Bikeboard February 2017

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New WV DEP Secretary is an avid bicyclist
by Jonathan Rosenbaum via Bikeboard 27 Feb '17

27 Feb '17

I was filming footing of the new WV DEP Secretary, Austin Caperton, this evening. In his introduction, he explained that one of his virtues is that he is an outdoors person, and he is an avid bicyclist. -Jonathan

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March Meeting, This Thursday: Agenda Attached
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 27 Feb '17

27 Feb '17

Hello Board, Please excuse the late agenda. You'll find it attached as well as our relevant read-ahead. If you have time over the next couple days, please read through the (one page) list and description of volunteer roles. Many thanks to Christina for your initial drafting of this list last month. Hope you've been enjoying this uber bike-able weather! Best, Drew

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February Meeting Minutes
by Christina Hunt via Bikeboard 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Hello everyone, February meeting minutes are attached. Please take a look and let me know if you see anything that needs to be corrected or clarified. Here are a few reminders from our meeting: *Bike Board Chat* Jonathan Rosenbaum set up a new communication platform for Bike Board use! Check it out at chat.bikelover.org and leave a message! *Rackspotter* Rackspotter is a way to log bike racks around town, and we now have the capability to have this open directly to Morgantown. Check it out here: https://www.rackspotter.com/greater-morgantown <https://www.rackspotter.com/greater-morgantown> *Country Roads Cyclists / Appalachian Spring Spectacular Ride* Country Roads Cyclists is looking for planning help for the annual Appalachian Spring Spectacular Ride (May 6-7). For more information check them out here: http://www.crcyclists.org/ Thanks, Christina

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Rackspotter Local Version of Greater Morgantown now available
by Jonathan Rosenbaum via Bikeboard 06 Feb '17

06 Feb '17

The local version of Greater Morgantown at RackSpotter is now available at https://www.rackspotter.com/greater-morganto [1]wn [1] . Alert: Activity is happening @ https://chat.bikelover.org . -Jonathan Links: ------ [1] https://www.rackspotter.com/greater-morgantown

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Meeting to verify the BMUFL sign/sharrow GIS data
by Jing Zhang via Bikeboard 05 Feb '17

05 Feb '17

Hi, Bicycle Board Members As discussed in the board meeting last night, Frank and I will meet to verify the GIS date for the locations of proposed BMUFL signs and sharrows that will be installed on numerous streets in the Morgantown area. Here is the link to the doodle poll of the meeting. Please take the poll before next Tuesday. <http://doodle.com/poll/ttycns9x746a6b3q> http://doodle.com/poll/ttycns9x746a6b3q It will be a 90 minutes meeting on Feb 8th, Wednesday in the MPO office (Room 110, the Courthouse on High St). Depending on the doodle poll, it will start at 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, or 3:00 pm. Please be aware that the meeting will cancelled unless there is at least one board member, besides Frank and me, is willing to join the meeting. If you have any question, please let me know. Thank you! Jing Jing Zhang, AICP, PTP, LEED AP ND LCI #4855 Transportation Planner Morgantown Monongalia Metropolian Planning Organization 243 High Street Courthouse Rm. 110 Morgantown, WV 26505 www.plantogether.org 864.207.0749 (cell) 304.381.4363 " Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love." -- Mother Teresa

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Re: [Bikeboard] Minimum Bicycle Climbing Lane Width
by Chip Wamsley via Bikeboard 03 Feb '17

03 Feb '17

Frank, Thanks for the quick feedback and added insight. Chip ---- Original Message ---- From: "Frank Gmeindl via Bikeboard" <bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com> Sent: 2/3/2017 8:41:09 AM To: "Drew Gatlin" <johngatlin(a)gmail.com> Cc: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com> Subject: [Bikeboard] Minimum Bicycle Climbing Lane Width On Jones Av. from Stewart St. to Overhill St., a bicycle climbing lane should be at least 4-feet wide. At last night’s BB meeting, in response to a question from Jenny Selin about 3-foot bicycle climbing lane width, I said that was absolute minimum. I was wrong. I should have said 4-feet. And, on the steep lower end of Jones Av., a minimum of 5-feet is recommended. According to the 2012 AASHTO "Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities" pages 4-15 through 4-17, 4-feet is the minimum recommended bicycle lane width, 5-feet is the preferred bike lane width. “On extremely constrained, low-speed roadways with curbs but no gutter, where the preferred (5-feet) bike lane width cannot be achieved despite narrowing all other travel lanes to their minimum widths, a 4-feet wide bike lane can be used. Under most circumstances, the recommended width for bike lanes is 5-feet. Wider bicycle lanes may be desirable under the following conditions …” On Jones Av. from Stewart St. to Overhill St., a 4-feet wide lane probably would also be inadequate because cyclists tend to weave on such steep slopes and will have difficulty staying within the lane. Keep in mind that bicycle infrastructure must accommodate more than young, strong, agile, fearless and experienced bicyclists. The AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Traffic Officials) "Guide to the Development of Bicycle Facilities" is the standard throughout the nation. Frank _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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February General Meeting: Next Week!
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 03 Feb '17

03 Feb '17

Hello Board, Please find the draft agenda for next week's meeting attached. Send any comments, concerns, questions, or suggestions my way before the end of the business day tomorrow (Friday!), and I'll send out the finalized agenda only a day late. ;o) Best, Drew

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