Meeting Minutes 10/13/14

Meeting Minutes 10/13/14

Attendees:

Tyce Herrman
Mariah Murphy
Lindsey Lyons
Matt Atwood
Joe Fazio
Jeanette Diamond
Ken Shultes
Jim Ciarrocca
Alyssa Gill
Becky Hammell
Mike Johnson
Andrew Connell

  • New partnership with PA commuter services
  • The Handlebar and Green Bike updates
    • Tons of new volunteers!
    • Trying to incentivize volunteering
    • Making new Handlebar shirts (waiting to see the layouts of the design on the shirts)
    • Have been seeing more and different faculty and staff in the Handlebar
  • Bike parking on handicap ramps and stairs
    • We all should report bikes to DPS (just call)
      • Send the registration number if available
    • Need to be more diligent about making sure these people are alerted that they can’t lock their bike to the handicap ramp (ADA)
  • Indoor/covered bike storage implementation
    • Kaufman Building behind DPS
      • Install a shower and changing area along with bike storage
    • Dana greenhouse
      • Install a shower and changing area along with storage
    • Goodyear basement
      • Move bike rack (not used where it currently is)
      • Problem: need that area to be storage over the summer
    • “Study” rooms in Atwater and Armstrong
    • Old Kline gym
      • Could hold a bunch of bikes
    • Cycling team
      • Needs bike storage because otherwise people won’t bring their bikes (expensive)
      • Bike lockers?
  • Red bike condition/management
    • Bikes are used a lot and therefore aren’t in the best condition
    • Need to be evaluated more often (preferably a weekly basis)
    • Could they be evaluated weekly by HB volunteers and then George could fix them?
  • Bike crashes
    • Need to alert people about not riding through crosswalks
  • Biking special interest housing
    • Next to the Handlebar in Davidson-Wilson 110
    • 8 person suite with a lounge
  • Bike plan
  • Outdoor bike pumps and repair stand
    • They look beautiful! Check them out at the entrance to Morgan Field