HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-14-14 Bicycle Advisory Board MinutesBozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board (BABAB)
Meeting Minutes, Wed, June 7, 2014
6-8 pm, Commissioner’s Room, City Hall
Board Members Present: Rebecca Gleason, Jessie May Campbell, Mike Davis, Jenna Fallaw, Jen
Petersen, Jason Delmue, Bill Cochran
Board Members Absent: Sam Haraldson, Brian Hughes, Petra Davis
Other Attendees: John Van Delinder(City Streets Superintendent), I-Ho Pomeroy(Bozeman City
Commission), Hillary Robinson(nursing student)
A. Called meeting to Order
B. Public Comment: Hillary is involved in a study about public health effects of biking and wanted to
learn more about what we do. She participated in bike week activities.
C. Approved May meeting minutes
D. CTEP projects and funds – status and schedule- John Van Delinder. We reviewed copy of 2012 of
recommendations from the Community Trails Enhancement Program Capital Improvement Plan that will
begin this summer. Other approved projects will be continued next summer. The CTEP money will be
used up after the completion of these projects.
E. 2014 bike week and commute challenge review. We reviewed numbers, what went well, what could
be done better.
Average/day with 9 stops: 49 people/stop
M: Rockford 73
T: The Daily 75
T: Café M: 60
W: Wild Crumb 162
W: Costco 30
Th: Sola 130
Th: Community Café 52
F: Co-op 188
F: Hillcrest: 30
Friday party: approx. 65
Suggestions: Start Sept/Oct to look for prizes from bike shops, keep dinner party raffle tickets separate,
present to win bigger prizes, we can store bins at bike kitchen(we will vote next month), promote more
at hospital door to door.
We can reserve the First Security Bank window for the week before bike week next year.
We also talked about possible banner on Main Street next year. We must go thru Downtown
Association. We could get 7/8 businesses to donate for logos. We could become more involved with
schools. We could also advertise more and post in Church bulletins.
New potential venues: City Brew, La Tinga, I-Ho's (bike to eat 10%)
We also questioned: How can we get more new bikers involved?
Thank you postcards to organizations that either donated goods or helped out with bike week were
divided up and distributed among board members.
Commuter Challenge: 47 teams, 300 people, approx. 15,000 miles, more participation than last year.
The challenge could be advertised more. The trophy is currently being designed.
F. Bike Safety Outreach/Education
Film update: None
High School Drivers Education : None
Bike safety –Education at MSU-Petra: None
Bike safety PSA update- Sam: None
G. Active Transportation Study Abroad summary – Rebecca
Tabled until next month
H. Old business
Mendenhall bike lanes
Sharrows instead of bike lanes will be implemented. Next year, after the hotel is built we might be able
to give more input on street designs.
Bozeman Bicycle Code modification update: None
FTA state of good repair funds : None
Other: Monday at 5 pm is the general funding City Commission meeting. BABAB members could attend
this or other budget meetings to give input on biking infrastructure, Bike/Pedestrian Coordinator.
I.New business: None
J. Meeting Adjourned