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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBicycle Advisory Committee - Minutes - 05/11/2009 MEETING MINUTES of the BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE May 11th, 2009 6:00p.m. Guaranty Bank 2900 S. College Fort Collins, CO 80525 FOR REFERENCE: Chair: Dan Gould 970-482-1074 Vice Chair: Chris Gaughan 970-223-1146 Staff Liaison: Dave “DK” Kemp 970-416-2411 Administrative Support: Emily Francis BOARD/CITY ORGANIZATION MEMBERS PRESENT Downtown Development Authority: Kathy Cardona Fort Collins Bicycle Co-Op: Doug Cutter Parks and Recreation Board: Micheal Chalona and Greg Miller Colorado State University: David Hansen Poudre School District: John Holcomb Transportation Board: Bill Jenkins Air Quality Board: Greg McMaster Land Conservation and Stewardship Board: Chris Gaughan AT LARGE MEMBERS PRESENT Cathy Mathis ABSENT Bike Fort Collins: Jeff Morrell Economic Advisory Committee: Rick Price Senior Advisory Board: Marcia Richards Natural Resources Advisory Board: Clint Skutchan AT LARGE MEMBERS: Dan Gould, Kim Sharpe Administrative Support: Emily Francis OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE Dave “DK” Kemp 1. CALL TO ORDER Vice-Chair Gaughan called meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. 2. AGENDA REVIEW The Agenda was accepted , but with modification. Mountain Vista presentation was postponed to June 3. PUBLIC COMMENT Christa Carlman of Rolling Spokes attended to learn more about topics being discussed at the BAC. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (April 2009) Approved 5. ACTION ITEMS 6. No action items in May Discussion/Informational Items a. Mark Jackson (Community Scorecard) - City of Fort Collins Transportation Group Director presented the Community Scorecard and its significance to the BAC. The scorecard serves as a collection of performance data and information that provides the community with an overview of how well the City is doing in meeting its goals. The scorecard also serves as the foundation of the City’s Budgeting for outcomes process. Mr. Jackson also explained that the City’s Transportation Group has experienced a recent, dramatic budget reduction in Gas Tax, Development Fees, and County Road & Bridge revenue which has produced a 4.6 million dollar shortfall for 2009. Funding issues will also be present in upcoming years as well. Service cuts are to be expected. The budget shortfall will have repercussions for bicycling in the community mainly in the way of street and bike lane sweeping. Mr. Jackson also explained that the funding situation is rapidly changing. b. Dean Klingner – I-25 / 392 Interchange – The interchange has been designed with bicycle transportation in mind; however, the bike lanes on the overpass are planned to be 6ft.wide as opposed to standard 8 ft. lanes. The two foot reduction accounts for a significant cost savings in terms of the overall width of the overpass. The overpass would also entail an adjacent 6.5ft. sidewalk as well. The overpass is a complicated design, but has been modified to better serve bicycle traffic in the way of safety considerations. Dropping the speed to 45 mph from 55 is a potential option that was discussed. The design also incorporates a continuous right turn lane element that would direct automobiles to go around bicyclists where intersections are present along the overpass. Please see slide 9 of the presentation for more details. Many questions/options were asked by BAC members pertaining to the sidewalk and bike lanes. Could the bike lanes be curb-separated from the travel lanes? Is there a way to combine both the sidewalk and the bike lane? How would the transitions work if bike lanes were curb/grade separated? What are the levels of current pedestrian/bicycle traffic? One of the BAC members posed a philosophical stance with respect to the North I-25 Cooridor plan and asked why are we continuing to plan for more car travel lanes when in fact, we should be planning for less car travel and more bicycle and transit commuting. c. Mountain Vista Update – This presentation was postponed until June. d. DK- CMAQ/BFO Offers Update – DK presented an update on the CMAQ and the City BFO offers. Comments back were minimal and members present at the meeting seemed to be ok with the projects’ scopes of work. Doug Cutter suggested I re-look at the staffing levels of the bike library relative to the number of bikes in the library. As well, the Bike Co-op’s name on the proposal was incorrect. It should be Fort Collins Bicycle Collective, not the Fort Collins Bicycle Cooperative. 7. Board Member Reports – No formal reports were made. 8. Other Business ~ Potential upcoming agenda topics – Mason Corridor Update, Mountain Vista Update, Alleyway masterplan update. ~ The agenda should include more action items. ~ Mobility Management – Who does this at the City? – DK to come back next month with more information. ~ Soapstone Prairie Grand Opening is June 6th and 7th. This event should be promoted. ~ Send out details on June 13th Fossil Creek Family Bicycle Fair ~ A conversation ensued about how funding works in Natural Areas Program relative to other departments in the City. BAC member Bill Jenkins proposed that Natural Resources staff should speak to the Transportation Board and explain the funding processes. 9. Meeting adjourned: 8:30pm