Bikeboard March 2010

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Re: [Bikeboard] FW: Monongahela Blvd Bicycle Lane
by Paul Becker 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Congratulations to Frank and everyone who worked hard on this. That parking issue is not going to be easy. The out of town fans will politic hard for that parking. Paul Paul Becker, ScD. Professor Safety and Health Extension Extension Service West Virginia University >>> "Frank Gmeindl" 03/09/10 8:16 PM >>> Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a letter that Damien Davis, Assistant City Engineersent to WVDOT/H that summarizes our response to their points on the Mon Blvd.bike lane. At a meeting today with 5 members of the WVDOT/H, they agreedwith our recommendations. There is however, one remaining obstacle. They will not give the City the permission to proceed until the City and WVUcan work out a solution to the motor vehicle parking that occurs on theshoulder during events at the Coliseum. The City has an action item to workwith the University to develop a solution. A time table is stillundefined. My overall assessment is that the City and WVDOT/H are much morecooperative with us now. Frank Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers ofvehicles From: Damien Davis[mailto:ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:53 PM To: Bill.C.Robinson(a)wv.gov Cc: Perry.J.Keller(a)wv.gov; richard.l.warner(a)wv.gov; Bill Austin; TerryHough; Jim.E.Hudson(a)wv.gov; Ray.C.Lewis(a)wv.gov; Frank Gmeindl Subject: Monongahela Blvd Bicycle Lane DearMr. Robinson, Attachedis the City*s response to several emails we have received with respect tothe proposed bicycle facility for Monongahela Blvd. I am sending this out aheadof tomorrows meeting so that we can discuss it then. Again, Thank you for yourtime and consideration. J.Damien Davis, EIT, CFM, Assistant City Engineer Cityof Morgantown PublicWorks Department - Engineering Division 389Spruce Street Morgantown,WV 26505 Office:304.284.7398 Fax:304.284.7409 www.morgantown.com J.Damien Davis, EIT, CFM, Assistant City Engineer Cityof Morgantown PublicWorks Department - Engineering Division 389 Spruce Street Morgantown, WV 26505 Office:304.284.7398 Fax:304.284.7409 www.morgantown.com

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FW: Monongahela Blvd Bicycle Lane
by Frank Gmeindl 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

Bicycle Board Members, Attached is a letter that Damien Davis, Assistant City Engineer sent to WVDOT/H that summarizes our response to their points on the Mon Blvd. bike lane. At a meeting today with 5 members of the WVDOT/H, they agreed with our recommendations. There is however, one remaining obstacle. They will not give the City the permission to proceed until the City and WVU can work out a solution to the motor vehicle parking that occurs on the shoulder during events at the Coliseum. The City has an action item to work with the University to develop a solution. A time table is still undefined. My overall assessment is that the City and WVDOT/H are much more cooperative with us now. Frank Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles From: Damien Davis [mailto:ddavis@cityofmorgantown.org] Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:53 PM To: Bill.C.Robinson(a)wv.gov Cc: Perry.J.Keller(a)wv.gov; richard.l.warner(a)wv.gov; Bill Austin; Terry Hough; Jim.E.Hudson(a)wv.gov; Ray.C.Lewis(a)wv.gov; Frank Gmeindl Subject: Monongahela Blvd Bicycle Lane Dear Mr. Robinson, Attached is the City's response to several emails we have received with respect to the proposed bicycle facility for Monongahela Blvd. I am sending this out ahead of tomorrows meeting so that we can discuss it then. Again, Thank you for your time and consideration. J. Damien Davis, EIT, CFM, Assistant City Engineer City of Morgantown Public Works Department - Engineering Division 389 Spruce Street Morgantown, WV 26505 Office: 304.284.7398 Fax: 304.284.7409 www.morgantown.com J. Damien Davis, EIT, CFM, Assistant City Engineer City of Morgantown Public Works Department - Engineering Division 389 Spruce Street Morgantown, WV 26505 Office: 304.284.7398 Fax: 304.284.7409 www.morgantown.com

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Club leadership training
by director 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

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Club leadership training
by director 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

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FWD: RE: Asking for Legislative Support at next week's Bike Summit
by director 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Frank, Much as I'd like to answer your questions, you're asking me to detour from my task. As cycling citizens we all owe it to ourselves to read these bills and write to our lawmakers with our opinions. After that, if you've got the will and time to help me make the case for them please call me about helping draft the one-page support papers. Lawmakers listen to their constituents, especially when they take the trouble to show up at the office. If the bill does have anything you don't like, you can express that too and advocate for ammendment. Here's more info on the ACT act: http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2010/03/just-in-time-for-the-summit-blumenau… http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1606&… The other things you should be able to look up. After you do I'd encourage you to write to your lawmakers (Rockefeller, Byrd and Mollohan) with you opinion on which way they should vote. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Frank Gmeindl" <frank.gmeindl(a)comcast.net> Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:59:27 -0500 Nick, Looks like you've crossed over into the dark "bike/ped" side. Please don't promote any legislation that doesn't support our right to the road, i.e. legislation that leads the public to expect us to ride on bike paths, bike lanes, shoulders, etc. As far as I'm concerned, most streets are already complete. Most cyclists just don't know how to ride on them. Where they're too narrow or too fast, widen them. Is that in any of those bills? The routes to school would be safe if students were properly trained to ride them and if laws were enforced. Are those points in any of those bills? I've never heard of the active community transportation act but what rewards does it give people moving under their own power? What costs does it put on those that use motor vehicles and jeopardize human powered movement? Good luck in the snake pit. Frank Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles > -----Original Message----- > From: bikeboard-bounces(a)cheat.org [mailto:bikeboard-bounces@cheat.org] > On Behalf Of director > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:57 AM > To: bikeboard(a)cheat.org > Subject: [Bikeboard] Asking for Legislative Support at next week's Bike > Summit > > > Good morning, > I need your help. > > As Morgantown's unofficial (but only) representative at the League of > American Bicyclists Summit next week in DC I'm drafting a couple of > one-page requests to leave with lawmakers when we visit Capitol Hill on > lobbying day. (btw - Don't worry, I won't be going in alone. 3 other > League members will be in our lobbying party from Charleston, > Martinsburg and Parkersburg. They all have better sense and restraint > than me, but not as much enthusiasm) If any of you have ever > complained about me acting singly and capriciously or overstepping my > (non-existent) authority, here's your chance to reign me in. > > Help me draft the requests based on how current legislation will affect > Morgantown - pictures, maps, stories, etc. The following bills are > currently up for consideration and I'm drafting a one-page document on > each one to leave behind in the office of each legislative aid we meet > with. > > "Complete Streets" Act - S. 584/HR 1443 > > "Safe Routes to Schools" Act S. 1156/HR 4021 > > "Active Community Transportation Act of 2010" H.R. 4722 > > In addition, I have these general objectives to promote if there's time > to complete requests for them: > Support/Introduce legislation that increases Non-Motorized Funding NMF > to a level comparable to its mode-share in WV (currently we're the > worst). Bring NMF from its current 0.2% value to 8% (bike/ped > modeshare) or 6% (bike/ped fatality share). > > Support/Introduce legislation that makes bike/ped safety education a > requirement in schools (rider education at the grade school level, > bike/ped awareness in drivers' education) This will have impact beyond > training the current generation of walkers/bikers - it will educate the > next generation of voters, legislators, planners and traffic engineers. > > I'll be working on this over the weekend and until I leave Tuesday > morning. Thank you for any support you can offer. > Nick > > > -- > Nick Hein LCI# 1705 > Director, Positive Spin > 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L > Morgantown, WV > ph 304-685-8954 > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikeboard mailing list > Bikeboard(a)cheat.org > http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard -- Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-685-8954 --

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Help lobby for bicycling next week
by director 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

Good morning, Next week I'll be at the League's 10th annual National Bike Summit along with about 700 advocates from all over the country (and a few from out of the country). This sounds like a lot of people, but when it comes to making national policy change it's just a start. They'd like your help. One of the days - March 11 - will be dedicated to lobbying on Capitol Hill for biker-friendly legislation. Those of us (4) from West Virginia will be visiting our senators and congressmen personally (usually their aides) to do this. The Alliance for Biking and Walking has set up a way that you can help, as described below. Of particular importance is the "Active Community Transportation" bill just introduced by congressman Blumenauer that would allow bike/ped projects to be funded over multiple years, like all other successful projects. Please follow the directions in the message below to contact your lawmakers and let them know how you feel about the issues before them (rants about issues that don't have pending legislation should be saved for another time). Please pass this on to everyone you know who feels passionately about supporting biking and walking infrastructure as well (including friends, city govt, businesses, etc). Thank you, Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Alliance for Biking & Walking <jeremy(a)peoplepoweredmovement.org> Reply-To: jeremy(a)peoplepoweredmovement.org Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 10:36:32 -0500 (EST) Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001cHaZO6NvI5WfbdCiYaOfEkqwk8Y… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACT Act Introduced! Virtual Lobby Day March 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Dear Nick, Representative Earl Blumenauer just introduced the Active Community Transportation Act, H.R.4722. This groundbreaking bill creates a competitive grant program with $2 Billion to help communities build bicycling and walking networks. For the first time, communities would be able to compete for multi-year funding to build active transportation systems, just as they do for transit and road infrastructure. Though many of you will be coming to DC next week for the National Bike Summit, this is a great opportunity for other leaders and members of your organization not traveling to DC to participate in an important way. Working with our America Bikes partners, we encourage your organization to participate in a Virtual Lobby Day next Thursday. "Too often we take for granted the value of being able to bike and walk to work," said Blumenauer. "It's unfortunate that many communities don't have the infrastructure in place to make active and healthy forms of transportation more accessible. The ACT transportation grants will make it easier for people to get out of their vehicles and onto sidewalks or bikes, boosting both heart rates and community vitality." We thank Representative Blumenauer and the other original sponsors - Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Jim Moran (D-VA) - for championing bicycling and walking. TAKE ACTION Given the timing of the bill's release, we have a unique opportunity to conduct a Virtual Lobby Day and present a strong and unified voice on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 11th. In conjunction with the National Bike Summit we ask that you call your representative next Thursday at the same time that over 700 Summit participants will have in-person meetings in congressional offices. NEXT STEPS On Wednesday March 10th we'll send a second alert with a link to the League of American Bicyclists on-line action center where people can easily contact their representatives. We encourage you to use the talking points below to send your own alert encouraging your members to participate. TALKING POINTS Please call your representatives on March 11th to ask them to co-sponsor H.R.4722: "The Active Community Transportation Act." Tell Them: * Bicycling and walking are part of the solution. Half of all trips in the United States are three miles or less, yet the majority of these short trips are made by car. Shifting more of these short trips to biking and walking would not only reduce congestion, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and our dependence on oil, but will also improve physical activity, safety, and livability. * Investing in bicycling and walking infrastructure works. Commuting by bicycle has increased 43 percent since 2000 - and by 69 percent in designated Bicycle Friendly Communities that have invested in infrastructure improvements. * Please co-sponsor the Active Community Transportation Act (H.R.4722). Thanks, Jeremy Grandstaff Member Services Director Alliance for Biking & Walking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Share this email http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=ctctproductstrategy&url=http:… Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102329622679&ea=director@posit… This email was sent to director(a)positivespin.org by jeremy(a)peoplepoweredmovement.org. 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Bike ed simulator
by director 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Good morning, Not sure how I missed this when it came up last Fall, but thought some of you might be interested in it too. http://www.slashgear.com/honda-bicycle-simulator-injects-road-safety-fun-in… Est. price is $8500 Anyone heard any reviews? Nick -- Nick Hein LCI# 1705 Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-685-8954 --

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Author
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Bicycle Board Members, Please select from the following list, articles that you would like to author for the Dominion Post and the blog at www.BikeMorgantown.com: 1. About Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board 2. City Receives Bicycling Educational Grant 3. Same Roads, Same Rights, Same rules 4. Riding a Bike in Traffic 5. Driving near Bicyclists 6. Bikes and Pedestrians 7. Biking for Children 8. Alternative approaches: Bike Lanes, Road Share 9. Civility on the Road 10. Green biking 11. Healthy Biking 12. Morgantown Bike Route 13. Biking in Other Cities 14. Biking around the world 15. Traffic Skills 101 16. Bike Trips around Morgantown 17. Positive Spin 18. Bike Groups in Morgantown (????) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Biking for Parents 20. ABC Quick Check Starting in a few weeks, we will have regular, frequent, periodical articles published and we need Bicycle Board authors for them. If you don't like any of these, suggest a topic that you'd like to write about. Keep in mind that the goal is to improve behaviors and attitudes toward bicycling of everyone, including bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians in Morgantown. We will discuss these at tomorrow night's Bicycle Board meeting. Frank Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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Agenda for this Thursday's meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached a recommended agenda for this Thursday's (3/4) Bicycle Board meeting. Also attached are the minutes of our last meeting. At the meeting, we'll discuss National Bike Month. Please review this link: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/pdf/national_bike_month_guide.p df before the meeting. It provides a plan that includes ideas for things we can do for Bike Month. Please reply if you would like any changes or additions to the agenda. Frank Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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