morgantown has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly Community; Whereas, the City of Morgantown has a vision that all residents can enjoy bicycling safely and fearlessly anytime, anyplace for any reason; Whereas, Morgantown has a goal that by 2020, 5% of all trips in and through Morgantown will be made by bicycle; Whereas, Morgantown is implementing a Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan to realize its vision and achieve its goal; Whereas, May is National Bike Month; Now, Therefore, I, Jim Manilla, Mayor of the City of Morgantown do hereby proclaim the month of May 2013 as Bike Month in the City of Morgantown and encourage all citizen's to support bicycling within our community and to enjoy this activity's many benefits. For the past 3 years, the Mayor has proclaimed May as Bike Month in Morgantown. I hope you will do so again this year and perhaps doing so could re-energize us to return our attention to implementing the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan that City Council unanimously adopted last May. Frank D. Gmeindl LCI #1703 491 Wilson Avenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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Fwd: May Traffic Commission Meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

Any items for the TC May 1 meeting? Begin forwarded message: > From: "Christiaan Abildso" <Christiaan.Abildso(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Date: April 18, 2013 4:39:53 PM EDT > To: <psteel(a)access.k12.wv.us>, "Margaret Roberts" <Margaretormike(a)aol.com>, "Barbara Shellito" <bshellito(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Bethany Sypolt" <bsypolt(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Jeff Mikorski" <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Linda Little" <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <mmccabe(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Susan Sullivan" <ssullivan(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Terry Hough" <though(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, <normawyant(a)comcast.net>, <christophergluck(a)gmail.com>, "Dave McKain" <dave.mckain(a)gmail.com>, <j4im3s(a)gmail.com>, "lisa k mardis" <lisa.k.mardis(a)gmail.com>, "William Wyant" <wwyant(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, "Julie Thalman" <Julie.Thalman(a)mail.wvu.edu>, <wes(a)wnugent.com>, "Roy Nutter" <rnutter(a)wvu.edu> > Subject: Re: May Traffic Commission Meeting > > I will be out of town on May 1, if that's the date of the meeting, but I would like an update on: > 1) letter to Terri Hough re: process of identifying streets to pave each year > 2) request to DOH to study the redesignating route 7 to Green Bag - city taking ownership of Brockway corridor > 3) response from CC re budget request made to City Council for $200,000 > 4) DOH studies of no turn on red & changing ped signals in downtown > 5) letter to City Manager (Terrence) re: process for selecting projects in the CIP > > Thanks > Christiaan > > >>> On 4/18/2013 at 4:20 PM, <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org> wrote: > All, > > Please send me any items that you would like to discuss at the May meeting. Thank you. > > J. Damien Davis, PE, CFM > Assistant City Engineer > City of Morgantown > Public Works Department - Engineering Division > 389 Spruce Street > Morgantown, WV 26505 > Office: 304.284.7398 > Fax: 304.284.7409 > www.MorgantownWV.gov >

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BB against bike lanes?
by Frank Gmeindl 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

At the last BB meeting, in response to a statement that the BB is opposed to bike lanes, I mentioned presentations that the BB has made to various bodies including City Council and the MPO. For those of you that joined the BB after 2010, you might be interested in the presentation at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8cmukjrcuqnczuc/0Ej8VsNaZ6 . Slides 13 - 23 discuss bike lanes and where they make sense. This presentation was delivered to the conference of WV MPO's in Oct. 2010. An almost identical earlier version was presented, September 2009 to the Morgantown Monongalia MPO. The whole world is learning how to accommodate bicycles and bike lanes are only one option. Countries such as Germany that had many bike lanes and bike paths has removed many that they have found made cycling less safe. We should all learn from others' experience. Quoting from page 17 of the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan, "Bike lanes are appropriate · on arterials where the speed difference between motor vehicles and bicycles is high (>15 mph) and · there are no or few collectors and · collector traffic volume is low." (A collector is a side street.) But also quoting from page 17 of the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan, "Bike lanes may increase the incidence of crashes at crossings because cyclists are less visible in the bike lane than in the travel lane. Three common causes of crashes at crossings are the “right hook”, “left cross” and “drive out”. Right hook: motorist looks left turns right into cyclist in the bike lane. Left cross: motorist turns left into a cyclist in the bike lane who was obscured by the motor vehicles in the travel lane. Drive out: motorist pulls out in front of the cyclist in the bike lane because the motorist’s view of the cyclist was obscured by parked cars to the right of the bike lane or trees, shrubs and other obstacles in the sight line between the motorist and the cyclist in the bike lane. With more motorists talking on cell phones, texting, looking at their GPS and other distractions, it becomes ever more imperative that cyclist visibility not be compromised by positioning the cyclist where he or she can’t be seen. Bike lanes can lead both motorists and cyclists to believe that bicyclists belong in the bike lanes and not on the roadway. When a bicyclist chooses to move from the bike lane into the travel lane, the belief that the bicyclist belongs in the bike lane can lead to conflicts, crashes and injury. When bike lanes are installed the following actions should be considered to preclude these conflicts: Terminating the bike lane sufficient distance from intersection to enable the cyclist to safely merge into travel lane in advance of the intersection; Appropriate signage warning motorists that cyclists may merge at probable merge points, signage informing motorists that cyclists may use the travel lane, enforcement including citing motorists that do not yield to cyclists where appropriate and education campaigns including billboards, TV spots, radio PSAs and newspaper articles to educate motorists and bicyclists that it is lawful and indeed safer sometimes to merge from the bike lane or bike trail onto the roadway." Frank

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Fwd: Greene County Safety Day
by Frank Gmeindl 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

What are we doing for youth development? In at least one past year, Nick Hein supported this activity. This seems to be an opportunity to support youth development as well as to enhance cyclists' relationship with Greene County residents. What do you want to do? 4ank Begin forwarded message: > From: jeff wright <jrpswright(a)yahoo.com> > Date: April 18, 2013 9:50:54 PM EDT > To: "bikemorgantown(a)gmail.com" <bikemorgantown(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Greene County Safety Day > Reply-To: jeff wright <jrpswright(a)yahoo.com> > > Hello, > > This e-mail is regarding our phone conversation on April 18th I spoke with you regarding Safety Day in Greene County, PA. Safety Day will be held Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Greene County Fairgrounds. If you have a bicycle safety program appropriate for 3rd and 4th graders we would love to have you present at Safety Day. We are expecting approximately 185 children and their teachers from Carmichaels Elementary. We are hoping to have 10-12 stations that the students will rotate through related to safety. Presenters will be ask to set up at the fairgrounds that morning between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. The students should arrive around 9:00 and spend the day visiting the presenters until 2:00. > > Please e-mail me or call, 724-833-3619 or 724-324-2954, to let me know if you will be able to join us for Safety Day. > > Thank you, > Pam Wright

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Fwd: Greene County Safety Day
by BikeMorgantown 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

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Bike Month Proclamation
by Frank Gmeindl 19 Apr '13

19 Apr '13

What do you think of this? Whereas, Bicycle Friendly Communities attract highly educated residents that create diversified robust local economies; Whereas, the City of Morgantown has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly Community; Whereas, the City of Morgantown has a vision that all residents can enjoy bicycling safely and fearlessly anytime, anyplace for any reason; Whereas, Morgantown has a goal that by 2020, 5% of all trips in and through Morgantown will be made by bicycle; Whereas, Morgantown is implementing a Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan to realize its vision and achieve its goal; Whereas, May is National Bike Month; Now, Therefore, I, Jim Manilla, Mayor of the City of Morgantown do hereby proclaim the month of May 2013 as Bike Month in the City of Morgantown and encourage all citizen's to support bicycling within our community and to enjoy this activity's many benefits. For at least the past 3 years, the Mayor has proclaimed May Bike Month in Morgantown (see attached). Should we make that happen again this year? Frank

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Fwd: Mon Blvd Bicycle Climbing Lane
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Apr '13

18 Apr '13

Begin forwarded message: > From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Date: April 18, 2013 5:27:34 PM EDT > To: Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Cc: Jeff Mikorski <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Jim Manilla <jimmanilla(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Mon Blvd Bicycle Climbing Lane > > Damien, > > I think I can speak on behalf of all the cyclists that ride up Mon Blvd. between Eighth St. and Evansdale Dr. when I ask you to extend our gratitude to the WVDOH for the excellent job they did this morning sweeping and then washing the uphill shoulder. Through the winter, a fair amount of gravel and other debris collected there making the ascent more difficult than it already is and presented increased risk of flat tires and weaving to avoid debris. Hopefully, it will stay clean for a while and encourage more people to ride their bikes between Evansdale and Downtown instead of using their cars. > > Frank

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Fwd: Join the Excitement: Join the National Bike Challenge!
by Frank Gmeindl 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Any interest in this? Begin forwarded message: > From: Katie Omberg <Katie(a)bikeleague.org> > Date: April 12, 2013 2:41:12 PM EDT > To: "frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Join the Excitement: Join the National Bike Challenge! > > Dear Frank, > > > > As a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community, we know that Morgantown is invested in cycling. Because of your community’s passion for cycling, we invite you to join us in the 2013 National Bike Challenge! The Challenge is a free and fun program to help people across the country improve their health, save on transportation, and protect the environment. The Challenge also provides a way to promote teamwork within local businesses, create a healthier community, and get people excited about bicycling. > > > > To learn more about the Challenge, visit www.nationalbikechallenge.org and watch this welcome video. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask, and we’ll see you on the road! > > > > Best, > > > > Katie > > > > > > > > KATIE OMBERG, Outreach and Events Manager > KATIE(a)BIKELEAGUE.ORG | 202-621-5455 > > THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS > WWW.BIKELEAGUE.ORG > > TWITTER | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE > > May is National Bike Month; Learn more here! > > >

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April Minutes (and corrected March Minutes)
by Traci Liebig 12 Apr '13

12 Apr '13

Hi All! Attached are the April minutes and addenda, as well as the March minutes, which have been corrected to include the attendance chart as requested. Also, I'd like to make a plug for a WVU event at which bike ideas could be shared-- please join the WVU sustainability committee for an interactive town hall meeting to introduce the university’s sustainability strategic plan. Learn what WVU is already doing, tell us what you’re doing, and tell us what you’d like to see in sustainability in the following strategic objective areas: education, research, and innovation; institutional stewardship; student engagement; public service and civic engagement; and communication. Where: Shenandoah Room, Mountainlair Time: 2:30– 5 PM Date: Thursday, April 18th Light refreshments will be served. Thanks! Mrs. K

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