I see in there the suggestion of creating park and ride.
Has the BB looked into creating park and ride (primarily for downtown people) utilizing the RT from Star City (traffic coming in from I79), and Sabraton (traffic coming in from I68).
I don’t expect that the commute time would be shortened,but I do think it compensates for the hassle of parking downtown. Implementing the same locations for bus stops as well serves Evansdale (presuming people refuse to ride uphill), and those who don’t ride but want to avoid the parking issues.
Ideally, I think parking on the other side of the Star City bridge would help even more with traffic, but I think we’d then have to convince people that it’s safe to ride across the bridge, changing 3 lanes to make the left to get onto the RT. Or create a path on the right side of the bridge to the RT.
From: bikeboard-bounces@cheat.org [mailto:bikeboard-bounces@cheat.org] On Behalf Of Frank Gmeindl
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 9:43 AM
To: Bicycle Board
Subject: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan
Bicycle Board Members,
By November 16, please send your comments on the WVU Transportation and Parking Plan to me w/cc to Hugh. I will compile them and send them to Nancy Lohman.
Frank D. Gmeindl
Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board
LCI #1703
491 WilsonAvenue
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-376-0446
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles
Begin forwarded message:
From: Nancy Lohmann <nlohmann@wvu.edu>
Date: October 19, 2011 8:11:39 AM EDT
To: Tom Arnold <tarnold@cityofmorgantown.org>, Morgantown Parking Authority <parking@morgantown.com>, Morgantown City Council <citycouncil@cityofmorgantown.org>, Terrence Moore <tmoore@cityofmorgantown.org>, Chris Fletcher <cfletcher@cityofmorgantown.org>, Asel Kennedy <MonCom@aol.com>, Bill Austin <info@plantogether.org>, Roy Nutter <rnutter@wvu.edu>, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl@comcast.net>, Christiaan Abildso <Christiaan.Abildso@mail.wvu.edu>, David Bruffy <bruffy@busride.org>
Cc: Narvel Weese <narvel.weese@mail.wvu.edu>, Randal Hudak <randy.hudak@mail.wvu.edu>, Hugh Kierig <Hugh.Kierig@mail.WVU.edu>
Subject: Draft WVU Transportation and Parking Plan
Good morning.
West Virginia University is in the process of revising its Transportation
and Parking Plan, which was last revised in 2007. I wanted to share a copy
of the draft plan with you and also invite your comments on it. A copy is
enclosed. Today or tomorrow the Plan will also be accesible through
http://transportation.wvu.edu/ <http://transportation.wvu.edu/>
We are inviting comments until NOVEMBER 18. After that date, the
Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee will begin to modify the plan
considering the feedback received.
Comments may be forwarded to TransParkPlan@mail.WVU.edu
<mailto:TransParkPlan@mail.WVU.edu> or TransPark Plan, P. O. Box 6205, WVU,
Morgantown, WV 26506-6205.
I know this is a busy time of the year but we would welcome any advice that
you may be able to offer. Thanks.
Nancy
Nancy Lohmann, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the Vice President
for Administration and Finance
Professor of Social Work
101 Stewart Hall
P.O. Box 6205
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6205
Phone: 304-293-9200
Fax: 304-293-3493