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