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Bike/Pedestrian safety education in schools
by director 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

Good evening, The list has been kinda quiet lately. Thought this might liven things up. Nevada has just announced this program. Not sure if it has funding yet but I like the philosophy. http://www.bicyclinglife.com/NewsAndViews/News991201.htm Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Here's where I would support a bike lane
by director 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Good afternoon, I came across this on one of the environmental news sites I read regularly. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/bike-lane-projector.php It's a projector that mounts on the back of your bike and shines an image of a bike lane under you as you ride. Although it's technically incorrect (every public road is a bike lane in its entirety) it might help get the attention of motorists who don't know that. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Program grant application on line
by Frank Gmeindl 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, If you didn't get a paper copy of the full application at last week's Education Committee meeting or if you'd like additional copies to show to people that you might be talking with about supporting the Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Program, the full application is now available on the Bicycle Board page http://www.morgantown.com/bike-board.htm of the City's web site. Or, if you want to go directly to the application, go to http://www.morgantown.com/bike-board-documents/2008-TE-bicycle-program-full… Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/

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[Fwd: RE: Experiment]
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, Anybody interested in pursuing permission from the Federal Highway Administration to conduct an experiment to apply the Shared Lane Markings (chevrons, sharrows) and Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs? Let me know. Richard Meritzer is Pittsburgh's bicycle coordinator. Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Experiment Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:57:54 -0500 From: Meritzer, Richard <Richard.Meritzer(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us> To: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> Once we had all our documentation together it took about 4 months. PennDOT was not involved. We did this through the FWHA. -----Original Message----- From: Frank Gmeindl [mailto:fgmeindl@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:32 AM To: Meritzer, Richard Subject: Experiment Richard, Can you tell me how long it took you to get FHWA and PennDoT authorization to apply shared lane markings as an experiment? Here in Morgantown, WV we expected the new MUTCD would be approved by now and we could just use it as justification for the markings. Now, it looks like the new MUTCD won't be approved until the end of this year and the WVDOH probably won't adopt it until the end of next year. So, we're now thinking of going the route you did and getting permission to do an experiment. However, if that's going to take two years, we'll probably just go with share the road signs. Thanks for your time and help! Frank Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board

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Fwd: December BB minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

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Thursday meeting location change
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, This Thursday's Education grant meeting will be at 217 Grand Street instead of the Groscup Center. This will enable most of us to cycle or walk. Thanks to Don Dickerson for offering his house. It is on the first block of Grand Street as you proceed up from Cobun. Frank

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Education Grant meeting Thur 1/8
by Frank Gmeindl 02 Jan '09

02 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, Next Thursday, 8-Jan., 6:30-8:30 pm, we will meet at the Groscup Center at Dorsey's Knob Park to work on the Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Grant implementation. In preparation for the meeting, please review the attached grant application so we will all show up already knowing what we are supposed to do. It would be really cool if when reviewing the application, you identified a part of it that you'd prefer to work on. Frank /Same Roads Same Rights Same Rules /

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Re: [Bikeboard] NYTimes.com: A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to BeWaiting
by director 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

Frank, et al, I can tell you from direct experience that many of those new bikes never get ridden more than a few miles and end up languishing in storage. Many of them are donated to recycling programs like Positive Spin. In fact when I started I thought that eventually we would run out of donated bikes when we had emptied all the garages, basements and sheds of derelict bikes. However, after collecting more than 3,000 bikes in 3 years and seeing no drop in supply I can only assume that this is about the number of bikes that are bought and not used for our area annually and this will be a recurring supply. I recently read that most department store bikes are only ridden 70 miles during their life (for some of the bikes I've seen in dept stores lately I doubt whether that's even possible). I have great hope that this year's bike safety education program will lead to more people cycling right the first time so they don't have to recycle. In the long term I would like Positive Spin's mission to be advocacy rather than recycling. Our recycling mission will have merit though if we can underprice Walmart. Then they'll be forced to carry better bikes. Have a great day/week/month/year. Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:47:19 -0500 >BB members, > >I want to thank Paul for sending that article. It says that 2008 >bicycle sales almost equaled car and light truck sales. So, where are >all those bikes? Can you imagine if all those bicyclists knew that the >have the same rights to the roads as motor vehicles, if they all knew >how to drive their bicycles as vehicles and if our roadways all had curb >lanes wide enough for cars and bikes to travel together? > >Frank >/Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/ > >On 1/1/2009 10:15 AM, paul.becker(a)mail.wvu.edu wrote: >> >> The New York Times <http://www.nytimes.com/>E-mail This >> *This page was sent to you by: * paul.becker(a)mail.wvu.edu >> >> Message from sender: >> for your interest. >> >> *BUSINESS / SMALL BUSINESS * | January 01, 2009 >> * A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/business/smallbusiness/01sbiz.html?emc=et…>* >> >> By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL >> A run on bicycles during the summer raised hopes among bike store >> owners, but sales have leveled off since then. >> >> >> >> Most E-mailed >> 1. Op-Ed Columnist: Add Up the Damage >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/opinion/30herbert.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 2. No Mug? Drug Makers Cut Out Goodies for Doctors >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/business/31drug.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 3. How Caramel Developed a Taste for Salt >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/dining/31cara.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 4. SAT Changes Policy, Opening Rift With Colleges >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/education/31sat.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 5. Books: Still Paging Mr. Salinger >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/books/31sali.html?em&emc=eta1> >> >> » Go to Complete List >> <http://www.nytimes.com/gst/mostemailed.html?type=1> >> >> Copyright 2009 >> <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/copyright.html> The New >> York Times Company <http://www.nytco.com/> | Privacy Policy >> <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/privacy.html> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikeboard mailing list >> Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >> http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >> > > > > > -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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NYTimes.com: A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting
by paul.becker＠mail.wvu.edu 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: paul.becker(a)mail.wvu.edu. for your interest. BUSINESS / SMALL BUSINESS | January 01, 2009 A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL A run on bicycles during the summer raised hopes among bike store owners, but sales have leveled off since then. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/business/smallbusiness/01sbiz.html?emc=et… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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[Fwd: BB meeting this Thursday]
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, I will not be at the Courthouse for the 10:00 am ride today. I apologize for the late notice. I have been sick for over two weeks. When I posted the message below, I expected to be well by now but I'm not. I hope some of you show up and have a fun ride. Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: BB meeting this Thursday Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:06:18 -0500 From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> To: Bicycle Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Bicycle Board Members, Unless someone has pressing business for this Thursday's Bicycle Board Meeting, I'd like to suggest that we go for a ride instead. Say 10:00 am meet at the Courthouse for a ~2 hour road ride followed by lunch at Black Bear. This Thursday is New Year's Day, I've been having difficulty communicating with members and I don't know if we'd have a quorum if we met at the regular time. I looked into postponing the meeting until the following week but all the usual meeting rooms are booked. The weather forecast for Thursday is clear and cool: a perfect day for an easy road ride to start the year off right. Frank

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