Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already: Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks. City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com Subject: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown. Thanks, Kasey
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown – May 2015
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. • Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net Subject: Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT To: Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already: Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks. City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com Subject: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown. Thanks, Kasey
Thanks everyone! One thing I was never able to pull off was the bike to school day at Mountainview ES (if that's why it was on the list)
There was a Walk to School Day event with 20+ children at Brookhaven ES in 2014, though
Wow, that's a lot of activity! Well done
Christiaan
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From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM Subject:[Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown – May 2015 • Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. • Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Subject: Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Date: May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT
To: Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already:
Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan.LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016.City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks.City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City.Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops.Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified.WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013.Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard.Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants.Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary.Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com
Subject: State of Cycling and Walking
Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT
To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown.
Thanks, Kasey
One other thing...if you know, you may want to add the # of people that completed the Confident City Cycling Classes.
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM Subject:[Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown – May 2015 • Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. • Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Subject: Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Date: May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT
To: Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already:
Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan.LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016.City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks.City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City.Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops.Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified.WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013.Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard.Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants.Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary.Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com
Subject: State of Cycling and Walking
Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT
To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown.
Thanks, Kasey
Thanks, Christiaan! Here's what we have now. Changes from last in bold.
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Morgantown Mayor featured in Pro Walk Pro Bike video along with mayors other seven cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia testifying that “great biking means great cities”. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes to more than 150 students. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and 25 participants. • Conducted Walk To School Day at Brookhaven Elementary School. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
On May 19, 2015, at 10:04 AM, Christiaan Abildso cabildso@yahoo.com wrote:
One other thing...if you know, you may want to add the # of people that completed the Confident City Cycling Classes.
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From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM Subject:[Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown – May 2015
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. • Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net Subject: Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT To: Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already: Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks. City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com Subject: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown. Thanks, Kasey
Another bit of data is for pedestrians...2007-2012, commuting to work on foot increase from roughly 12% to 18.6%. That rate 18.6%, is among the top 10 for similarly sized cities in the U.S.
Christiaan
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From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:28 AM Subject:Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks, Christiaan! Here's what we have now. Changes from last in bold.
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Morgantown Mayor featured in Pro Walk Pro Bike video along with mayors other seven cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia testifying that “great biking means great cities”. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes to more than 150 students. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and 25 participants. • Conducted Walk To School Day at Brookhaven Elementary School. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
On May 19, 2015, at 10:04 AM, Christiaan Abildso cabildso@yahoo.com wrote:
One other thing...if you know, you may want to add the # of people that completed the Confident City Cycling Classes.
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From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM Subject:[Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown – May 2015 • Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. • Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Subject: Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Date: May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT
To: Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already:
Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan.LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016.City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks.City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City.Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops.Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified.WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013.Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard.Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants.Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary.Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com
Subject: State of Cycling and Walking
Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT
To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown.
Thanks, Kasey
Thanks, Christiaan! Update follows with changes from recent in bold.
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • Walking to work 2007-2012 increased from roughly 12% to 18.6%. (18.6%, is among the top 10 for similarly sized cities in the U.S.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Morgantown Mayor featured in Pro Walk Pro Bike video along with mayors other seven cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia testifying that “great biking means great cities”. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes to more than 150 students. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and 25 participants. • Conducted Walk To School Day at Brookhaven Elementary School. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
Frank
On May 19, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Christiaan Abildso cabildso@yahoo.com wrote:
Another bit of data is for pedestrians...2007-2012, commuting to work on foot increase from roughly 12% to 18.6%. That rate 18.6%, is among the top 10 for similarly sized cities in the U.S. Christiaan
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From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:28 AM Subject:Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks, Christiaan! Here's what we have now. Changes from last in bold.
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Morgantown Mayor featured in Pro Walk Pro Bike video along with mayors other seven cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia testifying that “great biking means great cities”. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes to more than 150 students. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and 25 participants. • Conducted Walk To School Day at Brookhaven Elementary School. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
On May 19, 2015, at 10:04 AM, Christiaan Abildso cabildso@yahoo.com wrote:
One other thing...if you know, you may want to add the # of people that completed the Confident City Cycling Classes.
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM Subject:[Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown – May 2015
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. • Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net Subject: Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT To: Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already: Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks. City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com Subject: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown. Thanks, Kasey
Don't forget ..
Installation of high quality inverted U bike rack parking all around both WVU campuses.
I should point out that some of this parking is now installed at the PRT stations and university buildings right in the vicinity of downtown Morgantown.
-Jonathan
On 05/19/2015 11:33 AM, Christiaan Abildso wrote:
Another bit of data is for pedestrians...2007-2012, commuting to work on foot increase from roughly 12% to 18.6%. That rate 18.6%, is among the top 10 for similarly sized cities in the U.S. Christiaan
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*From*:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com *Date*:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:28 AM *Subject*:Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks, Christiaan! Here's what we have now. Changes from last in bold.
. Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) . LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. . Morgantown Mayor featured in Pro Walk Pro Bike video along with mayors other seven cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia testifying that "great biking means great cities". . Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. . Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. . BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. . City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. . Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. . Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. . Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes*to more than 150 students*. . Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City's public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. . Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. . Developed Commuter bicycling class. . Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. . Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. . Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. . Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. . Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com http://BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. . Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. . Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. . Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. . Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. . Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. . Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. . Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. . Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. . Developed and published a bicycling education "community" page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. . Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. . Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. . City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. . City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. . Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. . Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. . WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. . Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. . Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. . Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and 25 participants. . *Conducted Walk To School Day at Brookhaven Elementary School.* . Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. . Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. . Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. . Bike racks installed at two middle schools. . Open streets event 2 consecutive years. . Max's Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. . Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
On May 19, 2015, at 10:04 AM, Christiaan Abildso <cabildso@yahoo.com javascript:return> wrote:
One other thing...if you know, you may want to add the # of people that completed the Confident City Cycling Classes.
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*From*:"Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl@gmail.com javascript:return> *Date*:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM *Subject*:[Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown -- May 2015
. Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) . LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. . Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. . Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. . BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. . City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. . Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. . Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. . Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. . Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City's public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. . Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. . Developed Commuter bicycling class. . Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. . Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. . Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. . Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. . Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com http://bikemorgantown.com/ monthly topic-specific education articles. . Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. . Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. . Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. . Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. . Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. . Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. . Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. . Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. . Developed and published a bicycling education "community" page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. . Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. . Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. . City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. . City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. . Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. . Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. . WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. . Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. . Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. . Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. . Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. . Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. . Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. . Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. . Bike racks installed at two middle schools. . Open streets event 2 consecutive years. . Max's Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. . Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net *Subject: **Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking* *Date: *May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT *To: *Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already:
- Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan.
- LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016.
- City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks.
- City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City.
- Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops.
- Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified.
- WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013.
- Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills.
- Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard.
- Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants.
- Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary.
- Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
Begin forwarded message:
*From: *Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com *Subject: **State of Cycling and Walking* *Date: *May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT *To: *Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown. Thanks, Kasey
Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com http://wvcompletestreets.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard
Thanks, Jonathan! Changes from last marked in bold.
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • Walking to work 2007-2012 increased from roughly 12% to 18.6%. (18.6%, is among the top 10 for similarly sized cities in the U.S.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Morgantown Mayor featured in Pro Walk Pro Bike video along with mayors other seven cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia testifying that “great biking means great cities”. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes to more than 150 students. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and 25 participants. • Conducted Walk To School Day at Brookhaven Elementary School. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Secure bicycle parking, lockers and shower installed at WVU Mountaineer Station multi-modal transportation facility. • Hundreds of stainless steel inverted U racks locally designed, fabricated and installed throughout WVU campus. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
On May 19, 2015, at 5:25 PM, Jonathan Rosenbaum jr@wvcompletestreets.org wrote:
Don't forget ..
Installation of high quality inverted U bike rack parking all around both WVU campuses.
I should point out that some of this parking is now installed at the PRT stations and university buildings right in the vicinity of downtown Morgantown.
-Jonathan
On 05/19/2015 11:33 AM, Christiaan Abildso wrote:
Another bit of data is for pedestrians...2007-2012, commuting to work on foot increase from roughly 12% to 18.6%. That rate 18.6%, is among the top 10 for similarly sized cities in the U.S. Christiaan
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From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:28 AM Subject:Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks, Christiaan! Here's what we have now. Changes from last in bold.
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Morgantown Mayor featured in Pro Walk Pro Bike video along with mayors other seven cities such as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia testifying that “great biking means great cities”. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes to more than 150 students. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and 25 participants. • Conducted Walk To School Day at Brookhaven Elementary School. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
On May 19, 2015, at 10:04 AM, Christiaan Abildso cabildso@yahoo.com wrote:
One other thing...if you know, you may want to add the # of people that completed the Confident City Cycling Classes.
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
From:"Frank Gmeindl" fgmeindl@gmail.com Date:Tue, May 19, 2015 at 12:16 AM Subject:[Bikeboard] Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking
Thanks to responses from Jenny, Christiaan, Don Spencer and Chip we now have:
State of Cycling and Walking in Morgantown – May 2015
• Bike commuting "tripled" in Morgantown 2007-2012, albeit from 0.1% to 0.3%. (National rate for the same time frame is 0.6%.) • LAB designated Morgantown Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. • Municipal Bicycle Board established 2006 and Pedestrian Safety Board established 2007. • Positive Spin cooperative established in 2005 to support citizens who choose to walk, bike, bus and carpool for a more livable Morgantown. Refurbished and distributed thousands of bikes to people who need them for transportation and teaches bicycle maintenance and safe bicycling. • BikeMorgantown brand established with website and social media primarily for education. • City Council adopted comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. • Received $58,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant and established Confident City Cycling education program recognized by LAB. • Developed 5 League certified Cycling Instructors. • Delivered 25 Confident City Cycling classes. • Developed 7 15-second educational TV spots and broadcast them on 6 TV networks, the City’s public access TV station and WVU information kiosks. • Created and displayed educational billboards on 7 strategic arterials. • Developed Commuter bicycling class. • Developed Traffic Skills class tailored for experienced cyclists. • Delivered lunch-and-learn cycling classes to Morgantown Multi-Sport groups. • Deliver annual Morgantown Bicycling invited lecture to WVU Sustainable Living class. • Developed driver education module and trained Morgantown High School driver education instructor to deliver it. • Wrote and published in the Morgantown Dominion Post and on BikeMorgantown.com monthly topic-specific education articles. • Developed a 10-minute educational video for cyclists under 12-years of age. • Collaborated with WVU bicycle police in their completing International Police Mountain Bike Association training. • Created, printed and gave Morgantown and WVU police, cards that describe bicyclist rights and bicyclist and motorist duties for police to give to bicyclists and motorists. • Created and distributed educational bumper stickers. • Created and distributed business cards that contain education program contact information and tips for better bicycling. • Established bicycling information booth at WVU Employee Fest. • Provided educational materials to MPO transportation fair. • Purchased Bicycling Street Smarts books and provided them to local bike shops to give with the purchase of every new bike. • Developed and published a bicycling education “community” page in the Mountaineer Yellow Pages. • Under Farmer, Cline, and Campbell Law Office sponsorship gave and fitted hundreds of helmets over 3 consecutive years of the Todd May First Responders Fair. • Bike routes throughout the City classified and mapped. • City budgeted $100,000 (20?%) of this year's paving budget for sidewalks. • City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. • Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. • Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. • WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. • Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. • Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. • Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. • Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. • Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport and Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pittsburgh, Maryland and DC. • Post-and-Ring secure bicycle-parking rings installed in downtown business district. • Bike lockers installed at 2 city parking garages. • Bike racks installed at two middle schools. • Open streets event 2 consecutive years. • Max’s Challenge initiated by 10 year-old brought tens of youth and parents out to ride over Monongahela Boulevard major hill from downtown to Star City. • Home of Appalachian Bicycle Racing Association that conducts many nationally famous, best attended and competitive road, mountain and cyclocross races in the country.
I will send this to Kasey by the end of the day unless I receive more input or recommendations for improvement.
Frank
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From: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net Subject: Fwd: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 12:11:31 PM EDT To: Bike Board - Morgantown bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com
Who wants to take the lead on sending Kasey a paragraph on Morgantown accomplishments for the "State of Cycling and Walking" report?
I was preparing a "State of Cycling" in Morgantown to send to Kasey before the April 10 WVCC BOD meeting but then Christiaan and Emily sent material to Kasey and I thought we were done. I think some ONE should at least compile all the input we've already given into one paragraph and send it to her.
Following is my recollection of what we've sent or told her already: Morgantown has an official comprehensive bicycling plan and Morgantown Monongalia MPO established distinct bicycle plan in Long Range Transportation Plan. LAB designated Morgantown Bronze lever Bicycle Friendly Community 2012-2016. City budgeted $??? (???%) of this year's budget for sidewalks. City budgeted $5,000 for Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City. Received $96,000 Transportation Enhancement Grant to install Shared Lane Markings and Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) signs throughout the City and provide sheltered bicycle parking at bus stops. Received $7,200 grant from Allstate to certify League Cycling Instructors and deliver Confident City Cycling classes; one new instructor certified. WVU PE 212 Confident City Cycling class on-going since 2013. Received $2,000 grant from Allstate and produced a mailer on safe cycling and safe driving around cyclists and distributed 25,000 copies to all Morgantown Utility Board customers in their bills. Completed MOU with City, WVU and WVDOT and City budgeted $22,500 budget to install bicycle climbing lane on Monongahela Boulevard. Conducted Bike To Work Day for 3rd consecutive year with local merchants providing support, Mayor leading ride and ??? participants. Conducted Bike To School Day to Mountainview Elementary. Monongahela Rail Trail Conservancy conducted Rail-Trail Sojourn to bring national attention to our rail trail system and to get support for filling the gaps between Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Morgantown to the Great Allegheny passage to Pgh, Maryland and DC.
Frank
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From: Kasey Russell russell.kasey@gmail.com Subject: State of Cycling and Walking Date: May 18, 2015 10:03:06 AM EDT To: Frank Gmeindl frank.gmeindl@comcast.net
Hi Frank, have you had a chance to get something together for the State of Cycling and Walking publication? I'd like to get this done this month if possible. I'm hoping for a paragraph or two highlighting successes in Morgantown. Thanks, Kasey
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