Month: October 2018

Tempe: College Ave bike treatments S of US60

To: Chase_walman@tempe.gov

College Avenue “Orange” alternative

As you know, College Avenue is a major north/south bicycling corridor, especially because of the presence of the Arizona State University campus, and a dedicated shared-use bike & pedestrian bridge over US60. The area between US60 and ASU campus was improved with traffic calming several years ago and remains a very safe road for all users.

It has come to our attention that the City of Tempe is considering various treatments along College Ave south of US60; an area that is primarily residential and currently has no bicycling-specific striping or pavement markings.

When selecting please refrain from placing designated bike lanes withing the door zone of parked vehicles; The two “Orange” Alternatives; Bike Lanes with a parking lane show such treatment with the right-hand edge of the bike lane only 8 feet from the curb which places most of the width of the bike lane within a hazard-zone. This places bicyclists in the uncomfortable position of need to ride away from door zones to remain safe and inevitably suffer harassment, or worse, from motorists.

You may wish to consult  NCHRP 766 Recommended Bicycle Lane Widths for Various Roadway Characteristics which documents that the open door width of  most private passenger vehicles extends about 11 feet from the curb (and of course, vehicles can be wider still; and drivers often park their vehicles further from the curb). Bicycle facilities should be designed to keep cyclists out of this hazard zone. More information about placing Bike Lanes adjacent to parking can be found here.

 

Regards,

Ed Beighe
President
Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists

 

 

The presentation made by city staff can be found in the 9/11/2018 meeting packet for the Tempe Transportation Commission, item 7 of the lengthy document (seach down for “College Ave”)

 

More information on the projects, see the City’s page College Avenue BikeIt Project. There is an online comment form that can be submitted there (see Click here to comment online from Oct. 27 to Nov. 12, 2018)

 

 

Coalition of Arizona Bicyclist’s Annual member’s meeting 11/20/2018

This year, the annual meeting will be held via tele-conference.
A business meeting and election of open board of directors seats will be held.

  • Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 6:30PM Arizona Time.

Members in good standing who wish to attend/listen/vote please contact cazbike@cazbike.org no later than 11/16 to obtain the phone in details. Not a member? Click here to join.

Nominations, or self-nominations for the Board of Directors are still open, and as always we’re looking for volunteers in any capacity.

Minutes of 2018 Annual Meeting (approved at 12/18/2018 board meeting)

The meeting was held telephonically November 20, 2018 beginning at 6:45PM, present at the meeting were directors: Tom Armstrong, Bob Beane, Ed Beighe, Bob Jenson, Sharon Matt, Eric Post, Lloyd Thomas. (Gail Hildebrant was absent).

Also present were Peter Mather, and Rich Leever, and Jeff Caslake

Treasurer’s Report (via email)

As of October 31st, the balances in the Coalition’s Wells Fargo Accounts are as follows:

Checking $661.32
Savings $515.85
High Yield $32,427.21
Total Balance: $33,594.38

Respectfully submitted, Gail Hildebrant, Treasurer.

Board Elections

We currently have 8 directors; (with a maximum of 15 per bylaws). Directors serve two-year terms
2 do not expire until next year, and 6 expire this year, as noted in the list below the current board is:

Tom Armstrong (2019)
Bob Beane (2018)
Ed Beighe (2018)
Gail Hildebrant (2018)
Bob Jenson (2018)
Sharon Matt (2018)
Eric Post (2019)
Lloyd Thomas (2018)

Eric Post made a motion to nominate the six directors with terms expiring in 2018 — Bob Beane, Ed Beighe, Gail Hildebrant,  Bob Jenson, Sharon Matt, Lloyd Thomas — to new 2 year terms; Tom Armstrong 2nd the motion. A voice vote was taken and all present voted affirmative, and none negative.

Next, Ed Beighe made a motion to nominate Rich Leever for a (new) 2 year term to board; Bob Beane 2nd the motion. A voice vote was taken and all present voted affirmative, and none negative.

The new board now consists of 9 members, with terms expiring as noted below. A quorum now is at least 5 board members present:

Tom Armstrong (2019)
Bob Beane (2020)
Ed Beighe (2020)
Gail Hildebrant (2020)
Bob Jenson (2020)
Rich Leever (2020)
Sharon Matt (2020)
Eric Post (2019)
Lloyd Thomas (2020)

Officer Elections

The newly-constituted board held officer elections for one-year term. Lloyd Thomas made a motion to nominate the current slate of officers, as below, Eric Post 2nd the motion. No other nominations were made. A voice vote was taken and all directors present voted affirmative, and none negative.

President: Ed Beighe
Vice President Operations: Bob Jenson
Vice President Special Projects: Bob Beane
Treasurer: Gail Hildebrant
Secretary: Sharon Matt

The business meeting concluded at approximately 7:15PM and informal discussions followed.