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Campus Connector Presentation
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 04 Jan '08

04 Jan '08

You can view the presentation I gave yesterday at the BB meeting about the CC at http://osenergy.org/cc/ccexploration.xul#eva,page1 , please give it some time to load up, and use your arrow keys to watch it (there's an auto-cruise feature, too). You do need to view the presentation with a free mozilla based browser like FireFox at http://www.mozilla.com/firefox . -Jonathan

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Fwd: Max's Up Hill Struggle
by John Lozier 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Bikeboard: Below are Marilyn's notes on a meeting today with Laura Kemp-Rye and myself. As Marilyn says, the desired outcome of tomorrow's meeting would be Bike Board endorsement and approval of Max's Uphill Challenge as an official activity. The three of us are asking for a few minutes near the beginning of the meeting to answer any concerns about this proposal, and to approve this action so that plans can continue for a launch of activities in early Spring. Begin forwarded message: > From: Marilyn Newcome <mjcycling(a)msn.com> > Date: January 2, 2008 8:07:33 PM EST > To: <jl(a)harpingforharmony.org> > Subject: Max's Up Hill Struggle > > Max's Uphill Struggle > > Desired Outcome: > > We are asking for the Bike Board's Endorsement and a Motion to > approve Max's Uphill Struggle Challenge so that we might seek the > Traffic Comission and City Councils approval to hold the event. > > Tentative Discussion: > > > Additional committee members to help organize and help on the day > of the challenge > > >Up Hill Struggle is to be held on the Mon. Blvd. > > >To celebrate the Chevrons being placed on Mon. Blvd. in Morgantown > > >Plan weekly uphill physical and safety training events with > interested parties on the rail trail using mentors/models of > experienced riders > > >Tentative Dates to be discussed for mid to late August, prior to > return of WVU students > > >

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Agenda for this Thursday's 3-Jan meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Bicycle Board Members, Happy New Year! The attached zip folder contains an update of the agenda for tomorrow's 3-Jan meeting. As you can see from the agenda, we have more items than we can cover in the time that we have. Please show up on time, 6:30. The attached zip folder also contains the other read-aheads for the meeting: the minutes of the last meeting and a draft of the education grant application that must be cleared through the City and submitted to the State by 15-Jan. Frank

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Re: [Bikeboard] MPO presentation
by director 02 Jan '08

02 Jan '08

Frank, I've had a chance to look over the presentation and I like it generally. However, I think it would help greatly if you had a final slide that summarized major philosophical points and best practices for roadway engineering that accomodates bicycles. Something like... 1) Bicycles (by law) are vehicles and can easily be accomodated with wider shoulders. 2) Where high speed limits or limited sight distances make it hazardous for bikes to mix with traffic it is acceptable to create bike lanes ONLY if it can be done without endangering cyclists in new ways. (Doors, turn lanes, intersections) 3) Vigorous promotion and accommodation of cycling as transportation will reduce motor vehicle traffic (and traffic growth) with potential benefits for budgets, community health, personal health and liveability. Without the summaries I wasn't clear on whether (or when) bike lanes are OK. Hope this helps. Happy New Year. Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:10:05 -0500 >Don, Nick, Bill, > >Thanks for your comments on subject presentation. Attached is a >revision in response to your inputs. Thanks to you, I am now much more >comfortable with it and believe it is clearer and more pointed. >Unfortunately, as I continued to develop it, it has become ever more >clear to me that without controlling sprawl, the MPO is helpless. > >Frank > >

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Agenda for this Thursday's 3-Jan meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 30 Dec '07

30 Dec '07

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached, a zip folder that contains 3 files: 1. An incomplete draft agenda for this Thursday's meeting. 2. Minutes from our last meeting. 3. Draft Education grant application. *Autumn, Jonathan, Don Spencer and Marilyn*, please review the agenda and reply ASAP with a statement of the desired outcome of discussion of each of your topics and the amount of time you think you'll need. Frank

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MPO presentation
by Frank Gmeindl 28 Dec '07

28 Dec '07

Bicycle Board Members, I understand that the Greater Morgantown Metropolitan Planning Organization has put me on their 18-Jan agenda to make a presentation on bicycling. As you know, the MPO created the 2030 Transportation plan that includes some somewhat indefinite non-motorized components. The bicycling components were defined a few years ago by people, including me, who I don't think understood much about transportation bicycling back then. My current impression of the non-motorized plan is that is mostly to keep walkers and cyclists quiet as they increase the number, size and complexity of roadways to accommodate more motor vehicles operating at higher speeds: not to integrate bicycling into the Greater Morgantown transportation system. Obviously, I am challenged to make an objective and balanced presentation on 18-Jan so, in addition to seeking your approval of my presentation, I am asking for you help to maximize its impact on the MPO. If you could, please review the attached PowerPoint presentation and give me your recommendations at your earliest convenience, I would certainly be grateful. I would appreciate your comments by whatever means is most convenient for you: e-mail, marked-up printout, telephone (304-284-8094), or in person. Frank

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Article on Mandatory Bike Registration from Seattle Newspaper
by director 26 Dec '07

26 Dec '07

Good morning, I came across a link to this article on one of the HPV lists I read... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/344924_bicyclelicense26.html Comments are listed here: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/344924_bicyclelicense26.html My comment is that bicyclists should start paying their fare share of road costs right after motor vehicles do. According to the numbers I've seen this will do 2 things. 1) Make motorists aware of how much they are subsidized. 2) Make cyclists eligable for a rebate. Hope you had a merry Christmas Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown

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December meeting minutes
by autumn bliss 20 Dec '07

20 Dec '07

Hey ya'll, Here's the minutes from the December meeting. Sorry it took so long to get them out. You know how it goes with the holidays and all coming up. I hope everyone has safe and happy holidays. Keep the rubber side down and see you in '08! _________________________________________________________________ The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox 360 Console. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/wheretobuy/

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Re: [Bikeboard] Quantifiable benefits of investment inwalkingandbiking?
by director 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

Jonathan, They installed the station in Seattle just as I was leaving town. A friend of mine was manager for it. They are extremely expensive and probably not worth the cost here in Morgantown, unless they have come up with a simpler/cheaper system recently. As commuting committee chairman I'll check on it again. Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource(a)cheat.org> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:49:49 -0500 >Nick, this is good information and the statistics are useful. The >Bikestation Organization (http://ww.bikestation.org) presently has >stations in large metropolitan areas in California, interestingly, the >City of Pittsburgh is one of their project partners. > > Bikestation is the parent organization that serves as an > information-clearinghouse and support system to the individual > operators that are responsible for the day-to-day operations of each > facility. Local operators vary per location and consist of > non-profit, for-profit and advocacy organizations. > > >The Bicycle Board should contact them to find out whether the City of >Morgantown could benefit from their program. > >-Jonathan > >director wrote: >> Good morning, >> I came across this message from a staff member at BikeStation listing the quantifiable measures of safe, sheltered, secure bike parking. >> Thought they might be of interest. I assume the numbers are for facilities in all 6 cities. (VMT = Vehicle Miles Travelled) >> Nick >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >> From: "Andrea White" <awhite(a)bikestation.org> >> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:25:04 -0600 >> >> We conduct ongoing research, including surveys and data gathering at our Bikestations. Investments in bike-commuter centers like Bikestations are very effective in achieving many of the goals you have asked about. Research at our 6 facilities (San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, Long Beach, Seattle) consistently shows the following (average): >> >> * 30% of Bikestation users previously drove their car alone to their destination and would still be doing so if the Bikestation werenâEUR^(TM)t available >> >> * An additional 60% who were already biking, cycle more often because of the convenience >> >> 2007 results: >> >> * Bicycles Parked: 86,720 >> >> * Cars taken off the road: 26,010 >> >> * Reduction in VMT: 520,320 >> >> * Reduction in CO2 and other auto-based pollutants: 555,620 lbs. >> >> * Over 1,300 barrels of oil saved >> >> If you need methodologies, call me. >> >> Good luck! >> >> Andrea >> >> >> >> >> >> â", AndrÃ©a White â", >> >> Executive Director >> >> Bikestation Coalition >> >> 110 W Ocean Blvd., Suite 810 >> >> Long Beach, CA 90802 >> >> Phone: 562.733.0106 >> >> Fax: 562.733.0107 >> >> awhite(a)bikestation.org >> >> www.bikestation.org >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: thunderhead-bounces(a)thunderheadalliance.org [mailto:thunderhead-bounces@thunderheadalliance.org] On Behalf Of Sabrina Merlo >> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:07 PM >> To: Thunderhead Alliance >> Subject: [Thunderhead] quantifiable benefits of investment in walking andbiking? >> >> >> >> Hello Thunderhead. >> >> >> >> The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition is looking for any studies that show a correlation between investment in walking and biking infrastructure/programs and quantifiable results in the following categories: >> >> >> >> - reduction of VMT >> >> - increase in physical activity >> >> - mode shift overall to bike/ped >> >> - mode shift to bike/ped + transit use >> >> - collision rate reduction >> >> - reduction in trip rates per household >> >> - proof that if you have good infrastructure, you have lower vehicle ownership >> >> >> >> The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition is working with our regional transportation planning agency (MTC) right now to help them write one or two new Performance Targets that address their expressed goals of Safety, Mobility, and Access. We are also pushing them to look at physical activity levels, but public health is not yet a specific goal, so we'll see how far we get with that. For the first time, MTC is looking for ways to quantify bike/ped programs and set targets, and we are trying to gather relevant studies that they could utilize regarding (increased!) investment in bike/ped. >> >> >> >> If you know of any that address these results above, please let us know. We have a meeting on Friday with them, and thus are on a bit of a rush. >> >> Best, >> >> Sabrina >> >> >> >> P.S. For those of you interested, BABC has written a well-researched argument towards investment in Active Transportation in our advocacy platform paper for the Bay Area's 2009 Regional Transportation Plan revision. The articles in this document attempt to justify our ask for $2 billion in walking and biking investment (as well as better policy, data, and education) over the next 25 years. This is a 10 fold increase of current 9-county Bay Area bike/ped funding levels. The T2035 Platform for Active Transportation is available as a PDF here: http://www.bayareabikes.org >> >> >> >> ............................................................... >> >> Sabrina Merlo >> >> Regional Advocacy Director >> >> Bay Area Bicycle Coalition >> >> http://www.bayareabikes.org/ >> >> sabrina(a)bayareabikes.org >> >> 510.325.5178 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikeboard mailing list >> Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >> http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >> > > > > >

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Re: [Bikeboard] Quantifiable benefits of investment in walkingandbiking?
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 18 Dec '07

18 Dec '07

Nick, this is good information and the statistics are useful. The Bikestation Organization (http://ww.bikestation.org) presently has stations in large metropolitan areas in California, interestingly, the City of Pittsburgh is one of their project partners. Bikestation is the parent organization that serves as an information-clearinghouse and support system to the individual operators that are responsible for the day-to-day operations of each facility. Local operators vary per location and consist of non-profit, for-profit and advocacy organizations. The Bicycle Board should contact them to find out whether the City of Morgantown could benefit from their program. -Jonathan director wrote: > Good morning, > I came across this message from a staff member at BikeStation listing the quantifiable measures of safe, sheltered, secure bike parking. > Thought they might be of interest. I assume the numbers are for facilities in all 6 cities. (VMT = Vehicle Miles Travelled) > Nick > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: "Andrea White" <awhite(a)bikestation.org> > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:25:04 -0600 > > We conduct ongoing research, including surveys and data gathering at our Bikestations. Investments in bike-commuter centers like Bikestations are very effective in achieving many of the goals you have asked about. Research at our 6 facilities (San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, Long Beach, Seattle) consistently shows the following (average): > > * 30% of Bikestation users previously drove their car alone to their destination and would still be doing so if the Bikestation werenâEUR^(TM)t available > > * An additional 60% who were already biking, cycle more often because of the convenience > > 2007 results: > > * Bicycles Parked: 86,720 > > * Cars taken off the road: 26,010 > > * Reduction in VMT: 520,320 > > * Reduction in CO2 and other auto-based pollutants: 555,620 lbs. > > * Over 1,300 barrels of oil saved > > If you need methodologies, call me. > > Good luck! > > Andrea > > > > > > â", AndrÃ©a White â", > > Executive Director > > Bikestation Coalition > > 110 W Ocean Blvd., Suite 810 > > Long Beach, CA 90802 > > Phone: 562.733.0106 > > Fax: 562.733.0107 > > awhite(a)bikestation.org > > www.bikestation.org > > > > ________________________________ > > From: thunderhead-bounces(a)thunderheadalliance.org [mailto:thunderhead-bounces@thunderheadalliance.org] On Behalf Of Sabrina Merlo > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:07 PM > To: Thunderhead Alliance > Subject: [Thunderhead] quantifiable benefits of investment in walking andbiking? > > > > Hello Thunderhead. > > > > The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition is looking for any studies that show a correlation between investment in walking and biking infrastructure/programs and quantifiable results in the following categories: > > > > - reduction of VMT > > - increase in physical activity > > - mode shift overall to bike/ped > > - mode shift to bike/ped + transit use > > - collision rate reduction > > - reduction in trip rates per household > > - proof that if you have good infrastructure, you have lower vehicle ownership > > > > The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition is working with our regional transportation planning agency (MTC) right now to help them write one or two new Performance Targets that address their expressed goals of Safety, Mobility, and Access. We are also pushing them to look at physical activity levels, but public health is not yet a specific goal, so we'll see how far we get with that. For the first time, MTC is looking for ways to quantify bike/ped programs and set targets, and we are trying to gather relevant studies that they could utilize regarding (increased!) investment in bike/ped. > > > > If you know of any that address these results above, please let us know. We have a meeting on Friday with them, and thus are on a bit of a rush. > > Best, > > Sabrina > > > > P.S. For those of you interested, BABC has written a well-researched argument towards investment in Active Transportation in our advocacy platform paper for the Bay Area's 2009 Regional Transportation Plan revision. The articles in this document attempt to justify our ask for $2 billion in walking and biking investment (as well as better policy, data, and education) over the next 25 years. This is a 10 fold increase of current 9-county Bay Area bike/ped funding levels. The T2035 Platform for Active Transportation is available as a PDF here: http://www.bayareabikes.org > > > > ............................................................... > > Sabrina Merlo > > Regional Advocacy Director > > Bay Area Bicycle Coalition > > http://www.bayareabikes.org/ > > sabrina(a)bayareabikes.org > > 510.325.5178 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikeboard mailing list > Bikeboard(a)cheat.org > http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >

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