Valley News Editorial: Conflict Zones

Todays Valley News editorial quotes Hanover

Bike/Ped Committee Chair Hugh Mellert on “Conflict Zones,” as well as quoting NH and VT state law to assert that cyclists “are entitled to some asphalt,” and making a plea for “peace and reconciliation” between cyclists and motorists.

July 16 meeting: N. Park St.; sharrows, Rt. 10 South

July 16th meeting topics included:

• Recommendations for N. Park St. from  among 3 alternatives presented.
• Sharrow progress update and publicity plans.
• Rt. 10 South paving.
• Hazard reporting.  (Here’s a link to one option discussed: the  bikewise Google Maps application.)

Get the full scoop in the draft minutes:  HBPC Jul 16 09 Draft Minutes

Promotional materials avaialable

I have materials that can be used to promote local bicycle

activities including the 9-foot sample paper sharrow, the sharrow

poster, Share the Road stickers, NH bike laws brochures, and blog cards.

If anyone is aware of opportunities to use these materials, please

contact me and I will deliver whatever is needed.

The commiteee has materials that can be used to promote local bicycle activities including:

• a 9-foot sample paper sharrow,
• a sharrow poster,
• Share the Road stickers,
• NH bike laws brochures, and
• cards with a link to this blog.

If anyone would like to use these materials, please contact us.

Ledyard Bridge to Norwich Bike Lanes: only a trial

Bike lanes are being added from the Ledyard Bridge to Norwich, but possibly only for a two-week trial period.  People are encouraged to contact Norwich Town Manager Pete Webster (Manager@norwich.vt.us) with opinions after they try out the new configuration.  They sound ready to go back if there’s any pushback, so support for the lanes–and use of them–could be critical.   Read more in today’s Valley News article.

Agenda, July 2

Agenda
Hanover Bike & Pedestrian Committee (HBPC)
Murray Room, Howe Library
July 2, 2009, 4:00 PM

1. Call to order
2. Review of minutes of meeting of June 18, 2009
3. Budget Proposals and projects for 2010
   • Bike/ped master plan ? with Dartmouth.  Includes:
     • Education and enforcement plan
     • “summit” with town officials and staff about educational issues
     • Outreach to town business to encourage employee bike commuting
     • Creation of educational flyers.
     • Inventory of sidewalks, proposed new sidewalks.
     • Bike route system plan, now and proposed
     • Develop messages for various media outlets.
     • Survey of Hanover residents.
     • Bike/Pedestrian Boulevards
   • Construction of bike lanes on Park St.
   • Bench proposal
4. Ride the Sharrow proposal
5. Membership list update
6. Review of meeting with Select Board.
7. Review of meeting of pedestrian sub-committee.
8. Next meeting agenda:
• Review of bike facility options on North Park St. with Carolyn Radisch of ORW, and Peter Kulbacki, Hanover Director of Public Works.
• Next Meeting: July 16, 2009, Murray Rm.
9. Adjournment

Agenda, July 16

Agenda
Hanover Bike & Pedestrian Committee (HBPC)
Murray Room, Howe Library
July 16, 2009, 4:00 PM

1. Call to order
2. Review of minutes of meeting of July 2, 2009
3. Review of bicycle facility options for North Park St.
4. Next meeting agenda.
5. Next Meeting: August 6, 2009
6. Adjournment

Selectboard approves sharrows, hold on bike lanes

The Hanover selectboard on Monday night (June 22) approved the plans for sharrows on Lebanon St. but wanted to hold off on bike lanes on South Park St., in order to hold a public hearing, and figure out funding of that work.

The plans for Lebanon St. have been updated slightly–the cross section in the updated plans now show bikes and cars properly positioned with the bikes riding on the sharrows and show the proper 3-foot passing distance between bikes and cars.

Here are the presentation slides used by the committee in presenting it to the selectboard.

Live Free or Drive

A bike sticker for sale that’s particularly for New Hampshire

Safe Biking Course: Western Maine, July 7

Whether you are new to cycling and want to gain confidence to ride safey in traffic, or an experienced cyclist wanted to make sure you have your are doing things right, the Traffic Skills 101 course is the best training you can get.  It’s being offered in Western Maine July 7.   They are also offering the course that certifies you as an instructor to offer these courses yourself.

Hazard Report Web Site

A new Google Maps application, bikewise,  developed by the Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle, accepts reports of hazards to bikes anywhere in the world, provides a map of them, and tracks progress on fixing them.

Should we abandon the hazard report page to accept reports as comments here, and use this application instead?