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/entri...

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

---

---

Bikeboard mailing list Bikeboard@cheat.org http://cheat.org/mailman/listinfo/bikeboard