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Winter Riding Report
by Jonathan Rosenbaum via Bikeboard 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

9 out of 10 participants agree "Winter riding is fun" Not that I think we need to have a City program giving out studded tires in Morgantown, however, this attached report is a very interesting read. Weather definitely is a barrier to many people in the Morgantown area in their choice to go out bicycling. -Jonathan

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Fwd: Deckers Creek Trail- Utility Work Tomorrow (Wed. Sept 12)- between mile 2 and 3
by Jonathan Rosenbaum via Bikeboard 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Please be aware and spread the word- Thanks, Ella UTILITY WORK ON SECTION OF DECKERS CREEK TRAIL TOMORROW, Wed. Sept. 12 from 8AM-8PM. The rail-trail will remain OPEN but there will be utility work along the trail between mile 2 and mile 3 (Greenbag Road intersection to Eljadid / Carnegie Streets) through Sabraton. Please slow down, be cautious and alert to workers in this area. Posted on- https://www.facebook.com/monrivertrails/ Ella Belling Executive Director Mon River Trails Conservancy P.O. Box 282 Morgantown, WV 26507 http://montrails.org 304-692-6782

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2019-2022 Paving and Bike Projects
by John Whitmore via Bikeboard 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

Good Afternoon, In reviewing the mapping from last night: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1KdzWWW29ZXA3B4ZnTBQgb-ZWwJIHLJRa&… with the 2018-2022 Paving Plan mapping: https://morgantownwv.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1987/2018-2022-Paving-Plan-Map… I made general observation of potential bike facilities that could be installed with paving projects. That document is attached to this email. I also looked at the 2023-2027 data, and established the following Bicycle Board identified infrastructure routes in the City of Morgantown that will not receive planned improvements by Fall, 2027. These roadways/corridors are as follows: Fairfield Street Stafford/Western Connector Congress Eastern Connector Western Avenue Koontz Avenue to Mountaineer Station Dogwood Avenue Keyser/Braddock Connectors Maddison Avenue Twigg Street Leonard Street Hayes Street Carnegie Street Luckey Street Mountaineer Middle School connections Terrace Heights connections WVU connections WVDOH connections I will have more information at next month's Bicycle Board meeting. Thanks! John Whitmore Planner III City of Morgantown 389 Spruce Street Morgantown, WV 26505 Office: (304) 284-7431 morgantownwv.gov<http://www.morgantownwv.gov/> [MORGANTOWN-WITH TEXT - Email]<http://www.morgantownwv.gov/>

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Read-ahead for Thursday's BB meeting
by Frank Gmeindl via Bikeboard 06 Sep '18

06 Sep '18

Dear Bicycle Board Members, We’ll finish Thursday’s meeting a lot quicker if everyone shows up already familiar with the map at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KdzWWW29ZXA3B4ZnTBQgb-ZWwJIHLJRa&usp=shar… <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KdzWWW29ZXA3B4ZnTBQgb-ZWwJIHLJRa&usp=shar…> . It shows a preliminary complete bicycle infrastructure for Morgantown. GO AHEAD. OPEN IT NOW! :) You’ll have to zoom in to see detail (click the + sign in the lower right corner). The map has 11 layers that you can turn on or off by clicking the check box beside each layer’s name. The layers are: - Proposed Climbing Lanes - Proposed On-Road Bike Routes - Unconventional On-Road (or in Parking Lot) Routes - Proposed Off-Road Paths / Trails - Unavoidable State-Owned Routes - Useful Points of Interest - Parking Mousing over the items in any lay that you’ve turned on will “light up” the items in that layer. If you’re like me, once you’ve explored the map this far, nobody has to tell you to dig deeper! You’ll find yourself zooming in and out and navigating around to see what’s all there. Then, when we all show up for Thursday’s meeting, we’ll be ready to start working together to make this a reality! Frank P.S. Drew spent countless hours creating this map starting last November after he, Chip, Jing and I worked on identifying bike routes to be signed. As you know, the BB has been working on maps, markings and signs for more than 10 years and this is the first look that expands beyond the roads and the rail trail.

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September Agenda
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 01 Sep '18

01 Sep '18

Dear Board, Hope you're staying cool during this extended summer! Please review our agenda for September, attached. You'll probably get a follow up email from Frank with some read-aheads for his agenda item (the Bike Spine Network) and you might get another follow up from me regarding my agenda item (the facility closure policy). Have you ridden the new bike lanes yet?? What a dream. 1000% thanks to Alex, Damien, and the municipality for making these a reality. -Drew -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering B58 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Fw: FW: Trail fence work on Deckers Creek Trail in city limits
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 28 Aug '18

28 Aug '18

FYI... Some Trail users are ignoring signs and tearing down construction tape across the trail. Please help spread the work and encourage people to ride elsewhere. ATTN TRAIL USERS: The following trail closures will be happening in the next two weeks in order to deal with erosion/culvert issues and replace fencing related to those issues. * August 27th, 28th, 29th - There will be a closure between Valley Crossing and Stanley's Spot Dog Park on the Decker's Creek Trail. * September 4th, 5th, 6th - There will be a closure between Valley Crossing and the bridge near the parking garage toward HRM Park on the Decker's Creek Trail. We apologize for any inconvenience. These temporary closures are for the safety of our trail users as we will be operating equipment and unloading materials and supplies on the trail. https://www.facebook.com/BOPARC-245644689674/ Ella Belling Executive Director Mon River Trails Conservancy P.O. Box 282 Morgantown, WV 26507 http://montrails.org 304-692-6782

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Re: [Bikeboard] Help bring Open Streets festivals to Morgantown
by Jesse Heady via Bikeboard 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

Agreed! I called earlier today and spoke with Carol re getting this on the agenda with Paul Brake and the NCC. I owe her an email summarizing this and will send that out before COB today. Thanks all and I look forward to speaking with you all more Aug 13 and Sept 10 if not sooner. Jesse On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 3:27 PM Stanley Cohen <Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu> wrote: > I agree and look toward the discussion. > > Make it a great day! > Stan Cohen > 304-685-4671 > > On Aug 1, 2018, at 2:54 PM, Bill Kawecki <wm_a_kawecki(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > This would be a good topic to discuss at the Neighborhood Coordinating > Council meeting, at City Hall the next meeting is Monday, September 10. We > will be able to involve all of the neighborhood associations in the > conversation. > > On July 30, 2018 at 9:43 AM Jesse Heady <jesse(a)heady.name> wrote: > > Matthew, > > Thank you for your reply and support. In the many discussions I've had > with different groups and leaders about this topic, the DOH control of city > streets seems always to come up as a concern. We're aware of that one in > particular and sensitive to permits only being granted for 2-3 hour spans > for state controlled streets and roads. I believe it's feasible to > accommodate routes that are managed by the city and extend timeframes for > an event well beyond a 2-3 hour window. > > Additionally, the Atlanta Streets Alive events that I referenced is a good > example of community unity where different neighborhoods host the event in > rotation. In other words, we might approach the neighborhood associations > of neighborhoods adjacent to downtown to hold events on their streets and > would likely have less restrictions than with the DOH example for downtown > streets. That said, I am volunteering myself to be work with DOH to > establish routes that would take over state controlled streets. > > If there is an upcoming Pedestrian Safety board meeting we could use 15 > mins to discuss this with the board and public, that would be wonderful. > I've also received a similar invitation by the Health and Wellness > Commission on Aug 13 which I plan to attend and present. > > Ella, > > Thank you! I love this idea as anchors for a route. I'm compiling some > notes and responses today around the overall open streets proposal, and > would like to reach out for more details if you have time. We may be able > to combine this with similar feedback received for specific pedestrian > route proposals that are being drafted. > > > Sincerely, > > Jesse > > (404) 314-9787 > > > > > On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 9:25 AM, Ella Belling <ella(a)montrails.org> wrote: > > I will just throw out a possible date and event- > > International PARK(ing) Day > > When:September 21, 2018 > Location:worldwide > Around the globe, people are celebrating the international PARK(ing) Day, > an initiative to promote re-thinking of public space. It always takes place > the 3rd friday of september. The idea is to transform parking lots into > parks, playgrounds, BBQ parties, gardens...Grey parking places are beeing > transformed into a liveable and creative space. > > > > Ella Belling > Executive Director > Mon River Trails Conservancy > P.O. Box 282 > Morgantown, WV 26507 > http://montrails.org > 304-692-6782 > > On Jul 30, 2018, at 1:56 AM, matthew < crossnyc(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Greetings, Matthew Cross of the Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board here. > Thank you Jesse for volunteering towards this effort. With attempts in the > past the biggest hurdle is WVDOH control of the primary downtown streets. > They have been reluctant to close off vehicular traffic. But we can come > up with another attempt or different plans entirely as we have some great > creative minds to work with. I have a flexible schedule so just let me > know of any meeting plans. The Ped Board could also host you at one of our > meetings to get things started. > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jesse Heady <jesse(a)heady.name> > *Sent:* Friday, July 27, 2018 10:16 AM > *To:* traci.knabenshue(a)mail.wvu.edu; Vicki.Hoover(a)mail.wvu.edu; > clement.solomon(a)mail.wvu.edu; mwiles(a)boparc.org; ella(a)montrails.org; > kellyrwilliams(a)msn.com; jessicaharmening(a)gmail.com; cabildso(a)yahoo.com; > Stanley.Cohen(a)mail.wvu.edu; frn(a)unitedwaympc.org; daniel.shook(a)hsc.wvu.edu > ; crossnyc(a)hotmail.com; billregernash(a)gmail.com; wellwvu(a)mail.wvu.edu; > barb(a)downtownmorgantown.com > *Cc:* Jonathan Rosenbaum; Drew Gatlin; J.D. Gatlin; > rwallace(a)morgantownwv.gov; Bill; Bicycle Board > *Subject:* Help bring Open Streets festivals to Morgantown > > Hello, > > I’ve recently met with the Morgantown Bicycle Board at their July 12 > meeting regarding promotion and advocacy for Open Streets style of events > in and around the Morgantown area. We had a very positive discussion about > the potential we have in Morgantown for recurring events focused on bicycle > and other pedestrian traffic in downtown and surrounding neighborhood > streets. We also covered a number of previous discussions and individuals > who have been instrumental to bringing this topic up in the past and > understand this is not a new concept, and would like to work together to > build a broader coalition. > > I've been collaborating with Jonathan Rosenbaum of Positive Spin in the > interim and your name or your group has come up as a potential partner and > advocate for a broader coalition in the Morgantown area. We need your help > to build support and organize a formal working group to bring an Open > Streets event series to Morgantown and surrounding neighborhoods. > > > We have a very vibrant, strong, and growing community in Morgantown. Open > street style events have the potential be great attractions for local and > regional participants of every age group and interest for all pedestrian > traffic on open streets. They also reinforce other working group efforts to > bring unity between communities through arts, small business, and community > collaboration while highlighting individual neighborhoods and commerce > downtown. > > These points are the focus for discussion with you and/or your group at > your next regular meeting, or a time where we can all meet to discuss as a > group: > > > > - Develop a plan for community-based, organized and executed bicycle > and foot traffic public events mirroring larger city events like Atlanta > Streets Alive and Open Streets Pittsburgh to include: > - > - Daytime, multi-part community rotating street festival that > encourages pedestrian foot traffic, bicycling, and skating with vendors and > businesses on city streets and neighborhoods > - Evening time pedestrian course with emphasis on community > interaction, connection of neighborhoods, artistic expression and movement, > and light-based decoration of bicycles and other creative lanterns or > devices -- rail trail is an obvious and non-intrusive option > - Examples of inspiration: Atlanta Streets Alive > <http://www.atlantastreetsalive.com/>, Atlanta Moon Ride > <http://atlantamoonride.com/>, and OpenStreetsPGH > <http://openstreetspgh.org/> > - Project framework: Open Streets Project > <http://openstreetsproject.org/> > - Develop strategies to over come challenges in permitting/budget > and other area, align to existing events and working groups, sponsorships > through leading entities in our region, promotion and advocacy > partnerships, and understand how and what is possible to achieve these > events on a regular cadence > > In the examples linked above, these types of events are proven to draw > crowds and attention, and bring interconnected communities closer together. > Now is the time for Morgantown to adopt more of these events, to compliment > and expand upon the success of events such as Kids Day downtown. Events > like these also reinforce the positive message of being green through > cycling, reinforcing pedestrian traffic in high volume vehicle areas, and > highlight the need for pedestrian safety in a positive and interactive > setting. This last point is especially important given deadly accidents > involving pedestrians in the last couple of years in Morgantown. > > We are working to carry the same message to other board meeting(s), > groups, and leaders to solicit a broader coalition of stakeholders. I'm > offering my time as a volunteer citizen interested in reinforcing positive > and deliberate progress for this and other initiatives in Morgantown > through organization, advocacy, writing, web development, and any other way > I can be of service. I hope we can count on your own passion and advocacy > to join our initiative to make this vision a reality for Morgantown. > > I also ask that you please freely share this message with your colleagues > as we work to further expand education, understanding, and support for this > initiative. There may be individuals or groups that were missed in this > initial phase of communication; this was not intentional and we want to > ensure every group who wants to contribute, or who may be an invaluable > partner, to know they are welcome and encouraged to participate. > > Thank you! I very much appreciate your time and attention to these items > in this unsolicited and lengthy email, and I very much look forward to your > feedback, and meeting with you to organize and bring this shared vision to > a reality. Our next steps are scheduling time to meet and discuss the items > above in more detail. Thank you in advance for your reply with your > availability to meet. > > > Sincerely, > > Jesse Heady > > jesse(a)heady.name > (404) 314-9787 > > > >

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Re: [Bikeboard] Focus Group Survey (Closes August 15) on Bike/Ped Crossing Facilities
by Chip Wamsley via Bikeboard 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Well worth taking to look at other bike-ped-car situations ---- Original Message ---- From: "Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard" bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Sent: 8/13/2018 6:23:21 PM To: "Bicycle Board" bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: [Bikeboard] Focus Group Survey (Closes August 15) on Bike/Ped Crossing Facilities Howdy Board! Have you seen the new bike lanes starting to take shape on University and Richwood? Are you getting excited or what?? Finally some infrastructure! Infrastructure isn't everything -- but it sure is visible. Speaking of infrastructure, the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) is soliciting input on bike/ped crossing facilities at alternative intersections. They're looking for participation from pedestrian and bicycle advocates, bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee members, bike shop owners, bike club members, transportation professionals, and local orientation and mobility specialists. If you would like to participate in the survey, please click this link. The survey will take between 10 and 40 minutes to complete. The survey closes on August 15, 2018. Please feel free to forward this invitation to others in the community who may be interested in participating or contact Shannon Warchol at sewarcho(a)ncsu.edu with contact information of those individuals. This survey is part of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program's efforts on 07-25: Guide for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety at Alternative Intersections and Interchanges led by Kittelson and Associates, Inc. Best, Drew -- J.D. Gatlin Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering B58 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board Morgantown, WV 26505

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Focus Group Survey (Closes August 15) on Bike/Ped Crossing Facilities
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

Howdy Board! Have you seen the new bike lanes starting to take shape on University and Richwood? Are you getting excited or what?? Finally some infrastructure! Infrastructure isn't everything -- but it sure is visible. Speaking of infrastructure, the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) is soliciting input on bike/ped crossing facilities at alternative intersections. They're looking for participation from pedestrian and bicycle advocates, bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee members, bike shop owners, bike club members, transportation professionals, and local orientation and mobility specialists. If you would like to participate in the survey, please click this link <https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_emxCRttZ344lTet>. The survey will take between 10 and 40 minutes to complete. The survey closes on *August 15, 2018.* Please feel free to forward this invitation to others in the community who may be interested in participating or contact Shannon Warchol at sewarcho(a)ncsu.edu with contact information of those individuals. This survey is part of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program's efforts on *07-25: Guide for Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety at Alternative Intersections and Interchanges <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fapps.trb.org%2fcmsfeed%2…> *led by Kittelson and Associates, Inc. Best, Drew -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering B58 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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abandoned bikes
by Ella Belling via Bikeboard 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Good morning Does anyone have a large enough vehicle to pick up 4 bikes (with no seats) and take them to Positive Spin? They seem to have been abandoned at the bike rack at Van Voorhis Trailhead. Any help is greatly appreciated, Ella Here is the newest info from Chief Deputy Kisner on August 2- I had a deputy check these bikes a couple days ago. He couldn't find any serial numbers on them, but said that the seats from all of them had been removed. The folks from the Morgantown Bike Board may be correct. It just seems strange that anyone would just leave bikes there over such a long period of time. We CAN'T confirm they've been stolen, so at this point, we can't take them. One suggestion is, have your maintenance folks lock them up and see if you get any calls from the owners. If so, let them know the bike racks are for everyone to use, not just for them to keep their bikes in. Ella Belling Executive Director Mon River Trails Conservancy P.O. Box 282 Morgantown, WV 26507 http://montrails.org 304-692-6782

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