Frank, I totally agree with your desired outcomes of the presentation as well as the points made by Jenny.
I addition...I thought about the many comments I heard while serving on the MPO, and it seems clear that the majority concern/top priority is traffic congestion and how to mitigate it. Therefore, I suggest to emphasize up front the contribution that bicycling can (and elsewhere, does) make as one of several strategies in resolving this problem, and make reference to what Don Spencer shared with us about Portland/green cities conference e.g., 6% regular bicycle commuters (~potentially removes 1 of 20 single occupant cars??) and on fair weather day, over 15% of folks were on bikes (~potentiallly removes 1 in 7 single occupant cars??). If you had to share any other such stats about what really is happening in other progressive cities, that might be good.
Here are my other two thoughts:
-Revisit that there were extensive plans for bicycle commuter infrastructure in the previous MPO plan (even if may were 3rd priority) and some (most, all???) of these were informed by people who actually commuted via these routes. (And if it surfaces: The Rail Trail is great for recreation, but does not meet the needs of getting to work, shop, school etc etc)
-Partnering with the University, as reduced traffic congestion and "sustainability" (being "green") are priority issues for WVU. I guess sustainability really is the other huge issue here, and it seems that should be of interest financially.