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Fwd: HB4074
by Frank Gmeindl 14 Feb '12

14 Feb '12

Bicycle Board Members, I sent the message below to our delegates. Tony Barrill called me today to tell me he would support the bill. I received e-mails today from Amanda Pasdon saying, "You have my support" and from Barbara Fleischauer saying, "I will keep an eye out for it and try to find out how it may fare. Thanks for writing." Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> > Date: February 4, 2012 4:43:51 PM EST > To: anthony.barill(a)wvhouse.gov, barbaraf(a)wvhouse.gov, charlene.marshall(a)wvhouse.gov, amanda.pasdon(a)wvhouse.gov > Subject: HB4074 > > Dear Tony, Barbara, Charlene and Amanda, > > Most of you know me and know that I am an avid bicyclist. I am also the Chairman of the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board. For the past 5 years, I've been working with the WVDOT on several projects that involve bicycling. Five years ago, everyone I talked with there acted as if bicycles didn't belong on the roads. Today, many of the WVDOT people with whom I'm working see that Complete Streets could reduce congestion, improve our environment, improve our health and, most of all create a better environment for our children. The City of Morgantown and Monongalia County via the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization have adopted Complete Streets resolutions in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Since WVDOT controls so many of our local roads, I ask you to support HB4074 so that we can also have a Complete Streets policy at the state level so we can all work together to improve our local roadways for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit users. > > > 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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Fwd: House R&T subcommittee contact re: HB 4074
by Frank Gmeindl 13 Feb '12

13 Feb '12

Bicycle Board Members, Please read Christiaan's attached message to delegates if only to see what a persuasive argument he makes but hopefully also to inspire you to act. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: February 12, 2012 10:05:24 PM EST > To: Bill Reger-Nash <wreger(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Bob Anderson <randerson(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, George Lilley <mgranlil(a)frontier.com>, Ilana Chertok <ichertok(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Jimmie Simmons <Jsimmons2642(a)yahoo.com>, Martha Summers <msummers(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Stan Cohen <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Sarah Bias <sarahbias(a)gmail.com>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Dwight Harshbarger <dwight.harshbarger(a)gmail.com>, Maria Smith <mariasmith(a)busride.org>, Regina Mayolo <reginam(a)verizon.net>, Jan Derry <jderry(a)nwvcil.org>, David Small <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu>, Michael Graham <migraham(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Tom Bias <tbias(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Mary Gutmann <maryg1010(a)comcast.net>, Margaret Stout <Margaret.Stout(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Dan Harris <harrisda(a)wvuhealthcare.com>, Angela Wiley <wileya120(a)gmail.com>, Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>, Matt Cross <crossnyc(a)hotmail.com>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Jim Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Nick Hein <info(a)positivespin.org>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Roy Nutter <roy.nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Mike Breiding <mike(a)EpicRoadTrips.us>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, Claire Chantler <cchantler(a)nwvcil.org>, Michael Simms <michael.d.simms(a)gmail.com>, Maria Brann <Maria.Brann(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Melody Thomas <mthoma29(a)mix.wvu.edu> > Cc: Terrence Moore <tmoore(a)cityofmorgantown.org> > Subject: House R&T subcommittee contact re: HB 4074 > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > All - > Please find attached a copy of an email I sent to the members of a subcommittee that was formed by the House Roads & Transportation committee to review HB 4074. If you feel so inspired, feel free to contact the subcommittee BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS MONDAY. They meet Tuesday & report to the R&T committee on Wednesday. THis is a critical first step. > Feel free to use any of the attached text and please contact friends in counties of those on the subcommittee. > 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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February BB Minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 13 Feb '12

13 Feb '12

Please enjoy the attached minutes of the February BB meeting. And stay warm! Betsy

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Fwd: Please take action TODAY to save walking and biking! This is a urgent.
by Frank Gmeindl 11 Feb '12

11 Feb '12

Have you acted to keep congress from eliminating funding for Safe Routes to School, Transportation Enhancements, etc.? Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: February 10, 2012 9:49:43 AM EST > 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>, 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 <migraham(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, 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>, Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, 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 <info(a)positivespin.org>, Roy Nutter <roy.nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Subject: Fw: Please take action TODAY to save walking and biking! This is a urgent. > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > All - > I added a paragraph at the beginning of the form text that I hope helped it hit home, feel free to use in whole or in part: > "A quick piece of local data: 20% of roadway miles in Morgantown are state or federally-maintained and funded. Roughly 66% of all pedestrian-vehicle accidents in Morgantown occurred on or along these roads. They are dangerous by design, making hazardous the daily commute for the roughly 20% of Morgantown residents that walk or bike as their primary mode of transportation. We MUST support non-motorized transportation. West Virginia is among the 5 lowest states in proportion of federal highway funding spent on pedestrian and bicycle facilities (roughly 0.6% - yes just more than half of one percent)!!! Please help support active transportation, a critical component to make the WV Physical Activity Plan a reality in saving our state's health." > For facebookers...please find a way to post. > Thanks > Christiaan > > Walk more, safely > > Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board > Christiaan Abildso, Chair > Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair > http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "America Walks - Scott Bricker, Executive Director" <sbricker(a)americawalks.org> > To: walkmgw(a)yahoo.com > Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 2:00 PM > Subject: Please take action TODAY to save walking and biking! This is a urgent. > > > Please TAKE ACTION and contact your Representative and Senator TODAY to Protect funding for Walking and Biking! > Dear Christiaan, > > Some are calling the draft multiyear transportation bill being considered in the U.S. House of Representatives "the worst bill ever." > > We are asking Representatives to oppose the House transportation bill. Despite the fact that walking and bicycling infrastructure is a low-cost investment that creates more jobs per dollar than any other kind of highway spending, the House bill eliminates dedicated funding for walking and bicycling and repeals the Safe Routes to School program. > > The current Senate transportation bill dilutes walking and bicycling funding and programs like Safe Routes to School. It gives your state DOT the power to decide whether or not to make any funding available for these critical programs. > > To improve the bill, we are asking Senators to vote for the bi-partisan Cardin-Cochran amendment on the floor to guarantee local governments a voice in transportation decisions, allowing them to build sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways that keep people safe. This vote will take place early next week, so please take action now! > > By clicking the "Take Action" button, you can easily contact both your Senators and Representative in one simple step. > > Help spread the word! Forward this email. > Supporting walking and biking infrastructure and programs like Safe Routes to School have numerous benefits. Public Health organizations, community members, and businesses also benefit from the success of walking and biking initiatives. Contact your local county commissioners, public health organizations and local business leaders and ask them to call or write Senators and Representatives. > > Thank you for supporting walking and biking. > > Sincerely, > > Scott Bricker, Executive Director > America Walks > > Support our work with a donation > > Home l Endorse our vision statement > > Connect on facebook Follow us on twitter > > America Walks PO Box 10581 Portland OR 97296 703.738.4889 > > > Forward email > > This email was sent to walkmgw(a)yahoo.com by sbricker(a)americawalks.org | > Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > America Walks | PO Box 10581 | Portland | OR | 97296 >

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Re: [Bikeboard] BB mapping team
by Derek Springston 11 Feb '12

11 Feb '12

Frank and others, - I definitely agree with including: Chet, Danielle, Ryan, Gunnar, Frank, Derek. - Alice, do you still want to be on the committee? - Others that have attended in the past or have been copied on emails include: Damien, Hugh, Don Spencer, Chip, and Nick. I've copied them in order to get their input on whether they'd still like to help us out. - I also copied the entire Bike Board (which may cause a duplicate email for some of you) and would like to request that anyone who is interested in helping or would like to receive the Mapping Team emails, let us know! - Anyone else need to be included? I just prefer not to flood other folks emails if they don't want them. Thanks Frank for starting this email to get our team roster updated! :) ~Derek On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net>wrote: > Mapping Team Members, > > Please copy all Mapping Team members on correspondence concerning the > Mapping Team. (When in doubt, copy the Team.) This will reduce confusion. > AFAIK, following are the Mapping Team Members. Please correct me if I'm > wrong. > Chet Parsons <chetparsons(a)gmail.com>, Derek Springston < > dspringston(a)gmail.com>, Danielle Williams <dwilliams(a)labyrinth.net> (Team > Leader), Ryan Post <rpostwvu(a)gmail.com>, Gunnar Shogren < > gshogren(a)gmail.com>, Alice Vernon <vernon.mail(a)gmail.com>,Frank Gmeindl < > frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> . > > > 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* > > > > -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* ** ** *“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” -H.G. Wells*

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Re: [Bikeboard] Mileground/705 comments
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Christiaan, Superlative comments! You've included all the relevant objective evidence that is so convincing that 4L(B) is the better alternative. I am also grateful for your including our recent discussions about lane width but don't think 10-foot inner lanes and 11-foot outer lanes is a good idea. (Your point #6.) First, for bicyclists and motorists to travel safely side-by-side within the lane, the lane must be 14-feet wide or wider (8-feet for MV + 3-feet space between MV and bicycle + 3-feet for bicycle = 14-feet). An 11-foot outside lane will only encourage motorists to try to squeeze by cyclists who hug the right edge. In discussions with you and the Pedestrian Safety Board, I've advocated for all travel lanes to be 10-feet wide to slow traffic and to discourage motorists from squeezing by cyclists but we don't have consensus on that. Another part of my rationale for 10-foot travel lanes is that they would free up 4-feet for an additional sidewalk within the current ROW. Since you're advocating for sidewalks on both sides with a green space buffer between the sidewalk and the travel lane (with which I strongly agree), advocating for two different lane widths can call your competence into question. If you're not going to advocate for all 10-foot travel lanes with firm justification, I'd leave it alone. Also, the sign is R4-11, Bicycles May Use FULL Lane. This is specified in the 2009 MUTCD. Section 9B.06 Bicycles May Use Full Lane Sign (R4-11) http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2009/part9/part9b.htm > Section 9B.06 Bicycles May Use Full Lane Sign (R4-11) > Option: > 01 The Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) sign (see Figure 9B-2) may be used on roadways where no bicycle lanes or adjacent shoulders usable by bicyclists are present and where travel lanes are too narrow for bicyclists and motor vehicles to operate side by side. > 02 The Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign may be used in locations where it is important to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy the travel lane. > 03 Section 9C.07 describes a Shared Lane Marking that may be used in addition to or instead of the Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy the travel lane. > Support: > 04 The Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC) defines a "substandard width lane" as a "lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the same lane." 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 Feb 8, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Christiaan Abildso wrote: > Transportation Commission colleagues - > I had the pleasure of encountering David making a Pop Tart run this morning as I was loading up on caffeinated treats. The encounter reminded me that I wanted to share with all of you the comments I made re: Mileground/705 project via the DOT website. I would also like to make a clarification re: my letter to the editor from yesterday. I did NOT send it as the PSB chairman, simply from my personal account without any identification of my PSB role...the letter was not vetted or approved by the PSB. > > Please find attached a long list of points from which I picked a few for the DOT submission...enjoy! Two resources used were > 1) the consultant's report (Entran) about the Mileground:http://www.plantogether.org/documents/plan/MilegroundRoadReport.… > 2) DOT page for comment: > http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/engineering/comment/wv705connecto… > > Thank you all for making the TC an enjoyable experience. > Christiaan > <mileground comments.txt>

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Re: [Bikeboard] Mileground comment points
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Christiaan, Superlative comments! You've included all the relevant objective evidence that is so convincing that 4L(B) is the better alternative. I am also grateful for your including our recent discussions about lane width but don't think 10-foot inner lanes and 11-foot outer lanes is a good idea. (Your point #6.) First, for bicyclists and motorists to travel safely side-by-side within the lane, the lane must be 14-feet wide or wider (8-feet for MV + 3-feet space between MV and bicycle + 3-feet for bicycle = 14-feet). An 11-foot outside lane will only encourage motorists to try to squeeze by cyclists who hug the right edge. I've advocated for all travel lanes to be 10-feet wide to slow traffic and to discourage motorists from squeezing by cyclists but we don't have consensus on that. Another part of my rationale for 10-foot travel lanes is that they would free up 4-feet for an additional sidewalk within the current ROW. Since you're advocating for sidewalks on both sides with a green space buffer between the sidewalk and the travel lane (with which I strongly agree), advocating for two different lane widths can call your competence into question. If you're not going to advocate for all 10-foot travel lanes with firm justification, I'd leave it alone. Also, the sign is R4-11, Bicycles May Use FULL Lane. This is specified in the 2009 MUTCD. Section 9B.06 Bicycles May Use Full Lane Sign (R4-11) http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/htm/2009/part9/part9b.htm > Section 9B.06 Bicycles May Use Full Lane Sign (R4-11) > Option: > 01 The Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) sign (see Figure 9B-2) may be used on roadways where no bicycle lanes or adjacent shoulders usable by bicyclists are present and where travel lanes are too narrow for bicyclists and motor vehicles to operate side by side. > 02 The Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign may be used in locations where it is important to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy the travel lane. > 03 Section 9C.07 describes a Shared Lane Marking that may be used in addition to or instead of the Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy the travel lane. > Support: > 04 The Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC) defines a "substandard width lane" as a "lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the same lane." 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 Feb 7, 2012, at 10:24 PM, Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board wrote: > Troops - > Please find attached some comments - some of which I've submitted - about the Mileground, and a link to the consultant's report (Entran) about the Mileground: http://www.plantogether.org/documents/plan/MilegroundRoadReport.pdf > > The attached file is in .txt format for easy copy & paste into the online form without formatting issues. Please let me know if there is a problem with the file. Comments are due by Feb 24th. > > I used some - not all - of the points in the attached, feel free to reword, mix/match. As you all may imagine, I used the points supported by data and/or the consultant's report. Please click here to comment at the DOH's website or, if that doesn't work, copy & paste the following URL: > http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/engineering/comment/wv705connecto… > > Enjoy my comments. Please provide input and feel free to forward my attached comments to friends/neighbors/interested fellow citizens. > Christiaan > > Walk more, safely > > Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board > Christiaan Abildso, Chair > Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair > http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm > <mileground comments.txt>

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Bicycle Friendly Community Application
by Frank Gmeindl 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Sorry, I didn't realize the link required a log in. Now, I attached the PDF. Frank Bicycle Board Members, The Bicycle Friendly Community application is practically ready to submit. A PDF version is available at http://applications.bikeleague.org/application/bfc/Community_pdf.cfm?id=1323 I would appreciate your inspecting it for any errors or omissions. I would like to submit it this Wednesday, Feb. 8. (Please don't comment on format. The PDF version seems to ignore line breaks.) 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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Fwd: Time sensitive opinion piece, must be in by Tuesday, Feb 7 (if fit to print) - thank you
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

A provocative article by Christiaan Abildso about a Complete Streets bill, HB 4074 that the WV House of Delegates will vote on Wednesday Feb. 8. You could just say, "Please support HB4074". How hard is that? Our delegates are anthony.barill(a)wvhouse.gov barbaraf(a)wvhouse.gov charlene.marshall(a)wvhouse.gov amanda.pasdon(a)wvhouse.gov Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Christiaan Abildso <cabildso(a)yahoo.com> > Date: February 4, 2012 4:08:20 PM EST > To: "opinion(a)dominionpost.com" <opinion(a)dominionpost.com> > Subject: Time sensitive opinion piece, must be in by Tuesday, Feb 7 (if fit to print) - thank you > Reply-To: Christiaan Abildso <cabildso(a)yahoo.com> > > TITLE: Act Now to Provide Transportation Options > > The default is powerful. Ask grocery store owners who influence your purchase by stocking certain items at eye level and at the end of aisles. Ask software companies, who encourage downloading add-ons by defaulting the settings to automatically download such add-ons unless you “uncheck” a box. Ask large employers, who default employees into a 401k plan to encourage retirement savings, rather than asking employees if they want a 401k. Ask city planners, highway engineers, and zoning officials, who can influence default health behavior options every day by designing our cities and streets to encourage or discourage active transportation. What is your default transportation “choice” every day? > According to national data, half of the 4 trips taken in an average household are 3 miles or less. This trip is very comfortable on a bike – in fact 85% of all bike trips are 3 miles or less - can burn up to 300 calories even at a modest pace, and cost up to $3.75 to drive in an SUV according to AAA. However, only 1.8% of these trips are ridden on a bike! Trips 1 mile or less encompass 27% of all daily trips yet 62% are taken in a vehicle. One mile is a very comfortable distance to walk, can burn up to 100 calories, and costs roughly $.75 in an SUV according to AAA. I save over $1,000 annually in transportation costs (not to mention the health care cost savings) by walking, riding, and using transit rather than driving my 7 mile round-trip daily. > Time is a common barrier to being more active. With so many commitments, most of us have very little time to devote to exercising. But, what do most of us do every day? Commute to work or school. This is a great captive moment where we must change the default option. What influences our commuting decision? A major factor is how our streets are designed. Bicycles have the same rights as vehicles on the road. Does the design of our roadways make you feel comfortable or uncomfortable riding on the road? Pedestrians have facilities to accommodate them – sidewalks and crosswalks. Does the design of our pedestrian infrastructure provide a continuous, well lit, safe route for you to commute on foot? Public transportation users walk 70 minutes more per week than non-users. Does the design of our transportation system encourage you to walk or bike to public transportation (happily, all Morgantown PRT stations and Mountain Line buses are equipped with bicycle racks)? > We live in an urban area that is ripe to become a national model for active commuting. However, our state maintained roads are dangerous by design limiting such beneficial activity. Roughly 20% of the road mileage in Morgantown is managed by the state, yet 66% of all pedestrian-vehicle accidents in the last six years have occurred on these roads! Unfortunately many roads managed by the state, such as South University Avenue, have been designed to make driving the default option. We must change this. Ask your local WV Legislative Delegates to support HB 4074 which would encourage the West Virginia Division of Highways to design our streets so that users of all ages and abilities have safe transportation options. Hurry, HB 4074 is set for House Roads and Transportation Committee (on which our own Delegate Pasdon serves) vote on Wednesday, February 8th! This is our chance to change the default!

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Fwd: Amendment to Preserve Dedicated Funding for Walk/Bike Voted Down!
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

Bicycle Board Members, The message below provides some links to good info about the status and outlook on recent bike/ped funding legislation. I'm glad I contacted our representatives. At least Rahall voted for it. I couldn't contact Capito and she voted against it. I contacted McKinley but apparently he didn't vote. Frank Begin forwarded message: > From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > Date: February 3, 2012 9:22:07 PM EST > To: Bill Reger-Nash <wreger(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Bob Anderson <randerson(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, George Lilley <mgranlil(a)frontier.com>, Ilana Chertok <ichertok(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Jimmie Simmons <Jsimmons2642(a)yahoo.com>, Martha Summers <msummers(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Stan Cohen <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Sarah Bias <sarahbias(a)gmail.com>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Dwight Harshbarger <dwight.harshbarger(a)gmail.com>, Maria Smith <mariasmith(a)busride.org>, Regina Mayolo <reginam(a)verizon.net>, Jan Derry <jderry(a)nwvcil.org>, David Small <dsmall1(a)mix.wvu.edu>, Michael Graham <migraham(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Tom Bias <tbias(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Mary Gutmann <maryg1010(a)comcast.net>, Margaret Stout <Margaret.Stout(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Angela Wiley <wileya120(a)gmail.com>, Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org>, Matt Cross <crossnyc(a)hotmail.com>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Jim Rye <Jim.Rye(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org>, Nick Hein <info(a)positivespin.org>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Roy Nutter <roy.nutter(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Mike Breiding <mike(a)EpicRoadTrips.us>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com>, Claire Chantler <cchantler(a)nwvcil.org>, Michael Simms <michael.d.simms(a)gmail.com>, Sera Janson Zegre <sera(a)downstreamstrategies.com> > Subject: Fw: Amendment to Preserve Dedicated Funding for Walk/Bike Voted Down! > Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw(a)yahoo.com> > > OUCH! > > Walk more, safely > > Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board > Christiaan Abildso, Chair > Bill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair > http://www.morgantown.com/ped-safety-board.htm > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "America Walks - Scott Bricker, Executive Director" <sbricker(a)americawalks.org> > To: walkmgw(a)yahoo.com > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 12:50 PM > Subject: Amendment to Preserve Dedicated Funding for Walk/Bike Voted Down! > > We're down, but not out! Stay tuned for our follow-up strategy to save walking and biking. > > Dear Christiaan, > > Yesterday, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted down (27 to 29) an amendment to preserve dedicated funding for walking and biking in the proposed transportation bill. The bipartisan amendment was introduced by Representatives Petri (R-WI), Johnson (R-IL) and Lipinski (D-IL). Thank you to these Reps. and to the thousands of pedestrian and bicycling champions who contact their Representatives on the Committee. > > Find out how your Representative on the Transportation Committee voted. > > As the House transportation bill moves through other Committees and eventually onto the House floor, and as the Senate continues to finalize their version of the bill, we still have much work to do. > > So, lace up your walking shoes and hold onto your handlebars. We're in for a long fight. > Stay tuned for more updates about next steps. > > Click here to learn the top 10 reasons why the House's proposed transportation bill is terrible for walking and biking. > > Sincerely, > > Scott Bricker, Executive Director > America Walks > > Support our work with a donation > > Home l Endorse our vision statement > > Connect on facebook Follow us on twitter > > America Walks PO Box 10581 Portland OR 97296 703.738.4889 > > > Forward email > > This email was sent to walkmgw(a)yahoo.com by sbricker(a)americawalks.org | > Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > America Walks | PO Box 10581 | Portland | OR | 97296 >

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