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Re: [Bikeboard] Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

Mr. Watson, Thank you for contacting me about obtaining a bicycle rack for Suncrest Middle School. I am chairman of the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board and our program is called Bike Morgantown. The Bicycle Board does not have a budget so we can't provide you funding for the bicycle rack. However, the following businesses which are Partners in Education with Suncrest Middle School may be able to help: • Mylan • Dynamic Physical Therapy • Centra Bank • Dan Ryan Builders. If you can't get help from your school's Partners in Education, the National Center for Safe Routes to School has a grant program that might provide a mini-grant for your bike rack. You can find information on the program at http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/funding-portal/mini-grants/previous-recipient… . Getting a SRTS mini-grant will probably take many months, though. If your Parent-Teacher-Group favors getting a bike rack, I'd also suggest that they contact Morgantown City Council for support. Last May, the Morgantown City Council unanimously adopted the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan, http://bikemorgantown.com/Plan/morgantown_bicycle_plan_v15.pdf . Establishing Safe Routes to School in Morgantown is one of the City's highest priority actions in the plan and having a secure place to store your bike when you've ridden safely to school is a logical part of that action. I've attached Bicycle Parking Guidelines that might help you select an appropriate rack. All the racks shown in the attached guidelines are for short-term outdoor parking. To protect your bikes from weather, they should be placed under a roof. The following links from the Safe Routes To Schools program in the United Kingdom also offer some good ideas: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/Safe%20Routes/resources/infosheets/… http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/Safe%20Routes/resources/toolkit/srs… Is your presentation to your PTG at the September 4, 6:30 pm meeting? If so, a representative of the Bicycle Board will attend to support you. Frank D. Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board LCI #1703 491 WilsonAvenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles On Aug 19, 2012, at 10:25 PM, Matthew Watson wrote: > Dear Mr. Gmeindle, > > My name is Matthew Watson. I am an 8th grader at Suncrest Middle School here in Morgantown, WV. I have a strong interest in riding my bike to school, but my school does not have a bicycle rack for me to lock my bicycle to when I get there. I have already written a petition to have my classmates sign to show their interest in getting this bicycle rack at our school, and hope that this will show the administration the interest in getting one. To this point, my petition has approximately 70 signatures, but I am sure that I will have many more in the days to come. In fact, many students and their parents have approached me to say that they are really excited about the idea of getting a bicycle rack so that they can ride to school. I have also approached the school Parent-Teacher-Group to ask that I be allowed to talk at their next meeting about getting this bicycle rack. I have been placed on the agenda for the next meeting in early September. > > My father works at the Coliseum with Dr. Christiaan Abildso and was talking with him about my push to get a bicycle rack at my school. Dr. Abildso mentioned your name and the Bike Morgantown initiative. He also indicated that you might have a budget or grant program that might allow me to secure the funds to purchase a bicycle rack for my school. I would love to talk with you more about this opportunity. I am very excited about this possibility given the mission of your group as I read more about it on your website ("....advocate for the provision of bicycle travel opportunities to and from locations such as residential, employment, commercial, education, recreation and transit centers; promote the development of safe bicycle routes to schools;"). Based upon what I have read, I feel as if your group is the perfect group for me to ask for help from. If you are unable to help me, do you have any ideas where I might go for help? > > Thank you very much for any help that you might be able to give me. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. You may contact me at this e-mail address, or call my father on his cell phone at 304-692-1454 > > Sincerely, > > Matthew Watson

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Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School
by Chip Wamsley 23 Aug '12

23 Aug '12

To All, Don't the schools have larger companies that partner with that specific school. They might want to do a bike rack as part of their partnership. Chip -----Original Message----- From: "Damien Davis" <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org> Sent 8/20/2012 9:16:45 AM To: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> Cc: bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School Frank, Maybe the Bike Board could partner with the School or the School Board and apply for a Bikes Belong grant to get bike rack for more than one school. 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.morgantown.com From: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> To: bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 7:31:28 AM Subject: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School What shall I tell Mr. Watson? Begin forwarded message: From: Matthew Watson <mwlittlejeter2(a)yahoo.com> Date: August 19, 2012 10:25:07 PM EDT To: "frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Subject: Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School Reply-To: Matthew Watson <mwlittlejeter2(a)yahoo.com> Dear Mr. Gmeindle, My name is Matthew Watson. I am an 8th grader at Suncrest Middle School here in Morgantown, WV. I have a strong interest in riding my bike to school, but my school does not have a bicycle rack for me to lock my bicycle to when I get there. I have already written a petition to have my classmates sign to show their interest in getting this bicycle rack at our school, and hope that this will show the administration the interest in getting one. To this point, my petition has approximately 70 signatures, but I am sure that I will have many more in the days to come. In fact, many students and their parents have approached me to say that they are really excited about the idea of getting a bicycle rack so that they can ride to school. I have also approached the school Parent-Teacher-Group to ask that I be allowed to talk at their next meeting about getting this bicycle rack. I have been placed on the agenda for the next meeting in early September. My father works at the Coliseum with Dr. Christiaan Abildso and was talking with him about my push to get a bicycle rack at my school. Dr. Abildso mentioned your name and the Bike Morgantown initiative. He also indicated that you might have a budget or grant program that might allow me to secure the funds to purchase a bicycle rack for my school. I would love to talk with you more about this opportunity. I am very excited about this possibility given the mission of your group as I read more about it on your website ("....advocate for the provision of bicycle travel opportunities to and from locations such as residential, employment, commercial, education, recreation and transit centers; promote the development of safe bicycle routes to schools;"). Based upon what I have read, I feel as if your group is the perfect group for me to ask for help from. If you are unable to help me, do you have any ideas where I might go for help? Thank you very much for any help that you might be able to give me. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. You may contact me at this e-mail address, or call my father on his cell phone at 304-692-1454 Sincerely, Matthew Watson _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.org http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.org http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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AASHTO Webinar starts at 2 pm
by Frank Gmeindl 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

http://www.planning.org/calendar/event.htm?EventID=21072 This is part 2 of the 7 part webinar on the new AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities. It begins at 2 pm today. Frank

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Fwd: Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School
by Frank Gmeindl 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

What shall I tell Mr. Watson? Begin forwarded message: > From: Matthew Watson <mwlittlejeter2(a)yahoo.com> > Date: August 19, 2012 10:25:07 PM EDT > To: "frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School > Reply-To: Matthew Watson <mwlittlejeter2(a)yahoo.com> > > Dear Mr. Gmeindle, > > My name is Matthew Watson. I am an 8th grader at Suncrest Middle School here in Morgantown, WV. I have a strong interest in riding my bike to school, but my school does not have a bicycle rack for me to lock my bicycle to when I get there. I have already written a petition to have my classmates sign to show their interest in getting this bicycle rack at our school, and hope that this will show the administration the interest in getting one. To this point, my petition has approximately 70 signatures, but I am sure that I will have many more in the days to come. In fact, many students and their parents have approached me to say that they are really excited about the idea of getting a bicycle rack so that they can ride to school. I have also approached the school Parent-Teacher-Group to ask that I be allowed to talk at their next meeting about getting this bicycle rack. I have been placed on the agenda for the next meeting in early September. > > My father works at the Coliseum with Dr. Christiaan Abildso and was talking with him about my push to get a bicycle rack at my school. Dr. Abildso mentioned your name and the Bike Morgantown initiative. He also indicated that you might have a budget or grant program that might allow me to secure the funds to purchase a bicycle rack for my school. I would love to talk with you more about this opportunity. I am very excited about this possibility given the mission of your group as I read more about it on your website ("....advocate for the provision of bicycle travel opportunities to and from locations such as residential, employment, commercial, education, recreation and transit centers; promote the development of safe bicycle routes to schools;"). Based upon what I have read, I feel as if your group is the perfect group for me to ask for help from. If you are unable to help me, do you have any ideas where I might go for help? > > Thank you very much for any help that you might be able to give me. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. You may contact me at this e-mail address, or call my father on his cell phone at 304-692-1454 > > Sincerely, > > Matthew Watson

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IMPORTANT: Domain change BikeBoard list
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Everyone, Good news! The domain name for the Bicycle Board email list is changing to bikemorgantown.com. This change will occur Friday morning between 12:00 a.m - 6:00 a.m. I will send another message to this list to alert you when the change is complete. Until Friday morning you may continue to send emails to bikeboard(a)cheat.org, but after the change you will need to send emails to bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com . Again, bikeboard(a)cheat.org is changing to bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com! Also, I am phasing out my freesource(a)cheat.org address. Please remove it from your address book and change it to Jonathan Rosenbaum <jr(a)wvcompletestreets.org> . Thanks! -Jonathan p.s. I count the word "change" 7 times in the body of this message. That's a lot of change. 8 times! :)

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IMPORTANT: Domain change implemented
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

The domain change has been implemented for this email list. To send email to the BikeBoard email list, you must now send it to bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com . -Jonathan

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AASHTO webinar
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 10 Aug '12

10 Aug '12

Emily Vasile wants to share with the Bicycle Board an upcoming AASHTO webinar on August 22, 2 - 3 PM: http://www.planning.org/calendar/event.htm?EventID=21072 -Jonathan

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Fwd: Pedestrian & Cyclist-Motor Vehicle crashes, WV 2000-2006
by Frank Gmeindl 08 Aug '12

08 Aug '12

Some interesting stats: Mon County ranks 5th in the state in ped-MV crashes but 24th in bicycle-MV crashes. You can see and hear the presentation at the next Traffic Commission meeting. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: August 8, 2012 3:04:12 PM EDT > To: Bill Reger-Nash <wreger(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Bob Anderson <randerson(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Dan Harris <harrisda(a)wvuhealthcare.com>, David Small <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu>, Debbie Cain <dcain(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Dwight Harshbarger <dwight.harshbarger(a)gmail.com>, George Lilley <mgranlil(a)frontier.com>, Ilana Chertok <ichertok(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Jan Derry <jderry(a)nwvcil.org>, Jimmie Simmons <Jsimmons2642(a)yahoo.com>, Margaret Stout <Margaret.Stout(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Maria Smith <mariasmith(a)busride.org>, Martha Summers <msummers(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Mary Gutmann <maryg1010(a)comcast.net>, Michael Graham <mwgraham11(a)gmail.com>, Regina Mayolo <reginam(a)verizon.net>, Sarah Bias <sarahbias(a)gmail.com>, Stan Cohen <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Tom Bias <tbias(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Angela Wiley <wileya120(a)gmail.com>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Claire Chantler <cchantler(a)nwvcil.org>, Courtney Pawlak <cpawlak(a)mix.wvu.edu>, Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Danielle Williams <dwilliams(a)labyrinth.net>, Don Spencer <dspencer36(a)comcast.net>, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Jim Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Maria Brann <Maria.Brann(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Matt Cross <crossnyc(a)hotmail.com>, Melody Thomas <mthoma29(a)mix.wvu.edu>, Michael Simms <michael.d.simms(a)gmail.com>, Mike Breiding <mike(a)EpicRoadTrips.us>, Nick Hein <director(a)positivespin.org>, Ron Bane <citycouncilward1(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Roy Nutter <roy.nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Subject: Pedestrian & Cyclist-Motor Vehicle crashes, WV 2000-2006 > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > There was some interest expressed in the final product of Courtney Pawlak's MPH internship. Please find attached a PDF of the poster she presented re: statewide crash data and an excel table with county-specific rates of pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes, cyclist-motor vehicle crashes, and combined - all per 100,000 residents. > > Nugget: estimated $1.07 BILLION in costs related to ped/cyclist-vehicle crash injuries & fatalities in the 7 years of data statewide (~$150 million per year on average). > For data heads: statewide - roughly 20.6 crashes per 100,000 residents using a 5 year moving average from 2000-2005 (5.5 cyclist & 15.1 pedestrian) > For morbid types: there were 206 fatalities over the 7 years (~30 per year) > For senior citizens: 47 of the 206 fatalities were aged 60+ > For parents: 32 of the 206 fatalities were <16 years old > For Mon County residents: 5th highest ped-bike rate of 40.7 crashes per 100,000 residents (5.2 cyclist & 35.5 ped- per 100,000 residents) > > Courtney is preparing a final report that we anticipate sharing with the WV AARP for those with interest. > > Because the Pedestrian Safety Board will NOT likely meet in September (Bill & I will both be traveling), I have asked Courtney to present to the Traffic Commission directly and encourage our members to attend that meeting. We could fairly easily drill down to Morgantown specific numbers, including corridors, fatality rates, etc. > > Damien - please add a presentation by Courtney to the September TC agenda and confirm to all that the meeting will be 6:30 on Sept 5th in Council chambers. > Thank you, > Christiaan > > Walk more, safely > > Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board > Christiaan Abildso, Chair > Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair > http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm

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Last night's BB meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Aug '12

03 Aug '12

Bill Austin, Damien Davis, Nick Hein, Emily Vasil, Frank Gmeindl, Marilyn Newcome, Chet Parsons, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Derek Springston and Chip Wamsley arranged their day and managed their time yesterday to attend the Bicycle Board meeting which began at 6:30 pm. Several days prior to the meeting, Alice Vernon and Traci Liebig notified the chairman that they would not be attending. At 6:36 pm, I cancelled the meeting because we did not have a quorum, i.e. we had less than 50% of the voting members. Frank D. Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board LCI #1703 491 WilsonAvenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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BB members ride
by Frank Gmeindl 02 Aug '12

02 Aug '12

Roy, At last night's TC meeting, I stated that most BB members don't ride bicycles. I was wrong. Of the current 13 active members, 11 ride regularly. At tonight's meeting, I will follow up on your suggestion that we all go for a ride together. Thanks. Frank D. Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board LCI #1703 491 WilsonAvenue Morgantown, WV 26501 304-376-0446 Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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