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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBicycle Advisory Committee - Minutes - 03/25/2018 BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TYPE OF MEETING –REGULAR March 25, 2018, 6:00 p.m. CONFERENCE RM A, 281 N. COLLEGE AVE., Fort Collins, CO 3/25/2019 – MINUTES Page 1 FOR REFERENCE: Chair: Aaron Buckley Vice-Chair: To Be Filled Staff Liaison: Tessa Greegor 970-416-2471 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Caldwell called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. 2. ROLL CALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: CITY STAFF PRESENT: Aaron Buckley, Chair, Fort Collins Bike Co-op Bob Mann, Natural Resources Advisory Board Karl Ayers, Transportation Board Todd Dangerfield, Downtown Development Authority Marcia Patton-Mallory, At Large Member Sylvia Cranmer, Colorado State University Chris Hunt, Poudre School District Mike Tupa, Parks and Recreation Board Luke Caldwell, Natural Resources Advisory Board ABSENT: Alan Beatty, Senior Advisory Board Becky Cramer, At Large Member Annie Krieg, At Large Member Bruce Henderson, Bike Fort Collins Nancy Nichols Tessa Greegor PUBLIC PRESENT: None 3. AGENDA REVIEW Chair Buckley thanked Caldwell for his service on the Committee. Caldwell commended the Committee and expressed appreciation for his time on it. BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 3/25/2019 – MINUTES Page 2 Chair Buckley reviewed the agenda. 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION None. 5. APPROV AL OF MINUTES Dangerfield made a motion, seconded by Ayers, to approve the February minutes as written. The motion was adopted unanimously with Hunt and new members abstaining. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Safe Routes to School Update – Nancy Nichols Nichols stated the 2019 Safe Routes to School plan includes a new infrastructure project funded by CDOT. She stated the program is primarily focused on K -8th grades and the number of students regularly walking or biking to school is around 23%. The program focuses on the '6 E's:' education, encouragement, engineering, enforcement, evaluation and equity. Nichols stated CDOT grant funding has been used to build the program and discussed Safe Routes programming noting the group will do any programming by request. She stated 13,000 students and 400 adults will be part of the program this year and 4,000 bikes will be checked for safety. Nichols showed Committee members a video about the program. Nichols discussed bike infrastructure inclusions in new developments and stated a recently awarded CDOT grant will be funding a new crossing at Drake and Hampshire. She also discussed planned trail extension s and stated the overall goal of the program is to have 50% of students biking or walking to school. b. 2019 Bike Projects Work Plan – Tessa Greegor Greegor reviewed the 2019 street maintenance projects including buffered bike lanes low-stress network intersection projects. She detailed planned improvements on Vine near Lincoln Middle School, Shields and Magnolia, Laporte and Loomis, Ponderosa and Elizabeth, and others. Members held discussions on the safety and efficiency of options. Ayers supported the use of green paint. Buckley supported the selection of projects for the upcoming year. BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 3/25/2019 – MINUTES Page 3 c. E-Bike Pilot Program Update and Evaluation Methods – Tessa Greegor Greegor discussed the pilot program to allow E-bikes on paved trails and stated Council approved, on first reading, the one-year exemption from City Code restrictions in order to allow class I and II E-bikes on paved trails from May 1, 2019- April 30, 2020. She stated second reading will be April 16th. Greegor detailed the class I and II characteristics and stated the courtesy speed limit is 15 mph, which will be a focus of the educational outreach. She stated most cities in Colorado do allow E-bikes on paved trails. Greegor discussed the planned robust data collection during and prior to the pilot. The efforts include a trail intercept survey. Members discussed appropriate trail locations to administer the survey. Cranmer noted there may be confusion between E-bikes and E-scooters. Greegor replied staff has developed a handout comparing the two. Mann asked if Segways are included. Greegor replied in the negative. Greegor stated rangers can issue citations, though that is somewhat difficult. Patton-Mallory asked about the concern of the one Council member who opposed the vote. Greegor replied Council member Cunniff wanted to see the pilot apply only to class I E-bikes. d. Vice Chair Election – All Hunt made a motion, seconded by Patton-Mallory, to nominate Dangerfield as Vice Chair. The motion was adopted unanimously though it was noted Dangerfield is not present. Patton-Mallory stated she would be available to chair the next meeting if Dangerfield does not accept the nomination. 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS a. TRANSPORTATION BOARD REPORT – Ayers None. b. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS Chair Buckley stated the Bike Co-op will be onboarding its 9 new board members. Hunt reported on PSD bike programs and multi-curriculum bike field trips. Tupa reported on a cycle-cross event. 9. OTHER BUSINESS BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TYPE OF MEETING – REGULAR 3/25/2019 – MINUTES Page 4 a. Staff Report Greegor reported there will be a 5th birthday celebration for MAX on May 11th. 10. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM by unanimous consent.