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Fwd: Getting Smart! August 2008: Complete Streets
by Jim Rye 17 Aug '08

17 Aug '08

FYI in case you don't subscribe...great stuff on COMPLETE STREETS and the ongoing work in Boulder on multimodal corridors >>> Getting Smart! <smartgrowth(a)icma.org> 8/11/2008 12:28 AM >>> _________________________________________________ Getting Smart!, a quarterly newsletter for members of the Smart Growth Network, is published by the International City/County Management Association. Vol. 11, No. 3 -- Sunday, August 10, 2008 _________________________________________________ NOTE: You are receiving the text-only version of Getting Smart!. If your email program can accept formatted messages, visit http://icma.org/interests/index.cfm?id=1275027298 and change your email format preference setting from "text only" to "HTML." You can read the HTML-formatted version of this issue at http://www.icma.org/enews/sgn/issue_0439_11_03.htm In This Issue: Complete Streets This issue of Getting Smart! examines how the most public of places--our community's streets--can be transformed to serve not only vehicles but also pedestrians and cyclists. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3964&id=1275027298 Complete Streets Deliver Complete Communities The complete streets philosophy offers a number of important benefits for communities--not the least of which is the opportunity to end the costly cycle of road construction and maintenance--and enhances citizens' quality of life. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3848&id=1275027298 Community-based Street Design In the past 70 years citizens have essentially given up their historic right to streets as public property, our authors argue. This article offers guidelines for planning and designing great streets, and returning this vital space to the public. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3963&id=1275027298 City of Decatur, Ga., Embraces Complete Streets Philosophy Decatur has employed a variety of innovative transportation analysis techniques to form a plan to make every street in the city a complete street. By connecting the plan to broader community priorities, the city helped build consensus. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3961&id=1275027298 Multimodal Corridors Accommodate Growth in Boulder, Co. Boulder's road network is essentially built out--yet the city's continues to experience explosive growth. The city has directed its transportation investments to creating multimodal corridors to ensure mobility for all residents. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3962&id=1275027298 Transportation Legislation Enables Communities to Move People--Not Just Cars Federal legislation in the Senate and House may transform transportation funding in support of complete streets. These bills build on the successes of city and states across the country that have made complete streets "the law." Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3960&id=1275027298 EPA Honors Climate Protection Award Winners in ICMA Manager Jurisdictions The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico (Bruce Perlman, city manager), and Arlington County, Virginia (Ron Carlee, county manager), received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Protection Award. Read more at http://icma.org/sgn/newsdetail.cfm?nfid=3907&id=1275027298 ______________________________________________________________ Want more smart growth news? The Smart Growth Network provides U.S. and international news summaries of smart growth activity every week. To stay up to date on smart growth issues, please visit http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/signup.asp for the Smart Growth Online Weekly E-News. If you would prefer not to receive this newsletter or if you would like to change your personal interest settings for ICMA mailings, visit http://icma.org/interests/index.cfm?id=1275027298&interest=SGN Please do not reply to this e-mail address. If you have any comments or need to update your e-mail address, send an e-mail to smartgrowth(a)icma.org. The HTML version of this e-newsletter can be found at http://www.icma.org/enews/sgn/issue_0439_11_03.htm Copyright 2008, International City/County Management Association (ICMA) 777 North Capitol Street NE, Washington DC 20002 http://icma.org

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Uphill Struggle Bicycle Ride set for August 16 in Morgantown
by John Lozier 15 Aug '08

15 Aug '08

Monbikeclub, bikeboard, others, here's a final reminder. Please join the Uphill Struggle ride tomorrow morning at 9, at Seneca Center. It won't take long, and a big crowd of us will help raise public awareness. Bicycles are transportation! Bikes belong on the roads! Cyclists of all ages and skill levels have a lot in common!! Greater use of bicycles is a WIN-WIN-WIN for riders and drivers the entire community. John Lozier "It's an UPHILL STRUGGLE to get folks to think of bikes as TRANSPORTATION" Press Release August 2, 2008 Uphill Struggle set for August 16 in Morgantown When was the last time you rode a bicycle in Morgantown? If it has been a while, you might want to plan to join the Uphill Struggle group ride that is set for 9 AM Saturday, August 16, 2008. Cyclists of all ages and skill levels will rally between 8 and 9 AM at the Seneca Center, then ride together up Monongahela Boulevard and down to the Star City Park. Come early for help checking and adjusting your bicycle. At registration, those participants who are new, young, or out of practice will be paired with strong, regular riders. Children are very welcome, but should be accompanied by a responsible adult. Pairs of riders will travel together, at a mutually determined pace. Riders will rally midway at the Creative Arts Center. Strong riders are able complete the two-mile ride in a few minutes, but the group ride is expected to take about 45 minutes. Assisting with traffic control will be the Morgantown and Star City Police Departments. The group will exit the Seneca Center to Sixth Street, then enter Beechurst Avenue (Monongahela Boulevard) at the traffic light. Police cars will travel at the front and the back of the group, as far as the Creative Arts Center, where riders will rally before descending as a group along Monongahela Boulevard. They will turn at Boyers Avenue and travel to the Star City Park on Leeway and Frontier Streets. After celebrations and refreshments at Star City Park, riders may return easily to Seneca Center along the rail trail. The Uphill Struggle, also known as "Max's Challenge" is a new event that will hopefully become annual. It was inspired by a Morgantown seven-year-old, Max Kemp-Rye, who discovered that riding uphill is a challenge, but achievable. Training rides on Decker's Creek Trail began back in April, and continuing for the remaining weeks till August 16. Training rides take place each Sunday at 2 PM, starting at the Sabraton Post Office. These regular trail rides offer a safe setting for development of skills and endurance needed for riding on the roads with other vehicles. The purpose of this event is to help people consider and adopt bicycles for transportation. Although it is an uphill struggle, especially in hilly Morgantown, greater use of bicycles for transportation is a win for everyone. Riders gain through reduced expenses and improved health. Society benefits from reduced traffic congestion, exhaust emissions, and noise. There is no charge for participation, but donations are very welcome. The event is officially sponsored by Positive Spin*, with participation from BOPARC, the City of Morgantown, Star City, and other sponsors yet to be identified. Pre-registration is not required, but you must register before the event to be covered by insurance. Also, by registering early, you can get help checking out your equipment if it has not been used recently.Volunteers are needed for various staffing duties. Especially needed are 1) experienced riders to show how it is done; and 2) non-riders who will register, monitor, direct and otherwise assist the riders. To volunteer, to be a sponsor, to pre-register, or for any further information, contact Marilyn Newcome (mjcycling(a)msn.com, 304 598 5078) or John Lozier (jl(a)harpingforharmony.org, 304 599 8233). *Positive Spin is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization devoted sustainable transportation in Morgantown, WV. Donations may be made to Positive Spin, 2567 University Avenue, Suite 6000L, Morgantown, WV 26505. More information: www.positivespin.org. _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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R4-11 sign layout
by Frank Gmeindl 13 Aug '08

13 Aug '08

Derek, I received the attached layout from Richard Moeur, member of MUTCD and LCI. Frank

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Striping
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 06 Aug '08

06 Aug '08

Everyone this is a study-a-head for the meeting this Thursday. Mike will be present to discuss this specification. Also, he is a potential replacement candidate (from the Goshen area). Study-a-head: http://mbreiding.us/stripe/ -Jonathan

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8/7 BB agenda
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Aug '08

05 Aug '08

Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a zip folder that contains 3 files: 1. The agenda for this Thursday's meeting 2. The minutes of our last meeting 3. The current membership list If anybody has a valid e-mail address for Chris Phillips, please forward this message to him. Frank

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April minutes
by Frank Gmeindl 04 Aug '08

04 Aug '08

Bicycle Board Members, Attached are the draft minutes of our last meeting. Thanks to Marilyn for substituting for Betsy! We'll need another volunteer for our May meeting as Betsy will be on travel. Frank

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Milt Cohen: Will you help record and preserve his stories in the next few days?
by Nick Hein 03 Aug '08

03 Aug '08

Good morning, Last nite I visited with Milt Cohen's family after a memorial service at his synagogue. Milt stopped biking at age 96, about the time I moved to town, so I didn't know him first hand but I knew him by reputation. I spent time talking to his wife and sons and heard some amazing stories. Many of you may know that most of our current bike laws date to the early 60's when Milt's middle son Gar got him into biking for the first time. Milt's 3 sons are all now active bicyclists - Neil is a racing cyclist, Gar rides recumbents and Jonathan lives car-free in San Francisco using a bike. It got me motivated to start taking action on an idea I've had for a while. Since we started Positive Spin we've operated on a shoe string financially, but we've been rewarded richly with the stories that people tell about their bikes. It's been an ambition of mine to capture these stories somehow in a way that they can be preserved and passed on. I've claimed the internet domain name "ifwheelscouldtalk.org" for the purpose, but don't know how to proceed next. Ideally I would like the story collection to involve school age kids as a way of exciting them about writing and storytelling (maybe interviewing adults or digging for stories). The model that inspired me is David Egger's 426 Valencia Project http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/dave_eggers.html I can't take this much farther alone. I'm looking for volunteers (teachers, tutors, english majors, authors, historians or anyone who is excited by this idea) to help launch it. Ultimately I envision city-wide story contests and published books for these stories. Currently it will be run under Positive Spin to take advantage of our non-profit status. For now though here are the specific items that are needed. Webhosting A way of indexing the stories (written, spoken and video) Volunteers to record the stories Volunteers to engage kids in writing the stories A leader to direct the program I don't expect this all to happen overnite. It's a great idea that can take time to build into a substantial part of the community. However, I'd like to get volunteers to help record and organize stories from the Cohen family while they are still in town for the next few days. Thanks! Nick Hein

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Mapping difficulties...
by Derek Springston 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

Hey guys... I have been attempting to find some of the standards on how the SLM's and signs will be applied to the roads and have had little luck. On the excel spreadsheet I was given with locations, it lists a SLM standard of 9c.9 and a sign R4-11 (bicycles may use full lane). I've been trying to find these standards, so I'll have something to go by on our maps, but I haven't had any luck yet. I looked on the FHWA's (Federal Highway Administrations) MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) website and found a few things, but nothing exact. If anyone can help with locating this, it would be great. I need to find out with things like spacing for signs, how many signs at each location, width and length of shared lane markings with respect to the road, etc, etc... My student copy of ArcMap expired on my home computer, so I've found it more difficult to get this task done along with not being able to find the standards. Your help will be appreciated.. Thanks and have a wonderful day... ~Derek Springston _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_fa…

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FW: I just saw it on CNN.com: 'A mountain bike changed my life'
by Derek Springston 26 Jul '08

26 Jul '08

Hey guys.. This is an article that has some parallel ideas as our own Positive Spin here in Morgantown. Pretty neat. Keep ridin' and ride more! ~Derek Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:22:26 -0700From: angiesuelyons(a)icqmail.comTo: guitardeek(a)hotmail.comSubject: I just saw it on CNN.com: 'A mountain bike changed my life' Powered by * Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. You have received the following link from angiesuelyons(a)icqmail.com: Click the following to access the sent link: 'A mountain bike changed my life' - CNN.com* Get your EMAIL THIS Browser Button and use it to email content from any Web site. Click here for more information. *This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser.http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/07/23/heroes.schweidenback/index.html _________________________________________________________________ Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_fa…

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I quit
by Frank Gmeindl 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Bicycle Board Members, I hereby resign my position of Chairman of the Bicycle Board. For the 7-August meeting, I recommend you elect someone who can negotiate the Morgantown bureaucracy and get something done. I am very proud of the Board's accomplishments in our first 6 months. However, I must admit that it takes someone better than me to get the City to follow our lead. I would like to remain a regular member of the Board and look forward to continuing to support the Education program that we started. Frank

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Persuasive slogan
by director 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Good afternoon, A friend sent this to me. I bought into the philosophy a long time ago, I just never thought of such a simple, compelling way to say it. http://www.dtovey.net/node/99 Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Human powered monorail
by director 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Good morning, Saw this on gizmag this morning. I've been thinking about this idea for a long time. This guy's actually built it. It would be very cool to have it as an adjunct to our PRT since it could be hung above it without taking any additional ground space. On hills the descending riders could pull the climbing ones (or the energy could be stored on the ground to be used when needed). The system is also more extendable than our current one, more affordably. http://www.gizmag.com/the-shweeb-human-powered-monorail/9678/ Please disregard the comments about recumbents being unstable. All bikes are inherently unstable, they are stabilized by the rider (usually). He is correct that this system makes the riders' safety much less rider/motorist-dependent and I really want one. If it weren't in New Zealand I'd already be on my way to take the ride. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone who might be interested. -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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(no subject)
by Sam Stone 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

FYI. Sam Stone Samuel Spencer Stone Attorney At Law 221 Willey Street Morgantown, WV 26505 Phone: (304) 296-2553 Ext. 1 Fax: (304) 292-4034 fax Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

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[Fwd: BFC Feedback]
by Frank Gmeindl 17 Jul '08

17 Jul '08

Bicycle Board Members, Attached is the feedback to the City's application for the Bicycle Friendly Community award. I doubt the feedback has been sent to anybody but me although the application was signed by the Mayor, City Manager, and MPO Executive Director. The Bicycle Board should probably decide at the next meeting what to do with this. Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: BFC Feedback Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:48:08 -0400 From: Bill Nesper <BillNesper(a)bikeleague.org> To: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> Frank, Thanks for the call and sorry about the confusion. I made a PDF of the feedback and attached it. Please let me know if you have any questions and if I can assist in any way. Best regards, Bill __________________________ Bill Nesper Director, Bicycle Friendly Community Program League of American Bicyclists 1612 K St. N.W., Suite #800 Washington, DC 20006 D: 202-621-5444 F: 202-822-1334 bill(a)bikeleague.org <mailto:bill@bikeleague.org> www.bikeleague.org <http://www.bikeleague.org/>

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Bicycle Board: recommendation on center line on railtrail?
by Greg Good 10 Jul '08

10 Jul '08

Does anyone have a record that the BB recommended to the Traffic Commission a center line on the railtrail? I cannot find any such recommendation in my records, but perhaps I am missing some files. Background: center lines have appeared and one citizen has been told that this was the call of the BB. I doubt this and I want the record to be clear. Greg

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Mountain Line Transit's Bus Stop Shelter Location Plan
by David Bruffy 08 Jul '08

08 Jul '08

Dear Bike Board Members and interested parties, The following link will take you to the Authority's Proposed Bus Stop Shelter Location Plan - the document has pictures and is about 10 megs. - (http://www.busride.org/ML08Shelters.pdf). This plan outlines a number of the top spots we have identified as priority for bus stop shelters. Some of these locations may also be likely candidates for bike racks or bike shelters. If you have thoughts about the locations or their potential for mutual locations, please let me know. Sincerely, David A. Bruffy General Manager Mountain Line Transit Authority 420 DuPont Road Morgantown, WV 26501 Bruffy(a)busride.org (304) 296-3680 - Administrative Offices (304) 291-RIDE (7433) - Bus Information Fax (304) 291-7429 <http://www.BUSRIDE.ORG> WWW.BUSRIDE.ORG

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Field Trip Anyone?
by director 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Good morning, On July 15 I'll be in Washington DC at the end of riding from Pittsburgh, PA for the National Bicycle Greenway Mayors' Relay. I'll be received by city officials, and in the past that's included DC Bike Coordinator Jim Sebastian (whom I've met on this ride 2 previous years). It may be possible for me to arrange a tour of their bikeshare system which is just coming online this month. Would any of the bike board members be interested in coming up that day to join me for a tour if I can arrange it? Note that this is tentative right now. I should also explain that I have a selfish motive here - I'll be biking all the way from Morgantown and I'm looking to bum a ride back. I'll be happy to pay my share for gas and expenses. Thanks. Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Interesting new folding bike
by director 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Good morning, This folding bike has just been introduced by Pacific Cycles. In addition to every other cool aspect the drivetrain is completely enclosed. (IF Mode) http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=1524425703906174033&q=Strida+desi… Other folding models are planned, without the enclosed drivetrain, for street and off-road use. http://www.mas-design.com/ (Click on links for each model) Imagine if one of these was given to every WVU student who left their car off-campus. They roll when folded and are small enough to fit in dorm rooms, PRT cars, buses and classroom buildings. Nick Hein Couldn't find price or availability. -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Bike supply vending machine
by director 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Good morning, I saw this on one of the news sites I read. I'll be in Madison Sat and try to get over to check it out. The shop is one of 5 in the UW campus area owned by Budget Bicycles. There are a total of about 10 (BIG) shops within a 1 mi sq area in Madison and it looks like they all do a pretty good business. http://bicycledesign.blogspot.com/2008/07/trek-stop.html Now if the vending machine could just spit out bikes too.... Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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What I always suspected
by Greg Good 29 Jun '08

29 Jun '08

Found this cruising the web. It's from http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Heritage/Photos/Disc1/IMG0072.jpg Greg

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Mapping questions again...
by Derek Springston 28 Jun '08

28 Jun '08

Hey Steve... Refresh my memory again. You said that you didn't have any maps or specs for what we'll need to put on the Shared Lane Marking map for the bid package. You said that Frank Gmeindl should have a few maps that may be initial drafts/ideas on where we're headed with the SLM mapping? If you do know about any of the formatting, scale, resolution, methods that we should use for this map, let me know. Frank said he'd get me in touch with some of the city folks to see if they know what I'll need to get them. Otherwise, I'm going to start mapping, use my best judgement, and ask questions as we go since I haven't really gotten a clear answer on what we'll need. If anyone knows of the specifications for the SLM's we're going to be using that would help me to map these out, let me know. ~Derek Springston _________________________________________________________________ The other season of giving begins 6/24/08. Check out the i’m Talkathon. http://www.imtalkathon.com?source=TXT_EML_WLH_SeasonOfGiving

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Re: [Bikeboard] Field Trip Anyone?
by Bill Reger-Nash 26 Jun '08

26 Jun '08

Nick, I will be unable to join or assist you but want to express my appreciation for the good you are doing on behalf of biking and humanity. You are a seriously committed resource. We are fortunate to have you, Frank, Betsy, Gunnar, Greg, etc in our community. Be well. Bill WV Walks - 30 minutes or more daily Feel the power of half an hour! Bill Reger-Nash, Ed.D Professor of Community Medicine West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown WV 26506-9190 Phone: 304/293-0763 Fax: 304/293-6685 Dept. web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed BRN's web page: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/cmed/wreger/ >>> "director " <director(a)positivespin.org> 06/26/08 9:49 AM >>> Good morning, On July 15 I'll be in Washington DC at the end of riding from Pittsburgh, PA for the National Bicycle Greenway Mayors' Relay. I'll be received by city officials, and in the past that's included DC Bike Coordinator Jim Sebastian (whom I've met on this ride 2 previous years). It may be possible for me to arrange a tour of their bikeshare system which is just coming online this month. Would any of the bike board members be interested in coming up that day to join me for a tour if I can arrange it? Note that this is tentative right now. I should also explain that I have a selfish motive here - I'll be biking all the way from Morgantown and I'm looking to bum a ride back. I'll be happy to pay my share for gas and expenses. Thanks. Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 -- _______________________________________________ Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard(a)cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard

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New sign on Star City Bridge
by Frank Gmeindl 25 Jun '08

25 Jun '08

Bicycle Board Members, There's a new sign at the end of the Star City Bridge coming into Morgantown at the intersection where the CVS is, Boyers Avenue. It is a diamond shaped sign with a symbol of a bicycle in it and below the diamond sign is a left arrow. Does anybody know how that sign got there, who put it there and why it's there? I suppose some well-intentioned official thinks it's a sign directing cyclists to the rail trail but I think it says all bicycles must turn left. Frank

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A couple of bike parking articles
by director 23 Jun '08

23 Jun '08

Good morning, Came across these on one of the technology news sites I read regularly... Nick Montreal's high-tech public bicycle system http://www.gizmag.com/montreal-combat-theft-high-tech-public-bicycle-system… Simple bike parking and shelter http://www.gizmag.com/go/5849/ http://www.cyclepods.co.uk/ -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Bike Parking Vendor Literature
by director 18 Jun '08

18 Jun '08

Good evening, I just received a comprehensive notebook from Dero Co. (Minneapolis, MN) showing their bike storage products. Everything from lockposts to shelters with trays, hanging racks, custom sculptures in between. I would have brought it to the July meeting but I'll plan on it for the August mtg. Not sure if this warrants time on the agenda. In the meantime it will be at the Positive Spin office for anyone who want to see it. You can also see their online info at http://www.dero.com/ These are the commercial racks... http://www.dero.com/commercial_racks.html Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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