Bikeboard September 2013

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Re: [Bikeboard] Bike Board Meeting, October 3
by Chip Wamsley 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

I agree with Frank's list and will be there. Chip ---- Original Message ---- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> Sent: 9/30/2013 12:00:16 PM To: "Gunnar Shogren" <gshogren(a)gmail.com> Cc: "bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com" <bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com> Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Bike Board Meeting, October 3 I plan to attend. Following are topics that I would like to suggest for the agenda in addition to those items that I suppose will be addressed when we review the action items and on-going projects. 1. Dry run of Oct. 29 presentation to CC COW. Desired outcome: ideas for improving the 5-minute presentation. 2. How has BB's work increased bicycle use and how implementing the Bicycle Plan will increase bicycle use (continued from last meeting). Desired outcome: content that shows that we're increasing bicycle use. 3. Allstate funding opportunity. Desired outcome: committee formed to draft proposal(s) 4. Sun. Oct. 20th ride with legislators in Charleston. Desired outcome: BB members participate and show legislators why WVCC wants to repeal FTR and MSP and add 4-foot passing law. 5. Thu. Oct. 24th WVCC Board of Directors meeting in Richwood. Desired outcome: BB members participate and enable WVCC BOD members and lobbyist (Gary Zuckett) to update legislative agenda for 2014. 6. Sep. 19 BikePgh ProWalk/Pro Bike conference (Chip, Jonathan, Christiaan and Jenny went). Desired outcome: actions that we can take to be more effective 7. Sep. 19 presentation to Morgantown Green Team. Desired outcome: understanding what will happen next. 8. Sep. 26 Roadway Safety Audit webinar. Who participated in it? How was it? Desired outcome: plan to conduct RSAs here. 9. Sep. 18 presentation to Region VI Planning and Development Council. Desired outcome: plan to collaborate to obtain grants. Frank On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Gunnar Shogren wrote: > And a fine Monday morning it is. > > Who all is going to be there? > > Any items that you would like added to the agenda for the meeting this Thursday? > So far I have- > Report from MAP 21 Workshop & create list of projects to apply for, > lead by Traci > > I am happy to report that I have a bag of Candy Corn Oreos. They go > great w/ coffee! > > _______________________________________________ > Bikeboard mailing list > Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com > http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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Bike Board Meeting, October 3
by Gunnar Shogren 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

And a fine Monday morning it is. Who all is going to be there? Any items that you would like added to the agenda for the meeting this Thursday? So far I have- Report from MAP 21 Workshop & create list of projects to apply for, lead by Traci I am happy to report that I have a bag of Candy Corn Oreos. They go great w/ coffee!

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Campus cycling
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

This UC Davis cycling education video is entertaining enough (at least for me) to pop a beer and watch after your ride tonight: http://vimeo.com/75059452 . I especially got a kick out of the roundabout at 9:00 minutes in. Would be cool to put on Morgantown public access TV to educate residents how to use a roundabout. It was also fun to see how a bicycle friendly campus works. Frank

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Action Items and Minutes
by Traci Knabenshue 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

Hi All, Action items are here and the minutes from September 5th are attached. As I was quite late this last meeting, my minutes suffered a bit. Can you help me fill in the correct information where I have highlighted information? (Thanks in advance.) Chip, Frank, Gunnar 216. reconvene parking committee to place remaining bike loop Gunnar 222. Add 'Broadening Bike Board Positions' to September agenda Traci 223. Find out if any WVU sustainability interns are interested in serving on the BB Damien 224. Organize a meeting between city officials and BB to discuss the Law & Order article that will include Damien, someone from the city manager's office, the police chief, Chip, Gunnar, and Traci Frank 229. Find sharrow data and send to Jing and Damien Damien 230. Talk to Fred about BFC sign Chip 231. Supply signs for BFB Chip 232. Add web address to the BFB sticker and send to BB Frank 233. Send Chip the code for the Bike PGH conference Frank 234. Send reminder email about MAP 21 event and who is going Damien 235. Pull counts from his counters and send to BB Jing 236. Send information to BB about October traffic counts and send a list of other suggested intersections for counts Frank 237. Ask Tom Arnold if he measures the use of the racks on parking meters Traci 238. Will modify the wording of membership definitions to broaden it and share with BB Traci 239. Email BB to ask who is interested in meeting with Clement Solomon at WVU Frank, Traci, Gunnar 240. Get the unused bike rack by rail trail near the Shell station downtown and donate to South Middle Gunnar 241. Contact Derek to get his parking map for Jing Damien 242. Contact Dave Bruffy to see if he has the parking map as well Traci 243. Send Jing the WVU bike parking map Frank 242. Email the Connecting Communities info to the BB See you next week! Traci Knabenshue Conservation Specialist Facilities Management West Virginia University 304.293.9500 traci.knabenshue(a)mail.wvu.edu<mailto:traci.knabenshue@mail.wvu.edu> www.wecan.wvu.edu

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Action Items and what-not
by Gunnar Shogren 24 Sep '13

24 Sep '13

Good fine Fall day all! Traci did you ever send out the Action Items after the September meeting? Anyone have an update on how our friend Marilyn is doing? Sure is nice out. #brrr

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Fwd: Announcement of the Opening of the FY 2014 WVDOH Non-Traditional Grant Programs Application Process
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Sep '13

23 Sep '13

This was the source of our education grant, our only grant so far. We should apply. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Bill Austin" <baustin(a)labyrinth.net> > Date: September 23, 2013, 12:37:03 PM EDT > To: <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, "'Christiaan Abildso'" <cabildso(a)yahoo.com>, <director(a)moncpc.org>, "'Allen Sharp'" <scmayor(a)comcast.net>, <gvmayor(a)comcast.net>, <mayordave(a)comcast.net> > Subject: FW: Announcement of the Opening of the FY 2014 WVDOH Non-Traditional Grant Programs Application Process > > For your information if you did not receive the email below. > > Subject: Announcement of the Opening of the FY 2014 WVDOH Non-Traditional Grant Programs Application Process > Importance: High > > Everyone – > > This email is to announce the opening of the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) non-traditional grant application process for FY 2014. Intent-to-Apply/Applications will be accepted for the Transportation Alternatives (TA) (formerly the Transportation Enhancement [TE]) and Recreational Trails Programs (RTP) through the on-line application process. As many of you are aware, the Safe Routes to Schools program was discontinued under the new federal transportation bill, MAP-21, but those types of projects are now eligible under the TA program. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the eligible categories of the TA program (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/tap.cfm), as they differ from the Transportation Enhancement eligible categories. > > The on-line application process is now accessible for new and returning applicants. The dates of the application process are: > > September 9, 2013 – Official opening of the application system > December 13, 2013 – Last day to submit an Intent-to-Apply > March14, 2014 – Last day to submit an application > > The most important changes in the programs concern the use of consultant architect/engineering services. In reaction to the Federal Highway Administration’s concern about proper consultant selection procedures, the WVDOH has advertised and selected consulting firms to be utilized on non-tradition grant program projects. Using these firms already selected by the WVDOH will take the burden off of sponsors for compliance with the competitive selection process. While there are provisions for the utilization of Force Account engineering services and, in select cases, of the sponsors going through the competitive selection process on their own, the expectation will be that a sponsor needing engineering services will be required to use an engineering firm from the WVDOH listing. > > In addition, the sponsor will be required to supply the twenty percent (20%) cash match for the engineer expenses anticipated from the project. For example, let’s say the total project costs are $100,000. The fee for design and construction oversight is $20,000. The sponsor will be required to submit $4,000 in cash as the 80/20 match for the engineering ($16,000+$4,000=$20,000) whether they choose the cash match option for the construction expenses or not. The reason for this is the consultant, though expected to work with the sponsor, is under contract to and will bill the WVDOH. The WVDOH will pay the consultant out of the grant project funding and will need the 20% match for the engineering on-hand to fully pay the consultant’s fees. > > Please be aware that this is a key element of the process – if your project needs consultant services, the inability to match engineering costs with cash may result in the ineligibility of your FY2014 application or cancellation of a awarded project using FY2014 funding. > > FY 2014 is the first year that the use of the on-call consultants will be required. However, as many of you know from FY2012 scope of work meetings, the on-calls are available and encouraged for sponsor’s usage for FY2012/2013 (and earlier projects if relevant), but they are not required. However, the cash match requirement will apply if the sponsor selects to use the on-call consultants on a pre-2014 project. > > On projects that use Force Account or Youth Corps labor, be aware that a new process is in place where the sponsor must complete a justification, including calculations, that the Force Account/Youth Corp provides a clear cost effective advantage to the project. Forms for developing this justification are available from the WVDOH. > > If you have questions concerning the application process, please contact Rhonda Banks at (304) 558-9606 or Rhonda.C.Banks(a)wv.gov. If you have any question about the usage of on-call consultants, you may contact me at (304) 558-9615 or Bill.C.Robinson(a)wv.gov. > > > William C. Robinson > Grant Administration Unit Leader > State Trail Coordinator > Chairman, West Virginia Recreational Trails Advisory Board > > Grant Administration Unit > Planning Section > Program Planning and Administration Division > Division of Highways > West Virginia Department of Transportation > 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East > Building 5, Room 863 > Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0430 > (304)558-9615 (304) 558-3783 (fax) > bill.c.robinson(a)wv.gov > "Two roads diverged in a wood and I - > I took the one less traveled by, > And that has made all the difference." > - Robert Frost > > > Rhonda C. Banks > Ms. Rhonda C. Banks > Project Manager - Community Development Specialist II > WV Dept. of Transportation > Division of Highways > Program Planning and Administration Division > Grants Administration Unit > Building 5, Room 863 > 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East > Charleston, WV 25305 > Rhonda.C.Banks(a)wv.gov > Phone: (304) 558-9606 > Fax: (304) 558-3783 > >

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Bicycle counter
by Frank Gmeindl 21 Sep '13

21 Sep '13

Iteris enhanced its entire Vantage video detection product line with the SmartCycle™ algorithm in January of this year. This game-changing innovation for bicycle detection (and, yes, counting) differentially detects bicycles apart from all other vehicles approaching the intersection (or, in the case of a dedicated bike path, approaching the sensor). Since the detection is visual, it detects carbon fiber bikes just the same as the "old" bikes that the rest of us use (ha!). If you have a signalized intersection anywhere along the route where you want to count bicycles, installing any one of the Vantage family of video detection systems at that intersection will give you the capability to count bicycles as a secondary benefit of the system. Of course, the primary benefit is safety - the ability to have one or more separate phase call outputs (extend-time if needed to give a last-car-passage type of result) issued by the Vantage detector when it detects a bicycle. Also, the bicycle detection zone (or zones) can be placed anywhere on the approach; bikes no longer need to be corralled into a "special" spot or a special lane. Check the SmartCycle webpage athttp://www.iteris.com/products/processors/smartcycle for more details and FAQs. Claremont, CA is one of our early adopters that now has dozens of intersections equipped with SmartCycle. You could probably reach out to them for operational feedback. ------------------------------------------- Glenn Grayson P.E. Mktg Mgr - ITS Applications Iteris, Inc. ... see our website for SmartCycle, the game-changer for bicycle detection Las Vegas NV geg(a)iteris.com LinkedIn =www.linkedin.com/company/iteris-inc. Twitter = @Iteris (https://twitter.com/Iteris) YouTube = Iteris Transportation Management Solutions (https://www.youtube.com/user/IterisSolutions) Facebook = Iteris Transportation Management Solutions (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iteris-Transportation-Management-Solutions/2… ------------------------------------------- Iteris | Products www.iteris.com Cyclists are becoming more prevalent across the country and extra phase time is needed to allow them...

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Fwd: PBIC News: Free Webinar on Bicycle Road Safety Audits
by Frank Gmeindl 21 Sep '13

21 Sep '13

Dear BB members, I highly encourage you to attend this webinar next Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. In it you will learn the FHWA's method for assessing roadways and other bicycle facilities for safety. Most of the BB's work involves us assessing roadway and other facility safety for bicyclists. This webinar can increase our competence at that. I have registered for it but when it is being conducted, I will be in the Navigating MAP-21 workshop in Charleston. I have missed previous webinars and watched the recordings later but they're not as good. So, I hope some of you will attend and tell us what you learned from it. I found this: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/tools_solve/fhwasa12018/ which is a comprehensive and excellent report on Roadway Safety Audits. It could be a valuable read-ahead for the webinar. As I agreed at our last BB meeting, I delivered a presentation on Safe Routes to School to the Green Team last Thursday. You can see the presentation at https://www.dropbox.com/s/i90rbd4j7b2zg94/SRTStoGreenTeam.pdf . I also recommended to the Green Team that they learn how to do roadway safety audits. The RSA webinar offers an opportunity for the BB and Green Team to gain competence together and to collaborate efficiently and effectively to achieve Safe Routes to School. Looks like a week of beautiful weather coming up so maybe you'll tire yourself out riding and need some recovery that attending the webinar can provide:) Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "PBIC News" <PBIC_News(a)mail.vresp.com> > Date: September 17, 2013 1:49:33 PM EDT > To: fgmeindl(a)gmail.com > Subject: PBIC News: Free Webinar on Bicycle Road Safety Audits > Reply-To: "PBIC News" <reply-6ae82389fa-d07fa7ea7a-5474(a)u.cts.vresp.com> > > > > Sept. 17, 2013 > > Free Webinar on Conducting Bicycle Road Safety Audits > > CHAPEL HILL, NC — The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is pleased to announce the next free Webinar in its Livable Communities Webinar Series: > > Bicycle RSA: How to Counduct Road Safety Audits and How to Use Them to Promote Bicyclist Safety > Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 > 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time > > To register, please visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/513101490. > > This presentation will cover consideration of bicyclists in the Road Safety Audit process and review some successful applications of this process that lead to improved conditions for cyclists. > > An RSA is a formal safety examination of an existing or future roadway or off-road facility and is conducted by an independent, experienced, multidisciplinary team. The presentation will describe the content of the Federal Highway Administration's Bicycle Road Safety Audit Guidelines and Prompt Lists, which provide transportation agencies and RSA teams with a better understanding of the safety of cyclists in the transportation system when conducting an RSA. > > These guidelines present the RSA team with an overview of basic principles of the safety of cyclists and potential issues affecting cyclists. They also provide information on how to conduct an RSA and effectively assess the safety of cyclists. Prompt lists describe safety considerations when conducting a cyclist-specific RSA. These guidelines will help RSA teams evaluate and suggest a multimodal approach to safety by improving the safety of cyclists and all roadway users. > > Speakers include Dan Nabors, PE, a senior transportation engineer at VHB, and Bill Desantis, PE, corporate director for bicycle transportation planning and design at VHB. > > PBIC offers free, public Webinars approximately every month. To register for upcoming Webinars and to access archived presentations, please visit www.walkinginfo.org/webinars. > > > > 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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revised bike friendly business door sign with website
by Chip Wamsley 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

This message was originally HTML formatted. View in a HTML capable client to see the original version.\r\n\r\n Here is the new proof of the bicycle friendly business sticker we chose with the addition of the bicycle board web url, superimposed on the right side of the M. The stickers will be roughly 5x7". Any comments? Chip

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Fwd: October TC Meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

Please reply by Friday with any items you'd like considered by the Traffic Commission. I'd like to see a on what has been done or is being done to apprehend the motorist that struck a cyclist at the Deckers Creek crossing of Carnegie St in June. I'd also like a report on the Mon Blvd. Bicycle Climbing Lane. At the last TC meeting, I suggested that the TC discuss reorganizing and refocussing so that it actually accomplishes something. A substantive discussion ensued and Chairman Nutter said we would continue the discussion at the October meeting so I will also remind Damien that that should be on the agenda. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Date: September 18, 2013 1:48:12 PM EDT > To: micynster(a)gmail.com, cgabildso(a)hsc.wvu.edu, david.mckain(a)gmail.com, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>, lisa k mardis <lisa.k.mardis(a)gmail.com>, normawyant(a)comcast.net, Susan Sullivan <ssullivan(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Bethany Sypolt <bsypolt(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Linda Little <llittle(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, William Wyant <wwyant(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, mmccabe(a)cityofmorgantown.org, Jeff Mikorski <jmikorski(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, christophergluck(a)gmail.com, psteel(a)access.k12.wv.us, Barbara Shellito <bshellito(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Roy Nutter <rnutter(a)wvu.edu>, Terry Hough <though(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Subject: October TC Meeting > Reply-To: ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org > > All, > > Please send me and Chairman Nutter any items you would like to discuss at next months meeting by the end of the week so that we can begin to work on the agenda. 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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