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Martha
Emmons,
Kentucky
Bicycle and Bikeway Commission, Chair
On March 7, 2007 I attended a
statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Meeting in Frankfort. An overview of
that event is written below. Please feel welcome to
write, call or email me with your advocacy questions, concerns and
suggestions. I encourage your input!
Martha
270/442-0751 info@bikeworldky.com
2007
Bicycle and Pedestrian Meeting Review
Speakers : Crystal Murray
Ducker, Transportation Cabinet, Deputy Secretary: Greg Rawlings, FHWA:
Gave an overview of how FHWA is involved with accommodating bicycle and
pedestrian facilities; Martha Emmons, Chair KBBC:
Gave the history, purpose and accomplishments of the Kentucky Bicycle and
Bikeway Commission; Keith Lovan, President of KY Rails to Trails:
Updated everyone on the status of Rails to Trails in KY. .Jodie McDonald,
Recreational Trails: Overview of the Recreational Trails Funding;
Dan Barnett,
Director of Traffic Safety Research and Education: Provided information
regarding KY pedestrian and bicycle injuries and fatalities and discussed
how Traffic Safety can disseminate bicycle and pedestrian safety
information.
Afternoon Breakout Sections
featured discussion of
design, engineering, policy, education,
enforcement and marketing ideas, issues, concerns, and objectives.
Minutes of the March
21, 2007
Kentucky
Bicycle and Bikeway Commission Meeting
Participants:
John A. Dixon,
Danville;
Charlie Holbrook,
Ashland;
Bill Gorton,
Lexington:
Martha
Emmons,
Paducah;
Jack Eicher,
London;
Deborah Stigall and Bike Coordinator,
Tiffani
Jackson, Transportation Cabinet.
SRTS National Course
Training
Tiffani
reported that she and Morgan Wilson, the KY Safe Routes to School
Coordinator, returned from attending a training to teach the SRTS National
Course. They both are now nationally certified to teach
the course in
Kentucky
and all other states. Tiffani and Morgan will visit
different communities to inform a variety of local officials (school,
health, police department, government) about Safe Routes to School and how
it can be implemented in their specific area. They will
focus on selected communities in
Kentucky,
especially those with an interest in SRTS funding. The
commission recommended that the Tiffani look into getting Continuing
Education units tied to the course to entice engineers, planners, etc... to
attend.
March 7th Bike/Ped plan
meeting in Franfkfort-Tiffani
mentioned that the meeting was a success and was pleasantly surprised at the
great turnout. Many good ideas and concerns regarding bike/ped came out of
the meeting. Martha said that she was also encouraged by
the many people that came out that day, but was also discouraged by the lack
of knowledge many had about the Commission and bicycling in KY.
KBBC Newsletter-Discussion
of resurrecting the KBBC newsletter to let people know about the Commission.
KBBC 2007 Annual Meeting-will be April
20 & 21 in
Lexington.
Topics for the
agenda to be discussed include Who is the Commission? What are we here for?
KBBC Newsletter, Taking a look at the Share the Road plate and the way it is
set up, Mohammad Nouri and Jon Villines from Louisville to go over their
trip to the National Bike Summit.
Other information
Tiffani suggested having the NKY bike/ped
coordinator attend the meeting in May for any updates in that area. Also
Jack Eicher recently had heart transplant surgery, but was able to call in
during the meeting. He is doing fine, but will stay in
North Carolina
for another 6 weeks before coming home to KY.
Martha Emmons
BikeWorld
848 Joe Clifton Drive
Paducah, KY 42001
270-442-0751
270-442-4425 Fax
www.bikeworldky.com
info@bikeworldky.com
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