Minutes from the
January 13th, 2005
Meeting Attendees: Roger Alig,
Ken Carlson, Susan Conlon, Bruce Ellsworth, Arnold Kelly, Daryl MacMillan, Alison Miller, Ken Naglak,
Art Pope, Sandy Shapiro
Web site: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/bikeped/
GENERAL BUSINESS
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Previous Action Items-
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Ask Mayor to advocate for Zaitz
Park Trail application at DEP- Ken C
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Contact Pedals for Progress-
Susan
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Contact Jim Amon to find out why
Tow Path TEA-21 grant was turned down- Ken C.
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Communication between Township
and Task Force- The Mayor, citing an over-burdened
township staff, has expressed a desire that the Task Force direct as many
inquiries to township staff as possible through Ken C and Ken N. Task Force members, in turn, would like a
more formal means to communicate issues and project proposals to the township,
and would like a contact in the township with the authority to follow-up on
issues and actions. It was suggested
that Ken C and Ken N meet with Chris Marion and/or the Mayor in the week
following Task Force meetings to communicate issues and proposed actions. [Note after meeting- Ken C spoke with the
Mayor and the Mayor is in favor of setting up a regularly scheduled meeting
between “the Kens” and Chris Marion in the week following
Task Force meetings. The Mayor will try
to attend as many of these meetings as he can.]
2005 Projects
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Task Force members reviewed the
list of projects for 2005. Task Force
members stated what projects they were interested in advocating for and
additional projects were added to the list.
The list is appended to these minutes.
In some cases, there is more than one advocate for a project. In this case, one person was selected as the
primary point person and they are listed in bold type (please let us know if
you are okay with being the primary point person for a given project). The idea for this list is to allow for
individual task force members to be advocates and points of contact for
proposed projects. The point person
would be responsible for gathering information on a proposed project and making
the appropriate contacts (Planning Board, Council members, DEP, DOT officials,
granting agencies). Please note, that red
boxes indicate projects that have no advocates at this time.
Recreational Trails
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Big
Sidewalks
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Safe Routes Grant- Meg found out through contacting the DOT that we were not awarded the
Safe Routes grant. Only one of 12
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Update to Sidewalk Inventory- Roger would like to update the sidewalk inventory. Time did not permit a review so it’s proposed
that we put the inventory on next month’s agenda. Members are encouraged to review the inventory
(contact Roger or Ken C for current copies) and propose changes at next
meeting.
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Update on sidewalks and Newspaper
boxes at the
Bikelanes
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Response to Chat Room discussion
on
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Pedals for Progress- Susan gave an overview of the Pedals for Progress organization. Susan
recommends that the Task Force host a Pedals for
Progress event in May or June, possibly involving high school students. This would be a three hour event, separate
from any other event to allow a focus on the bike donation program.
Large Scale Projects
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Route 571 Development in the
Junction- Ken C updated the Task Force on the status of the Route 571/Princeton
Junction Development project. Ken had
spoken with the Mayor. Ken stated that a
draft concept report had been prepared and that the Mayor had recommended
changes to bike/ped facilities. Ken further stated the report was next going
on to the County for review and then to the Planning Board for public
input. There was some confusion at the
meeting as to the nature of the report (traffic study?,
road design?), and what the process was for public comment. It was recommended that Ken C speak to the
Mayor for further clarification {Note after meeting: Ken spoke with the
Mayor to obtain further clarity. The
Mayor clarified that a draft engineering sketch, which is not in a readable
format for the public, had been prepared by the Urbitran
and Maser consultants at the end of last year. This is not a
report, but rather a technical engineering sketch. The Mayor, upon
reviewing the draft sketch, asked the consultants to provide more detail on
bike/pedestrian improvements and intersection design. An
internal meeting has been scheduled to review and discuss the
anticipated revisions and details added to the sketch. The next step in
the process is for the County and township engineers to meet with the
consultants to review the draft sketch. The draft sketch will then become
the basis for a report which will then be made available for public review and
comment at an upcoming Planning Board meeting in early March where there
will be ample opportunity for public comment].
Action Items:
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Establish a regularly scheduled meeting between “the
Kens” and Chris Marion that would occur in the week after Task Force Meetings
to address issues and proposed actions- Ken
C and Ken N
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Follow up with Holt’s office on letter of support
for Zaitz Trail- Arnold
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Meet with Sam Surtees to discuss Big Bear Brook
Trail- Roger
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Update Sidewalk Inventory- Task Force Members
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Write letter addressing lack of resolution of Acme
sidewalk link and movement of newspaper boxes- Susan, Meg, Ken C, Ken N
Upcoming Meetings:
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January
25th: Public forum on Bus Rapid Transit (2-4 PM and
6-8 PM Plainsboro Municipal Center)
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January
31st: State of
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February
5th:
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February
10th: TASK FORCE MEETING, 7:30 PM (Agenda items:
Sidewalk inventory, review recommended projects for 2005 capital budget, Review
of Orth-Rodgers recommendations)
Projects for 2005
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Recreational Trails
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Millstone River Trail Implementation- Ken C, Art…
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Rogers Preserve Trail and
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D&R Towpath TEA-21 Grant Re-Submittal- Bruce
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Recreational Trail from
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Implementation of
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Advocacy/Implementation of Trail Projects
from Prioritization- ________
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Bikelanes
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June Bikelanes
Grant Application (potential project
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BikeFest- Dan, Arnold, Daryl
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Advocacy/Implementation for
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Monitor Implementation of Capitol Budget Bikelane projects (e.g., Lanwyn,
South Mill)- ________
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Sidewalks/Crosswalks
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Sidewalk Inventory- Roger
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Work with township on
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Improvements to Existing Crosswalks- Sandy, Alison, Susan
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Improvements to Street Lighting- Susan, …
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Sidewalk Grants (e.g., Safe Schools)- Susan, …
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Advocacy/Implementation of Sidewalk Projects
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Cranbury Road- Sunnydale
to Route 571- Sandy, Alison,
Meg, Art
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Route 571 missing links between Slayback & Southfield Road- Alison, Meg, Sandy, Art
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Wallace Road- Train Station driveway to Route
571- Susan
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Large-Scale Projects
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Bike/Ped Bridge
over Route 1- Ken N, Ken C…
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Improvements to Alexander Road- Phase I:
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Monitor
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Monitor plans for improvements to Route 571
in the Junction- Meg, Susan, Art,
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Work with township officials to implement
bike/ped capital improvement projects- Susan, Ken C
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Advocate/Strategize for
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Public Education
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Set up Bike/Ped
information tables at public events (e.g., Farmer’s Market)-
Susan, Meg, Ken C, Ken N
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Pedals for Progress- Susan, Ken C