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Fwd: BikePGH News: The New Bike Map | Save $10 on Your Bike Tune-Up | Events & More
by Frank Gmeindl 30 Mar '16

30 Mar '16

In case you don't already get this... Begin forwarded message: > From: Bike Pittsburgh <news(a)bikepgh.org> > Subject: BikePGH News: The New Bike Map | Save $10 on Your Bike Tune-Up | Events & More > Date: March 30, 2016 4:01:55 PM EDT > To: <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> > Reply-To: Bike Pittsburgh <news(a)bikepgh.org> > > "All the bike/ped news, events, and action alerts fit to email." > View this email in your browser > > > Causing A Stir: Bike Map Version 6 > Our comeback story is told through the Pittsburgh Bike Map. 26 years ago the Steel City was rated as one of the three worst cities in America for bicycling. Now we're topping lists for bike commuting and a new edition of the Pittsburgh Bike Map is on its way. > > Version 6 includes exciting features: the locations of all 50 Healthy Ride Stations, the locations of all of our protected bike lanes, new colors, and so much more. > > > > Tune Up Special for Members > It's tune up time. Flowers are blooming, the days are longer. It's a beautiful time to be biking in Pittsburgh. Don't let mechanical problems keep you from getting out on your bike and riding. Over a dozen bike shops are offering $10 off a tune-up to all Bike Pittsburgh members through April 11th. So get your bike over to a shop today. Not a member? Become one today. > > > > > Vivien Li Wants to Talk About Power > Vivien Li spent more than two decades leading the Boston Harbor Association before moving to Pittsburgh to become the CEO of Riverlife. On Saturday she will give the keynote at the PGH Women and Biking Forum. BikePGH staff members Jane and Ngani met with Li she said that for the Forum – for this particular group of women – she wants to talk about power. > > Don't miss out on Vivien's comments about how we can form a more powerful movement or any of our informative workshops. Register today. > > > > New City Cycling Bike Education Class Offerings > Are you comfortable riding your bike on the trails but a little uneasy about riding your bicycle on the our city streets? Are you new to riding to work and looking to learn more? Our Confident City Cycling class is for you. Our Confident classes are three-hour, on-the-bike skills training and instruction to give riders the ability to ride confidently in an urban environment. Plus, they're really fun. > > Confident City Cycling Classes begin in April and run through October. > > > Spreading Some Love by Bike > Earlier this month fifteen volunteers mounted bicycles and rode around in Downtown and the Strip District to distribute gift cards and basic necessities to homeless Pittsburghers. +See the Photos > Report Speeding in Your Neighborhood on the 311 App > Have you downloaded the new MyBurgh app yet? Here are a few reasons why you really should. +Learn More > Envision Downtown Public Space Public Life Spring Survey > Based in Copenhagen, Gehl Studios has developed a unique survey tool for collecting information about how public space is used in an urban area. Twice a year Envision Downtown will partner with Gehl to lead volunteers in conducting a Public Space Public Life Survey. Your chance to participate in the survey is here. +Sign Up > RequestBikePGH Urban Biking Lunch & Learn for Your WorkplaceSummer biking season (and Bike to Work Day) are just around the corner! Request a BikePGH Urban Biking Lunch and Learn for your workplace and be a part of it all. +Join in > > BikePGH Members Get 5 Free 30-Minute Bike Share Trips > Whether joining BikePGH for the first time or renewing your membership, BikePGH members receive a voucher for 5 free 30-minute trips with Healthy Ride! Here's the best thing about it: there are no restrictions. Want to introduce a friend to bicycling? Gift the card to them. Want it all to yourself? Take your 5 trips for free! > > > > Upcoming Events > Urban Connector Cap Meeting - Weds., March 30 > FEATURED EVENT: The Pittsburgh Women and Biking Forum - Sat., April 2 > Confident City Cycling class by BikePGH - Sun., Apr 3 > Steel City Roll - Mon., Apr 4 > Bike-Packing Clinic by Thick Bikes - Sat., Apr 9 > Pot O' Black and Gold Alleycat - Sun., Apr 10 > Carnegie Library Volunteer Fair - Sat., April 16th > Confident City Cycling: Homewood - Sat. Apr 16 > Liv Cycling: All Ladies, All Levels, No Drop Fun Group MTB Ride! - Mon., Apr 18 > Steel Valley Bicycle Tour - Sat., Apr 30 > Bike to Work Day 2016! - Fri., May 20 > Family Try-A-Bike - Sat., May 21 > OpenStreetsPGH - Sun., May 29 > > EVENTS CALENDAR || CIVIC CALENDAR || VOLUNTEER CALENDAR > Share > Tweet > Forward > Copyright © 2016 Bike Pittsburgh, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you opted in at one of our events, by joining BikePGH as a member, or on our website. > > unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences >

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Fwd: Community Needs Assessment Event Tomorrow
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 30 Mar '16

30 Mar '16

Thought this may be of interest. -------- Original Message -------- I neglected to include the link with further information for tomorrow's event: http://wvumedicine.org/news/article/be-part-of-community-health-change/ Respectfully, Jennifer Barre jlb0011(a)mix.wvu.edu <mailto:jlb0011@mix.wvu.edu> 989-404-0368 (cell) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferbarre On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Jennifer Barre <jlb0011(a)mix.wvu.edu <mailto:jlb0011@mix.wvu.edu>> wrote: FYI ~ There is a community needs assessment underway. I think that the bike and walking community may be interested in participating. The survey can be completed at: *www.surveymonkey.com/r/communityhealth_assessment <http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/communityhealth_assessment> . * There is also a Monongalia County Community Engagement Event, to be held tomorrow at the Mylan Park Community Center from *9-11 a.m. Thursday, March 31*. I apologize for the short notice, but if you would forward this information to individuals that will want to have their voices heard it would be great. Respectfully, Jennifer Barre jlb0011(a)mix.wvu.edu <mailto:jlb0011@mix.wvu.edu> 989-404-0368 <tel:989-404-0368> (cell) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferbarre

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Draft March Minutes, Call for April Agenda
by Drew Gatlin 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Hello All! Please find our general meeting minutes from March attached. Even with elections the meeting was packed with action. Of particular interest are the new projects assigned and the associated matrix generated - it was send out by Christina a couple days ago. If you are signed up to one of those projects please send a reply and copy all your fellow project members to get the work rolling. If you'd like to help with one of these projects or have worked on one of them in the past and have insight to share, please let me know and I'll get you plugged in. Pending confirmation by the Traffic Commission, elections resulted in Christina as secretary, Chip as vice chair, and me as chair. Huzzah, all our leadership roles are filled! I am honored and flattered to be serving as your chairman over this next year. As always, if you have any edits to the minutes or items for next month's agenda (our meeting is April 7th), send them my way. The attendance record is filled with question marks -- please help reconcile your attendance over the past 12 months as you are able. Yours in advocacy, Drew

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Tonight! Open house: University Avenue Complete Streets Corridor Study
by Drew Gatlin 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Hello all, Another open house will be held this evening for the complete streets corridor study conducted on University Avenue. The meeting will be held in the Morgantown City Hall Council Chambers at 389 Spruce Street downtown from 5-7pm. Attached is the new executive summary of some proposed changes to bicycle and pedestrian facilities as well as the redesign of Grumbein's Island. Of particular interest is the "preferred concept plan" on page 9. This plan shows two-way bike lanes on one side of the road that sandwiches ascending bicyclists between descending motor vehicle traffic and descending cyclists in a 4' space. If you'd like to comment on such design proposals your presence this evening would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much to Frank for the heads up! Drew

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New project sign ups
by Christina Hunt 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

Hi all, At March's meeting we signed up for new projects! We're hoping to complete some of these before August so they can be included on our BFC application. Others will be ongoing. Take a look at the attached list of projects to review what you signed up for. If your name is not on something, and you are interested in helping - great! Respond to me and let me know which project, and I'll add you. If you don't remember or aren't sure what the project is, let me know and I'll send you the project description(s). Bike Month planning is the most time sensitive project on this list - it's coming up in May. If you want to help with Bike Month events and planning please let me know. If you haven't seen it, check out Drew's letter to the editor in the DA on Bike Morgantown's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BikeMorgantown/ (they don't have it up on the DA website). High five to everyone involved in getting the $500k TAP grant application submitted last week! Thanks! Christina Hunt m: 304-282-4441

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Community Event 3/31 9/11am- Monongalia County Community Health Needs Assessment
by Emily Vasile 21 Mar '16

21 Mar '16

Hi Bike Board Members-- Transportation is coming up as a major issue identified in the survey that was previously sent out. For those who are interested in joining a deeper discussion, please RSVP to the following event. Best, Emily Join us for a discussion on health issues Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 9 - 11 am at the Mylan Park Community Center. Light refreshments provided by Terra Café. *Please RSVP by March 25,2016 to sph-engage(a)hsc.wvu.edu <sph-engage(a)hsc.wvu.edu?subject=RSVP%20for%20the%20Mon.%20Co.%20CHNA%20event>.* * If you haven't already completed the survey please take it now. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/communityhealth_assessment <http://wvu.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=886e1f67fd05c90b94c6402d7&id=…>* *Facilitated by the WVU School of Public Health as part of the Monongalia County Community Needs Assessment for Ruby Memorial Hospital and the Monongalia County Health Department.* *Copyright © 2016 WVU School of Public Health, Office of Community Engagment, All rights reserved.* You have been identified as community member that would voice an opinion about the needs of Monongalia County. *Our mailing address is:* WVU School of Public Health, Office of Community Engagment PO Box 9190 Morgantown, WV 26506 Add us to your address book <http://wvu.us12.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=886e1f67fd05c90b94c6402d7&id=b57a7…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <http://wvu.us12.list-manage.com/profile?u=886e1f67fd05c90b94c6402d7&id=b57a…> or unsubscribe from this list <http://wvu.us12.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=886e1f67fd05c90b94c6402d7&id=…> [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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Fwd: Recreation Survey for the University Woodlot
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

The Woodlot is included in our BFC application. Please take this survey if you have used the woodlot for recreation. I know this applies to me. It is where I do nearly 100% of my recreational mountain biking. http://wvu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3pKI3sySdbIAa7b -Jonathan -------- Original Message -------- Hi all, First, I want to thank Ella for distributing the link of our woodlot survey to this network--just another example of how she always goes above and beyond the call of duty to help our communities! Thanks Ella!! Second, please send any comments you may have about the study to me at chad.pierskalla(a)mail.wvu.edu rather than Ella. She has been redirecting them to me up to this point. I would like to answer a few of those unanswered questions that were asked: +This is an empirical study that adopts a convenient sampling method. The survey was based on a similar study conducted by Oregon State University and input from our students. This is a visitor study and is seeking input from those that have used the woodlot for recreation. However, we will also invite input from interested non-users in the near future. Specifically, we will send out an invitation to everyone on this list to attend a public meeting that will be scheduled for the last week of April, so please stay tuned. Study results will also be presented at that meeting. +The survey was intended to be short. But, it is only one of several opportunities to provide input--please stay tuned. +Your participation is completely voluntary and confidential. We appreciate your support. +This trail plan effort is being led by the Professional Recreation and Parks Society and supported through several of our RPTR courses (now and in the future). Both Dr. Steve Selin and I are working closely with the students. +The woodlot is sometimes referred to as Baker's Ridge in the community. Ella already provided some background information. Much more background information will be shared at the public meeting at the end of this semester. I hope you can join us! All the best, --Chad Pierskalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2016 11:42 AM *Subject:* Re: Recreation Survey for the University Woodlot Hi all, For those of you wondering where and what is the University Woodlot, some of the rest of the story- It has never had good parking and the University has not had a policy for it being open to public but is now considering it. My limited experience with the Woodlot is that most recreational use would be mountain biking and hiking and birding. It does have some forested trails- below is the description from the WVU website and near the end of the survey is a map. Ella UNIVERSITY FARM WOODLOT The University Farm Woodlot is a 107-acre tract located adjacent to the Animal Sciences Farm in Morgantown with access from West Run Road. Management was transferred to the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources from the Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences in 1953. Until that time the area had been known as the Stock Farm Woods. The forest includes a mixture of cove hardwoods of various ages and some plantings of exotic confer species such as bald cypress, Norway spruce, and Douglas fir. There are no facilities on this site. Ella Belling Executive Director Mon River Trails Conservancy P.O. Box 282 Morgantown, WV 26507 http://montrails.org <http://montrails.org/> MRTC - Mon River Trails Conservancy <http://montrails.org/> montrails.org The Mon River Trails Conservancy (MRTC) is a nonprofit organization that, with the help of Morgantown, Star City, Monongalia County, Preston County, and Marion County ... 304-692-6782 > On Mar 15, 2016, at 1:09 PM, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org > <mailto:ella@montrails.org>> wrote: > > Please take this survey if you want to see public recreation at the > University Woodlot and share with others....... > > The Professional Recreation and Park Society (WVU) is developing a > recreation management plan for the University Woodlot, and we need > your help. We are conducting this survey to learn about your > experiences at the Woodlot and your opinions about how to manage the > forest for recreation. The survey is voluntary and confidential. > Thank you for your input! > > *Follow this link to the Survey *Or *copy and paste the URL below into > your internet browser**:* > * > * > http://wvu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3pKI3sySdbIAa7b

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FY16 WVDOH Transportation Alternatives Grant Submitted yesterday...
by Derek Springston 16 Mar '16

16 Mar '16

Bike Board Members, I am excited to announce that yesterday the City of Morgantown submitted WVDOH Transportation Alternatives grant application for FY2016. The application submitted requests $500,000 for a Multi-Use Path to be installed along State Route 705 from Mileground Road to Willowdale Road, complete with bike lanes, crosswalks, and pedestrian signals. I've attached a project map to help with your understanding. This is the same grant funding sources that we submitted for FY14, in which the City obtained $120,000 in funding for the Shared Lane Markings, Bikes May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs, and the bus/bike shelters, which was awarded on 3/26/15. It looks like the FY14 project may begin installation this Spring or Summer. I'll be sure to keep you in the loop regarding the FY16 application, especially when, or if, it's awarded! If you're interested in seeing the actual application, let me know. I'd like to graciously thank our team including Chip Wamsley, Jing Zhang, Drew Gatlin, Christina Hunt for helping prepare the application for the City. We are fortunate to have the City's buy-in, approval, and submittal to help guide those projects that were approved in the Morgantown Bicycle plan back in 2012. Big thanks to Jeff Mikorski, Damien Davis, and Carol Allen at the city level. Have a nice day, ~Derek -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” -John F. Kennedy *"...the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - Martin Luther King* "...change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant." - George from 'My Life as A House'

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March 9th DA Editorial: "Becoming bicycle-friendly in W. Va."
by Drew Gatlin 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

Hello all, Interesting editorial in the daily today: http://www.thedaonline.com/opinion/article_d832f04a-e5b5-11e5-af31-3be9088e… *"It’s almost impossible to ride a bicycle in Morgantown for reasons other than exercise. Choosing to walk is often faster and less taxing on one’s body than attempting to pedal uphill or navigate through dangerous streets and intersections. Though Morgantown may be the exception, other cities in West Virginia are adopting bike-friendly policies in order to promote healthier lifestyles and transportation alternatives."* I'd like to encourage anyone on our board to read and respond to this editorial as a letter to the editor. I would be interested in hearing any opinions you all would have regarding whether we should respond as the bike board in unison. This is a good opportunity for us to educate the university system on the realities of cycling in Morgantown. It's interesting: seems almost as if they wrote this specifically to provoke a response from us. Ride safe, Drew

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Re: [Bikeboard] FY14 Bike Shelter Recommendations
by Chip Wamsley 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

This message was originally HTML formatted. View in a HTML capable client to see the original version.\r\n\r\nWe need to find out from David Bruffy what the costs will be if we use the advertising company from Florida that they used for the standard bus shelters and if we need to purchase bicycle racks for the new shelters or if they will be included by the advertising company. David didn't have any figures the last time I talked with him. The other variable is the site prep (do we need a concrete pad, etc...) and that will be different for every shelter, which will probably require an on site visit with someone knowledgeable like David or Damien. Chip ---- Original Message ---- From: "Derek Springston" dspringston(a)gmail.com Sent: 3/3/2016 11:38:11 AM To: "Bike Board - Morgantown" bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: [Bikeboard] FY14 Bike Shelter Recommendations Chip, As we discussed, for the FY14 grant, I requested the ridership data from David Bruffy this morning. Also, as we discussed, I think the steps we should take to get our recommendations to the WVDOH for the bike shelters include this: 1. Compare the shelter locations listed in the FY14 grant with MountainLine's ridership data to determine shelters we think have the most potential for use. 2. Determine how much money in the grant will go toward the shelters and number of shelters we can install. We stated $80,400 for 12 locations, but these may change depending on: - proposed SLMs and budget for them that we submitted to WVDOH - number of shelters may increase due to funded shelters through advertisement companies per Mountainline - potential reduced construction and labor costs 3.Meet with Bike Board grant/mapping sub-committee to finalize priority locations and/or rank all locations 4. Submit to City (Damien) in order to provide recommendations to WVDOH. Thoughts, advice anyone? Let's get this done. Thanks, ~Derek -- Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. -John F. Kennedy "...the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - Martin Luther King "...change can be so constant youdon't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slowthat you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until itis. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in aninstant." - George from 'My Life as A House'

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SLM proposed to WVDOH?
by Derek Springston 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

Hi all, Can some please answer these questions for me or provide the last documents we provided to the WVDOH regarding our SLMs? *How many SLMs and BMUFL signs have we proposed to the WVDOH to install? * *How much of the total application budget will this take? * I need to figure this out, so we can determine how much money is left for the installation of bus shelters. Thanks, ~Derek -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” -John F. Kennedy *"...the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - Martin Luther King* "...change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant." - George from 'My Life as A House'

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FY14 Bike Shelter Recommendations
by Derek Springston 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

Chip, As we discussed, for the FY14 grant, I requested the ridership data from David Bruffy this morning. Also, as we discussed, I think the steps we should take to get our recommendations to the WVDOH for the bike shelters include this: 1. Compare the shelter locations listed in the FY14 grant with MountainLine's ridership data to determine shelters we think have the most potential for use. 2. Determine how much money in the grant will go toward the shelters and number of shelters we can install. We stated $80,400 for 12 locations, but these may change depending on: - proposed SLMs and budget for them that we submitted to WVDOH - number of shelters may increase due to funded shelters through advertisement companies per Mountainline - potential reduced construction and labor costs 3.Meet with Bike Board grant/mapping sub-committee to finalize priority locations and/or rank all locations 4. Submit to City (Damien) in order to provide recommendations to WVDOH. Thoughts, advice anyone? Let's get this done. Thanks, ~Derek -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” -John F. Kennedy *"...the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - Martin Luther King* "...change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant." - George from 'My Life as A House'

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WVDOH TAP Bus Shelter Analysis
by Derek Springston 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

Dave, Are we able to either have you look at ridership levels and placement of the bike shelters or would you be able to provide ridership data to help us choose which shelter locations to present the WVDOH? I'd like to just have the whole list ranked based on ridership levels to help with our decision making. I've attached a scan of locations you and I had discussed previously. If we can get this data or your recommendations based on ridership, I think we can take this to a Bike Board meeting to determine the locations we will recommend to the WVDOH. I've asked the Bike Board about how much money we'll have for the shelters. According to what we've written into the grant, we stated that: 12 Shelters to be installed: Construction $6000 Materials $68,400 *+Labor $6000* Total $80,400 Now this may not be exact as we've all discussed the possibility for other funding via adverstisements, and the number of SLMs and signs that we proposed to the WVDOH may have changed a bit. I'm in the process of gathering the latest numbers. Thanks! ~Derek -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” -John F. Kennedy *"...the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - Martin Luther King* "...change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant." - George from 'My Life as A House'

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Election Reminder, March Agenda and read-aheads
by Drew Gatlin 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

Intrepid cycling citizens, Please see the attached draft March agenda and send any additions or corrections my way. This email also serves as a reminder for our meeting next week -- a particularly important one for two reasons: First, we are holding elections for secretary and vice chair. Second, we are reviewing a broad list of project ideas generated through completion of the BFC application and will be assigning these projects to relevant persons and committees. If you'd like to review that list, please read the read-ahead. Some of the read-aheads from previous months provide further detail on these projects. Keep on fighting the good fight, Drew

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