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July Bike Board Meeting Minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 18 Jul '07

18 Jul '07

Attached, please find the minutes for the July meeting of the Bike Board. Thank you, and have a nice day further, BETSY SHOGREN

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Re: [Bikeboard] Lecture to TC tonight 5:30
by Frank Gmeindl 12 Jul '07

12 Jul '07

Nick, Perfect! Thanks! May I copy this response to the Bike Board? It shows we're getting traction. Frank At 11:37 AM 7/12/2007, you wrote: >Mr. Shriver, >As requested by Frank Gmeindl of the Morgantown Municipal Bike Board I'm >forwarding to you a copy of recommendations that were prepared the city of >Morgantown for bike lockers to be considered for downtown bike parking >(they were not presented). You may find this information helpful when >Morgantown High School grounds are redeveloped. I have much more >extensive information available. Please contact me if you would like to >discuss it further, I'd be happy to meet with you at your convenience. > >As you may know, there is currently an unsheltered bike rack in front of >the school that sees little use. I've discussed with the vice principal, >the reasons that students wouldn't want to leave any bike in an >unsheltered and unsecure location. I believe that weather exposure is at >the top of this list. > >Frank also indicated that it's been decided to move bike parking across >the street from the school. I would urge that this decision be >reconsidered, and instead that the car spaces be relocated so bikes can be >next to the school. Besides the symbolic effect of putting bikes closer >than cars, a cross-street location for bike parking would mean that >students have to walk across traffic to get to school after parking their >bikes. It would make more sense to replace 1 or 2 car-parking spaces next >to the building with bike parking (10 or more bikes can typically fit in a >single car space) and put the car spaces across the street. > >In fact, it's been shown at many other facilities that if you provide a >sheltered, secure and attractive bike parking facility the number of >people driving will be reduced enough to reduce parking lot size. > >Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance providing >information or advice. > >Nick Hein >Director, Positive Spin >(and Morgantown Municipal Bike Board) >Morgantown, WV >304-267-0213 >304-599-1791 >I understand that > >

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Lecture to TC tonight 5:30
by Frank Gmeindl 11 Jul '07

11 Jul '07

Bike Board Members, Just a reminder that 5:30-6:30 tonight in Council Chambers at City Hall, I'm delivering to the Traffic Commission an updated version of the lecture that you helped me develop. If you have nothing better to do, I'd appreciate your attendance. After the lecture, the TC will have their regular monthly meeting. I haven't seen the agenda yet but I expect the regular Bike Board report to be one of the first items. In that portion, we'll deliver the recommendations on the Bike-and-Chevron locations. Just your physical presence would make this a lot easier for me. Frank

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Happy Birthday, Jonathan!
by Elizabeth Shogren 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

Thanks for coming to the meeting on your birthday. :-)

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Computer Projector
by Frank Gmeindl 04 Jul '07

04 Jul '07

Bike Board members, Can anybody bring a computer projector to the meeting tomorrow night? Frank

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5-July Agenda
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Bike Board Members, Please find attached a zip folder that contains the agenda and 4 read-aheads for this Thursday's Bike Board meeting. Hope you're all getting in some good riding in the meantime! See you Thursday! Frank

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Chevron Google Map Online
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

I created a map showing all the Chevrons proposed in the Roadway Symbol Plan 6.11.07.doc. You can view the url below at Google Maps. I've attached a KML file that you may use with Google World to fly around and view all the chevrons. Tell me if you find any mistakes. Google doesn't align the roads perfectly with the satellite view, however, it's pretty close. I hope this makes the process to prioritize the suggested Chevrons easier for everyone, it certainly has for me. Google Maps BB Chevrons: http://tinyurl.com/348oq9 Jonathan

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June Bike Board Meeting Minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

> Attached, please find the minutes for the June meeting of the Bike Board. > > Thank you, and have a nice day further, > > BETSY SHOGREN > >

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TC meeting outcome
by Frank Gmeindl 25 Jun '07

25 Jun '07

Bike Board Members, Our interaction with the Traffic Commission tonight (13-May) was probably the most successful yet. *1. Education* The TC members unanimously agreed to start their next meeting 1 hour early to participate in the Intro to Safe Cycling course for planners and public officials. (This is the presentation whose draft I sent you before our last meeting. I will ask for your feedback on the final before I present it to the TC.) The next TC meeting is Wednesday, 11-July, 5:30 PM. *2. Replacement Members* The TC agreed with our recommendations of Autumn Bryson, Gunnar Shogren, Sam Stone and Alice Vernon as replacement members. *3. Bike-and-Chevron markings* On behalf of the Infrastructure Committee, Chip presented the attached recommendation for placement of the Bike-and-Chevron markings. As you can see on the attached, we categorized the recommended streets into city streets, state or county road under DOH jurisdiction and intersections of city and DOH roads. The Traffic Commission asked us to prioritize the city streets and to prioritize the other roads and give the prioritized lists to Terry Hough. She agreed to present the recommendation to the WV DOH and report back to the TC and Bike Board. The TC is definitely behind this and wants to get at least some of it done. * 4. Rail trail signs and stripes (First part of Sam Stone's request) *The TC accepted our recommendation to install "Keep Right" signs at all trail entrances and voted to request BOPARC to implement. They discussed extensively our striping recommendation. They voted to recommend to BOPARC that they install appropriate stripes on congested sections of the trail. *5. Second part of Sam Stone's request *I reported that Stone's request was congruent with our February Bike-and-Chevron recommendations (Broad Goal 1 Pilot Project 1) but that he identified some additional routes. I pointed out that some of both of our and Sam's routes are outside the city limits and all of them are state roads. We have the list of routes but I didn't provide it. I suggested that we provide it after the city implements the recommendations discussed in item #3 above. They agreed. *ACTION ITEM * The Infrastructure Committee will prioritize the Bike-under-Chevron recommended locations and provide the prioritized lists to Terry Hough. * *Frank

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FWD: Re: [Thunderhead] Bicycle Commuting Brochure
by director 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

Good evening, This brochure from the Utah DOT just came out. If you know anyone who is considering bike commuting, please consider sharing it with them. Historically, every year that saw rising gas prices has been accompanied with higher injury and death rates. These can be prevented with adequate education. After reading the book recommend that they find a buddy as well. Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Brad Woods" <brad(a)utahbikes.org> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:29:43 -0600 The Utah Department of Transportation came out with a Bicycle Commuting Guide a few years ago that is pretty good. It is based on a guide from the Capital Bicycling Club in Olympia Washington. It can be downloaded here. http://www.dot.state.ut.us/main/f?p=100:pg:10678283872203470000:::1:T,V:1020 , Brad Woods Utah Bicycle Coalition

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