Walk Bike Council of Addison County

Monday, September 19 · 5:00 – 6:30pm @ ACRPC, 14 Seminary Street Middlebury, VT 05753

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1. Triangle Bike Route status
2. Midd Bike Ped Planning status
3. Safe Routes to School status (Midd, Bristol, Vergennes)
4. Proposed change to the Court St./Charles Ave./ Monroe St. intersection in Middlebury

• The Middlebury Infrastructure Committee is interested in feedback from the Walk/Bike Council on a proposed change to the intersection. 
  • Here’s a link to the proposal
  • Presentation by VHB  to the Middlebury selectboard January 12, 2016 concerning this intersection 
  • Minutes from the 1/12/16 Selectboard meeting

1. Surveying towns on bike/ped. needs

• Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission (TRORC) is conducting a survey to determine regional needs for updates, extensions, and connections within its sidewalk, public multi-use pathways, and on-road bike lane networks. Is this something we should emulate?

Recently, the Mary Hogan Preschool Program, Frog Hollow Bikes, and Safe Routes Middlebury partnered to bring six new balance bicycles to the preschool. Balance bikes do not have pedals and are great tools for beginning cyclists. These bikes will promote outdoor activity, improve safety skills, and further community engagement through biking.

Agenda:

• Fix-it station location (Erik)
• EBike Lending Library
• Traffic Calming efforts (Laura)
• Complete Streets coalition (David)
• Triangle Loop
  • Branding/Marketing (Laura)
  • Route Signs
  • Munger St. New Haven Scoping Project (Mike W.)
  • Route Through Middlebury / Middlebury Planning Commission (Erik)
  • New Haven Railroad Station Move
• Planning next meetings.

Agenda:

• South Street (Middlebury) traffic calming (Erik, David)
• May Bike month events (Laura)
• Outreach efforts: Website, Facebook, Triangle Bike loop display at the Bike Swap.
• other topics TBD

May Is Bike Month!  Use this time of reduced traffic to practice navigating downtown following rules of road. Take a practice ride to school Wed May 5 in honor of National Bike to School Day or to your work site on Fri May 21 in honor of National Bike to Work Day. Photograph and report shoulder and path conditions and recommendations to Town Public Works and road maintenance officials. Post your miles cycled with American League of Cyclists at nationalbikechallenge.org. 

Agenda:

• May Bike Month activities, Kelly Boe Memorial Bike Ride (Laura)
• E-bike loan program efforts with Local Motion (Laura & Erik)
• Triangle Loop Update (Doug)
• Any updates on the upcoming Class 1 paving in Middlebury this summer?
• New council members? (Tim)
• Grant opportunity (Erik)
• Climate Economy Action Center update (Laura)
• Reminder: Scheduling the next meetings

(Notes from the: January Meeting, December Meeting, September Meeting)

Continue below for full notes.

Agenda:

• Triangle Loop (Doug)
• Traffic calming on South Street, Middlebury (Erik)
• VTrans Bicycle and Pedestrian Strategic Plan draft (Laura)
• FYI: MALT strategic planning survey: (Laura)
  
  "The Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) is gearing up for a strategic planning process. We'll determine the organizations path through 2025 and we need YOUR feedback. Please take 10 minutes to complete this survey, it will help us create a meaningful plan that serves the Addison County community. Questions? Comments? Please contact MALT's Executive Director, Jamie Brookside at 802-388-1007 or [email protected] You can also visit our website. "
  
  
• Walk-Bike Summit (Mike)
• Local Motion E-Bike lending update (Erik/Laura)
• (postponed to next meeting) Walk-Bike Council structure (Adam)

(Notes from the: December Meeting, September Meeting)

Continue below for full notes.

Agenda:

• Safe winter walking & biking (Laura)
• Crossing Guard & Public Works Appreciation (Laura)
• Traffic Calming in Middlebury (Erik)
• Triangle Loop update and next steps (Doug/Laura)
• Walk-Bike Council membership & roles (Adam)

(Notes from the: September Meeting, May Meeting, January Meeting)

Continue below for full notes.

The September meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on September 15, 2020 via Zoom.

Agenda:

• Introductions
• Introducing the Council's new liaison at LocalMotion: Jonathon Weber, Livable Streets Program Manager. 
• Walk and Roll to School during the pandemic (Erik) Had hoped to present at Walk Bike Summit
  I’m willing to report out on the study that Middlebury College students undertook last spring looking at how students get to and from Mary Hogan Elementary School. I’d also be curious to hear what ideas council members have for the Safe Routes programs this year considering there are no Walk and Roll Wednesdays and visitors are not allowed on school grounds.
• Safe routes and parking 
• Route 7 navigation (thru school/shopping zone) 
• Bike parking standards (design, placement, sheltering) Bus stop amenities (place to sit, bike parking) -Status update on Bike/Ped. 
• Update on the Walk Bike Summit (Mike)

(Notes from the: May Meeting, January Meeting, October 2019 Meeting)

Continue below for full notes.