From: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw@yahoo.com>
Date: January 24, 2012 12:30:57 PM EST
To: Bill Reger-Nash <wreger@hsc.wvu.edu>, Bob Anderson <randerson@hsc.wvu.edu>, Christiaan Abildso <cgabildso@mail.wvu.edu>, David Small <dsmall1@mix.wvu.edu>, Dwight Harshbarger <dwight.harshbarger@gmail.com>, George Lilley <mgranlil@frontier.com>, Ilana Chertok <ichertok@hsc.wvu.edu>, Jan Derry <jderry@nwvcil.org>, Jimmie Simmons <Jsimmons2642@yahoo.com>, Margaret Stout <Margaret.Stout@mail.wvu.edu>, Maria Smith <mariasmith@busride.org>, Martha Summers <msummers@hsc.wvu.edu>, Mary Gutmann <maryg1010@comcast.net>, Michael Graham <migraham@hsc.wvu.edu>, Regina Mayolo <reginam@verizon.net>, Sarah Bias <sarahbias@gmail.com>, Stan Cohen <Stanley.Cohen@mail.wvu.edu>, Tom Bias <tbias@hsc.wvu.edu>, Angela Wiley <wileya120@gmail.com>, Bill Austin <baustin@labyrinth.net>, Claire Chantler <cchantler@nwvcil.org>, Damien Davis <ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org>, Ella Belling <ella@montrails.org>, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig@mail.wvu.edu>, Jim Rye <Jim.Rye@mail.wvu.edu>, Jonathan Rosenbaum <freesource@cheat.org>, Josh Woods <joshua.woods@mail.wvu.edu>, Kevin Leyden <Kevin.Leyden@mail.wvu.edu>, Matt Cross <crossnyc@hotmail.com>, Michael Simms <michael.d.simms@gmail.com>, Mike Breiding <mike@EpicRoadTrips.us>, Nick Hein <info@positivespin.org>, Roy Nutter <roy.nutter@mail.wvu.edu>, Sera Janson Zegre <sera@downstreamstrategies.com>
Subject: For Mileground Meeting-Comparison w/Patteson
Reply-To: Morgantown Pedestrian Safety Board <walkmgw@yahoo.com>
Many thanks to Damien in the City Engineer's office for information about Patteson Drive, see below and attached. 17% of City accidents on that 1.6 mile stretch of roadThe Mileground could very easily become the Patteson/Chestnut Ridge corridor...4 lanes & turn lane, many access points and many conflicts.Additionally, there were 12 pedestrian-vehicle accidents on that corridor from mid 2005 to mid 2010; that represents 13% of the 95 accidents in the City during that time frame.Thanks to Michael Graham for putting together the map which we can reference quickly: http://www.communitywalk.com/accidents/map/942917Is that the type of road we want...dangerous by design?ChristiaanWalk more, safelyMorgantown Pedestrian Safety BoardChristiaan Abildso, ChairBill Reger-Nash, Vice Chair----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Christiaan Abildso <Christiaan.Abildso@mail.wvu.edu>
To: walkmgw@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:25 AM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Feb. Traffic Commission Meeting>>> On 1/24/2012 at 9:36 AM, <ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org> wrote:
I was going to present this at the meeting tonight but since you're offering here is the info. Between 6-19-2008 and 12-11-2011 the crashes on Patteson, Van Voohis and Chestnut Ridge Rd (1.6 miles, all of it 5 lanes) between Mon Blvd to the City Limits (by Sheetz) represent 17% of all the accidents in the City. Head on collisions - 13 Angle (Front to Side) Opposite Direction - 57 Angle (Front to Side) Same Direction - 28 Angle - Direction Not Specified - 17 Right Angle - 108 Sideswipe, Opposite Direction - 13 Sideswipe, Same Direction - 47 Rear End - 381 Single Vehicle Crash - 20 Rear-to-Side - 1 Grand Total of Accidents - 685 I've attached a map also. To: ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 9:13:15 AM Subject: Re: Feb. Traffic Commission Meeting