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Fwd: new white paper
by Frank Gmeindl 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

FYI, legislation recommendations sent to Connecting Communities Begin forwarded message: > From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> > Date: September 10, 2012 7:47:14 PM EDT > To: Kasey Russell <russell.kasey(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Don Spencer <dspencer36(a)comcast.net>, Bill Austin <baustin(a)labyrinth.net>, Dennis A Strawn <dennis.strawn(a)highmark.com>, Gary Zuckett <garyz(a)wvcag.org>, John Manchester <jmanchester(a)lewisburg-wv.com>, Patrick Donovan <pdonovan(a)njrati.org>, Patrick Donovan <Pdonovan(a)dot.state.wv.us>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso(a)mail.wvu.edu> > Subject: Re: new white paper > > Hi Kasey, > > When we met in Morgantown on September 28, you asked me to think about a legislative agenda. Attached, please find CClegislationV06.docx: "WV Connecting Communities Legislative Agenda: > Proposed Bicycle Legislation Changes". This represents the consensus of the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board. In it, we recommend that Connecting Communities work to: > Repeal WV 17C-11-5 (a) which requires bicyclists to ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable. > Repeal WV 17C-11-5 (c) which prohibits bicyclists from riding on the roadway whenever a usable path is provided adjacent to the roadway and requires bicyclists to ride on the path. > Amend WV 17C-7-3 to require motorists to pass bicyclists at a distance not less than 4-feet at a careful and prudent reduced speed. > Adopt the 2009 Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices > > The document contains rationale and substantiating data for the recommendations. > > Also, please find attached, Connecting Communities-MgtnBB.docx. This is your white paper marked up by the Morgantown Bicycle Board. Please see the changes and comments made using track changes and comments in MS Word. Mostly they make it more exact, clear and correct. Also, we suggest that the vision statement should create a clear image of the future state that we want to achieve. For example, "Our vision is people walking and bicycling to their neighborhood grocery store and kids walking and bicycling safely to school". > > We look forward to discussing these two documents with Connecting Communities members at the October 13 meeting. > > 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 Sep 10, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Kasey Russell wrote: > >> Hi Don (I cc'd everyone so that you all can see where we are with the group and get the latest Connecting Communities White Paper (attached). Today (monday, sept 10), I am meeting with Senator Plymale. Tomorrow, Gary and I are meeting with Dennis Strawn to draft the motion to approve turning WVCA into Connecting Communities.) >> Now back to Don -- I added your suggested wording to the funding line. The self-imposed tax would obviously need a lot more thought and planning before we initiated something like that. We can discuss legislative agenda at length on Oct. 13th. >> I don't really have contacts for all the folks that need to be at the meeting on the 13th. I'm hoping that people like you (and everyone on this list) will help spread the word to make sure we get the right folks there. Who are the right folks: biking, pedestrian, safe routes to schools, wellness, rails to trails, mainstreet, other???? >> I am still working on location for meeting. Any ideas? Kent Spellman with the WVHUB is looking into the Caperton Center in Bridgeport (I think). >> Thanks, kasey >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Don Spencer <dspencer36(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> Hi, Kasey – Thanks for including me in the feedback group. >> >> >> >> I appreciate the work that you have done and I would suggest adding the words …” to supplement use of federal and state transportation funds” at the end of the third bullet from the end. I fear that by talking about going after other funds that it will release the DOH from responsibility of using core funds for in-city ped-bike projects. >> >> >> >> Also, on the last bullet, I personally do not think that it strengthens the paper by suggesting the idea of a self-imposed tax on bicyclists. If you believe that some kind of tax is essential, I think that it would be better to suggest outright that there could be a graduated excise tax on the sale of each bicycle everywhere in the state. The tax would need to be dedicated specifically to support and maintain cycling related infrastructure. Then having specific examples in each locality would seem to be important. People probably would not grumble in Morgantown if there were rail trails, signage and climbing lanes to be maintained (if the funds collected would be returned to Morgantown), but I am not sure that it would sell in a lot of communities where there is no identified “bicycle-related infrastructure” unless the funds were, again, being returned to the communities with identified “bicycle benefits” to be maintained. In Morgantown our problem with our trails is that we have to continuously repair slides and slumps – which we cannot always afford to do without state and federal support. >> >> >> >> Do you anticipate envisioning the taxing of pedestrians for sidewalks, shoulders and trails? Sidewalks are essential but so is having a funding stream dedicated to maintain the sidewalks. Would the legislation need to address some state-local partnership issues? >> >> >> >> One key issue that you mention, of course, is the state bicycle plan. What would be the state bicycle plan look like? Who would put it together? What resources and references would be used? >> >> >> >> I look forward to the next meeting. Will other specialists on bicycle/ped policy and planning be able to join us? Thanks so much for your leadership. >> >> >> >> Don >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <Connecting Communities.docx> >

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Arlington bike/walk infographic
by Chet Parsons 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

>From their Bike Arlington / Walk Arlington group. Wonder what it would take to get them to allow us to use it? Chet

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Quorum for tonight
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Bicycle Board Members, Six members have notified me that they won't attend tonight's meeting. We'll still have 7, a quorum if the following show up Gmeindl, Graber, Liebig, Newcome, Rosenbaum, Walker, Wamsley. Derek submitted several ideas of things he wants to work on so here's an updated list of what will be on the flip charts at the start of tonight's meeting. Leader Item Helpers Bike racks at schools Alice Bicycle safety programs at schools Alice Colin Create single track trails in the City Derek Update our BikeMorgantown.com website to an ArcGIS Explorer Online platform. Can show benefits at next meeting or through sharing link, if interested. Derek Compete bike parking site location data collection along with photos Derek With bike parking data, complete analysis of parking gaps in Morgantown Derek Revisit SLMs and Share the road sign mapping to make sure still current and available. Derek BB to Consider placing proposed bike facilities (SLMs, signs, bike lanes, bike parking, trails, etc) on bikeMorgantown.com. Could come from existing bike plan GIS files or new identified wants Derek Request for other BB members to suggest what they'd like to see the GIS team to consider. Chet said he'd help on any GIS work. See you tonight! Frank

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SRTS webinar today at 2
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Engaging Policymakers: How Site Visits and Events Can Inspire Policy Change to Support Your Program Registation: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5053583384676796928

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Matt Watson presents tonight 6:30 Suncrest Middle School
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Bicycle Board Members, This is a reminder that Matthew Watson will be presenting tonight at 6:30 pm to the Suncrest Middle School Parent Teacher Group his petition to have a bicycle rack installed at the school. It would be good if some BB members were there... and very cool if they showed up on bikes and locked them to appropriate facilities:) Frank

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Fwd: Webinar recording and slides now available: "Navigating MAP-21: The Safe Routes to School Edition".
by Frank Gmeindl 30 Aug '12

30 Aug '12

Begin forwarded message: > From: Kathy Cooke <kathy(a)saferoutespartnership.org> > Date: August 30, 2012 12:09:38 PM EDT > To: Kathy Cooke <kathy(a)saferoutespartnership.org>, Robert Ping <robert(a)saferoutespartnership.org>, Margo Pedroso <margo(a)saferoutespartnership.org> > Bcc: fgmeindl(a)gmail.com > Subject: Webinar recording and slides now available: "Navigating MAP-21: The Safe Routes to School Edition". > > Greetings, > > Thank you for attending our webinar this past Monday, August 27, 2012 on "Navigating MAP-21: The Safe Routes to School Edition". > > You can now access a recording and 2 sets of slides by our presenters, Margo Pedroso and Robert Ping, here. > > > Please remember to join us next Thursday, September 6, at 2pm ET for another free webinar: > > "Engaging Policymakers: How Site Visits and Events Can Inspire Policy Change to Support Your Program". > > Register here. > > > Best regards, > Kathy Cooke > -- > > > > Kathy Cooke > Network Coordinator > Safe Routes to School National Partnership > ______________________ > > 503/281-4930 > kathy(a)saferoutespartnership.org > www.saferoutespartnership.org > Portland, Oregon > ______________________ > > Become our fan on Facebook > Follow us on Twitter > >

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Re: [Bikeboard] BB meeting Thursday next week
by Colin Dierman 29 Aug '12

29 Aug '12

Hey Frank, I'll be on vaca next week and won't be at the meeting. In the Bicycle Friendly City application there was question as to what we may have as far as singletrack trails. I would like to put on the agenda; Creating trails in the city. There are a number of grants that are available for this to happen and the outcome i would like to see is that the bike board supports this. I know that this can help encourage younger people to ride bicycles and develop riding skills. I am interested in leading this process and have been told by other members that they would be willing to help as they can. Thanks, colin -----Original Message----- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> Sent 8/28/2012 4:35:20 PM To: bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Cc: "Eric Henrickson" <moxiemeister(a)hotmail.com>, "Emily Vasile" <emilyvasile(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Bikeboard] BB meeting Thursday next week Bicycle Board Members, Since we have a holiday weekend coming up, I thought I'd get an early start on this. Please find attached a suggested agenda for next week's Thursday (9/6) BB meeting. Please come prepared to say what you want to do in the next 12 months to accomplish the BB's mission. (See procedural guidelines at http://bikemorgantown.com/Docs/2011.07.12_Bicycle_Board_Procedural_Guidelin… ) I'll bring flip charts and record what you say you want to do. Then, you can ask for help and I'll record on the flip chart names of members that say they'll help you. If you want to add anything to the agenda, please reply-to-all with your topic, the desired outcome of addressing it and the amount of time you'll need. Off the top of my head, following are some things that will need to be done in the next 12 months. Conduct annual Bicycle Plan progress review (October) Get money to implement the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan Review current placement of 2 Bicycle Friendly Community road signs and arrange installation of the remaining 10 signs Replace 2 departed League Cycling Instructors Fill BB membership vacancies Continue to improve the bike route (http://bikemorgantown.com/route_map.php) Establish bicycling education program and bicycle club at Suncrest Middle School Represent the BB on the nascent Connecting Communities coalition The meeting will start promptly at 6:30 pm. If we do not have a quorum at 6:30 pm, I will cancel the meeting. If you will not be there at 6:30 pm, please reply ASAP so I can inform the Board in advance if we're not going to have a quorum. Enjoy the long weekend! 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 _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.org http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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BB meeting Thursday next week
by Frank Gmeindl 28 Aug '12

28 Aug '12

Bicycle Board Members, Since we have a holiday weekend coming up, I thought I'd get an early start on this. Please find attached a suggested agenda for next week's Thursday (9/6) BB meeting. Please come prepared to say what you want to do in the next 12 months to accomplish the BB's mission. (See procedural guidelines at http://bikemorgantown.com/Docs/2011.07.12_Bicycle_Board_Procedural_Guidelin… ) I'll bring flip charts and record what you say you want to do. Then, you can ask for help and I'll record on the flip chart names of members that say they'll help you. If you want to add anything to the agenda, please reply-to-all with your topic, the desired outcome of addressing it and the amount of time you'll need. Off the top of my head, following are some things that will need to be done in the next 12 months. Conduct annual Bicycle Plan progress review (October) Get money to implement the Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan Review current placement of 2 Bicycle Friendly Community road signs and arrange installation of the remaining 10 signs Replace 2 departed League Cycling Instructors Fill BB membership vacancies Continue to improve the bike route (http://bikemorgantown.com/route_map.php) Establish bicycling education program and bicycle club at Suncrest Middle School Represent the BB on the nascent Connecting Communities coalition The meeting will start promptly at 6:30 pm. If we do not have a quorum at 6:30 pm, I will cancel the meeting. If you will not be there at 6:30 pm, please reply ASAP so I can inform the Board in advance if we're not going to have a quorum. Enjoy the long weekend! 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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SRTS MAP-21 $ webinar at 2
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Aug '12

27 Aug '12

Bicycle Board Members, Today at 2 pm, there's a webinar on getting MAP-21 funding for Safe Routes To Schools. Since this is a top priority BB project, I highly encourage us to learn about how to get this money and then to follow-up with action. Info: http://www.advocacyadvance.org/MAP21#webinars Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/930589602532147968 Frank

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Re: [Bikeboard] Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School
by director 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Mr. Watson, Positive Spin has a bike rack that we can donate if you have a way to come pick it up at Marilla Park. Please call me at the nuimber below if you are interested. My daughter attended school at Suncrest, I would very much like to see that be a leading school for bringing back biking and walking. Mr. Napolio was very receptive to the idea when we approached him back then as long as we could provide some assurance of better safety education. I would suggest getting him and maybe some of your other teachers to ride to work as a start. Thank you, Nick Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 803 East Brockway Ave Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 -----Original Message----- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl(a)gmail.com> Sent 8/23/2012 9:02:29 AM To: "Matthew Watson" <mwlittlejeter2(a)yahoo.com> Cc: bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Bike Rack at Suncrest Middle School 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 _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.org http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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