Bicycle/Pedestrian Subcommittee

Bicycle/Pedestrian Subcommittee Tuesday, January 12, 2016 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Large Conference Room, City Hall Dover, DE Welcome Approval of Agenda Agenda Approval of December Meeting Minutes Educational Facility Partnership Potential: Wesley College Guests, Savannah Durham and Wanda Anderson Old Business Items: o Capital School District Partnership o Bike Rack Contest o Senator Bikeway o Walk Friendly Community o Bike Friendly Community o Spring Cycling Events April 23, Dover Duathlon May 18, Bike To Work & Ride Of Silence Bike Month Banner New Business Adjournment

Members Present: Chris Asay Kathy Doyle Jim Hutchison Dave Moses Andy Siegel Bicycle Pedestrian Sub Committee Dover City Hall Large Conference Room Dover, DE December 1, 2015 *** DRAFT *** Others Present: Mike Angeline Sarah Coakley Councilman Scott Cole Carolyn Courtney John Fiori Councilman James Hosfelt, Jr. Jeanine Kleimo Kate Layton Dan Shelton Ann Marie Townshend CALLED TO ORDER: Meeting opened at 5:00 PM. The Chair opened the floor for introductions of those in attendance. AGENDA The Agenda was then presented, Mr. Asay asked to add three items: Bike Friendly Application Review, DelDOT Engineers Bike Class, Partnering with educational institutions. Upon discussion the educational partnering was not added for this evening but will be added for next month. Mr. Moses asked to add a Banner Purchase to the agenda. With those additions, the agenda was then accepted without objection. APPROVAL MEETING MINUTES The October Minutes were reviewed and approved with no objections. The November minutes were then reviewed, with one change to reflect Century Engineering instead of 21 was suggested. With this change the minutes were approved without objection. DOVER INTERFAITH MISSION FOR HOUSING BIKE SHOP Ms. Kleimo thanked the group for having them tonight. With a brief insight of the Interfaith and their resource center, noting transportation is an issue. They have bike shop for the men of the shelter mainly take donated bikes and parts and make road worthy bikes available for men of the shelter. They do have a repair shop that charges by the hour and for parts, etc. with the intent to earn enough to keep the bike program going. Mike Angeline runs the bike shop. In discussions with Ms. Layton of the MPO, and in looking at the transit center and other cities that offer a rental bike program, the idea of coming here is one we thought would open the door for this discussion. Having bikes at the Transit Center, if that were something you all wanted to pursue, they could be a partner in maintaining the bicycles for the rentals. They do have a small business of fixing and repairing bikes to offer our men experience and the opportunity to participate. Having a rental program may make Dover more appealing to those who want to visit town. Our facilities are near by the transit center and we could accommodate bicycles for repairs. Some discussion took place on how the bike shop runs. They do appreciate bike/bike part donations. Their biggest need is for tubes. Receiving bikes from Washington College that students have left behind, Walmart employees who no longer had a need as their children moved on and others has been a great asset. The skills and capacity is there with the opportunity for more work for the men at the shelter. We make them available for transportation and it also gives the men in the shelter work. Chairman Hutchison asked how we might be able to partner? Ms. Kleimo the basic thought comes from having been in city s like DC, you put a credit card in and get a bike and use for a period of time. Mr. Angline noted ours they could ride around Silver Lake, Dover Downs, a doctors appointment, etc. By encouraging a collaborative effort with DelDOT to make bicycles available in this manner on a rental bases and we could maintain, make them road worthy. We would want to have access, reporting system for fleet for maintenance and in exchange for the cost of doing the work. It would make the most sense to have the bikes available at the transit center or the library possibly as that is where many would need to can to for transportation purpose. Our residents use the transit center so frequently, this is a natural place for people coming into town, then have access to the bikes as a way to get around while they are in town. Mr. Moses noted he feels there is a good need for bike rental, however the volume needed is not met here. I just give bikes away to people

who need them due to troubles who need to get to work or transportation. I am down to one bike but I d love to give it to you and offer some parts and share those in need with you. How do you handle insurance. Ms. Kleimo noted we only provide for our users at this time and we have our users hold us harmless. Noting Mr. Angeline has done some research on this topic. The Chairman feels, we can be supportive. We do not have money, but we have been able to fund things such as studies and plans, potentially there is some funding available together. If you could flush out a little more of a plan and come back to us, we would like to see what we can do to make this happen. Ms. Kleimo agreed and thanked the committee, noting they have a resource center and these folks needs bikes, too. Ms. Layton brought up having a bike safety class for the men at the shelter might be a good idea and opportunity to education the public. It was agreed this is a good idea and potential partnership. OLD BUSINESS ITEMS Capital School District Partnership Mr. Moses noted the one meeting went pretty good and allowed us a basic structure of a proposal that was offered to Dr. Shelton. They will be meeting in December, with the McCormicks in presenting the materials to the CSD. Ms. Coakley provided the materials presented today (attached). We feel the sky is the limited into inserting this into elementary education and gym & health and driver s ed programs all the way K 12. Target date of December 16 for this meeting to presenting the materials, Dr. Shelton agreed to follow up on get a confirmed date. Brief discussion on the curriculum and how it will be presented took place. Dr. Shelton noted we do have to get feedback from the teachers at this meeting. Receptiveness is very important, they younger students are most likely the better target. Bike Rack Contest Ms. Courtney reported she has received some inquiries on the contest and again asked for members to promote the contest. Additional Bike Rack contest booklets are available, please contact if needed and also available on line at http://www.cityofdover.com/bicyclists and Pedestrians/. Senator Bike Way Mr. Fiori, reporting on behalf of Anthony, noted we are still in the funding request approval stage. Pedestrian Walk Friendly Community Ms. Doyle reported that she felt this was not as complicated as the Bike Friendly Application and felt it was something we could possibly achieve. Many of the questions, could probably be answered quite quickly by city staff and only maybe three essay questions. The timeframe to apply again is next summer. Ms. Courtney felt that was an achievable goal to complete and submit the application for Dover. Mrs. Townshend noted the new city planner could possibly assist Carolyn in completing the application. Bicycle Friendly Application Mrs. Townshend noted she wants to be sure we keep this on the agenda so that we keep some of these items on the forefront. For example, a resolution for complete streets and then it would point to more qualified aspects of the applications. Things with DelDOT on a state level are not necessarily in place on a city level, but we need to figure how we can give a complete answer on these questions. We don t have county roads, and many roads are DelDOT roads even within the municipality. We need to answer without stretching it too far, these are issues we need to address. Mr. Asay noted to also continue looking at the feedback report from the League from our first application. It was agreed to utilize both documents as we move forward. 2016 Cycling Event Schedule Multi sport event Mr. Moses noted Ray Parker, TriSports has agreed on the date of April 23, 2016. Ray is in need of a registration form to get the event posted on his page and help promote. He noted we need to finalize a name and the registration form. Provided the budget is prepared and the city costs are covered we can move this forward. It will be run the by the Recreation Department, they will take registration and work with TriSports. With brief discussion, it was agreed Mr.

Moses, Mr. Hutchison and Ms. Courtney will work collectively to finalize the budget, registration details & form accordingly. The name is Dover Duathlon and will be held on April 23, 2016 at Dover Park. NEW BUSINESS Bicycle Skills Training Mr. Fiori bike training was held on Nov. 12. We got our word out late, we had six people (2 engineers and 4 planners). They held the 101 Course outline and then did a ride. The ride course was went thru the city, beside biking to the Corporate Center. The ride along Rt. 13, along Winner and transitioned into traffic to make the left turn onto Court Street. This was probably not the course I would have taken, but the rest of the ride through the city went well. We are planning another class. This experience was a great learning experience and they did enjoy it. Bike To Work Day Banner Mr. Moses noted Bowers Signs agreed to keep the same price quote, provided we are keeping the graphics. However, with discussion there is no funding for the purchase of the banner. We are going to check with Anthony to see if the Delaware Bicycle Council will still cover the $450 price tag. Mr. Fiori will follow with the DBC and Anthony. It was noted, we decided to go with a generic bike month banner verses making it specific to bike to work day. Giving more emphasis on bike to work month events makes a stronger statement. Ms. Courtney was directed to reserve the banner location with Electric Administration. Transportation Alternatives Project Bradford Street Ms. Townshend noted we have a Transportation Alternatives Project with DelDOT and we like to combine a transportation workshop and our next meeting. We are looking at January 12 th for the public workshop, we would spend the bulk of the meeting would be spent on the Bradford Street project, with presentation and opportunity for the public to attend. We are on a tight time schedule, we should do this when we are all together. This is a public workshop that we need to do and it does relate this group. Mr. Moses wants a solid of hour bike/ped stuff as we are already on a tight agenda schedule for next month. It was agreed we would meet at our regular time and stop at 6 pm for the workshop to begin. Sidewalk Along College Road Mr. Siegel noted the sidewalk stops on College Road and that it really doesn t go all the way out to Rt 13. Noting walkers are left to walk on the road and not following the sidewalk as it meander back onto campus. Mrs. Townshend asked Mrs. Layton if the DSU Pedestrian study identified this problem. Mrs. Layton believed the study did cover this issue. It was noted to have the DSU Pedestrian study presented to our group. As many pedestrian counts and problem locations were noted. Our interest is to see what projects they may have planned to address their pedestrian issues addressed in the report. ADJOURNMENT With no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:17 PM without objection.

Bringing Education and Safety Together: Bicycle and Pedestrian Educational Resources for Capital School District

BEST Lifetime Fitness Program O Educational Activities and Resources O Organized by Physical Education Standards, grade level, and topic/skill O Menu format to allow for educator choices O Developed by group including League of American Bicyclists League Cycling Instructors, experienced bike and pedestrian educators, bicycle/pedestrian/health advocates.

Standard 1: The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

Standard 2: The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.

Standard 3: The physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a healthenhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

Standard 4: The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

Standard 5: The physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self expression and/or social interaction.

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