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Changed phone number
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Dear Friends, Family and Associates, I hope this message finds you well and happy! I am writing to inform you that I have discontinued 304-284-8094, my land-line telephone service. You can still reach me on my cell phone: 304-376-0446. I look forward to chatting with you soon! Best wishes! Frank Gmeindl

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Re: [Bikeboard] WVU EmployeeFest
by Frank Gmeindl 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

Kim, Thanks for the invitation! I forwarded it to the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board. Two members expressed interest. They are also the two members that plan to staff a booth that Hugh said the Board would be provided at the Employee Fest. Following are some things we thought of demonstrating: Repairing a flat tire; Proper hand signals; Communicating with body language; Scanning, signaling & negotiating; Proper helmet adjustment; Adjusting derailleurs; Adjusting brakes; Fitting a bicycle. Demonstrating these things on a stage to a large audience that is distant from the demonstrator would probably be ineffective. What is the maximum number of people you would expect in the audience? Would it be possible to have them move close to the demonstrator(s) and perhaps even surround him/her/them so they could see? We haven't yet planned what we will have or do in our booth; perhaps demonstrating some or all the things in the above list. What do you think? Also, could you please confirm that Employee Fest is May 9? 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 Mar 21, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Kimberly Zaph wrote: > Hi Frank, > > At a recent EmployeeFest committee meeting, Hugh Kierig suggested I contact you to see if your group would be interested in providing some demonstrations. I am working on a schedule of events for these demos, and I'd love to add you to the list. > > The plan is for all wellness-related activities/resource tables etc. to be located in the Mountainlair Ballrooms, and the wellness demonstrations will be performed on the stage. > > EmployeeFest will be heavily advertised soon, and a website has been created just for this event. > > If you'd like to participate in the demos, please provide the following information as soon as possible. > > 1. The name of the demonstration > 2. Description of what's being demonstrated > 3. Name of demonstrator/s > 4. Bio of demonstrator/s > 5. List of equipment you will be bringing for the demonstration/s > 6. Time/s that the demo can be performed. We hope to have demos repeated, since the crowd will vary throughout the day. (I'm guessing that some who will perform demos will also be manning the resource booth.) Demonstrations are needed between 11:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The demos can vary in length. > > > Please call me at your convenience for more information. > > > Thanks, > > Kimberly A. B. Zaph > EmployeeFest Committee Member > > > > > > > Kimberly A. B. Zaph, MS, CSCS, ACSM HFS > Wellness Program Manager > WVU Division of Human Resources > P. O. Box 6640 > One Waterfront Place > Morgantown, WV 26506 > (304) 293-8405 > (304) 293-7532 (fax) > Kimberly.Zaph(a)mail.wvu.edu > http://employeewellness.wvu.edu/ >

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Fwd: WVU EmployeeFest
by Frank Gmeindl 21 Mar '11

21 Mar '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please contact me if you have any interest in doing a demo at WVU Employee Festival. I think this is in addition to the booth that we're going to have. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: "Kimberly Zaph" <Kimberly.Zaph(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Date: March 21, 2011 10:21:10 AM GMT-04:00 > To: <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Cc: "Hugh Kierig" <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Subject: WVU EmployeeFest > > Hi Frank, > > At a recent EmployeeFest committee meeting, Hugh Kierig suggested I contact you to see if your group would be interested in providing some demonstrations. I am working on a schedule of events for these demos, and I'd love to add you to the list. > > The plan is for all wellness-related activities/resource tables etc. to be located in the Mountainlair Ballrooms, and the wellness demonstrations will be performed on the stage. > > EmployeeFest will be heavily advertised soon, and a website has been created just for this event. > > If you'd like to participate in the demos, please provide the following information as soon as possible. > > 1. The name of the demonstration > 2. Description of what's being demonstrated > 3. Name of demonstrator/s > 4. Bio of demonstrator/s > 5. List of equipment you will be bringing for the demonstration/s > 6. Time/s that the demo can be performed. We hope to have demos repeated, since the crowd will vary throughout the day. (I'm guessing that some who will perform demos will also be manning the resource booth.) Demonstrations are needed between 11:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The demos can vary in length. > > > Please call me at your convenience for more information. > > > Thanks, > > Kimberly A. B. Zaph > EmployeeFest Committee Member > > > > > > > Kimberly A. B. Zaph, MS, CSCS, ACSM HFS > Wellness Program Manager > WVU Division of Human Resources > P. O. Box 6640 > One Waterfront Place > Morgantown, WV 26506 > (304) 293-8405 > (304) 293-7532 (fax) > Kimberly.Zaph(a)mail.wvu.edu > http://employeewellness.wvu.edu/ >

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Bike Lanes vs. Wide Outside Lanes
by Frank Gmeindl 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

Bicycle Board Members, The article at http://www.bicyclinglife.com/effectiveadvocacy/blvswol.htm is one of the most comprehensive yet easy to read that I've seen that explains the pros and cons of bike lanes and wide outside lanes. Frank

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Mileground
by Frank Gmeindl 20 Mar '11

20 Mar '11

Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a flyer that describes the proposed Mileground improvement that the MPO and WVDOH settled on. You'll see that it is 4 lanes with a a sidewalk on one side, "mountable" divider and roundabouts at 705 and Airport Blvd.. Mileground property owners are campaigning to eliminate the sidewalk and for a center turn lane instead of a mountable divider. Please communicate with Bill Austin for questions or comments. FYI, a mountable divider enables emergency vehicles to cross it but discourages most motor vehicles from crossing it. Bill Austin, AICP Executive Director Morgantown Monongalia MPO 82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105 Morgantown, WVA 26505 304-291-9571 304-692-7225 Mobile Frank

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Mapping Team meeting minutes
by Frank Gmeindl 16 Mar '11

16 Mar '11

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached, minutes of today's meeting of the BB bike route mapping team. Welcome Danielle Williams to the team! Frank

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Outdoor bike repair station from DERO
by Director 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Good Evening, I must still be on some mailing list from back when I was researching bike parking. This interesting item just came my way. It's an outdoor bike repair stand with tools and pump attached by heavy duty stainless steel cables. Looks like it might be pretty student-proof. http://www.dero.com/products/fixit/ - Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin 803 East Brockway Ave Morgantown, WV 265605

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bluetooth headset
by Frank Gmeindl 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Bicycle Board Members, Tomorrow afternoon, I'm going to drive along West Run Rd. with Brian Radabaugh our WVDOH district engineer and Bill Austin. Does anybody have a bluetooth headset that I could use with my iPhone to talk with Brian and Bill while I ride ahead of them on my bicycle? The plan is that we'll all ride in somebody's car but I think I could give them a better explanation of bicyclist needs on that road if I were actually on a bicycle and could talk with them. Frank

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March BB Minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 14 Mar '11

14 Mar '11

Attached, please find the March BB minutes. Thank you, Betsy --

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MPO Unified Planning Work Program
by Frank Gmeindl 12 Mar '11

12 Mar '11

Bicycle Board Members, By April 8, we need to provide Bill Austin specific recommended projects to be included in subject plan. Please reply-all with your suggestions. I will roll them up and send them to Bill and the MPO Citizens Advisory Committee of which I am a member. Attached is the current Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) that will be revised in the coming months. Please at least scan the first 5 pages. You will see that bicycling is mentioned throughout. In general, for the revised plan, I would recommend more specific commitment to integrating bicycling into the transportation system. Some examples; 1. The UPWP section entitled, Focus for Fiscal Year 2011, 4th paragraph, of the plan says, "Other major projects for the MPO will be the development of an ongoing traffic count database." Recommendation: Count bicycles and include them in the database. (Traditionally traffic counts have ignored bicycles.) 2. The same paragraph also says, "It is anticipated that both the traffic counts and the travel time studies will be performed at a limited set of locations...". Recommendation: Include bicycles in the studies. Focus on locations that could have significantly increased bicycle use and reduced motor use. For example, the roads between Campuses including University Av., Beechurst, Mon Blvd., Willowdale, Stewart St. Jones Av. and the rail-trail. Count the bikes. Create a baseline. Design experiments. Take data to see how experiments change bicycle use. (This recommendation also applies to UPWP section II-A-1 Traffic Counts.) 3. The section entitled, SAFETEA-LU Planning Factors, subsection 2. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users, first paragraph says, "...working with local emergency service providers on transportation safety education when applicable." Recommendation: Get commitment from Morgantown Police to complete International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) training as currently taken annually by WVU bicycle police or get them to take one of the 7 other police training courses that the Bicycle Board recommended to the Morgantown police at the December 2, 2009 Traffic Commission meeting. 4. The section entitled, II-A-10 Mapping Recommendation: Incorporate and continue to develop the Morgantown Bike Route map and develop greater Morgantown Bike Route maps. Classify all Morgantown area roads in terms of bicycling level of service. 5. The section entitled, II-B-17 Congestion Management Strategies Recommendation: Seriously develop strategies that get people out of cars and onto bikes and their feet, especially where the congestion is highest: between and near campuses. Understand origins and destinations within that area. Identify obstacles to bicycling and walking. Identify attractions to driving. Make walking bicycling and walking more attractive. Make driving less attractive. (IMHO, we have always been doing the opposite.) Since the MPO was created, it has always treated "bike-ped" separately from motorized transportation and transit. Consequently, most if not all of the built projects make cycling worse. Integrating bicycling and walking with other transportation modes, especially in the 5-mile cross section that constitutes Morgantown could optimize the transportation system for all users and make Morgantown a better place to live as well as a better place to bicycle. Please send me your recommendations for the UPWP by April 6. 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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