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Bicycle Benefits Program
by director 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

Good morning, I just came across this website while reading the bikehugger blog http://www.bicyclebenefits.org/ It's a nationwide program to help cities provide cycling incentives to citizens through discounts at local businesses. I didn't read all the details but I thought it might work here in Morgantown. Plenty of other cities around the country are already signed up. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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June Bicycle Board Meeting Minutes
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 12 Jun '08

12 Jun '08

Attached, please find the minutes for the July meeting of the Bicycle Board. -Jonathan

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July BB meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 07 Jun '08

07 Jun '08

Bicycle Board members, I'm trying to determine if we'll have a quorum for our July 3 regular monthly Bicycle Board meeting. Please reply whether or not you'll attend. If we won't have a quorum for July 3, would you attend a meeting the following Thursday, July 10? Frank

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Resignation letter
by director 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Good evening, I just wanted to let everyone on the board know that I resigned tonite. I'm leaving on the best possible terms, and I want to thank all present and past boardmembers for your passionate commitment to making Morgantown a better cycling community. This has made it a pleasure to work with you. My decision was somewhat spontaneous. We were discussing a slate of 3 qualified applicants for 2 positions on the board. My resignation made it possible to recommend them all without taking a vote. I see this as a good thing - as director of Positive Spin my second favorite thing (next to teaching young kids to ride for the first time) is seeing other citizens working together in an effective board as they grow into community leaders. It makes my decision easier that Positve Spin needs more of my attention and there are only so many hours in a month. The coming months will be critical for building our board so that to continue filling the unmet need we've tapped at the grass roots. It will need to be strong and self-sustaining to help Morgantown meet the 80% reduction in vehicle miles to avoid climate disaster. Thank you for your passion, enthusiasm and leadership in the past. Good luck to all the board -old and new- as you make the future. And don't hesitate to call anytime I can offer technical, logistical or menu advice. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Re: [Bikeboard] video
by director 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Frank, Sweet video! See you tomorrow. Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:26:30 -0400 >Bicycle Board Members, > >The video at _http://1world2wheels.org/about_ might help you get psyched >up for tomorrow's meeting. If the video doesn't, perhaps seeing Betsy's >hot racing kit on the same page might. > >Frank > > > > > -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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video
by Frank Gmeindl 04 Jun '08

04 Jun '08

Bicycle Board Members, The video at _http://1world2wheels.org/about_ might help you get psyched up for tomorrow's meeting. If the video doesn't, perhaps seeing Betsy's hot racing kit on the same page might. Frank

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Agenda for this Thursday's (6/5) BB meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Jun '08

01 Jun '08

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached a zip folder that contains 6 documents: the agenda for this Thursday's meeting; minutes of our last meeting; our procedural guidelines; and 3 documents relevant to our goals. In reviewing our procedural guidelines, I noticed that while Bicycle Board member term of office is 3 years, officer (Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary) term of office is only 1 year. I, Don Dickerson and Betsy have been the officers for way over a year so I put officer election on the agenda. Also I must say that while reading through the items in the Purpose section of our procedural guidelines, I felt very proud that we have held true to those items. While reading through the duties, I also felt very proud of how professionally and thoroughly we have executed them. (We still need to produce a comprehensive bicycle plan, though.) On the other hand, I am terribly disappointed that the City has been practically unresponsive and even resistant to our recommendations and apparently powerless to get them implemented. (Does it really have to take a year to paint a stripe in the middle of the rail-trail down by the pavilion?!) Therefore, when we get to the Goals topic on the agenda, rather than focusing on things we'd like to see done, I suggest we determine HOW to get them done. See you Thursday! Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: BB meeting next week Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 07:23:40 -0400 From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> To: Bicycle Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Bicycle Board Members, Please send me items that you wish me to include on the agenda for our meeting next week. Include topic, amount of time required to discuss the topic, and the desired outcome of our discussing it. I'll collect the inputs and send out the agenda Sunday. Attached are the minutes of our last meeting. Thanks to Don Spencer for creating them. Of course, we're going to prioritize candidates for replacing our two vacancies (other than the Youth Commission member). I am happy to announce that Jim Rye would like to rejoin. Finally, we should complete refreshing our goals. Here's a reminder from our March meeting minutes. Each BB member wrote down his/her heartfelt goal on a post-it note. These goals, as listed below (word for word), were then categorized into the following groups: WVU: . Getting more students out of cars and using bikes as a means of transportation . Work with regional wellness council to enable, promote, and reinforce active commuting among employees . Help WVU promote bike commuting and promote administration support of alternative transportation by faculty, staff, and students . All goals that pertain to WVU ENCOURAGEMENT . Make cycling more available and inviting to youth and public for fitness as well as transportation . Generate signed bicycle routes throughout the city connecting various destinations in the city . Influence one person to commute by bicycle . Bike route maps for commuters online and/or in print EDUCATION . Our education recommendations to the Traffic Commission are implemented . Children in schools-teach safe riding on roads, streets, and trails INFRASTRUCTURE . Maintain and improve roadways for safer bicycling (especially shoulders and grates) . Traffic calming everywhere . Neighborhood connections: For instance: Krepps, Star City Trail . Woods along the ridge just off the highway above the park OR through the park so families and others don't drive to the river trail to bike Also attached again is the wonderful annual report that Betsy wrote for us to use to review the goals that we previously identified and our progress toward achieving them. Now, the only excuse for not being prepared for the meeting is that you were out riding in this gorgeous weather! Frank

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Interesting bicycle article
by John Lozier 30 May '08

30 May '08

Begin forwarded message: > From: "t r u t h o u t" <messenger(a)truthout.org> > > Trains, Buses and Bikes, Oh My! > http://www.truthout.org/article/trains-buses-and-bikes-oh-my > Bill Scher of The Campaign for America's Future writes, "Last week, > Isaiah reported on the seven percent increase in mass transit > ridership, and also how limited that increase is. Because the Bush > administration did nothing to make mass transit more convenient and > accessible, many Americans who want to quit paying for high-priced > oil don't have that choice." >

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BB meeting next week
by Frank Gmeindl 29 May '08

29 May '08

Bicycle Board Members, Please send me items that you wish me to include on the agenda for our meeting next week. Include topic, amount of time required to discuss the topic, and the desired outcome of our discussing it. I'll collect the inputs and send out the agenda Sunday. Attached are the minutes of our last meeting. Thanks to Don Spencer for creating them. Of course, we're going to prioritize candidates for replacing our two vacancies (other than the Youth Commission member). I am happy to announce that Jim Rye would like to rejoin. Finally, we should complete refreshing our goals. Here's a reminder from our March meeting minutes. Each BB member wrote down his/her heartfelt goal on a post-it note. These goals, as listed below (word for word), were then categorized into the following groups: WVU: . Getting more students out of cars and using bikes as a means of transportation . Work with regional wellness council to enable, promote, and reinforce active commuting among employees . Help WVU promote bike commuting and promote administration support of alternative transportation by faculty, staff, and students . All goals that pertain to WVU ENCOURAGEMENT . Make cycling more available and inviting to youth and public for fitness as well as transportation . Generate signed bicycle routes throughout the city connecting various destinations in the city . Influence one person to commute by bicycle . Bike route maps for commuters online and/or in print EDUCATION . Our education recommendations to the Traffic Commission are implemented . Children in schools-teach safe riding on roads, streets, and trails INFRASTRUCTURE . Maintain and improve roadways for safer bicycling (especially shoulders and grates) . Traffic calming everywhere . Neighborhood connections: For instance: Krepps, Star City Trail . Woods along the ridge just off the highway above the park OR through the park so families and others don't drive to the river trail to bike Also attached again is the wonderful annual report that Betsy wrote for us to use to review the goals that we previously identified and our progress toward achieving them. Now, the only excuse for not being prepared for the meeting is that you were out riding in this gorgeous weather! Frank

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Sweetpea Bicycles - Natalie Ramsland
by John Lozier 26 May '08

26 May '08

I'm a proud uncle. I just want to share with Morgantown bike friends my pleasure and pride at the efforts of my niece, Natalie Ramsland, in Portland, Oregon. She is a custom bike builder, specializing in bikes for women. But she is also more: an articulate writer and spokesperson for so many green and smart ideas that we share. She is also CAR-FREE! http://www.sweetpeabicycles.com/blog/ Nick Hein called my attention to the fact that Natalie is featured in a story in the recent Bicycling magazine. I've not seen the story yet, I'm looking forward to it. Also, for all, including Natalie, our Uphill Struggle, "Max's Challenge" project is going forward. We have parade permits from the municipalities of Morgantown and Star City, for the group ride that is set for August 16, up Monongahela Boulevard and down to the Star City park. Information here: http://www.maxschallenge.org/Site/Welcome.html http://www.iplayoutside.com/images/Events/2008/08/10913/max_article.jpg http://www.positivespin.org/ John Lozier "It's an UPHILL STRUGGLE to get folks to think of bikes as TRANSPORTATION"

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