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General meeting: this Thursday, July 12, 6:30pm *in the council chambers*
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 12 Jul '18

12 Jul '18

All, Note the change in our venue -- I wouldn't blame you all for donning black robes for this month's meeting! Should be a nice change of pace. If you aren't familiar, the council chambers are across the street from our usual meeting space and are located in city hall at 389 Spruce Street. Current agenda items: - Bicyclist Fatality <http://morgantownwv.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=138> - Presentation of an updated historical crash analysis by F. Gmeindl - MPO combined bike/ped plan RFP <http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/613794_e54d04199a604b24a487dba5957d8755.pdf> - Existing construction project updates (Mon Blvd, Van Voorhis, 2018 Municipal Paving) - People for Bikes Fall Grant Cycle <https://peopleforbikes.org/apply-now/> - Updates on search for new board membership & leadership - Events planning - OpenStreets <https://openstreetspgh.org/> style festival proposal If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. -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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Stolen bike
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 12 Jul '18

12 Jul '18

MTB was stolen off of my back porch sometime between 9pm July 7 and midnight the next day (July 8-9). I just noticed it, cable lock was severed. The bike is white, Cannondale brand, Trail 6 model, with blue & black lettering, 29 inch tires. It has an ABRA sticker on it, 2 water bottle cages & a hand pump. I have pictures of the bike attached. Two old pics & one from Saturday after the GRUSK. Please keep your eyes open.Thanks!Christiaan Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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2018 Community Health Needs Assessment
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Friends - a few years back we at WVU led the WVU Medicine/Ruby Community Health Needs Assessment. This is a process that all non-profit hospitals have to go through every 3 years so they can identify & address community health needs as part of their tax reporting. My colleagues & I are now updating the assessment, and the first step is a survey of community members. There was a great response to our solicitations last time, and we'd love to hear from you all again. So please complete the online survey athttps://wvu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d55QGMcHqMAOGm9 Please also feel free to share the URL with your friends, enemies, neighbors, and coworkers that live in Mon County. Thank you all very much! Christiaan "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Bike Board: July's meeting POSTPONED until July 12th - call for agenda items
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 04 Jul '18

04 Jul '18

Howdy Board, Happy 4th - as the subject states, our typical first Thursday meeting is postponed until July 12th. Please excuse any inconvenience! Our meeting will still be held in the Public Safety Building but we might need to swap rooms. I'll double check tomorrow and report back when I issue the agenda. Current potential agenda items: - Presentation of an updated historical crash analysis by F. Gmeindl - MPO combined bike/ped plan RFP <http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/613794_e54d04199a604b24a487dba5957d8755.pdf> - Existing construction project updates (Mon Blvd, Van Voorhis, 2018 Municipal Paving) - People for Bikes Fall Grant Cycle <https://peopleforbikes.org/apply-now/> - Updates on search for new board membership & leadership - Events planning - OpenStreets <https://openstreetspgh.org/> style festival proposal In the meantime, perhaps I'll see you all downtown in the next hour to ride in the July 4th parade <http://morgantownwv.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=135>? Or perhaps on Friday morning at 11am to participate in the ribbon-cutting <http://morgantownwv.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=136> of the new Decker's Creek pedestrian bridge? Cheers! Drew -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Morgantown's New Ped/Bike Bridge - July 6th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
by Damien Davis via Bikeboard 04 Jul '18

04 Jul '18

On Friday July 6th at 11:00am the City will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new ped/bike bridge on the Decker's Creek Trail. Attached is a press release. Come join us as we open this new connection to the trail. Damien Davis, PE, CFM Director of Public Works / City Engineer City of Morgantown 389 Spruce Street Morgantown, WV 26505 O: 304.284.7412 F: 304.284.7409 www.morgantownwv.gov PLEASE NOTE MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS ddavis(a)morgantownwv.gov

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Re: [Bikeboard] [MonBikeClub] Re: Morgantown driver arrested for intentionally hitting cyclist
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Thanks to Christiaan for sending out the initial news and thanks to Andrew for this most recent follow-up. For better or worse the backstory provides important context for this crime. I would feel safe betting on this as not having anything to do with whether the person was on a bicycle or not. Key facts for those of you unable to read the story: 1) Victim and assailant knew one another and had interacted minutes before the assault 2) Victim and assailant were engaged in self-reported illegal activity (drug dealing) prior to assault that strongly suggests alternative motivations for the crime (alternatives to aggression towards cyclists in general) -Drew On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Andrew Fredrickson < andrewfredrickson(a)gmail.com> wrote: > A little bit more to the story here: > > > https://www.dominionpost.com/2018/07/02/man-arrested-for- > allegedly-running-over-a-bicyclist/ > > > On Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 11:03:20 AM UTC-4, Christiaan Abildso wrote: >> >> I hope whomever was hit is doing okay. Be safe out there friends. This may be a legal test of our state's 3 foot passing rule but only a $100 fine for that. >> >> Attempted vehicular homicide sounds about right. Interesting to see how this plays out legally. And hope it will be in favor of cyclist safety. >> >> >> https://www.dominionpost.com/2018/07/01/morgantown-man-arrested-for-alleged… >> >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> <https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_And…> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Mon Bike Club" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to monbikeclub+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Morgantown driver arrested for intentionally hitting cyclist
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 01 Jul '18

01 Jul '18

I hope whomever was hit is doing okay. Be safe out there friends. This may be a legal test of our state's 3 foot passing rule but only a $100 fine for that.Attempted vehicular homicide sounds about right. Interesting to see how this plays out legally. And hope it will be in favor of cyclist safety. https://www.dominionpost.com/2018/07/01/morgantown-man-arrested-for-alleged… Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Meeting Thursday, June 7th
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 05 Jun '18

05 Jun '18

Hello all! We will meet this Thursday evening at 6:30pm in the Public Safety Building to debrief from Bike Month, talk about social rides, move some projects along (like the new website and the combined nonmotorized plan update), and discuss board leadership. Please find the last two month's minutes attached. I'll see if I can't get a formal agenda by Thursday -- many thanks to Brian Leary for his patience and ability to capture our dynamic working meetings over the past few months! Best, Drew -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Anyone selling a road or tri bike?
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 21 May '18

21 May '18

Interested buyer, male, probably a 58.Thanks!Christiaan "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Bike Month: Updated Events Poster (with more info about the Motown Bike Bonanza)
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 15 May '18

15 May '18

Hello All! Please see attached for an updated poster that focuses on events happening just this week -- Bike to Work Day, the Friday night social ride, and the Saturday Bike Bonanza. This version has expanded information for the Bonanza and a corrected phone number for the mall hotline that will answer people's questions about the event. Please spread this poster far and wide over the next few days, and please join us at these excellent events. We always have a great time at Bike to Work Day and we have great prizes to give away for this year's event. The Bonanza should be a blowout success (cross your fingers for no rain!). If you know of anyone looking to volunteer, please send them our way. We're particularly looking for crowd control help on Saturday from 10-2p. Best, Drew p.s. I BCC'd quite a few of you, so reply all at your discretion! -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Bike rodeo events and volunteers
by Bridget O'Meara via Bikeboard 15 May '18

15 May '18

Hi all, Drew, Marilyn, Harry, and I met last week to layout the bike rodeo and talk about some final details. There was some discussion about having events for adults to participate in. Some ideas were: 1. Introduction to bike maintenance. Jonathan and Jonathan, do you think Positive Spin could put something together? I was thinking something like how to change a flat tire, how to take care of your chain, maybe adjusting breaks, that kind of thing. 2. Skills test for adults. Does anyone have ideas for this, and would anyone be willing to lead? We will also need volunteers for setting up, check-in (2-3), and for the rodeo (at least 6). If you can volunteer, please fill out the spreadsheet on the 2018 Bike Month shared folder. If you can't access the folder, just let me know the if you can volunteer, the times (between 9-3) that you will be available, and any preference for what you want to help out with. Thanks! -Bridget

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Bike to School Day success today!
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 09 May '18

09 May '18

Friends -Some photos attached...details.22 riders (9 girls) at Mountainview ES repping 1st-5th grade7 at South MS - all boys, boo - but a few are "grads" from our Mountainview #FRideDays of years past! What a glorious day...the smiles were broad and joyful...the freedom of two wheels!"Yea us, we don't need no stinkin' bus!" Many thanks to Kara for South organization, Principal Dickerson at Mountainview, Morgantown PD with a rider & cruiser to help the Mountainview crew, our sag wag for all the Mountainview backpacks, donations from Pathfinder and Wamsley's, and the Bike Board/City for buying the banners and the PR. We're meeting at Mountainview at 3:30 to chaperone them home, if interested in riding along.We'll be gathering at 4:00 at Jack Roberts Park to hand out some shwag and celebrate if anyone wants to join that as well. It takes a village.Christiaan "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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blurbs about upcoming events -- attached this time
by Bridget O'Meara via Bikeboard 08 May '18

08 May '18

Hi all, I think I forgot to attach the file on the last email. Sorry about that. It should be attached this time. - Bridget

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Re: [Bikeboard] blurbs about upcoming events -- attached this time
by Chip Wamsley via Bikeboard 08 May '18

08 May '18

Excellent ! Thanks Bridget ---- Original Message ---- From: "Bridget O'Meara via Bikeboard" bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Sent: 5/5/2018 6:11:31 PM To: bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: [Bikeboard] blurbs about upcoming events -- attached this time Hi all, I think I forgot to attach the file on the last email. Sorry about that. It should be attached this time. - Bridget

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Blurbs about upcoming events events
by Bridget O'Meara via Bikeboard 05 May '18

05 May '18

Hi all, Here are the short write-ups I put together for upcoming bike board events. Let me know if you have any comments or additions you would like to make. Perhaps this would also be useful for the website? I'll begin posting on Facebook soon to start promoting the events. Best, Bridget

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Bike Month Poster (USE THIS VERSION)
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 04 May '18

04 May '18

Board, Please excuse all the chatter on our listserv. I had a few incorrect logos in the previous drafts of our flyers.... glad I didn't choose graphic design as a career. This one should be good. Thanks for your patience! -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Meeting Info: Tomorrow, Thursday, May 3rd 6:30pm
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 03 May '18

03 May '18

Hello all, We'll have another working meeting this Thursday with three topics: - The website update (please see* here <https://bikemorgantown.wixsite.com/home>*for a draft, and DO NOT SHARE THIS WIDELY YET) - The bike plan update (please see attached for a draft RFP that the MMMPO will release soon to update the pedestrian plan) - Bike Month (please see attached for updated 2018 plan) Please excuse the lack of a formal agenda at this point (and the lack of minutes from last meeting). GO TEAM! -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Media help for Bike to School Day please
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 02 May '18

02 May '18

Friends -It looks like we'll have good participation from Mountainview ES & South MS...and we could use some bike board help with press. Can we get some help putting together a PR & getting traditional news media? We still have details to work out for each ride re: times in the AM & PM, and meetup locations. But that shouldn't take very long.---I just bought 3, 2'x3' banners using the attached image that should be delivered to our house Monday evening. Don't tell my wife ;) Is anybody willing to reimburse me $150? If not, I don't really care. Brian Ricketts has agreed to help us take photos...he did a great job with that a few years back. Those of us on the rides can just crush it with social media. #BikeToSchoolDay #BikeMonth #MorgantownAlso attached is a Word doc that could be used to disseminate info if we want. Kara & I are in discussions about details & media, but could use help.Thanks so much!Christiaan "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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1st day of Bike Month ride to school!
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 01 May '18

01 May '18

12 kiddos, all grades preK thru 5 and even some afternoon student chaperones on bikes from South MS. Great start to bike month! Christiaan Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Fridays are #FRideDays
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 01 May '18

01 May '18

Our kids are back at it at Mountainview...had 12 ride today to kick off Bike Month, pics forthcoming. We even had a kid in Pre-K show up with older brothers & sister, totally unexpected! Here's a flyer my kiddos made advertising our #FRideDay rides.Rock on!Christiaan "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Re: [Bikeboard] New bike spot educational video thanks to Anne and Andrew!
by Chip Wamsley via Bikeboard 01 May '18

01 May '18

Well done, thanks Anne, Andrrew and Drew ! ---- Original Message ---- From: "Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard" bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Sent: 4/30/2018 11:38:29 AM To: "Anne Parker" aparker(a)morgantownwv.gov, "Andrew Stacy" astacy(a)morgantownwv.gov Cc: "Bicycle Board" bikeboard(a)bikemorgantown.com Subject: [Bikeboard] New bike spot educational video thanks to Anne and Andrew! All, Check out this 1-minute spot about the bike loops excellently produced by the office of communications. Many thanks to Anne Parker and Andrew Stacy for making this happen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUKfrgVNvPAfeature=youtu.be -Drew -- J.D. Gatlin Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board Morgantown, WV 26505

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Bike to school, next Wed, poster attached
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 30 Apr '18

30 Apr '18

Friends -We're busily preparing bike to school day rides for May 9th at South MS (Kara Weld), the old Suncrest Primary (Beth Rota), and my crew at Mountainview ES. The Mountainview art teacher, Sarah Guerry, had her students put together a cool poster that is attached. Please feel free to share! And, please feel free to join in on one of the rides!Thanks!Christiaan "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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bike morgantown and tires
by Colin Dierman via Bikeboard 30 Apr '18

30 Apr '18

Good afternoon Drew, I wanted to reach out and let you know that I heard good things about your ride around town. My stretch therapist joined you and was super positive. On a different not, I'm free on Tuesday if you still need tire changing help. Enjoy your day. Colin

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New bike spot educational video thanks to Anne and Andrew!
by Drew Gatlin via Bikeboard 30 Apr '18

30 Apr '18

All, Check out this 1-minute spot about the bike loops excellently produced by the office of communications. Many thanks to Anne Parker and Andrew Stacy for making this happen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUKfrgVNvPA&feature=youtu.be -Drew -- *J.D. Gatlin* Graduate Research Assistant Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 653 Engineering Sciences Building West Virginia University Chair, *Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board* Morgantown, WV 26505

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Any used road bikes available?
by Christiaan Abildso via Bikeboard 26 Apr '18

26 Apr '18

Looking for a grad student, female, about 5'7" or so...email me at cabildso(a)yahoo.com so I can put her in touch with you. Thanks! Christiaan "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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