Bicycle Board Members,
Anybody want to ride around with me on Saturday and set GPS coordinates for 7 Bicycle Friendly Community signs?
I met with Damien Tuesday. We have 12 Bicycle Friendly Community signs.
3 of them are already up: 1. Mon Blvd. coming up from Star City near Coliseum 2. South University Av. coming into town at the bridge that crosses Deckers Creek just before the traffic light for Sargasso, Aldi, etc. 3. Westover Bridge coming into Morgantown
We're planning to propose the following (all heading in-bound towards town):
4. Rt. 705 between Mileground and Stewartstown Rd. 5. Earl Core Road (Rt. 7 Sabraton) somewhere between the I-68 interchange and the Hogback turn. 6. Willey St. after Hampton. 7. Stewart St. below Willowdale (tentatively 39.6419, -79.9503) 8. VanVoorhis before Burroughs (e.g. 39.658606, -79.963425) 9. Dorsey Av. just before Oak Grove Cemetery. 10.University Av. at city line coming from Star City.
These are tentative. We thought we should put them where there is a high traffic volume and a high likelihood that motorists would see them and increase their awareness of bicyclists and that bicyclists or potential bicyclists would see them and be inspired to ride more.
Thanks to Damien for making the attached map that shows the general locations.
Riding to each of these locations, deciding exactly where the sign should be placed and taking the GPS coordinates should be fun but the cycling may be challenging. If we see or think of better locations along the way, we can add them. (If Traci shows up, we might even ride around WVU.)
Saturday's weather is supposed to be nice but cool. Inevitably, we'll probably want to stop for some refreshments along the way and/or at the end.
I'm suggesting that we start at the Blue Moose at 11 am.
Who's in?
Frank