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From: "Bill Austin" <baustin@labyrinth.net>
Date: February 17, 2012 10:47:18 AM EST
To: "'Frank Gmeindl'" <frank.gmeindl@comcast.net>, "'Christopher Fletcher'" <cfletcher@cityofmorgantown.org>, <cabildso@yahoo.com>
Subject: FW: Legislation on the Senate Side

FYI
 
From: David Bruffy [mailto:Bruffy@busride.org] 
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:42 AM
To: Bill Austin
Cc: Maria Smith
Subject: FW: Legislation on the Senate Side
 
FYI – Complete Streets Introduced
 
David Bruffy
General Manager
Mountain Line Transit Authority
420 DuPont Road
Morgantown, WV  26501
(304) 296-3680 Office
(304) 291-7433 Route Information
(304) 291-7429 FAX
 
 
From: Suzanne Park [mailto:park@wvtransit.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:19 AM
To: Bill Mauzy; BJ Rollins; Brenda Wilmoth; Buckwheat Express; Darlene Harris; David Bruffy; David Clawson; Dennis Dawson; Doug Hartley; George Levitsky; J Carter; Jennifer Woodall; Jim Ryan; John Aman; Kevin Beynon; Patrick McKinney; Paul E. Davis; Paula Smith; Rebecca Poe; Rose Meredith; Susan O'Connell; Tim Thomas; Wayne Pifer
Cc: Maria Smith
Subject: Legislation on the Senate Side
 
Member's Press Release
Release Date: 02/17/2012
Contact: enator John Unger II at (304) 357-7933
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Majority Leader John R. Unger II
 
 
Senator Unger Introduces Bill To Increase Safety, Sense of Community
 
Senate Majority Leader John Unger II (D-Berkeley) introduced a bill today aimed at using transportation projects as opportunities to improve the quality of life for West Virginians.
 
Senate Bill 609 requires that incorporating complete streets features, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and accessible curb ramps, be considered when designing transportation projects.
 
A complete streets policy aims to increase the safety and accessibility of roads for all users, from ensuring persons in wheelchairs have sidewalks that are wide and flat enough to use to protecting bicyclists who share the road with motorists.
 
“Increasing mobility, especially for pedestrians, fosters an inviting environment that improves the sense of community and helps local businesses,” Senator Unger said. “We’ve seen the benefits a policy like this has on communities here in West Virginia and this bill ensures towns throughout the state can enjoy the same positive outcomes.”
 
Planning ahead for future use of roads by including complete streets features in new projects can also save municipalities or the state from costly retrofitting expenditures later.
 
Senate Bill 609 was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
 
 
 
Suzanne Park
Director of Communications
PO Box 1312
Bridgeport, WV
304-844-0123
 
West Virginia Public Transit....There's a  LOT Riding on It!
 
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