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Safety Town
by director 01 Mar '09

01 Mar '09

Good evening, A few days ago I was talking to Kristen Dieffenbach (professor of Phy Ed instruction at WVU and CycleAmerica coach) about gradeschool bike safety education in European cities. Her eye's lit up and she started talking about a program at the grade school she attended in Cedarburg, WI - "Safety Town". It is a parking lot with streets painted on it and temporary buildings and traffic signs/lights. I found more info on it at this link: http://www.cedarburgpolice.com/Safety%20Town.htm The picture shows pre-K kids on 4-wheel pedal cars, I assume you could ride bikes there just as well. Kristen said the crossing guard position was popular with the kids, and they took it seriously and did a good job. Thought this might be a practical possibility here in Morgantown. In fact we've done this indoors with signs owned by Fun Factory. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin 2567 Univ Ave Ste 6000L Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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[Fwd: WV Cycling Symposium in Charleston, WV - April 17 - 18]
by Frank Gmeindl 28 Feb '09

28 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, FYI, here's the agenda for the WV Cycling Symposium. Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: WV Cycling Symposium in Charleston, WV - April 17 - 18 Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:11:36 -0500 From: Kim Broughton <kimberlyjoshi(a)gmail.com> To: fgmeindl(a)verizon.net February 2009 *WV Cycling Symposium - April 17 - 18, 2009* /Charleston, WV/ The League of American Bicyclist <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=70515743&msgid=829729&act=0AHE&c=…>, Thunderhead Alliance <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=70515743&msgid=829729&act=0AHE&c=…> and a steering committee <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=70515743&msgid=829729&act=0AHE&c=…> of volunteers representing different areas and different interests in cycling in West Virginia have finalized the agenda for the Cycling Symposium being held April 17th and 18th in Charleston, WV. Invitations to speakers have been sent and we are putting the final touches on the details. Registration will open by March 8th! We wanted to share the agenda while we are waiting for speakers to confirm. We also wanted to invite you to recommend speakers for the break out sessions if you know of someone you think would be stellar! We are honored that Thunderhead Alliance has joined the cause and are grateful for the support of everyone who is making this possible! Here is a sneak peak... *Friday April 17 Plenary & Dinner 6:00-9:30pm* . Welcome and introductions, West Virginia Cycling Foundation President -- Dave Pray . Introduction to the League, BFC & BFS programs, Andy Clarke -- LAB Executive Director . West Virginia DOT's role commitment to bicycling . Importance of eco-tourism to West Virginia and bicycling potential role . Dinner & Drinks *Saturday April 18 9:00am-2:00pm* 9:00-10:00am Continental breakfast . State of the State('s bicycling) , Kimberly Broughton - Steering committee coordinator . Phenomenal success stories at the state level . Organizing Winning Campaigns/Grassroots efforts for bicycling, Jeff Miller -- Thunderhead Alliance Executive Director 10:00-10:45 am - Break-out sessions -- presentations on specific topics by presenters in each. See below for details. 10:45 -- 11:00 am Break 11:00 am - 12:00pm - Small group break outs within breakout sessions Goal of these group break outs is to: 1. Identify a champion for the topic who is willing to lead and organize the next step after the symposium 2. Identify the next action item towards the progression of the topic with help of presenters from the session. This is a time for WV attendees to share their projects so that the presenters can best help define the best next step! 12:15-1:00pm - Working lunch, Forming next steps -- Jeff Miller picking up from his previous presentation. 1:00-:1:45pm - Wrap-up 2:00pm - Group Ride to the Capital and back. Pedestrian parade from the Capitol to the bikers and back. Bigger ride after this for those interested. *Breakout Sessions* Creating Better On-road bicycling through mountain biking's success: How does West Virginia turn the successes of mountain biking into more bike friendly communities, policies and collaborative work between groups? Confirmed speaker: Jeff Peel, League of American Bicyclists JR Petsko, WV Mountain Bike Association Executive Director Building relationships with state legislators and state DOT for better policies and legislations and the role of citizens input and advocacy: Learning from South Carolina's example and Thunderhead's Winning Campaign strategy. Confirmed speakers: Jeff Miller, Thunderhead Andy Clarke, LAB Economic Impact of Bicycling: promoting bike trails and tours to have impact the economy. 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Agenda
by Frank Gmeindl 27 Feb '09

27 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, A week from today is our regular monthly meeting. Please send me any topics that you would want to put on the agenda. Please include a desired outcome of discussing the topic and an approximate length of time for discussion. I will issue the agenda Sunday so I would appreciate your inputs by then. Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as .../

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Bicycle Parking
by Frank Gmeindl 16 Feb '09

16 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, Attached, please find a zip folder that contains the Bicycle Board's request of the City Manager for an $11,800 budget to provide bicycle parking on High Street and at the library on Spruce Street. The attached zip folder contains the request letter and supporting documentation. Frank

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Cheat Lake Park/Trail - comments due Feb 29!
by Peggy Pings 15 Feb '09

15 Feb '09

All, Friends of Cheat Lake Trail, the rail-trail community, the Mon County/Morgantown bike-ped boards, and WV State Trails Coordinator Bill Robinson, Spread the word.... Please read the attached 1.5 MB file. It is the Cheat Lake Park/Trail Recreation Update, found at: http://www.cheatlaketoday.com/ Have you been to the Cheat Lake Park & Trail before? Opened in June 2000, it is a 4.5 mile rail-trail, and 263 acre park, that includes the "140-acre Cheat Haven Peninsula nature viewing area". It is all owned & managed by Allegheny Power, as part of their hydropower license with FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission). They are undergoing their Triennial Review requirements, to prove that they are meeting the public need. It is my personal opinion that they have a lot more they could be doing to better meet the public need. Feb 29. Written comments are due. Chuck Simon's email is csimons(a)alleghenyenergy.com Mar 11. Public meeting, 7pm, Cheat Lake VFD. ( mailto:csimons@alleghenyenergy.com ) Read on..... ------------- Here's a couple quick thoughts, and yes, I think letters are in order from whoever wants the Cheat Lake Park/Trail improved: Proposed Changes Page 8. Sec 3.4. "As previously stated, the recreational facilities provided are meeting the demonstrated demand for the general use for this area. Based on an evaluation of the usage figures the facilities are adequate for non-peak period demand. AE will continue to monitor usage to determine if any changes are warranted; however, at this time, no changes to the type, access and operation of facilities is proposed in this update." Hiking Trail. Yes, we should support the trail system, but we (the group) are suggesting a single-track dirt trail, nothing more. I would like to see this trail system link up into the Greystone community, slipping in from the wooded edge of the golf course to the roads, so the neighborhood that is not adjacent will have better bike/ped access. Need interpretive & directional signs, a little trailhead to park bikes safely while you walk the trail, and control of invasive species mentioned. Page 4. Sec 2.4. "The 140 acre Cheat Haven Peninsula area was designed to allow hikers to leave the hiking/biking trail and hike through the woods. AE is currently working with several individuals in the development of a primitive walking trail in this area. If an agreement can be reached, AE will include this new trail as part of this Plan Update and will file for an amendment with the FERC, if required. AE believes that a developed walking trail will help eliminate the possible destruction of habitat because individuals will be directed through the viewing area." Public Access Docks. Did you notice all 5 docks have been removed? Now, the visiting public has even worse access to the water. The map on page 26 shows where they used to be (as if they are still there). Page 3. Sec 2.2. "The five public access decks have been removed due to safety concerns. Over the last several years, vandalism of the locking pins and general horseplay on the access docks has lead to their removal. Also, in several locations with the shoreline shifting, several of the stairways were rendered unsafe and have been removed.The five public access decks have been removed due to safety concerns. Over the last several years, vandalism of the locking pins and general horseplay on the access docks has lead to their removal. Also, in several locations with the shoreline shifting, several of the stairways were rendered unsafe and have been removed." Trail Closure. The southern 3.1 miles is still closed to the public 4 months of the year (Nov1-Mar1). This has always been Totally Unacceptable to everyone, except a few adjacent Greystone landowners up high on the hill! Folks, winter conditions are not a problem for rail-trails, as they have repeatedly suggested! No other rail-trails that I know of close down for the winter. It looks like perhaps Page 3. Sec 2.2. "After the previous Recreation Plan Update (RPU) in 2006, AE did agree to open the the Southern Trail two additional months each year. This section of trail is now open from March 1 through October 31st." Management. Nothing on proposed/improved management changes (Bruce Miller's written proposal), nor changes made over the years -- this has been very secretive - not transparent at all. It should be managed as a community park, and it is not. For the amount of money AP spends on security and maintenance, we could have a very nicely managed regional park. The security guy is nice enough, but not welcoming. In fact, he has told me that "this is private property" when I stopped into his office one afternoon, making me feel unwelcome (but I knew better... that it was free & open to the public). There is no promotion of the Park/Trail, except word of mouth, and a really bad website that hardly anyone knows about. Directional Signs are missing along Rt 857. The map at the parking area has bad water/sun damage & cannot be read. There are no decent maps/brochures available. There are no events / activities. The park/trail is over 50% underutilized -- I can guess why. Page 7. Sec 3.1. "Most of the facilities at Cheat Lake Park and Trail are currently being used at less than 50% capacity for off-peak weekend days." I have plenty more ideas for improvement. What can you come up with? Peggy Pings 304-879-5622 home mpings(a)wvu.edu

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Ed committee 2/12/09 minutes
by Frank Gmeindl 15 Feb '09

15 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, Thanks to Paul Becker for composing the attached minutes of last Thursday's meeting of the committee that's planning the implementation of the Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Program grant. Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/

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Ed Grant Meeting Tonight
by Frank Gmeindl 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, Reminder: Education Grant Meeting tonight 6:00 PM at Paul Becker's house: 245 Allison Street. Attached are minutes of the last meeting. Frank

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Yield to Life
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, Perhaps we should link up with Yield to Life to leverage our Effective Bicycling Education program. I just got the following from the LCI group: > *From: *Jon Spangler > *Date: *February 8, 2009 1:00:35 AM PST > *To: *ebbc-talk(a)lists.ebbc.org <mailto:ebbc-talk@lists.ebbc.org> , > BikeAlameda List <discuss(a)bikealameda.org > <mailto:discuss@bikealameda.org> > > *Subject: [Ebbc-Talk] Fwd: Yield To Life > * > Bikies, > > I just found out that professional bike racer David Zabriskie (who is > racing in the Amgen Tour of California, I am pretty sure) has > established an advocacy organization called Yield to Life. Here are > the link and a description from the site: > > http://yieldtolife.org > > Yield to Life's Mission > > Yield to Life will engage in a vigorous awareness campaign to promote > positive attitudes toward cyclists and replace any hostility that > exists between motorists and cyclists with understanding, respect, and > appreciation for all life on the road. Safety for every cyclist is the > top priority of Yield to Life. > > Cycling is a healthy, life-affirming, environmentally-sound activity > that adds value to anyone's life. Since cyclists' lives are often in > motorists' hands, motorists must understand the vital role they play > in a cyclist's safety. > > Yield to Life will concentrate on road-rule education programs for > motorists and cyclists alike through driver's education programs, > public awareness movements and media campaigns in order to ensure a > safer and more harmonious environment for all those on the road. > > Yield to Life will engage in a hands-on educational program with > target audiences that range from school assemblies to corporate > conventions. Workshops will be created to arm cyclists with tips for > navigating through traffic and tools for riding in a safe and > responsible manner. Yield to Life will work on a database for cyclists > to find the best, the safest and the most accommodating roads for > commuting and for recreation. > > Regards, > > Jon > > > Jon Spangler > Writer/Editor > Linda Hudson Writing > 510-864-0370/FAX 864-2144 > MOBILE 510-846-5356 The web site, http://yieldtolife.org is worth a look. Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of bicycles/

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Year of Active Transport meeting Tues. 5 PM
by Frank Gmeindl 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, Reminder: Year of Active Transport meeting Tues. 5 PM Public Safety Center Training Room. Walk It, Bike It, Bus It, PRT It. Frank

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Agenda for this Thursday's Bicycle Board Meeting
by Frank Gmeindl 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Bicycle Board Members, Please find attached a zip folder that contains the agenda and read-aheads for this Thursday's meeting. Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/

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One more news item: Modular bikeshare program
by director 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Saw this in the news this morning. http://greenupgrader.com/3372/pbs-public-bike-system-plug-n-play-swipe-n-ri… -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Commuter statistics for Amsterdam and Copenhagen
by director 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Good evening, I'll share this link as long as it doesn't inspire any of you to move out of Morgantown. The article is about Amsterdam and Copenhagen's battle to beat each other as bike-commuter capital. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/amsterdam-overtake-copenhagen-in-bi… See you Thursday. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Positive Spin Contract with City
by Frank Gmeindl 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, Please review the attached draft contract and be prepared to discuss it at next Thursday's Bicycle Board Meeting. The desired outcome of the discussion is a draft contract with which the BB would concur. The attached document is a draft contract between Positive Spin and the City of Morgantown. The City requires a contract with Positive Spin for Positive Spin to be able to purchase necessary services, materials and supplies for the City to implement the Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Program. Nick Hein provided me the attached document for review prior to his submitting it to the City. If you review the attached document before the meeting, we can jump right in to discussing it. Documents relevant to the attached are 1) the Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Program grant application and 2) the minutes of a meeting between Jeff Mikorski, Assistant City Manager; Jeff Harpold, WVDOH Transportation Ehancement Coordinator and me (see my 11/21/08 e-mail message, subject: Parking, SLMs, Ed Grant). Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles /- John Forester

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Next week's agenda
by Frank Gmeindl 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, Do you have anything you want to put on the agenda for next Thursday's meeting? If so, please give me the topic and the desired outcome of discussing it. Frank

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West Virginia Cycling Symposium
by director 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

Good morning, I just received this message from Dennis Strawn in Charleston about a symposium to be held this Spring. This is also the first news I've heard about the WVCF. It sounds like our last place LAB ranking is getting us some positive attention and assistance. Please pass this link on to anyone who wants to become more involved in statewide cycling advocacy. http://www.wvcf.org/home/EventsPrograms/Statewideadvocacy/tabid/62/Default.… And the online sign up at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/268525166 Thanks, Nick Hein -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Bike/Pedestrian safety education in schools
by director 30 Jan '09

30 Jan '09

Good evening, The list has been kinda quiet lately. Thought this might liven things up. Nevada has just announced this program. Not sure if it has funding yet but I like the philosophy. http://www.bicyclinglife.com/NewsAndViews/News991201.htm Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Here's where I would support a bike lane
by director 16 Jan '09

16 Jan '09

Good afternoon, I came across this on one of the environmental news sites I read regularly. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/bike-lane-projector.php It's a projector that mounts on the back of your bike and shines an image of a bike lane under you as you ride. Although it's technically incorrect (every public road is a bike lane in its entirety) it might help get the attention of motorists who don't know that. Nick -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Program grant application on line
by Frank Gmeindl 13 Jan '09

13 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, If you didn't get a paper copy of the full application at last week's Education Committee meeting or if you'd like additional copies to show to people that you might be talking with about supporting the Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Program, the full application is now available on the Bicycle Board page http://www.morgantown.com/bike-board.htm of the City's web site. Or, if you want to go directly to the application, go to http://www.morgantown.com/bike-board-documents/2008-TE-bicycle-program-full… Frank /Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/

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[Fwd: RE: Experiment]
by Frank Gmeindl 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, Anybody interested in pursuing permission from the Federal Highway Administration to conduct an experiment to apply the Shared Lane Markings (chevrons, sharrows) and Bicycles May Use Full Lane signs? Let me know. Richard Meritzer is Pittsburgh's bicycle coordinator. Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Experiment Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:57:54 -0500 From: Meritzer, Richard <Richard.Meritzer(a)city.pittsburgh.pa.us> To: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> Once we had all our documentation together it took about 4 months. PennDOT was not involved. We did this through the FWHA. -----Original Message----- From: Frank Gmeindl [mailto:fgmeindl@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:32 AM To: Meritzer, Richard Subject: Experiment Richard, Can you tell me how long it took you to get FHWA and PennDoT authorization to apply shared lane markings as an experiment? Here in Morgantown, WV we expected the new MUTCD would be approved by now and we could just use it as justification for the markings. Now, it looks like the new MUTCD won't be approved until the end of this year and the WVDOH probably won't adopt it until the end of next year. So, we're now thinking of going the route you did and getting permission to do an experiment. However, if that's going to take two years, we'll probably just go with share the road signs. Thanks for your time and help! Frank Gmeindl Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board

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Fwd: December BB minutes
by Elizabeth Shogren 06 Jan '09

06 Jan '09

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Thursday meeting location change
by Frank Gmeindl 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, This Thursday's Education grant meeting will be at 217 Grand Street instead of the Groscup Center. This will enable most of us to cycle or walk. Thanks to Don Dickerson for offering his house. It is on the first block of Grand Street as you proceed up from Cobun. Frank

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Education Grant meeting Thur 1/8
by Frank Gmeindl 03 Jan '09

03 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, Next Thursday, 8-Jan., 6:30-8:30 pm, we will meet at the Groscup Center at Dorsey's Knob Park to work on the Morgantown Effective Cycling Education Grant implementation. In preparation for the meeting, please review the attached grant application so we will all show up already knowing what we are supposed to do. It would be really cool if when reviewing the application, you identified a part of it that you'd prefer to work on. Frank /Same Roads Same Rights Same Rules /

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Re: [Bikeboard] NYTimes.com: A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to BeWaiting
by director 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

Frank, et al, I can tell you from direct experience that many of those new bikes never get ridden more than a few miles and end up languishing in storage. Many of them are donated to recycling programs like Positive Spin. In fact when I started I thought that eventually we would run out of donated bikes when we had emptied all the garages, basements and sheds of derelict bikes. However, after collecting more than 3,000 bikes in 3 years and seeing no drop in supply I can only assume that this is about the number of bikes that are bought and not used for our area annually and this will be a recurring supply. I recently read that most department store bikes are only ridden 70 miles during their life (for some of the bikes I've seen in dept stores lately I doubt whether that's even possible). I have great hope that this year's bike safety education program will lead to more people cycling right the first time so they don't have to recycle. In the long term I would like Positive Spin's mission to be advocacy rather than recycling. Our recycling mission will have merit though if we can underprice Walmart. Then they'll be forced to carry better bikes. Have a great day/week/month/year. Nick ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:47:19 -0500 >BB members, > >I want to thank Paul for sending that article. It says that 2008 >bicycle sales almost equaled car and light truck sales. So, where are >all those bikes? Can you imagine if all those bicyclists knew that the >have the same rights to the roads as motor vehicles, if they all knew >how to drive their bicycles as vehicles and if our roadways all had curb >lanes wide enough for cars and bikes to travel together? > >Frank >/Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles/ > >On 1/1/2009 10:15 AM, paul.becker(a)mail.wvu.edu wrote: >> >> The New York Times <http://www.nytimes.com/>E-mail This >> *This page was sent to you by: * paul.becker(a)mail.wvu.edu >> >> Message from sender: >> for your interest. >> >> *BUSINESS / SMALL BUSINESS * | January 01, 2009 >> * A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/business/smallbusiness/01sbiz.html?emc=et…>* >> >> By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL >> A run on bicycles during the summer raised hopes among bike store >> owners, but sales have leveled off since then. >> >> >> >> Most E-mailed >> 1. Op-Ed Columnist: Add Up the Damage >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/opinion/30herbert.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 2. No Mug? Drug Makers Cut Out Goodies for Doctors >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/business/31drug.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 3. How Caramel Developed a Taste for Salt >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/dining/31cara.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 4. SAT Changes Policy, Opening Rift With Colleges >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/education/31sat.html?em&emc=eta1> >> 5. Books: Still Paging Mr. Salinger >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/books/31sali.html?em&emc=eta1> >> >> » Go to Complete List >> <http://www.nytimes.com/gst/mostemailed.html?type=1> >> >> Copyright 2009 >> <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/copyright.html> The New >> York Times Company <http://www.nytco.com/> | Privacy Policy >> <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/privacy.html> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikeboard mailing list >> Bikeboard(a)cheat.org >> http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard >> > > > > > -- Nick Hein Director, Positive Spin Morgantown, WV ph 304-276-0213 --

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NYTimes.com: A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting
by paul.becker＠mail.wvu.edu 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: paul.becker(a)mail.wvu.edu. for your interest. BUSINESS / SMALL BUSINESS | January 01, 2009 A Surge in Bicyclists Appears to Be Waiting By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL A run on bicycles during the summer raised hopes among bike store owners, but sales have leveled off since then. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/01/business/smallbusiness/01sbiz.html?emc=et… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

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[Fwd: BB meeting this Thursday]
by Frank Gmeindl 01 Jan '09

01 Jan '09

Bicycle Board Members, I will not be at the Courthouse for the 10:00 am ride today. I apologize for the late notice. I have been sick for over two weeks. When I posted the message below, I expected to be well by now but I'm not. I hope some of you show up and have a fun ride. Frank -------- Original Message -------- Subject: BB meeting this Thursday Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:06:18 -0500 From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net> To: Bicycle Board <bikeboard(a)cheat.org> Bicycle Board Members, Unless someone has pressing business for this Thursday's Bicycle Board Meeting, I'd like to suggest that we go for a ride instead. Say 10:00 am meet at the Courthouse for a ~2 hour road ride followed by lunch at Black Bear. This Thursday is New Year's Day, I've been having difficulty communicating with members and I don't know if we'd have a quorum if we met at the regular time. I looked into postponing the meeting until the following week but all the usual meeting rooms are booked. The weather forecast for Thursday is clear and cool: a perfect day for an easy road ride to start the year off right. Frank

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