Dear Tony, Barbara, Charlene and Amanda,
Most of you know me and know that I am an avid bicyclist. I am also the Chairman of the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board. For the past 5 years, I've been working with the WVDOT on several projects that involve bicycling. Five years ago, everyone I talked with there acted as if bicycles didn't belong on the roads. Today, many of the WVDOT people with whom I'm working see that Complete Streets could reduce congestion, improve our environment, improve our health and, most of all create a better environment for our children. The City of Morgantown and Monongalia County via the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization have adopted Complete Streets resolutions in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Since WVDOT controls so many of our local roads, I ask you to support HB4074 so that we can also have a Complete Streets policy at the state level so we can all work together to improve our local roadways for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit users.
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