BACGeneralMeeting

Jan7,20156pm

Attendance:MeganKanagy(ALMendelsonBACChair),DavidAlexander(W2BAC),
EllenJones(W3BAC),JameelAlsalam(W4BAC),DavidCranor(W6BAC),JayStewart
(W8BAC),RandellMyers(ALCataniaBAC),VanessaGarrison(ALBondsBAC),
JeanieOsburn(FacilitiesCommitteeChairBAC),AndreaAdleman(SEECommitteeChair),
UrsulaSandstrom(SupportServicesBAC),GillianBurgess(ArlingtonBAC),JoshGhaffari
(DCOP),GregBilling(WABA),DarrenBuck(DDOT),JeffJohnson,NickLyell,JessicaShen,
JonathanWeidman,JeffWetzel

Materials:MoveDC2yearimplementationplan,previousminutes,SWneighborhoodplan
onepagerandvibrantconnectionschapter,VanNessandAdamsMorganonepager

ConversationwithArlingtonBACGillianBurgess
WhoisArlingtonBAC?
BACscounterpartinArlington.Comprisedofmembersofthepublic,countystaff(DDOTand
DDOEequivalents)andpolice.
Membersofthepublic,ratherthanrepresentingcouncilmemberslikeinDC,arevoted
fromthebodyoftheBAC

ArlingtonResources
Arlingtoncommunityservices
BikeArlington!Particularlyusefulforinformationandswag
AlsoMobilityLab,WalkArlington
Arlingtonhas35permanentbikecounters
Greatfordataandeffectivedecisions

Becauseofbikecounterdata,Arlingtonhasnowcommittedtosnowclearing
Lastyeartherewasnoplantoclear17milesoftrails
Informationwasfunneledtoadvocates,andultimatelythecountyboardwas
convincedtocommittoclearingthetrails

ArlingtonBACfocusingonpartners,esp.NPSandDepartmentofDefense
BothNPSandDoDhaveatremendousimpactonthestreetnetworkofArlington
ArlingtonBACwouldloveanyofourideasofotherpotentialpartners
ItwassuggestedthatNPSregionalofficepreviouslygaveanupdateforDCBACin
May2014byTammyStidham.
NPSisinterestingtopartnerwithbecauseoftheplanning/implementation
disconnect.Implementationdonebylocalparkunitbutplanningdoneatregional
level.
MeganwilltouchbasewithTammyongettinganewupdate.

AdditionalIssuesandgoals

 BigissueforArlingtonBACmembershipbridges.
TeddyRoosevelt(TR)bridgeshouldbethesafest(asatrailtotrailconnector,
theMtVernontotheNationalMall)butinstead,itsterrifying.
DDOTisspending$2030milliondollarstomakeTRstructurallyfunctional,
essentiallyemergencyengineering
Willstudypotentialquickfixsolutionsforthereallynarrowsidepath
NPSisdoinganEAformemorialbridge(allDCland)butnoplannedaccommodations
forcyclists.
ArlingtonBAClongtermvisionistochangethedesignvehicleforatypicalcyclist
whenthinkingofplanning
Theplanningtypicalcyclistshouldbeeitherasan8yearoldorafamilybike
(bakfiet,etc)
Hasdesignimplicationswidth,turningradius,bikeparking,zoning
Thismakesinfrastructurecomfortableforeveryoneinsteadofjustroadwarriors
DCbicycledesigndoesitcontainastandarddesignvehicletoconsiderfor
bicyclists?
DDOTwillfoundoutiftheyareincorporatingthebikeguidelines(from~2007?)
intherevampedengineeringguidelines
ArlingtonBACislookingatanewbikeplan
MoveDChasdonesuchagreatopportunitytothinkregionally
ArlingtonCountyrunscountersonMemorialCircle,soNPSwenttoArlingtonBAC
wenttotalkaboutMemorialCirclethoughitstechnicallyinDC.DCBACdidsubmit
formalcomments.

OfficeofPlanningupdatesJoshGhaffari
Allinformationcanbefoundatplanning.dc.gov
NewDirectorofPlanningisEricShaw

SouthwestNeighborhoodPlan
Currentlyinthefinishingstagesandhaveadraftfinalplancomplete
Havebeenworkingonitthelast12months,developingtheplanand
recommendations
CommentsarebeingaccepteduntilJan30th
CanbemailedtoMelissaBird,theprojectmanager,atmelissa.bird@dc.gov
MayoralhearingonJan28thattheofficeofplanning
6:308:30pm
Alsoanopportunitytosubmitcomments
Ofthemanyplanchapters,VibrantConnectionsisthemostpertinenttothe
Council
Spring/summerwilltransitiontoimplementationofplan
MStplanof2011aswellasMoveDChavebeenincorporatedintotheswplan.
Joshwillsendoutlinkstotopicsmentionedtoday,andaddspringmeetings
intotheemail

AdamsMorganandVanNessVisionFramework
Coverlanduseissuesintheneighborhoods,retail,transportation,ped/bikeissues
AdamsMorgan
Feb28thCommunityWorkshop
Planningawalkingtouraswell.Willdoafacilitiesbiketourfornextfacilities
meeting.JoshwillconnectWard1plannerwithJeanie
VanNess
Jan30thCommunityWorkshop912pmatUDC
Willalsohaveofficehours,anonlineforumforbothprojectsinadditiontooneortwo
communitymeetings

BACUpdates

MeetingminutesfromNovemberpassed

PrioritiesofBACdevelopedNovember2014
Updatingspreadsheet
TrainingnewlyelectedANC
Developlitandwebsite
Engageincitywideplanning
Coffeewithcitycouncilmembers
Kickoffthiswinter

Transitiontonewcitycouncil
Ifyourcouncilmemberhaschanged,meetwiththem.Unlessyouhaveheard
otherwise,youcanstayuntilyourappointment.
Ursulawillfindtermlimitsandaddformforreappointmenttotheblog

DDOTUpdatesDarrenBuck
Generalupdates
NewdirectorLeifA.Dormsjo
FromMaryland,previouslyworkedonmajortransitprojects
MattBrown(FormerInterimDirector)isnowbudgetdirector
CapitalBikeshareopenhouse.WillbeannouncedJanuary8th.
OnJan28thfrom68pmatMLKLibrary
FederalhighwayadministrationdidavideoandhighlightedlotsofDCstuff
JimSebastianhadacameo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjdSPJ278
Havenotdonethebikelanegoallistyetfor2015

Snowclearing
Ifpolicylevelschangesaredesired,pleasesubmitcommentsabouthowthestorm
responsewas(January6thsnowstorm)

 BridgesDCisresponsiblefor14th,TR,Keysnowclearing(moderatestormonthe
morningofJan6th)
Newstreetandbridgemaintenanceteamleader
DPWalsodoessnowclearing

dispatchingsomeonetonight/tomorrow(Jan7th/8th)toclearthebridges
Folksshouldreportto311ifnotdonebytomorrow
DifferentregionsinDCaretheresponsibilityofDDOT,othersareDPW
MetropolitanBranchTrailalldoneexceptramp
DarrentriedamillionpointturnbuttheToolcatcouldntquitedoit
Plowbladetoowide,willworkonabettersolution,includingasmallerblade
MostofMstNWcycletrackplowedafewblocksweremissedduetoissues
Bikelanesplowedafterthefirstgeneralplowingshift
Becausethegeneralplowspushsnowintothelanes
Takes6hourstodotheloop
Testingoutthisvehicle(Toolcat)fortheyeartoinformplanning,maintenanceand
designofcycletrack
Bikelanesthiseventdependedonmainlineplowingcrews
Butinbiggerevent,planistotakealightplowdrivenbyplanners/bike

BikeParking
Bikeparkinghassomeissuessocannotupdate
DavidAwantsnumbersbothinstalledandnewonesthatwillbeinstalled
Weneedtogetbacktoeven,andthenimprovethesituation
DDOThasfundingtoinstall300bikeracks/yearfortheforeseeablefuture
Ellenwantstoworktowardsabudgetrecommendationstoinstallmorethan
just300
DowntownBIDrequired20racks/yeartomaintainexistingbikeracksso
300forallofDCcouldhardlykeepuseven
Rightnow,moneyisnotthelimitingfactorforDDOTforbikeracks
Howdowespeedupthebureaucracysothatprivatefolkscaninstallracks?
Tookmonthsofpersistenceforthetoothrackon4thStSWtohavetheproper
paperwork
Perhapsnextmeetingwillfocusonbikeparking

Infrastructure
Endedupwithjustshortof9.6milesofbikelanesforthecalendaryear
Stillworkingonextendingthenew4thStSWdowntoP
Thelaststretchofbikelanesaddedfor2014was4thStNWtoSW
RhodeIslandPedestrianBridge
Currentlysoftopeningwaitingforhardopeningandofficialhandoff
Randallwasthefirstpersonoverit!
Stillworkingonfinallightinstallationandotherstuff
Studyforeastsidebikewayyes,DDOTwillbeworkingonit

 Dateunknown,stillnotoncontract.Darrenwillupdateatnextmeeting.
MetropolitanBranchTrailatFortTotten
Stillinthemidstofpreliminarydesign
Receivedfirstconceptualdesignfromcontractor
RunningbyWMATAandNPS
Final30%designwillbedoneby2015
Noreasontobelieveforfutureroadblocks,trackingonschedulecurrently

UpdatefromCommittees
FacilitiesCommitteeJeanieOsburn
MetonDec15thatBrooklandPint
Agenda
Howtofocusattentiononmaintenanceofcurrentandfutureinfrastructure?
Endresultofdiscussionwasthat311isthetrick
TipfromGregofWABA
Skipthewordbikeinthetitlesothatthesubmissiongoes
directlytotherightteam
soifitsabikelaneproblem,justsaylane
ifyoucategorizeitasabicycleproblem,thesubmissionwillgo
tothebikeplannersfirstandthisholdsuptheprocess
Advertising311
GilliamwillpostonForumandWomen&BicyclesFacebook
page
WABAwillwriteahowtoon311
BACwilladdtoblog
Trendsandhistoryof311canbefoundat:
http://octo.dc.gov/service/dc311mapping
LettertoMayoraboutDPWandDDOTrelationship
DPWactsliketheyaredoingDDOTafavor
Publiccomments
Inputtoswneighborhoodplan
Figuringouthowtostreamliningpubliccomments
AprilridewillbeVanNess,JuneridewillbeAdamsMorgantoalignwithDC
OPpubliccommentwindowforbothvisionframeworks
Generalfeelingthatridenotesarenotinfluencingplans,folkschimedinwitha
fewexamplesoftheyhad
Updatingthefacilitiesspreadsheet
RIstreetscapestudydidnotaddresssidewalks
Februaryseatedmeeting.ProbablyatBrooklandPint,goodfoodandbeer.

Safety,EducationandEnforcementAndreaAdleman
DidnotmeetinDecember.ButwillmeetinFebthinkingofhowtodividelabortoequally
emphasizeeducationandenforcement.


LegislativeDavidCranor
BAC/PACConversationonSidewalkRiding
JointmeetingJan8thatDowntownBIDoffice
Meganwillhaveaconferencecallnumber
InitialpurposeofmeetingwasGrahamsbillbeingproposedbillhassincedied
CMChehwantstohaveagrandconversationaboutbike/pedissueslaterthisyear
SojointPAC/BACconversationisagoodleaduptothis
CMMaryChehdidreintroducethecontributorynegligencebillfor2015
Oldversionproportionateatfault
Newversioncutoffat50%fault,doesntactuallyintroducecomparativenegligence.
Asacyclistwhois050%negligence,yougeteverything.50100%negligenceyou
getnothing.Onlyforbikesandpedestriansincollisionwithmotorvehicles.
MoveDCitwassuggestedthatforMoveDCtobetakenmoreseriouslyitshouldbe
endorsedbytheCityCouncil,muchlikeDCOPplans
ButthereisnotaDDOTprecedentofendorsementofcouncil.
OmnibusletterDavidCsenttheletter.Willbemeetingwithhiscouncilmembernextweek
ANCMattAccernerowenttoameeting,anditwasagreatidea

Actionitems
UpdatefromNPSregionActingchair
EmailwithDCOPlinksmentioned&springmeetingsJoshGhaffari
UpdateonEastsidebikewayfromDarrenatnextBACmeeting
ChecktermlimitsandaddreappointmentformtoBACblogUrsula
JoshwillconnectJeaniewithWard1plannerre:AdamsMorganFramework
Add311toblogUrsula

Events
CapitalBikeshareOpenHouseJanuary28th
VanNessCommunityWorkshopJanuary31st
SouthwestNeighborhoodPlanMayoralHearingJanuary28th
AdamsMorganCommunityWorkshopFebruary28th
BACFacilitiesMeetingTBD
BACSafety,EducationandEnforcementMeetingTBD
BACLegislativeMeetingFeb4th
BAC/PACMeetingonSidewalkRidingJanuary8th