Bikeboard April 2017

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Bike to School has re-begun
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 29 Apr '17

29 Apr '17

We started riding to Mountainview ES again yesterday, had 6; had 13 today including 2 new riders from the top of South Park and all grades 1-5.Fun times! "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Saturday 3:30pm - Falling Run Greenspace Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
by Jonathan Rosenbaum via Bikeboard 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

I am looking forward to checking out this new connector! The trailhead is at the end of Outlook St that turns off from College Ave. College Ave. is the road with lots of potholes (when you get away from campus) that begins in the area between Ming Hseih Hall and the Mountainlair. FB event page [1]. >From Mountaineer News: The Falling Run Greenspace is an accessible, vibrant urban oasis with the potential to become a central park for the heart of Morgantown forging a connection between WVU's Organic Farm and Main Campus. WVU's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Falling Run Greenspace will take place on Saturday (April 29) at 3:30 p.m. at the end of Outlook Street. Narvel Weese, Vice President for Administration and Finance, and Blake Humphrey, Student Body President, will give their remarks about the project. The alternate Mountaineer, Trevor Kiess, will also be in attendance. Refreshments will be available. Parking will be available at the Mountainlair. Follow signs to site. The rain date will be Sunday (April 30) at 3:30 p.m. Follow us on social media for any updates regarding the event. We hope to see you out on the trails. -Jonathan Links: ------ [1] https://www.facebook.com/events/269532320161534/

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Stickers! Bike Month! Updates!
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 27 Apr '17

27 Apr '17

Board, Hope you're doing well and enjoying this summer-like weather at the end of April. Check out the attached designs for the latest in our sticker variants. We've been given the green light to spend up to $500 on a run of one or both of these designs as well as any other educational or promotional materials we'd like to produce for Bike Month. I made a mistake in sending the Bike Month proclamation a bit late, so we'll see if it's included in Tuesday's City Council meeting or not, but you can find that attached too. Other great news: the city is proceeding with plans to install an example / experimental sharrow corridor ASAP! May might be pushing it, but I'm told definitely by June. Wahoo! As you'll recall from April's minutes, we're planning on a couple rides in May -- and the minutes stated that we're planning on Bike to Work Day (BTWD) on May 12th in conjunction with the first casual ride that our casual ride committee has planned. I haven't heard of anyone outside the board promoting that date yet (nor of anyone recruiting sponsors or whatnot for that date), and I've spoken with a few people who think that the 12th might be just a *wee* bit too hectic with graduation. Given that, and given that the rest of the country has chosen May 19th as BTWD, I'm suggesting that we scrap our BTWD plans for the 12th (not the casual ride, just the BTWD stuff) and reschedule them for the 19th. Please voice your objections, concerns, or questions about the above if you have any, as well as send me agenda items you'd like included for next meeting. I'm shooting to have the agenda out tonight, but it will probably be tomorrow. Huzzah bikes! -Drew -------------- J.D. Gatlin Chair, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board City of Morgantown, WV 26505 304-554-9450 <(304)%20554-9450> *Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles* www.bikemorgantown.com

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Fwd: WVDOH University Avenue / Collins Ferry Road Meeting Tomorrow 4-7PM Suncrest Middle
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

John, Thanks for sending this my way -- I'd had the meeting on my calendar but did not spend the time to review the materials. Bike Board, You might be aware of the WVDOH open house tomorrow regarding the intersection at Collins Ferry & University in Suncrest. This will be an informational workshop <http://www.transportation.wv.gov/communications/PressRelease/Pages/Informat…> that is styled as an open house without a formal presentation. It's an opportunity to ask questions and provide written comments on these types of projects. If you can, please attend! Review the alternatives and ask the engineers/representatives how these alternatives accommodate complete streets ideals. Maybe I'll see you there! -Drew On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 10:58 AM, John Whitmore <jwhitmore(a)morgantownwv.gov> wrote: > > > Alternative #5 appears to be the favored approach (per DOH statement in > the newspaper) > > http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/engineering/comment/ > UniversityAvenueProject/Project_Alternatives/Alternatives.pdf > > > > *John Whitmore, AICP* > > Planner III > > > > [image: City of Morgantown, WV official website] > > > > City of Morgantown, West Virginia > > 389 Spruce Street > > Morgantown, WV 26505 > > E: jwhitmore(a)morgantownwv.gov > > P: 304-284-7431 <(304)%20284-7431> > > www.morgantownwv.gov > > >

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April Meeting Minutes
by Christina Hunt via Bikeboard 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Hi all, Happy Tax Day! Sorry for the long delay in getting the minutes out to you. Please find minutes and more information from one of the ripe banana issues attached. If you missed the meeting, we have a new member! Her name is Beth, and she comes to us with lots of cycling experience and savvy. We are excited to have her! To see sharrow sticker ideas: https://chat.bikelover.org/channel/sharrow_sticker_ideas <https://chat.bikelover.org/channel/sharrow_sticker_ideas> Mark Your Calendars! -Tuesday, April 25: Morgantown City Council elections <http://www.morgantownwv.gov/2015-election-materials/> -Saturday, April 29: Falling Run Greenspace ribbon cutting event <https://www.facebook.com/events/269532320161534/> -Thursday, May 4: next Bike Board meeting <https://www.facebook.com/events/124010824791750/> -Saturday, May 6 & Sunday, May 7: Appalachian Spring Spectacular ride <https://www.facebook.com/pg/CRCyclists/events/?ref=page_internal> In case you miss it in the fine print of the minutes, I'm moving shortly after our May meeting :( The Board will need a new secretary. If you're interested, please let me and/or Drew know. I can be reached at this email or at 304-282-4441. As always, please let me know if you have changes, corrections or additions to the minutes. Thank you!

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Casual Ride Series
by Brian Ricketts via Bikeboard 17 Apr '17

17 Apr '17

Hello all, I have shared Casual Ride Series Proposal google document with all of you. You will just need to click the link in the email that was just sent. Please comment with ideas, changes etc. on the document. If you have trouble using the google document, please just respond to this email thread. (see attached below) We will be taking comments until Friday April 28th. Our first planned ride is Friday May 12. This will double as the bike to work day in the morning for bike month and casual ride in the evening at 6pm. Thank you Brian Ricketts 1st Ward Morgantown Bike Board

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2017 Casual Rides Proposal - Invitation to comment
by Brian Ricketts (via Google Docs) via Bikeboard 16 Apr '17

16 Apr '17

I've shared an item with you: 2017 Casual Rides Proposal https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_hce4VsB-K0PbqaW0kZ7XGhNmDYMe7aXlSAZX6P… It's not an attachment -- it's stored online. To open this item, just click the link above.

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