Fwd: WVCC Update - Bikeboard

9 Mar 2015


      Note Kasey's statement in her update below:
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I know Morgantown has done a ride for years and is doing one this year. We will be doing one in Charleston as well. I am happy to help you organize one in your community. Please email or call me so we can start!
Can we do it again this year?  Last year, Emily organized the best Bike To Work day we've ever had!  
12 participants including Mayor Selin
Coffee, muffins, granola bars, table, server, Maggie from the Grind
Free beer tickets from Black Bear
Gift certificate raffle from Real 
Safe ride out the trail to Sixth St., up Beechurst & Mon Blvd. and across the Evansdale campus.
Who's in this year?  I'll help.
Frank
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From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com
Subject: WVCC Update
Date: March 9, 2015 1:21:27 PM EDT
To: Adam Angelona adam@wvcompanybicycle.com, Adam Flack aflack@wvonthemove.net, Amy Haden amyhaden@gmail.com, Anita Mayer anita.mayer@mail.wvu.edu, Bill Austin baustin@labyrinth.net, Bill Wells bwells@unitedcoal.com, Breanna Shell shellb@cityofhuntington.com, Brendan Bell brendanbell.bell@gmail.com, Bruce Curry Bruce@currydesigngroup.com, Charlene Cook charlenecook1955@aol.com, Charles Holley cholley@cityofhuntington.com, "chip@wamsleycycles.com" chip@wamsleycycles.com, Christiaan Abildso cgabildso@hsc.wvu.edu, Connie Lupardus clupardus@caez-wv.org, Craig Slaughter craig.slaughter@wvimb.org, Dale Goff Dale.goff3@gmail.com, Dennis A Strawn dennis.a.strawn@gmail.com, Don Spencer DSpencer36@comcast.net, Edgar Barrett nedbarrett@bellsouth.net, Ella Belling ella@montrails.org, Elliott Lewis eelewis7@gmail.com, Emily Vasile emilyvasile@gmail.com, Emmett Pepper epepper@vt.edu, Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net, Gail Pitchford gail.pitchford@camc.org, Gary Zuckett garyz@wvcag.org, Greg Garrett gagarrett@gmail.com, "harvey.allen@chartersites.net" harvey.allen@chartersites.net, Isaac Forman formanir@gmail.com, j underhill Jfunderhill@gmail.com, Jeffrey Lusk jlusk@trailsheaven.com, Jenny Totten jenny.dawn.totten@gmail.com, John Francis johncfrancis13@gmail.com, John Manchester jmanchester@lewisburg-wv.com, Kate Dobson Forman katedforman@gmail.com, "Laura M. Dice" Laura.Dice@camc.org, Michael Loughney mloughney@tioga-resources.com, Michael Plante mike@planteandassociates.com, Mike Costello costellowv@gmail.com, Nate Orders mail@ordersconstruction.com, Nathan McCray nathanmccray@Hotmail.com, Park Ferguson parkferg2007@yahoo.com, Patricia Clay trishc1@suddenlink.net, Patrick Donovan pdonovan@njrati.org, Rahul Gupta rahul.gupta@wv.gov, Rich Harper johnscyclery@frontier.com, Richard Eichberger reichberger@suddenlink.net, Scott Ferry scottferry@wvregion3.org, Scott Sudduth scottsud@gmail.com, Spellman Kent k.spellman@wvhub.org, "sryder@tgkvf.org" sryder@tgkvf.org, Stacy Bisker selaineb@gmail.com, Steve Fowler smf@pffwv.com, Susie K Salisbury Susiesalis@aol.com, Ted Armbrecht eca3@suddenlinkmail.com, Tom Heywood theywood@bowlesrice.com, Tom Wood twood84@gmail.com, "townoffayetteville@suddenlinkmail.com" townoffayetteville@suddenlinkmail.com, voicetalent@amiebreedlove.com, weber xvrweber@gmail.com, "wrnott@suddenlink.net" wrnott@suddenlink.net, WV Explorer editor@wvexplorer.com
WVCC Update, March 9, 2015
Hello WVCC Members:
It’s a very good thing that we passed the Bike Safety Bill last session. The current WV House and Senate’s priorities do not include walkable and bikeable communities. Maybe they will look to creating healthier communities and citizens and economic development and tourism opportunities created by more people walking and biking next session. In the meantime, WVCC will focus on city councils and county commissions.
During the next few months, we will create a “State of the State of Cycling and Walking in WV.” I’m asking ALL of you to send me something good regarding anything dealing with cycling or walking in your community. We would like to have a great story to tell when we kick off our Bike Safety Campaign sometime in May so please send me your good news by May 1st or sooner if you can. I will be sending out details about the Give Em 3 Safety Campaign as I receive them. I’m sure we will have a big media splash when the billboards start to appear around the Kanawha Valley.
Our next board meeting is Friday, April 10th from 4 to 5:30 in Charleston. This will be a working, business only board meeting. If you would like to join via conference call, please email me. All are welcome.
We would like to see as many communities across WV participate in Bike to Work Day on May 15th.  I know Morgantown has done a ride for years and is doing one this year. We will be doing one in Charleston as well. I am happy to help you organize one in your community. Please email or call me so we can start!
Wish me and Brian Weber luck this week as we prepare to meet with the WV Congressional Delegation this Thursday. It’s the League of American Bicyclist’s Annual Lobby Day on Thursday and we will be meeting with staffers to discuss the importance of pedestrian/cycling infrastructure to our state.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Kasey
Kasey Russell, WVCC, Executive Director, 304.542.1994