Walk-Bike Council of Addison County

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)

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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)

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The May meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on May 28, 2020 via Zoom.

Agenda:

• Ask group for permission to make a Facebook page for Walk-Bike of Addison County (Tim)
• discuss setting up a bike and pedestrian data collection plan for the county (Mike)
• Middlebury Paving Project status update. (Adam)
• use of public and open spaces this summer

(Notes from the: January Meeting, October Meeting)

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The January meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on January 30, 2020 at the ACRPC.

Agenda:

• Vergennes Recreation Committee, proposed Vergennes Loop idea (Amy Yuen)
• MacIntosh Mtn Bike Park site plan, Vergennes (Tim Clark & Eric Berg (ACBC))
• Bike parking during Middlebury rail project (Mike Winslow)
• Human Powered Parade (Melanie Kessler)
• Walk Audit training (Mike Winslow for Michele Butler)
• W-B Council facebook page discussion (Tim Clark)
• Vermont Walk-Bike Summit (Mike Winslow)
• Triangle Bike Loop next steps (Patrick Olstad, SE Group)

(Notes from the: October Meeting)

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The October meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on October 30th, 2019 at the Middlebury Police station.

Agenda:

• Middlebury Downtown Master Plan listening session (Jen Murray, Middlebury's Director of Planning & Zoning)
  Planapalooza is happening November 7 - 11th.
  
  • What are priority areas for improved safety?
  • What routes do people frequently travel in Downtown, and what are the missing linkages (x to x) ?
  • What ideas do people have for improving connectivity?
    
    
• Bike Parking Location and Type Policy (Laura)
  
  
• Advisory Shoulders & Shoulder Striping updates (Doug)
  
  
• Triangle Loop status update
  
  
• Walk/Bike Summit & Motherload movie (Mike, Tim, others)
  
  
• Accountability of drivers who hit cyclists (Tim)
  A big topic....  ...I wonder if we could be doing more to advise our state representatives about this. Wondering how others feel about this issue.

(Notes from the: August meeting, June meeting, April meeting, March meeting)

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The August meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on August 7, 2019 at the ACRPC.

Agenda:

• Planning a Motherload screening at the THT. (Tim)
  An independent movie / documentary about bike culture, cargo bikes, climate change, social change...
  
• Triangle Bike Loop planning project update and upcoming public meeting.
• Vermont Walk-Bike Summit 2020.
  
• Middlebury Transportation Mitigation Plan for bridge project 
• Lincoln’s Advisory Shoulder on Quaker St.
• Working Group Updates

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The June meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on June 4, 2019 at the ACRPC.

Agenda

• Next Meeting
• Recreational Trails
• Triangle Bike Loop
• 2020 Walk-Bike Summit

The April meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on April 15, 2019 at the ACRPC. Continue below for full notes.

Agenda

• Updates on the Triangle bike loop project
•  2020 Walk/Bike Summit
• Safe Routes to School Conference
• Lincoln Safety Discussions
• Upcoming Events
• Vergennes 22A Update
• Bristol Paving Update
• Next Meeting

The March meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on March 11th, 2019 at the ACRPC. See below for full notes.

The January meeting of the Walk Bike Council of Addison County was held on January 14th, 2019 at the ACRPC. See below for full notes.