People for Transportation Options

Meeting Notes:  Draft by Michelle Reardon

6/21/06   

Updates:

CATA

-         there will be a billboard campaign regarding clean air. 16 sites from Lansing to Okemos.

-         Okemos schools have instituted a new policy requiring bus engines be shut off when not in transit.

Allen Neighborhood Center

-         Home tour was successful

-         Will be sending out a survey to residents regarding what actions could be taken to make the event more user friendly.

PTO

-         LeRoy passed out a sample take-away for the group. He is asking for suggestions for improvement. 

LMB

-         the email listserve has many subscribers but is not seeing much traffic. There are several experts registered and now ready to answer questions.

TCBA

-         there is a collaboration opportunity with this group:

o       “Train the trainer” for safety instructors

§         LMB has offered to take the lead on this activity as it is already underway.

o       September class on cold weather riding safety

o       Urban leisure rides

-         Urban riding classes

-         Can we create maps for walking and biking in PDF form to make these more user friendly?

Mayors Task Force

-         Mission is to create policy and plan for multimodal transportation and implement these strategies

Michigan Greenways

-         Funding has been secured from MDCH for a placemat campaign to highlight the Heart of Michigan trails

-         Looking to target 10 locally owned restaurants to place these in

Festival of the Sun:

There was discussion of a valet bike corral and the liability issues regarding an event that concludes after dark. Discussion then changed to the idea of a grant funded bike parking organization that would be available for local events. There was discussion of local storage for this type of equipment, who would manage this activity, and if there was a need for this in the city?

Permanent bike parking was discussed and incorporation of these facilities into the new master plan.

Marketing of PTO at FOS

It was determined that no booth space is available at this years event. However, a media plan was discussed and this should be discussed in detail at the next meeting with the outcome being a PR plan for the committee. Suggestions included partnering with organizations that have a distribution route already; City Pulse, YMCA, and making this a group distribution for the agencies represented within PTO.

Jessica and Jon will design a handout for review at the next meeting.

Planning Active Communities

LeRoy is asking for an initial review of the checklist by committee members and do a city wide submission for this year as opposed to neighborhood submission. LeRoy will send the link for the checklist out to the committee.

Bike Parking on Michigan Ave.

Several business owners would like racks, how do we approach this topic?

Two types of funding through TCBA; DALMAC and club funds. Also, can be purchased through salvage and placed on private property. Andy Kilpatrick knows of one rack that could be donated and placed on private property at this time.

Nancy K. requested sites for upcoming Safe Routs to School. Need a venue that is large enough for the training but also need an area that can be audited for a hands on learning experience.

Ken mentioned a promotional opportunity for the committee at the South Lansing Community Showcase. This event generally draws 2000 visitors.

Jessica was inquiring into the bicycle helmet giveaways. Michigan Trial Lawyers are the lead agency for these and the Lansing Traffic Safety Council as well.

Jon mentioned that we need a representative from TCBA at these meetings and that may mean to meet at another time. He said a direct link to this group would be beneficial.

Next meeting is Wednesday, July 26^th, 10 am at Allen Neighborhood Center.