Good morning,
I received notice of this pending federal legislation from the Alliance for Biking and Walking. (sorry for the long link)
I think the campus connector (and other bike/ped amenities) might qualify and I'd be happy to work with anyone on the board to prepare a proposal.
Nick
http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001PxvKDHU1N4rpBZIxDDB6C9EeamT…
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From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:55:34 -0500
All,
Just reading the initial numbers which indicate a 6% drop I guessed the main causes to be unemployment increase and gas price decrease, which the the folks of Portland figured on as well. Considering their huge increases hitting a plateau is inevitable. What would really be interesting are the missing numbers, those relating to car counts at the same points and their yearly fluctuations.
Chip
>Bicycle Board Members,
>
>Some members cite something Portland's doing and then say we should do
>that here because Portland has seen a huge increase in trips by bike.
>The article in Willamette Week
>http://wweek.com/editorial/3606/13475/#comments_add says this year,
>Portland's bicycle trip numbers have dropped. Now everyone's wondering
>why.
>
>The reason I send this article is to caution us to have valid data or at
>least sound logic before we proceed to implement ideas. Some people
>have credited Portland's bike lanes, bike boxes and bike routes for the
>increased bike trip numbers but fail to recognize that at the same time,
>the City ran an extensive education campaign. One problem with changing
>many things at the same time is that it's difficult to relate the
>results to the changes. Perhaps the number of trips by bike would have
>climbed much more if they only did the bike routes and not the bike
>lanes, bike boxes and education. Who knows?
>
>Frank
>/Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/
>
>
>
>
Bicycle Board Members,
Some members cite something Portland's doing and then say we should do
that here because Portland has seen a huge increase in trips by bike.
The article in Willamette Week
http://wweek.com/editorial/3606/13475/#comments_add says this year,
Portland's bicycle trip numbers have dropped. Now everyone's wondering
why.
The reason I send this article is to caution us to have valid data or at
least sound logic before we proceed to implement ideas. Some people
have credited Portland's bike lanes, bike boxes and bike routes for the
increased bike trip numbers but fail to recognize that at the same time,
the City ran an extensive education campaign. One problem with changing
many things at the same time is that it's difficult to relate the
results to the changes. Perhaps the number of trips by bike would have
climbed much more if they only did the bike routes and not the bike
lanes, bike boxes and education. Who knows?
Frank
/Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/
Bicycle Board Members,
The Federal Highway Administration has approved and released the new
MUTCD that legitimizes Shared Lane Markings (Sharrows, Chevrons) and
Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs. Recall that the WVDOH retracted their
approval of our plan to install SLMs and BMUFL signs because these
weren't in the currently used 2003 MUTCD. The WVDOH people told me that
they can't use the new MUTCD until the WV legislature tells them to.
Does anybody know how to expedite that? Any other ideas on how we can
use the FHWA's issuance of the new MUTCD to get WVDOH to approve our plan?
The FHWA web site, http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/ says: "On December 16,
2009 a final rule adopting the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD was published
in the Federal Register. States must adopt the 2009 National MUTCD as
their legal State standard for traffic control devices within two
years." The Federal Register notice, which provides detailed discussion
of the FHWA's decisions on major changes from the 2003 edition, can be
viewed at *http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-28322.pdf*
<http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/…>
(PDF, 716KB). To view the 2009 MUTCD and other related information, go
to *http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/kno_2009.htm*.
FYI, I copied and pasted the sections on SLMs and BMUFL signs below.
Frank
/Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles
*Section 9C.07 Shared Lane Marking*
Option:
01 The Shared Lane Marking shown in Figure 9C-9 may be used to:
A. Assist bicyclists with lateral positioning in a shared lane with
on-street parallel parking in order to reduce
the chance of a bicyclist's impacting the open door of a parked vehicle,
B. Assist bicyclists with lateral positioning in lanes that are too
narrow for a motor vehicle and a bicycle to
travel side by side within the same traffic lane,
C. Alert road users of the lateral location bicyclists are likely to
occupy within the traveled way,
D. Encourage safe passing of bicyclists by motorists, and
E. Reduce the incidence of wrong-way bicycling.
Guidance:
02 The Shared Lane Marking should not be placed on roadways that have a
speed limit above 35 mph.
Standard:
03 Shared Lane Markings shall not be used on shoulders or in designated
bicycle lanes.
Guidance:
04 If used in a shared lane with on-street parallel parking, Shared Lane
Markings should be placed so that the
centers of the markings are at least 11 feet from the face of the curb,
or from the edge of the pavement where there
is no curb.
05 If used on a street without on-street parking that has an outside
travel lane that is less than 14 feet wide, the
centers of the Shared Lane Markings should be at least 4 feet from the
face of the curb, or from the edge of the
pavement where there is no curb.
06 If used, the Shared Lane Marking should be placed immediately after
an intersection and spaced at intervals
not greater than 250 feet thereafter.
Option:
07 Section 9B.06 describes a Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign that may be
used in addition to or instead of the
Shared Lane Marking to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy
the travel lane.
*Section 9B.06 Bicycles May Use Full Lane Sign (R4-11)*Option:
01 The Bicycles May Use Full Lane (R4-11) sign (see Figure 9B-2) may be
used on roadways where no bicycle
lanes or adjacent shoulders usable by bicyclists are present and where
travel lanes are too narrow for bicyclists and
motor vehicles to operate side by side.
02 The Bicycles May Use Full Lane sign may be used in locations where it
is important to inform road users that
bicyclists might occupy the travel lane.
03 Section 9C.07 describes a Shared Lane Marking that may be used in
addition to or instead of the Bicycles May
Use Full Lane sign to inform road users that bicyclists might occupy the
travel lane.
Support:
04 The Uniform Vehicle Code (UVC) defines a "substandard width lane" as
a "lane that is too narrow for a
bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the same lane."
/
Hello all,
I reserved the Public Safety Center Conference
Room for Tuesday, December 15th from 6pm-8pm for the Bike Route Map meeting. Please join us if you wish to contribute.
Have a nice day,
~Derek
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” -H.G. Wells
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Bicycle Board Members,
If you have any comments on the attached files, please reply-all.
Unless your address is on Damien's To: or CC: list, please do not reply
to him or other members of his lists.
Frank
/Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:15:34 -0500
From: Damien Davis <ddavis(a)cityofmorgantown.org>
To: Dan Boroff <dboroff(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Don Spencer
<dspencer36(a)comcast.net>, <rnutter(a)wvu.edu>, Frank Gmeindl
<fgmeindl(a)verizon.net>, <psteel(a)access.k12.wv.us>,
<thorny53(a)verizon.net>, <kmartis(a)wvu.edu>
CC: Terry Hough <though(a)cityofmorgantown.org>, Barbara Shellito
<bshellito(a)cityofmorgantown.org>
Attached are a map and list of properties and owners that could
potentially be affected by the proposed campus connector. If you have
any questions or comments feel free to contact me at the number below.
*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
Aira,
I'm copying the Bicycle Board members on this and asking them to
reply-all to this message with:
1. Any text they think should be on the logo
2. Any iconic local buildings that they think would appropriate for a
background skyline
3. Their thoughts about changing the name of the Morgantown Municipal
Bicycle Board.
Frank
/Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/
On 12/4/2009 11:25 AM, Aira Loren Burkhart wrote:
> Frank,
>
> I just sent you that article because I thought it was neat, not as an
> action item, just something aspire to in the future.
>
> I didn't receive the newsletter. Maybe they are getting sent to spam?
> I did not see it in my spam folder, though. Please attach it and resend.
>
> Can you have the bike board email me about the text to appear on the
> logo? If everyone is copied on the correspondence, I think an email
> discussion will probably be reflective of everyone's ideas, at least
> enough to get a start. Are there any iconic local buildings that the
> board thinks would appropriate for a background skyline? (In a concept
> with such a skyline. I'm not married to any particular concept.)
>
> Do you have an feeling about the name, aside from the procedural hoops
> of suggesting such a change? Does it strike you as a good idea, or not
> worth the hassle?
>
> thanks,
> aira
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net
> <mailto:fgmeindl@verizon.net>> wrote:
>
> We'd need at least 14 feet of lane width to add a bike lane, green
> or otherwise. I am not aware of any lanes that wide in Morgantown
> or WV. The reason we advocated for sharrows (Shared Lane
> Markings) is that they can be installed on lanes that are less
> than 14 feet wide (at least 4 feet from the curb with no car
> pakring or 11 feet the curb with on-street parking (MUTCD
> standard) and when accompanied by Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs
> can be effective. That's what we succeeded in getting through the
> City and the State until there was a personnel change in the WVDOH
> that resulted in their retracting their approval. Now, Janel is
> leading a project intended to get that approval again.
>
> The BB will have to decide by consensus what the logo will
> represent, i.e. whether or not it has the BB name. To change the
> name of the Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board we will have to get
> concurrence from the Traffic Commission that formed and governs
> us. Attached are the Procedural Guidelines that define us.
> Please also be aware that the BB's vision states: "All Morgantown
> residents can enjoy bicycling safely and fearlessly anywhere,
> anytime, for any reason. "
>
> Aira, last night, I sent you the Bicycle Board's November report
> to the Traffic Commission. The report is organized by the E's.
> You might also look at our application for a LAB Bicycle Friendly
> Community award at
> http://www.morgantown.com/bike-board-documents/BFC%20Application.zip
> . The criteria for the award are the E's and reading through the
> criteria provides a clear idea of what each E means. FYI, since we
> applied for the award in 2008, the LAB added a 6th E: Equality.
> The BB November report to the TC explains it.
>
> Frank
> /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of
> vehicles/
>
>
>
> On 12/4/2009 10:41 AM, Aira Loren Burkhart wrote:
>> Here is the Austin article I was talking about. I think the large
>> painted road areas look very understandable to drivers and
>> cyclists alike.
>> http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/fitcity/entr…
>>
>> Also, will the logo depict the name as "Morgantown Bicycle
>> Board"? My husband suggested that "Morgantown Bicycle Authority"
>> (MBA) has more teeth to it. "Morgantown Bicycle Commission" also
>> sounds somewhat more official than "Board" though less so than
>> "Authority".
>>
>> Please send the newsletter with the "E" statements and also
>> specify if you would like any kind of slogan incorporated into
>> the "seal/logo" itself.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> aira
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>
Hey guys,
Let's try hard to meet within the next week or two. Please reply to this ASAP, so we can determine the date, time, and place. The folks who were selected for this committee last night were: Gunnar Shogren, Chet Parsons, Ralph LaRue, Derek Springston, maybe Duncan Oliver, and maybe Ryan Post. Any other Bike Board members are welcome to attend.
I am available on these days:
Monday Dec. 7th - after 5pm
Thurs. Dec. 10th - after 5pm
Monday Dec. 14th - after 5pm
Tues. Dec. 15th - after 5pm
Please place your name next to any of these evenings that will work for you. If anyone else needs added to this email, please let me know.
Thanks,
~Derek
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” -H.G. Wells
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Here is the Austin article I was talking about. I think the large painted
road areas look very understandable to drivers and cyclists alike.
http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/fitcity/entr…
Also, will the logo depict the name as "Morgantown Bicycle Board"? My
husband suggested that "Morgantown Bicycle Authority" (MBA) has more teeth
to it. "Morgantown Bicycle Commission" also sounds somewhat more official
than "Board" though less so than "Authority".
Please send the newsletter with the "E" statements and also specify if you
would like any kind of slogan incorporated into the "seal/logo" itself.
Thanks!
aira