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From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net Date: August 7, 2011 2:10:49 PM EDT To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net Cc: "Radabaugh, Bryan L" Bryan.L.Radabaugh@wv.gov, "Roy Nutter" Roy.Nutter@mail.wvu.edu, "Bill Austin" baustin@labyrinth.net, "Damien Davis" ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org Subject: Re: Stripe Mon Blvd. shoulder
Bryan,
I hope you read this message before you take any action on the Mon Blvd. striping. I rode up there yesterday and it's already been re-striped with the standard 4-inch wide stripe. So, please ignore my request to stripe it with a 6-inch wide stripe. Hopefully, we'll soon get all the ducks in all the ducks in a row to mark the climbing shoulder as a bike lane and then we can widen the edge stripe to 6-inches.
Thanks for your positive response and cooperation!
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
On Aug 4, 2011, at 2:54 PM, Frank Gmeindl wrote:
Thanks, Bryan!
Frank
On Aug 4, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Radabaugh, Bryan L wrote:
We will look into it and let you know.
Bryan Radabaugh
From: Frank Gmeindl [mailto:frank.gmeindl@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 12:03 PM To: Radabaugh, Bryan L Cc: Roy Nutter; Bill Austin; Damien Davis Subject: Stripe Mon Blvd. shoulder
Bryan,
Can you paint a 6-inch wide stripe between the roadway and shoulder northbound on Monongahela Blvd. between Eighth St. and Evansdale Drive?
Yesterday, I noticed that new asphalt has been applied to that shoulder. Please accept the gratitude of many cyclists for repairing the shoulder which has been crumbling lately.
The new asphalt has covered the roadway edge line so I assume you will re-stripe it as soon as possible. Instead of the standard 4-inch white edge line, I'm wondering if you could apply a 6-inch wide stripe. 6-inch is the standard stripe width for demarcating a bike lane. As you know, WVDOH, the City of Morgantown, the Morgantown Monongalia MPO and WVU have been negotiating for a bicycle climbing lane on that shoulder and we continue to progress toward realizing it. Painting a 6-inch wide stripe could be another small step in that direction.
See page Page 23 of 1999 AASHTO Guide to the Development of Bicycle Facilities (http://www.sccrtc.org/bikes/AASHTO_1999_BikeBook.pdf ) for stripe width guidance.
I've attached the bike lane plans for your convenience.
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