Bikeboard January 2016

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FY14 Transportation Alternatives Intent-To-Apply
by Derek Springston 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Chip, Here is the Intent-to-Apply for the FY14 WVDOH Transportation Alternatives (Enhancing Bicycle Signage and Facilities -1289). Note that the $1.2 million figure was a simple entry error by the city when submitted, but it didn't jeopardize the final application. If you want to get me the information to fill in, I can take care of that with my login. Or if you wanted to run through it together, we could probably figure out a way to meet up to take care of it. I think my day could be a little flexible for that. Thanks! ~Derek -- *Let deeds, not words, be your adorning. -'Abdu'l-Baha* “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.” -John F. Kennedy *"...the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." - Martin Luther King* "...change can be so constant you don't even feel the difference until there is one. It can be so slow that you don't even notice that your life is better or worse, until it is. Or it can just blow you away, make you something different in an instant." - George from 'My Life as A House'

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Infrastructure projects for grants
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

At the 12/3/15 BB meeting, I took an action item to identify infrastructure projects for which to apply for grants. The top 3 are: 1. Bicycle lane on both sides of WV 705 from Willowdale Road to Mileground Road. 2. Campus Connector from Grant Avenue to the WVU Evansdale campus. 3. Health Center Connector from old North Fire Station to Law School, Health Center, University Park and Mountaineer Field. These were Engineering recommendations in our 2012 Greater Morgantown Bicycle Plan. In the attached Excel file, I sorted all the Engineering projects in order of the priority that they had in the Bicycle Plan and then marked in bold font those that are not already being addressed or are not exactly infrastructure projects. Some of this is arbitrary and others may disagree. I added a column of comments to explain my recommendations. Of course, this is only useful if we apply sufficient BB resources to win grants. Frank

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Fwd: 2016 WV Bike Summit
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Begin forwarded message: > From: Kasey Russell <russell.kasey(a)gmail.com> > Subject: 2016 WV Bike Summit > Date: January 6, 2016 2:52:52 PM EST > To: undisclosed-recipients > > WV Connecting Communities Supporters: The event that we have been planning and discussing since July is HAPPENING soon!!! We are so excited about the speakers that are traveling to Charleston on January 24th from all over the country. > > The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy is speaking at lunch! This is cool people!! Our State Highway Engineer is also speaking. These men are in charge of transportation policy at the federal level and highway/road engineering here in WV. What a great opportunity to hear their perspectives on cycling and walking in our country and to show them that people do care very much about safely being able to walk or bike in our communities. > > Please register for the Summit (Jan. 24 and 25 at the Charleston Marriott) today by visiting www.wvconnectingcommunities.com. Look for the Register Now button. You will have to hit an additional Register Now button but you can do it!! Early registration ends on Jan. 13th. If you need to pay by check or cash, send me an email. > > I've attached the latest and greatest program. Please forward my email to all your colleagues and friends that may be interested in health, community development, tourism, cycling infrastructure, or just plain ole like bicycles. > > Let me know if you would like to help out at the Summit. Feel free to call or email if you have ideas/thoughts or are just as excited as I am. > > Kasey > > Kasey Russell > WV Connecting Communities, Executive Director > 304.542.1994 > >

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Fwd: 2016 WV Bike Summit
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

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Community Health survey for Mon County residents
by Christiaan Abildso 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Friends -Apologies for mass distribution and cross postings, but on my professional side I am part of an assessment of the perceived health needs of Mon County. As such, we are asking residents of Mon County to complete a very brief, 5 minute survey about our community's health needs. This is a tremendous opportunity to guide future investment by Ruby & the Health Department. Much like the many transportation & other plans our local entities put together, our voice is needed to guide these efforts to make Mon County an even greater place to walk, bike, breathe, and live. Information follows. Thanks for considering! Please forward to other lists, including neighborhood associations, children's/adults' sports leagues, etc.Thanks so much!Christiaan-----------Dear Monongalia County citizens: TheWVU School of Public Health (WVU SPH) and the Monongalia County HealthDepartment (MCHD) need your help! Every three years, non-profit hospitalsare required to conduct Community Health Needs Assessments and developimplementation plans for how the health needs of our county residents will bestbe addressed. WVU Hospital is partnering with MCHDand WVU SPH to complete the assessment and develop an improvement plan. These2 groups recognize the importance of hearing from the actual citizensbenefiting from and receiving these services. WVU SPH and MCHD want tointegrate your valuable input and engage the county-wide community in theassessment and planning efforts of this work. Please click on thefollowing link or copy and paste it into your web browser to take the briefsurvey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/communityhealth_assessment. It will take you approximately5 minutes to complete and your input is highly valuable. This work is all in aneffort to make Monongalia County a healthier place to live, work andplay. For more information you may contact: Jessica Coffman at jecoffman(a)hsc.wvu.edu or 304-293-6283. "When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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