From the very beginning of the Bicycle Board, some of us felt we need a comprehensive bicycle plan.  Our 2007 application for the LAB Bicycle Friendly Community award was our attempt to organize such a plan.  Subsequently, we have continued to view our initiatives in the 5E categories that I think helped us maintain a balanced on focused program.

Bill Austin wants to create a Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan.  The Charleston area MPO, Regional Intergovernmental Council, completed a walking and cycling study 2 years ago.  It can be found at

I'm wondering what you think of it because we could use it as a model.  

Please keep this among ourselves because Dennis Strawn from Charleston sent this to me to help develop the presentation that we'll make to the statewide MPO conference in October with the understanding that I would not distribute it beyond the Morgantown BB.

Please send me or to the BB your comments about the Charleston plan or about a Greater Morgantown Plan.  Ultimately, if we're going to develop a comprehensive bicycle plan, we'll have to have a plan for how to do that:P

Frank Gmeindl

Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles