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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-01-17 BABAB Minutes Bozeman​ ​Area​ ​Bicycle​ ​Advisory​ ​Board​ ​(BABAB) Meeting​ ​Notes​ ​for​ ​November​ ​1,​ ​2017 6-8​ ​p.m.​ ​​City​ ​Shops,​ ​814​ ​N.​ ​Bozeman A.Call​ ​Meeting​ ​to​ ​Order​ ​-​ ​at​ ​6:07​ ​PM.​ ​BABAB​ ​Members​ ​in​ ​Attendance:​ ​Carson​ ​Taylor,​ ​Sam​ ​Haraldsen, Christian​ ​Black,​ ​John​ ​Vandeliner,​ ​Linda​ ​DuPriest,​ ​Rachel​ ​Rockafellow,​ ​Candace​ ​Mastel,​ ​Jason​ ​Karp,Elise Cranmer,​ ​Dillon​ ​Warn,​ ​Tawnya​ ​Healey.​ ​Members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Public:​ ​Rebecca​ ​Gleason B.Approve​ ​Previous​ ​Meeting​ ​Minutes:​ ​5​ ​minutes​ ​-​ ​unanimously​ ​approved. C.Public​ ​Comment:​ ​5​ ​minutes​ ​each​ ​speaker​ ​-​ ​No​ ​Public​ ​Comment D.Transportation​ ​Demand​ ​Management​ ​(TDM)​ ​Update​ ​–​ ​Information​ ​Item​ ​(15​ ​minutes,​ ​Rebecca Gleason) ●TDM​ ​Study​ ​is​ ​in​ ​progress.​ ​MSU​ ​is​ ​putting​ ​up​ ​$25k,​ ​the​ ​City​ ​is​ ​paying​ ​$50k,​ ​and​ ​WTI​ ​is​ ​paying​ ​$150k​ ​to study​ ​how​ ​to​ ​use​ ​our​ ​transportation​ ​system​ ​more​ ​efficiently,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​identifying​ ​some improvements. ●There​ ​are​ ​Five​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​the​ ​TDM​ ​Study:​ ​bike/ped​ ​infrastructure,​ ​employer​ ​TDM​ ​pilot​ ​projects,​ ​peer town​ ​synthesis​ ​(how​ ​does​ ​it​ ​work​ ​in​ ​similar​ ​communities),​ ​outreach​ ​and​ ​education,​ ​and​ ​bus​ ​service (ensuring​ ​quality,​ ​frequency,​ ​and​ ​affordability).​ ​Another​ ​question​ ​the​ ​study​ ​attempts​ ​to​ ​ask​ ​is​ ​“where are​ ​the​ ​clusters​ ​of​ ​people​ ​that​ ​might​ ​use​ ​some​ ​transportation​ ​alternatives?”​ ​and​ ​how​ ​to​ ​best​ ​serve them. ○Bike/Ped​ ​infrastructure ■WTI​ ​was​ ​awarded​ ​2​ ​grants​ ​for​ ​projects,​ ​$331k​ ​for​ ​a​ ​separated​ ​pathway​ ​pavement maintenance​ ​project​ ​and​ ​sidewalk​ ​infill​ ​on​ ​N.​ ​7th​ ​ave ■Also​ ​obtained​ ​an​ ​AARP​ ​grant​ ​for​ ​$5k,​ ​for​ ​city​ ​trailer​ ​for​ ​temporary​ ​traffic​ ​calming materials.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​used​ ​at​ ​Tamarack​ ​and​ ​Tracy,​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​senior​ ​center​ ​and​ ​fairgrounds. Featured​ ​painted​ ​3-D​ ​crosswalk,​ ​ramps,​ ​pedestrian​ ​islands​ ​to​ ​calm​ ​traffic.​ ​Most​ ​of​ ​the feedback​ ​was​ ​positive,​ ​some​ ​mixed,​ ​and​ ​is​ ​currently​ ​being​ ​compiled. ■Carson​ ​wants​ ​the​ ​pictures​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Senior​ ​Center​ ​project​ ​for​ ​traffic​ ​calming​ ​near​ ​the​ ​new high​ ​school. ○Employer​ ​Pilot​ ​programs ■Mapped​ ​addresses​ ​of​ ​employees​ ​of​ ​large​ ​employers​ ​-​ ​MSU,​ ​Bozeman​ ​Health,​ ​BSD7, downtown​ ​business. ■TDM​ ​ideas​ ​-​ ​flexible​ ​work​ ​hours,​ ​telecommute,​ ​vanpool,​ ​carpool,​ ​bike,​ ​walk,​ ​guaranteed ride​ ​home​ ​program​ ​(Lyft,​ ​uber,​ ​and​ ​vexi,​ ​could​ ​provide​ ​vouchers​ ​to​ ​large​ ​employers​ ​so that​ ​employees​ ​could​ ​use​ ​these​ ​ride​ ​shares​ ​in​ ​emergencies) ■RideAmigo​ ​is​ ​a​ ​ridesharing​ ​and​ ​alternate​ ​transportation​ ​website​ ​developer​ ​that​ ​will​ ​be taking​ ​over​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​commuter​ ​challenge​ ​website​ ​functions.​ ​They​ ​can​ ​do​ ​incentive and​ ​challenge​ ​programs​ ​easily.​ ​Launching​ ​in​ ​February​ ​with​ ​the​ ​winter​ ​commute challenge.​ ​Fabulous​ ​prizes​ ​and​ ​incentives​ ​have​ ​been​ ​lined​ ​up. ○Peer​ ​Communities ■Burlington,​ ​VT;​ ​Bend,​ ​OR;​ ​Boulder,​ ​CO;​ ​Bellingham,​ ​WA.​ ​These​ ​communities​ ​have​ ​a​ ​lot of​ ​the​ ​things​ ​we’re​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​-​ ​rideshare,​ ​vanpool,​ ​bike​ ​share,​ ​guaranteed​ ​ride​ ​home, high​ ​walkability​ ​scores,​ ​and​ ​so​ ​on. ○Outreach​ ​and​ ​Education​ ​will​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​social​ ​media,​ ​presentations,​ ​and​ ​public​ ​events​ ​like Catapalooza. ○Bus​ ​Service​ ​questions​ ​will​ ​look​ ​at​ ​setting​ ​up​ ​a​ ​park​ ​and​ ​ride​ ​at​ ​the​ ​fairgrounds​ ​for​ ​downtown, which​ ​is​ ​already​ ​used​ ​for​ ​big​ ​events. ●Discussion​ ​topics: ○Is​ ​funding​ ​for​ ​research​ ​or​ ​implementation?​ ​Funding​ ​is​ ​for​ ​research.​ ​Due​ ​to​ ​funding​ ​source,​ ​pays for​ ​staff​ ​time​ ​to​ ​move​ ​projects​ ​forward ○Commuter​ ​challenges,​ ​connections​ ​with​ ​businesses? ○Is​ ​there​ ​any​ ​money​ ​for​ ​marketing,​ ​like​ ​for​ ​ride​ ​amigos​ ​when​ ​it​ ​launches?​ ​Craig​ ​Woolard​ ​says that​ ​we​ ​can​ ​use​ ​some​ ​city​ ​funds​ ​for​ ​it. E.Letter​ ​to​ ​City​ ​Commission​ ​concerning​ ​Capital​ ​Improvement​ ​Project​ ​support​ ​by​ ​BABAB​ ​–​ ​Action​ ​Item​ ​(15 minutes,​ ​Jason​ ​Delmue) ●Discussion​ ​topics: ○Vandelinder​ ​added​ ​some​ ​comments​ ​in​ ​email. ○Candace​ ​found​ ​some​ ​minor​ ​corrections​ ​with​ ​road​ ​names, ○Old​ ​version​ ​of​ ​city​ ​letterhead,​ ​should​ ​we​ ​just​ ​sign​ ​it​ ​BABAB, ○Dillon​ ​will​ ​send​ ​his​ ​corrections,​ ​too. ○CIP​ ​will​ ​be​ ​on​ ​the​ ​city​ ​agenda​ ​November​ ​14th ●Action​ ​item:​ ​Approval​ ​of​ ​the​ ​letter​ ​pending​ ​minor​ ​grammatical​ ​corrections.​ ​Motion​ ​proposed​ ​by​ ​Sam, seconded​ ​by​ ​Rachel,​ ​unanimous​ ​approval. F.Appointments​ ​to​ ​BABAB​ ​and​ ​Reappointments​ ​for​ ​Expiring​ ​Terms​ ​–​ ​Information​ ​Item​ ​(10​ ​minutes, Candace​ ​Mastel) ●​ ​Robin​ ​Crough​ ​(City​ ​Clerk)​ ​has​ ​sent​ ​out​ ​emails​ ​for​ ​expiring​ ​terms,​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​refilled​ ​out​ ​to​ ​be reappointed. G.Old​ ​Business​ ​(10​ ​minutes) a.Community,​ ​MSU​ ​and​ ​Downtown​ ​Bike​ ​Share​ ​(Candace​ ​Mastel) ●Meetings​ ​coming​ ​up​ ​for​ ​partnerships​ ​between​ ​MSU​ ​and​ ​downtown​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Bike​ ​Share​ ​project, attempting​ ​to​ ​resolve​ ​what​ ​all​ ​interested​ ​parties​ ​want​ ​from​ ​the​ ​project.​ ​Bike​ ​share​ ​if​ ​very​ ​much​ ​in​ ​the works,​ ​and​ ​Elise​ ​is​ ​working​ ​on​ ​ASMSU​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​project. b.Safe​ ​Routes​ ​to​ ​Schools​ ​(SRTS)/Bicycle​ ​Education​ ​(Tawnya​ ​Healy) ●Taylor​ ​Lonsdale​ ​brought​ ​Tawnya​ ​up​ ​to​ ​speed​ ​with​ ​SRTS,​ ​and​ ​Journeys​ ​to​ ​Home,project ○Way​ ​more​ ​than​ ​she​ ​can​ ​take​ ​on​ ​to​ ​get​ ​SRTS​ ​up​ ​to​ ​the​ ​level​ ​she​ ​was​ ​looking​ ​for. ○There​ ​are​ ​several​ ​trailers​ ​full​ ​of​ ​bikes​ ​for​ ​education​ ​around​ ​the​ ​state,​ ​but​ ​no​ ​one​ ​person​ ​knows who​ ​has​ ​them​ ​or​ ​where​ ​they​ ​are.​ ​BSD7​ ​has​ ​at​ ​least​ ​1. ○Health​ ​enhancement​ ​teachers​ ​have​ ​been​ ​teaching​ ​bike​ ​safety,​ ​at​ ​least​ ​once​ ​in​ ​a​ ​while. ○During​ ​a​ ​class,​ ​an​ ​additional​ ​volunteer​ ​could​ ​really​ ​help​ ​get​ ​the​ ​helmets​ ​all​ ​fitted,​ ​which​ ​would give​ ​more​ ​time​ ​to​ ​instruction ○It​ ​may​ ​after​ ​first​ ​of​ ​the​ ​year​ ​at​ ​Meadowlark​ ​school ○Discussion​ ​points: ■During​ ​the​ ​summer,​ ​could​ ​go​ ​to​ ​neighborhoods​ ​and​ ​family/grad​ ​housing​ ​to​ ​put​ ​on demonstrations ■Lots​ ​of​ ​space​ ​for​ ​bike​ ​rodeos​ ​around​ ​town ■Police​ ​dept​ ​has​ ​done​ ​a​ ​bike​ ​rodeos​ ​before​ ​as​ ​well c.Transportation​ ​Coordinating​ ​Committee​ ​[TCC]​ ​(Tawnya​ ​Healy) ●Cool​ ​meeting,​ ​Jason​ ​Delmue​ ​helped​ ​Tawnya​ ​generate​ ​a​ ​presentation. ●Updated​ ​the​ ​TCC​ ​how​ ​we’re​ ​working​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Capital​ ​Improvement​ ​plan, ●Discussion​ ​at​ ​the​ ​meeting​ ​-​ ​They’d​ ​like​ ​to​ ​see​ ​lower​ ​speed​ ​limit​ ​on​ ​the​ ​interstate​ ​through​ ​town,​ ​but that​ ​will​ ​take​ ​some​ ​buy-in​ ​from​ ​government.​ ​MHP​ ​will​ ​have​ ​to​ ​do​ ​enforcement.​ ​All​ ​other​ ​major​ ​towns have​ ​65​ ​mph​ ​speed​ ​limits​ ​in​ ​town. ●Also,​ ​there​ ​was​ ​discussion​ ​regarding​ ​bussing​ ​individuals​ ​to​ ​BIg​ ​Sky​ ​for​ ​construction​ ​work.​ ​Actual​ ​park and​ ​rides​ ​will​ ​probably​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​established.​ ​Other​ ​major​ ​park​ ​and​ ​rides​ ​going​ ​on​ ​to​ ​construction projects. d.​ ​Jason​ ​Karp​ ​-​ ​Ride​ ​to​ ​Bobcat​ ​Stadium​ ​from​ ​Belgrade​ ​was​ ​AOK!​ ​Gridlock​ ​on​ ​the​ ​way​ ​home​ ​was amazing,​ ​passing​ ​cars​ ​constantly.​ ​Bike​ ​corral/racks​ ​were​ ​set​ ​up,​ ​but​ ​not​ ​a​ ​bike​ ​valet​ ​service.​ ​Probably​ ​20​ ​or​ ​30 in​ ​the​ ​corral,​ ​other​ ​racks​ ​were​ ​jam-packed,​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​people​ ​are​ ​riding​ ​to​ ​the​ ​games. H.New​ ​Business​ ​(20​ ​minutes) a.Capital​ ​Improvement​ ​Project​ ​(CIP)​ ​List​ ​-​ ​Unscheduled​ ​and​ ​Standalone​ ​projects​ ​prioritization (Candace​ ​Mastel,​ ​Linda​ ​DuPriest) ●Next​ ​couple​ ​months​ ​-​ ​SPOT​ ​and​ ​unscheduled​ ​projects​ ​prioritization​ ​in​ ​a​ ​subcommittee,​ ​by​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the year.​ ​Not​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​projects,​ ​but​ ​College​ ​from​ ​11th​ ​to​ ​8th​ ​is​ ​Linda’s.​ ​Things​ ​in​ ​Transportation​ ​Master​ ​Plan might​ ​not​ ​be​ ​in​ ​CIP​ ​list,​ ​so​ ​let’s​ ​take​ ​a​ ​look​ ​and​ ​offer​ ​some​ ​feedback.​ ​Good​ ​to​ ​look​ ​at​ ​connections,​ ​and getting​ ​more​ ​expensive​ ​projects​ ​on​ ​the​ ​schedule​ ​early. ●Standalone​ ​projects​ ​and​ ​unscheduled​ ​-​ ​should​ ​we​ ​revisit​ ​the​ ​projects?​ ​Which​ ​ones​ ​do​ ​we​ ​really​ ​want​ ​? ●We​ ​will​ ​reconvene​ ​original​ ​subcmte​ ​in​ ​December​ ​or​ ​so​ ​-​ ​Sam,​ ​Christian,​ ​Lila,​ ​Jason​ ​Delmue b.​ ​Infrastructure​ ​project​ ​proposal​ ​(Dupriest) ●New​ ​striping​ ​on​ ​Oak​ ​at​ ​N7th.​ ​Payed​ ​for​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Midtown​ ​Tax​ ​District​ ​TIF. ●MIdtown​ ​TIF​ ​priority​ ​to​ ​add​ ​a​ ​right-only​ ​on​ ​Oak​ ​at​ ​7th​ ​turning​ ​North.​ ​Everything​ ​between​ ​Wal-Mart and​ ​7th​ ​is​ ​funky,​ ​especially​ ​for​ ​bikes.​ ​Ideally​ ​it​ ​would​ ​include​ ​sharrows,​ ​plus​ ​“bikes​ ​may​ ​use​ ​full​ ​lane” signage. ●MDT​ ​will​ ​rebuild​ ​this​ ​intersection​ ​in​ ​a​ ​few​ ​years,​ ​so​ ​it’s​ ​a​ ​striping​ ​band-aid​ ​for​ ​a​ ​temporary​ ​fix. ●Also:​ ​South​ ​Grand​ ​residents​ ​voted​ ​to​ ​NOT​ ​resurface​ ​their​ ​street​ ​since​ ​it​ ​was​ ​so​ ​expensive.​ ​South​ ​Tracy will​ ​also​ ​vote​ ​on​ ​it​ ​soon. I.Adjourn​ ​pretty​ ​much​ ​at​ ​7:27 For​ ​more​ ​information,​ ​please​ ​contact​ ​John​ ​Vandelinder,​ ​Street​ ​Superintendent. This​ ​board​ ​generally​ ​meets​ ​the​ ​first Wednesday of​ ​the​ ​month​ ​from 6pm​ ​to​ ​8pm. Committee​ ​meetings​ ​are​ ​open​ ​to​ ​all​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​public.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​a​ ​disability​ ​and​ ​require​ ​assistance,​ ​please​ ​contact​ ​our​ ​ADA coordinator,​ ​Chuck​ ​Winn,​ ​at​ ​582-2307​ ​(TDD​ ​582-2301).