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CITY OF ASHLAND BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION Agenda Thursday, March 151", 2007 @ 5:15 P.M. Siskiyou Room @ 51 Winburn Way Community Development & Engineering Services Building I. CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 18, 2006 III. PUBLIC FORUM - Business from the audience not included on the agenda. (Limited to 5 minutes per speaker and 15 minutes total.) IV. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Subcommittee & Liaison Reports V. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION ICLEI Overview with Dick Wanderscheid Step It Up Ashland (Harding) Earth Day 2007 (Harding) Goal Setting Follow -Up Discussion 2007-2008 Budget Request Lights, Helmets & Pedometers Wheeldon Memorial New Business Agenda Items for Next Month V. ADJOURNMENT Upcoming Meetings Next Regular Meeting - Thursday, March 15"", 2007 at 5:15 P.M. pill ecimmmpflanei with �Ihe Ant m:qe,rmio s m�viflllm Wsagmgfmdcs 'gym" if wu m uld �q)c i�d aWtyhi miirc (ii) Ill I1 I0Ii c; iIN" hgmngIli SII'altoI"S Wm�'�„��m,m III �; �m��gq.q�r��, �" 1'1m �1�m0Illl'VUr'.' 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City Council David Chapman Liaison Planning Staff Liaison Derek Severson RVTD Liaison Youth Liaison (SOU) Youth Liaison (AHS) Paige West 446 Helman Street 482-7567 seleneaitken @ yahoo. corn 334 Bridge Street 488.7884 reclamation @ riseup.net 361 Wiley Street 482-1057 olneyit@mind.net 1344 Apple Way 482-4467 tb1937@charter.net 747 Oak Street 488-4188 dvounq @ leffnet.orq 78 Pine Street 210-3325 rrdylan(@msn.com 390 Orchard St 488-0152 davidchapman @ashlandhome.net 51 Winburn Wy. 552.2040 seversod@ashland.or.us 3200 Crater Lake Ave 608-2429 Medford, OR 97504 p.west@rvtd.orq transportationoptions@qmail.com Nathan P. Meyerson (no address on file) 488-9179 natefoo@gmail.com Vacant Traffic Safety Liaison Colin Swales 461 Allison St 488-0939 colinswales@qmail.com (Nine voting members, four constitutes a quorum per AMC 2.22.030) Bicycle & Pedestrian Commission January 18th, 2007 Regular Minutes Roll Call: Chair Dylan Robbins, Jim Olney, David Young, Vice Chair Tracy Harding (late), Selene Aitken, Tom Burnham Council Liaison: David Chapman Staff: David Stalheim, Community Development Director; Derek Severson, Associate Planner Steve McLennan, Police Officer (absent) RVTD liaisons: Paige West & Steve Maluk,-DMPlanners High school liaison: Vacant SOU liaison: Nathan Meyerson (absent) Call to Order Chair Robbins called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. Approval of Minutes — November 16, 2006 Olney/Aitken m/s to approve the minutes of the November 16th, 2006 meeting as presented. Voice vote: All AYES. Motion passed. Public Forum None. Introductions Those present introduced themselves to new member Tom Burnham. Severson introduced the Director of Community Development, David Stalheim, who was present to observe the meeting. Severson noted that both Bleicher and Rostykus had resigned in the past few days due to scheduling conflicts, and indicated that the Mayor's office was in the process of advertising to recruit new members. He also pointed out that there were several recent resumes on file from the most recent recruitment where Burnham was selected. Young indicated that he would have preferred a chance to discuss scheduling options in order to try to retain Bleicher and Rostykus. Budget Update Severson noted that in addition to the information presented in the memo, there was approximately $1,710 in the Wheeldon Memorial Fund. Severson explained that he had followed up and while there was over $3,000 in the account for the helmets and lights line item, these items had not been budgeted for expenditure. He suggested that he would need to follow up on current costs, but felt that it was likely that money could be found to purchase lights during this fiscal year. Young clarified, asking that front lights be purchased to supplement the 43 rear lights already on hand. Teige noted that there were helmets on hand at Parks and these could be shared with Police until more were purchased. Subcommittee & Liaison Reports Teige gave a brief update on the Bike Swap subcommittee meetings. She noted that the Parks Department hoped to hire someone to reconcile receipts after the Swap, as there was not staff time available to do this. She noted that they would pay a living wage and that the expenditure would not exceed $185. She suggested that they would prefer to hire Harding to do this as she had experience with the Swap and the tasks. She clarified that the payment would not be for the volunteer efforts in support of the Swap, but rather for work that would normally be done by paid staff. She indicated that she didn't feel this created any conflicts. Severson indicated that under Oregon public officials ethics laws, the fact that Harding would have direct financial benefit did represent a conflict of interest. He clarified that this was not a problem in and of itself, and added that it did require that Harding not participate in the discussion or the vote on this matter. He noted that these funds were 2006-1116 Bike & Ped minutes Page 1 of 5 held by a private non-profit, the Ashland Parks Foundation, and that they had graciously allowed the Commission a recommending authority in how the funds were spent. He emphasized that the Commission did not have the budgetary authority to enter into contracts or appropriate funds on behalf of the City, and that in this case the request was for a recommendation to the Parks Foundation to support their desire to expend funds they hold as a private non-profit from previous Bike Swap proceeds. Young indicated that he was somewhat uncomfortable with discussing payment to a commissioner just for the potential appearance of impropriety. Olney noted that the Commission could simply approve the request with a recommendation that Parks could pay someone to do the required work, and that the Commission would not be involved in the selection of who was hired. Olney/Young m/s to recommend that the Parks Foundation expend an amount not to exceed $185 from Bike Swap funds to pay a part-time person at living wage levels to handle reconciliation of receipts after the Bike Swap. Voice vote: All AYES, with Harding abstaining. Motion passed. Severson noted that the Verde Village had submitted a revised proposal addressing changes made in response to the Commission's recommendations from last month. Severson explained that there was a Commissioner Appreciation Event scheduled for March 12"', and indicated his hope that a least a few members would be available to table at the event. Olney noted that he had attended one meeting of the Jackson County Bicycle Advisory Committee and would try to keep doing this as his schedule allowed. Update on Councils 12/4 Discussion of Bikepaths Severson gave brief background, noting that the City had received federal funds to complete this project, but in the time since those funds were received significant increases in the cost of the project had occurred due to federal engineering requirements and right-of-way acquisition. As such, the cost of the project had increased by more than three times. He explained that Public Works Director Paula Brown had made a presentation to the Council in early December but had been unable to update this Commission beforehand due to the timing of the meetings. He explained that Brown was recommending repayment of the funds amounting to approximately $90,000 to remove the federal funds, and thus their requirements and increased costs, and also noted that Brown would like the Commission to engage in helping to update the City's Transportation System Plan with regard to bikepaths and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Members were generally supportive of Brown's recommendation. Severson noted that this item would again be coming to the Council on February 201h for further discussion. Request for partnership and $200 financial support of ICLEI from Commission Funds Severson noted the history behind this request, explaining that the City has previously participated in ICLEI programs for local government sustainability but that a fee has recently been instated to support ICLEI and engender a greater sense of ownership in their members. He noted that the Conservation Commission and the Conservation Department would each be picking up a $200 one-third share, and suggested that it was appropriate for this Commission to pay one-third given that the primary focus of likely measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would have to do with reducing automobile use within the community. He added that many of the Commission's recent successes have come through partnerships (with B.T.A., the Parks Foundation, etc.) and then suggested that as important as the ideas behind ICLEI were he felt the opportunity to begin a meaningful partnership with Conservation was of equal value here. Burnham questioned the nature of ICLEI programs and their appropriateness to this commission, as many seemed energy or transit related. He questioned why the Council couldn't just pay the membership fee rather than tapping this Commission's limited funds. Members noted that the opportunity for partnership were valuable, as was the potential third -party program support from ICLEI, and that Ashland would have the opportunity to tailor a program to its own needs. Robbins emphasized that being involved would give the Commission a greater say in how this program was designed and implemented. 2006-1116 Bike & Ped minutes Page 2 of 5 Young/Harding m/s to expend $200 in Commission Funds to pay a one-third share of the City's membership in ICLEI. Voice vote: All AYES. Motion passed. Election of Officers It was agreed to delay this item until after the appointment of new members to fill the two recently created vacancies. Goal Setting Goal setting began with an open brainstorming session to identify concerns and interests of those present: Robbins noted his interest in eliminating obstacles, including classist barriers, that prevent people from cycling. Dubois noted the need to follow up on recent discussions of doing a better job to promote walking. He noted ways to do this might include a pedometer program, or through outreach and partnerships with local employers. Bill Hyman, audience member and League of American Bicyclists certified instructor, suggested that all commissioners need to be educated on street smart cycling and that the commission needs to completely review city ordinances and policies relating to bicycles. He noted for instance that by law all bicycles are to be licensed, but suggested that there is currently no mechanism for licensing in place. Burnham suggested that the Commission look at the Comprehensive Plan and its Transportation Element and make carrying these out the focus of their work. West suggested creating a matrix to identify goals and policies and how they are addressed. Audience member Elaine Shanafelt urged the commission to work toward completing sidewalks and furthering Greenway connectivity, particularly between Mountain, Nevada and Oak Streets. Severson briefly discussed the Council and Public Works Departments rolls in the LID process, but noted that the Commission could take a roll in making recommendations and that one obvious opportunity to do so would be through annual review of the Miscellaneous Concrete Projects. He added that the Greenway connection was still being pursued, but that right-of- way acquisition was a time consuming matter that was limited by cost and property owner willingness. Stalheim emphasized that Commission input should be a guiding force in determining project priority rather than relying strictly on vocal citizens to raise issues of project priority, as the Commission's have a better big picture grasp of existing facilities and connectivity needs. Young identified the Safe Routes to School Program as a priority Aitken indicated that she would like to work to promote a culture of non -motorized transportation, and suggested that the way she saw doing this was through a weekly Car Free Day as had been previously discussed. Burnham said there was a need for more marketing and promotion through the preparation of printed educational material. West noted that RVTD could be a partner in a marketing campaign. Members noted the need to focus on repairing and maintaining infrastructure including bikelanes, bikepaths, sidewalks, and signage, and to put greater emphasis on the annual review of Miscellaneous Concrete Projects. Members identified a need to focus on partnerships with the BTA, Traffic Safety, Parks and Recreation, Parks Foundation, Police Department, Public Works Department, Conservation Division, Conservation Commission, and Ashland Community Hospital. Members also indicated that there could be more outreach to bike shops and to the University, and efforts could be made to better integrate efforts with those of other advocacy groups including Siskiyou Velo, the Southern Oregon Sizzlers, Silver Striders, the local running shop, etc. Members noted that Siskiyou Velo might be a funding partner, and that efforts could be made to build partnerships to offer classes and distribute educational materials. Aitken exited at 6:30 p.m.. 2006-1116 Bike & Ped minutes Page 3 of'S It was suggested that efforts be made to focus on driver education, either through the distribution of materials, teaching of classes, or required diversion programs for drivers ticketed for violating pedestrian or cyclist rights. It was also noted that the Commission could sponsor a forum on cyclists rights and responsibility similar to the one put on by the BTA in Medford last year. West discussed the Safe Routes grant that would be coming up shortly. Severson noted that there was a grant application previously prepared to install sidewalks on Laurel adjacent to Helman School. He explained that while it had been rejected due to issues with the Laurel Street railroad crossing„ it could be slightly modified for resubmittal and would have all of the legwork essentially complete. West noted that ideally the state was looking for these applications to come through coalitions or task forces consisting of citizens, police, planning departments, and school districts. West asked that Severson provide her with a copy of the previously submitted Laurel Street grant application. Members noted that continuing Car Free Day and expanding to include weekly car free observances, continuing the Bike Swap and bike safety education program with the B.T.A. were also priorities. Hyman suggested working to educate the police and local judges about enforcement. Dubois added that tickets should be fairly sizeable or in the form of fix -it tickets or diversion programs. Members suggested forming a committee to address regional transportation issues. Severson noted that in transitioning from the brainstorming portion of the session to developing more concrete plans, it was important to consider some things: he emphasized that staff time to support commission activities was limited; that the time available essentially went to preparing agendas, packets and minutes and attending meetings; that the Council had directed staff to not take on new work programs other than through Council goal setting; and that members also realistically consider how much time they were willing to commit before developing an overly ambitious goal list. Members discussed the need for champions to energize and promote individual items. Harding indicated that she would continue to work on expanding Car Free Day, and on the Bike Swap. West indicated that she would work on expanding and facilitating Safe Routes to School efforts, including the grant application. Robbins indicated that he would work on education, outreach and promotion, possibly to include classes, brochures and outreach to the local judge. Young indicated that he would work on the memorial to Carole Wheeldon. Teige, Dubois and Hyman all indicated an interest in working on offering adult bicycle education opportunities Olney noted that he would continue to attend the Jackson County Bicycle Advisory Commission meetings, and Burnham suggested that he would work on outreach and development of strategic partnerships with Siskiyou Velo. Severson agreed to prepare a draft outreach letter that could be included with the Commission's agenda when it is sent to other organizations, and suggested that if anyone had other groups in mind for outreach they let him know and he could update the mailing list. Members suggested that meeting times could be provided to Siskiyou Velo for inclusion on their calendar as well. Members suggested that infrastructure to include Greenway, bikepath, bikelane, and sidewalk connectivity, signage, review of Miscellaneous Concrete Projects, and work with Public Works on the Transportation System Plan remain on the radar screen as items to be addressed. New Business Harding noted that April 10 was to be a national day of action on climate change, and stated that the Conservation Commission was forming a subcommittee to look at this issue to meet the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. She stated that she would follow up and provide additional details as they become available. 2006-1116 Bike c& Ped minutes Page 4 of 5 Agenda Items for Next Month Goal Setting follow-up, Next Year's budget request, Wheeldon Memorial, Bike Lights and Helmets, Pedometers. Adiournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.] Regular Meeting — February 15"', 2007 at 5:15 p.m. 2006-1116 Bike & Ped minutes Page 5 of 5 Derek Severson - Bike Swap Meeting Minutes Page 1 From: Rachel Teige To: Bike Swap Committee Date: 2/9/07 3:13:34 PM Subject: Bike Swap Meeting Minutes Hi Everyone - Hope everyone is feeling better. I know a lot of you couldn't make it due to the flu, but we did manage to "muddle through" a meeting this week. I am attaching the minutes from the meeting but there are a few things that I need to bring up for feedback: 1. Next Meeting: First week in March. I will be out of town so Joy will be running the meeting. Trace is having an issue getting to the Wednesday meeting so can I propose to have the meeting on Monday March 5th at 4pm at the Parks office. Please let me know your thoughts. 2. Egon would like to use about $90 out of the Bike Swap funds for the purchase of some mini bikes for use for the bike swap and other events. We could store them at the grove. I wasnt sure what the process was on this but I am assuming since they are bike swap funds that just our committee needs to decide... Derek? Do you know? 3. 1 have attached the minutes. Please review and make sure you can report at the next meeting on progress. Thanks everyone.. looking forward to hearing from you. Rachel Teige Recreation Superintendent Ashland Parks & Recreation 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 541-552-2260 - Direct 541-488-5340 - Main 541-488-5314 - Fax teiger@ashland.or.us Minutes February 7, 2007 Present: Rachel Teige, Egon Dubois, Steve Maluk (RVTD). Reciept Tags update • Samples were brought to the meeting. Rachel will bring them again in March so everyone can take one final look. Police Bikes Police bikes will be moved to the Grove sometime in April. Police Department is running an ad in the Paper for all surplus of bikes in March. Rachel will ask for a copy of the ad to serve as "back up" in case there is an issue. Storage area is available at the Grove and bikes will be transferred there in April. Donations/Raffle • Egon said that Chris from Sim's is willing to donate things he has left over from closing his shop. • Egon has not been able to get a "yes" from Jack at Ashland Street Bicycles. But he continues to work on it. • Joy made contact with Cycle Sport and they will donate some items for the swap and be a sponsor again. • Paige will make contact with Lowdown Boardshop to see if they are interested in participating again and if they want to coordinate a skateboard demo and donate some prizes. (Paige, need update on this! ) • Steve will contact Bear Creek Bicycles to see if they would be interested in being a sponsor. Layout of Event and Schedule of Events • Egon will coordinate bicycle races again this year. Adult and Youth races wil be held. Needs to coordinate some prizes with Trace and Dylan. • 20 pool passes will be donated from the parks department. • Steve will research low cost bicycle medals for a possible bicycle race. • Egon and David are looking into a bicycle race around the neighborhood of Garfield Park. There is a possibility of working with the Siskiyou Velo Club. • Trace just needs to get to Jacksonville to pick up Bicycle Bells to use as prizes. • Joy checked with police department. There is no way to close E. Main st, because it is a main thoroughfare through town. • Rachel will bring a map of the outdoor parking lot area to the next meeting to discuss issues of space and where to lay out the separate event areas. • We will discuss a schedule of events at the next meeting. Rachel will bring the 2006 schedule of events to the meeting for comparison. After event part time staff help • The bike and ped commission approved APRD to hire a part time staff to help with receipts and log book after the event. Approved for up to $185. Staff will be payed out of Swap funds. Miscellaneous • Paige will work on the poster for this years event. (in process) • Trace made contact with Katrina's salsa and she is 90% sure they will be there. Question: Is the swap paying $100 for their temporary food license or do they already have one? Next Meeting -Follow up • Need to finish confirming sponsors. • Is poster almost ready? • Schedule of Events • Layout of Event • Is RVTD doing a Bicycle Rodeo again? • Schedule volunteer meetings Next meeting will be held on Wednesday February 7th at 4pm at the Parks office. This is an invitation to help start a nationwide movement-- to take one spring day and use it to reshape the future. Creating Solutions to Climate Change Join us April 14th for a national day of climate awareness and a call for action. Come to the Ashland Plaza (noon-2pm) for music, inspirational speakers, information, art displays, and a community art project aimed for Oregon's Congressional delegation asking them to STEP IT UP and support legislation to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2050. Climate change is the greatest threat civilization now faces and we must educate ourselves and urge elected officials to act now. We invite you to submit art on the theme: "" Art drop-off April 10-12, 9am-5pm at the KS Wild office - 320 Beach St., Ashland Please no larger than 11X17 - All art will be on display at the April 14 Ashland Plaza event. Contact lesley(c7i,sil.or; 488.5789 or Brenda at 301.8926 www.stepitup2007.org ,eBill. McKibben WRITE THIS on the fifth day of January in the year of our Lord 2007. Here in Vermont we've just come -through the most snowless and warmest December in our history. The lakes are wide open, and the radio just forecast sixty degrees and pouring rain for tomorrow. Norman Thomas, the great democratic socialist leader of the twentieth century who ran six times for president, used to say, "There are no lost causes, only causes not yet won." Which has always struck me as a useful credo. And indeed, Thomas saw most of the outlandish ideas of his youth (Social Security, the eight -hour day, the five-day week) eventually enshrined not only in law but in conventional wisdom as obvious common sense. As Martin Luther King often observed, "The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice." Sometimes, too, King would quote James Russell Lowell's "Once to Every Man and Nation": Truth forever on the scaffold Wrong forever on the throne Yet that scaffold sways the future And behind the dim unknown Standeth God within the shadow Keeping watch above his own. It's been essential to reformers, this confidence that even though the short - IG 0 R 1 0 N MARCH I APRIL 2007 F1 E C Act now to preserve a future full of human possibility term odds are always against those fighting for change, the long-term victory is assured. King again, on the eve of his death, in Memphis: "He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you actually part of the country I was living in. But still, what if, this time out .. . we lose? This is the dark mood that comes from spending your life thinking about global warming. From knowing that humanity has wandered into a horrible trap. Simply You know things are bad when you're rooting for the guy who gives you less than a decade before the Earth is wrecked. to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land! So I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything." Paul Hawken provides the best current statement of this conviction in the perora- tion to his forthcoming book, destined to be an instant classic, about the emerging global movement for ecological sanity and social justice, Blessed Unrest: "I believe this movement will prevail.... The thinking that informs the movement's goal to create a just society conducive to life on earth will reign. It will soon suffuse and permeate most institutions, but before then it will change a sufficient number of people so as to begin the reversal of centuries of fren- zied self-destruction." He's right —I can feel it in every bone of my body. Just as, in a much more minor key, last fall's congres- sional elections made me feel like I was by doing something that seemed both normal and relatively benign —burning fossil fuel —we have begun to set off cascading and dangerous changes. And here's what makes global warming different from most other issues that most other reformers have faced over the years: there's a time limit. An unbeliev- ably short time limit. In fact, any intellectually honest per- son needs to at least consider the possibility that we've waited too long to get started — that the gloomy rain out my window today is the inevitable future. James Lovelock, for instance, has published a new book, The Revenge of Gaia, in which he argues that we've stepped across several thresh- olds, gone through one-way doors. He talks about methane escaping from beneath the Arctic tundra and shifting deep -ocean currents and the rapid drying of the Amazon forest. During his book tour he told reporters he thought only a few hundred million humans would survive what's to come, and then only if creative and charismatic leaders figured out how to move them near the northern pole. He's not speaking gospel, of course —truth be told, he's done little in the way of actual climate science. On the other hand, he's thought as much as any person on Earth about the way the planet's systems interact with, regulate, and amplify each other. His words sent a (hot) chill down my spine, as did Jim Hansen's recent calibration of the time we have left to prevent, say, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet. Ten years, said Hansen, whose NASA lab has been at the forefront of climate research for decades — and he said it eighteen months ago. If by that time we haven't reversed the flow of carbon into the atmosphere, he predicts we'll be forced to live on "a totally different planet." You know things are desperate when you're rooting for the guy who gives you less than a decade before the Earth is wrecked. That time crunch is the difference between dealing with climate change and dealing with, say, civil rights, or women's rights, or almost anything else. You can (and we did) have slavery for generations, and Jim Crow for generations after that, and still in the end do the right thing. Endless people suffered in the meantime, but the possibility for change was always still there. Inertia didn't close off the option of future action. But if we don't somehow bring the planet's careening systems under control right now —and by right now, I mean, speaking technically, right freaking now —then the chance for progress on everything else evaporates. All we'll be doing is trying somehow to cope with the myriad subcatastrophes: hurricane after drought after flood after inundation. There won't be enough money, enough volunteers, enough sandbags, to cope with the effects of an unraveling climate. We've got to do some- thing about it now. And that something is, inherently, politi- cal. Without intervention from the center — from both Washington and the nebulous center of international politics —there's no chance for a transformation large enough and rapid enough to change the computer models that Lovelock and Hansen are point- ing to. The only way to force that change is to force it. In September I helped lead a march of a thousand people fifty miles across Vermont to demand that our federal candidates pledge to take swift action. It was lots of fun, and it met its goal, but it was also pathetic —the thousand people we assem- bled marked the largest single rally on cli- mate change yet held in the United States. We have to break that record, and break it fast. On April 14, a group of us intend to hold hundreds of simultaneous rallies around the country to make the same demand: that Congress pass legisla- tion calling for 8o percent carbon cuts by 2,050. Our plan is to link those rallies with the new electronic tools like YouTube—to, in essence, coordinate the most spread - out political demonstration in American history, by people in iconic places from the top of Mount Rainier to the levees above the Ninth Ward to coral reefs off Key West. The message is simple: after two decades of effective bipartisan action to accomplish nothing, it is time to step it up. We've got to slow global warming. One reason is so we can go on making the world a better place. The physical sta- bility of the planet is the ground on which all beauty and human meaning are built; we act now to preserve possibility. Y;E, Bill McKibben's most recent book is Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. Get involved in Step It Up 2007, McKibben's new project, at www.ononmagazine.org. ILLUSTRATION I MARIE BERTRANDICORBIS MARCH I APRIL 2007 0 R 1 0 N 17 2007 Rogue Valley Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 21 11:00 - 00 At ScienceWorks Museum00 E. Main Street, Ashland www.RogueVaileyEarthDay.net 541.488.6606 I EXHIBITOR INFORMATION Exhibits Questions? Contact Paige Prewett, 541.855.5200 or prewett@mind.net APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 16 SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: Mail: NMP Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR 97520 Fax: 541.488.6607 Q Exhibit space is free. Q Exhibits must be related to sustainable living or environmental education. Q Exhibitors are asked to share tangible actions/ideas for sustainability pertaining to your topic. 9) Vending is not permitted. You may promote earth -friendly products, services, actions or ideas. Q The event will take place rain or shine! Please commit to being at the event if you register. Q Tables and chairs are provided. We suggest that you provide a tent/shelter. O The tabletops are not -so -aesthetically -pleasing plywood; we suggest that you bring a tablecloth. Tables are 8'x2.5' O More than 1 exhibit staff person is recommended so that exhibitors can visit displays, network, have a snack and enjoy the event. Q Electricity is not available. Q Help make Earth Day 2007 a success. Ask your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues to bike, walk or take the free shuttle, and find out how they can "Be the Change." O We are working to make Earth Day 2007 a (nearly) zero waste event. You can help: Instead of bringing disposable cups, containers and other items, please bring reusable alternatives. ON EVENT DAY: (�P Set-up will begin at 9:00 a.m. and offloading MUST BE COMPLETE by 10:30 a.m. O Offloading: Temporarily park along Campus Way, the access road into the ScienceWorks parking lot to offload your exhibit. Volunteers will direct you to your space and assist with carrying/carting display materials. (t Due to the volume of exhibitors needing to offload equipment, move/park your vehicle as soon as you have offloaded to make room for others. Do not leave your vehicle in the offloading zone while you set up your exhibit! O Parking: Once you have offloaded your exhibit, park in the Ashland Middle School parking lot at the intersection of E. Main and Walker (behind ScienceWorks). ® Please have a representative at your exhibit throughout the event. (�p We recommend that you bring a sack lunch or snack if you -do not plan to buy concessions. NOTES FOR "ECOQUEST" PARTICIPANTS © Kids' activities require time spent with children. We suggest having more than one person to staff your exhibit to also communicate with adults. Children will be a wide age -range with younger and older children taking part. Please take this into consideration by providing an activity that will appeal to all ages, or by creating easy and more difficult versions of your activity that will be appropriate for children of various ages. (1) Be sure to complete page two of the application form to participate. (1) An Earth Day volunteer will bring EcoQuest supplies to your exhibit between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. 2007 Rogue Valley Earth Day Celebration Saturday, April 21 11:00 - 00 . At ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum 11 E. Main Street,d www.RogueValleyEarthDay.net .61. EXHIBITOR APPLICATION APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 16 K7,0,'"D "gi "IWI+1�1116 SUBMIT APPLICATION TO: Mail: NMP Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR 97520 or Fax: 541.488.6605 Exhibits questions? Contact Paige Prewett, 541.855.5200 or prewett@mind.net Organization/Business: Contact Name: Address: Phone: Alternate Phone: E-mail: — Website:, Description (in detail) of exhibit or demonstration: What do you hope visitors will learn from your exhibit? How much space do you need for your exhibit? (Circle one) Other(specify): Tabletop 8X10 10X12 Will you have a tent? (Recommended) Y/N If yes, what are the dimensions? Do you want us to provide a table? (1 table per exhibit) Yes/No Chairs? 1 or 2 Will you be participating in "EcoQuest" Hands-on Exhibits Tour? Yes/No If yes, please complete the form on the reverse side of this application! I have thoroughly read the Exhibitor Information Applicant Signature: ECOQUEST - A HANDS-ON ADVENTURE (optional) Again this year, all exhibitors are invited to join this educational adventure that will encourage children (and their parents) to visit your exhibit. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: To participate, your exhibit must feature an activity for children. The activity should be quick and simple. Kids may be asked to search for an answer to a question that you pose, complete a creative hands-on activity, etc. When children have completed your activity, you can give them a stamp or a sticker on their Quest Tag. Children will earn a prize based on the number of stickers/stamps they receive. NEW THIS YEAR: We are asking exhibitors to BYOS - that's Bring Your Own Stamp It Stamp Pad or Small Stickers for the Quest Tag. We have some available if you are unable to do so. REMEMBER: (V Kids activities require time spent with children. Additional exhibit staff is recommended to also communicate with adults. ) Children will be a wide age -range. Please take this into consideration by providing an activity that will appeal to all ages, or by creating easy and difficult versions of your activity that will be appropriate for children of various ages. (V An Earth Day volunteer will bring EcoQuest supplies to your exhibit between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. if needed. TO PARTICIPATE IN ECOQUEST PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: Will you be bringing your own stamp It stamp pad or small stickers for the Quest Tag? Yes/No Please describe the activity(ies) that children will complete: What message do you hope that children will learn by completing this activity? Earth Day 2007 - Be the Change Ashland Parks Foundation North Mountain Park Nature Center 620 North Mountain Avenue Ashland, OR 97520 Ph. 541.488.6606 Fx. 541.488.6607 WI T I ,, "ja lwi."' I Thank you for supporting Earth Day 2007 and helping Rogue Valley residents to the Change by adopting more earth friendly behaviors into our daily lives. All sponsors will be publicly acknowledged before, during, and after the event in a variety of ways (unless anonymity is requested). Contributions should be made payable to: Ashland Parks Foundation And mailed to: North Mountain Park Nature Center Attn: Earth Day 620 N. Mountain Avenue, Ashland, OR 97520 Ashland Parks Foundation Tax ID #93-1158929 Donor/ Organization Name: Contact Address: Phone: Email: Website: Anonymity requested? Yes No $1,000+ Earth Day Advocate $500+ Celebration Sponsor $100+ Planet Proponent $50+ Event Enthusiast #ther Community Partner Your generous contribution makes Rogue Valley Earth Day possible. Thank you. ED07 Committee: Annie Hoy -Ashland Food Cooperative; Russ Chapman-Ashtand Sanitary Et Recycling; Dorinda Cottle Ft Linda Chesney -North Mountain Park Nature Center; Rachel Teige-Ash[and Parks Ft Recreation Department; Chris Hostetter Et Elib Crist- Dwyer- ScienceWorks; Joanne Krippaehne-area resident; Cindy Deacon Williams -National Center for Conservation Science and Policy; Paige Prewett-Event Manager, BICYCLE & PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION GOAL SETTING 2007 SAFE ROUTES (Grant Funds) — West WHEELDON MEMORIAL — Young BIKE SWAP — Teige, Harding, CAR FREE DAY(S) - Harding INFRASTRUCTURE/MISCELLANEOUS CONCRET PROJECTS/TSP - EDUCATION/OUTREACH/PROMOTION - Robbins BIKE SAFETY EDUCATION (On -going) - ADULT BICYCLE EDUCATION — Teige, Hyman, Dubois JACKSON COUNTY BICYCLE ADVISORY COMM. LIAISON — Olney SISKIYOU VELO LIAISON — Burnham PEDESTRIAN PROGRAMS/PEDOMETERS — DRIVER EDUCATION/DIVERSION PROGRAMS - CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP/ICLEI - 2007-2008 BUDGET REQUEST 2007-2008 PROJECTS AMOUNT REQUESTED TOTAL $??? Some general budget notes: • The City of Ashland's fiscal year runs from July I" through June 30t". • This Commission's budget has remained unchanged for the past several years: - $3300 in "program funds" to support programs and events such as Car Free Day, the Bike Swap, Safe Routes, Bike Safety Education, etc. - $750 in "commission funds" to cover conference expenses, subscriptions, and meeting -related materials, etc. • In addition, $1,710 has been received to date for the Carole Wheeldon Memorial Fund. These funds are in an account earmarked for capital improvements projects in the Public Works budget, with the Commission able to make recommendations for their expenditure. • There is $3,452.95 in the line item generated from the sale of lights and helmets, however no expenditure for the use of these funds was identified in the current Community Development budget. As such, any purchase of lights or helmets will have to be made through cost savings elsewhere in the Community Development budget. • All expenditures of Commission or Program funds must be voted on by the Commission and approved by the Planning Director, and must be processed through the staff liaison who handle the administrative details through the Finance Department's Accounts Payable office. • The Commission cannot allocate funds or enter into contracts to provide services. These sorts of requests would need to go through the City budget process with all other requests at that level. • Funds not expended and remaining at the end of the fiscal year are returned to the general fund. • Funds generated from the Bike Swap are under the control and management of the Ashland Parks Foundation, a private non-profit affiliated with the Parks Department. The Foundation has indicated a willingness to allow the Commission to make recommendations for the expenditure of these funds; staff would strongly recommend that any motions for the use of these funds be framed as recommendations to the Ashland Parks Foundation in order to avoid any confusion about the status of these funds or the Bicycle & Pedestrian Commission's role in managing them under Oregon state budget law. BUDGET REQUESTS 2003-2004 PROJECTS AMOUNT REQUESTED Bike Safety Education $1500 Walk/Bike to School Project 1 r—o duction/histal1atiion $1000 Directional Signage Print Materials: o Rides Whert,,�" Brochure 0 Newspaper g Bike Swap 0 TOTAL 00 ACTUAL EXPENDITURES 2003-2004 EXPENDITURES AMOUNT Bike Safety Education $1,700.00 Walk/Bike to School Project Planet Bike (bike light.) $1,553.47 TOTAL $3,253.47 NOTES: Directional Signage item originally approved for $1000 was completed using Street Department funds at no cost to the commission; $1700 to BTA; . 2004-2005 EXPENDITURES AMOUNTS Bike Swap Bus Signa e (Sticker Dude) $225.00 S rocKids Video $90.00 Car Free Day 2004 (Tribune/Artisan Press) $424.63 Bike Education/Safe Routes (BTA) $750.00 TOTAL' Sl 489.63 NOTES: Up to $1500 was approved for Bike Education/Safe Routes however only 1/2 of agreed upon classes were conducted and only %2 of funding requested. None of the "Commission Funds" $750 was expended. None of the "Commission Funds" $750 was expended. PROJECTS AMOUNTS "VROVED To DATE Bike Safety Education (a 'd 8/06) $1,500.00 Car Free Day (a 'd 9/06) $ 85.69 Bike Swa -Lights, Helmets, etc. Pedometers REMAINING FUNDS FORFY 106-107 $1 700 Friends of Jackson County II P.O. Box 1443 JAN 16 Z007 Phoenix, OR 97535 14 January 2007 To the Council and Planning Commission, Enclosed is a table showing how many people could be added to the existing city limits of cities participating in the Regional Problem Solving process before minimal densities would be reached. A density of approximately 5000 people per square mile is needed before there is a substantial shift from auto transportation to other transportation modes. While this degree of density is not likely achievable throughout entire cities due to previous land use patterns, this number is achievable in downtown cores built before World War II where a commitment to an infill program is most easily ai ade. But some infill is appropriate throughout any part of a city. Mhrat this rneans is that in parts of cities we can foster considerably more walking, bicycling, and public transit by allowing more to get done in a smaller area. Ira others we cara reduce the anaourat of lard required to house each additional X amount of people. The point is to urge all cities to continue to develop and refine infill programs. It is wrong to consume one square mile each time 2500-3000 people are added to a community as is occurring now in several of our cities. Our cities have already been infilling some. What is at issue with decision makers such as yourselves is to what extent this process should be further encouraged. With adequate amounts of parkland set aside, a considerable amount of infill can be achieved without losing what people call "livability" as is shown in many other parts of the world. In countries where cities have greater densities, those countries consume arid waste tar less energy moving people from place to place. We know that the 4'.alS with % of the worlds population uses 25% of the world's energy. We may not Understand that sprawl is a big part of this energy waste problem. Again, we can get more done on less land without losing "livability". We can do this by encouraging 2nd floor additions, new 3 and 3 1/2 story buildings, mixed use developments, accessory dwelling units, parking for normal need not maximum possible need, smaller lot partitions, and other means. And a big part of any infill program is making the determination that a 3 or 3 1 /2 story building is not "high rise". Where decision makers believe that Ea city covering an ever larger geographical area will make for ,a "better" city, we urge them to rethink this approach and allow their Planning Departments to work for target densities so that not so much rural land will be lost through annexations. If we don't do this, at least as much farmland will be lost thru Unnecessary annexations from the continued approval of low density projects as will be lost through development in the County from the unfortunate policies currently bushed by two of our County Comalaissioners. It is wrong to dodge the issue of infill by saying that what will be annexed in the future will be transit friendly without first reworking the city core areas and existing outlying areas, And, of course, many of us do not look forward to a doubling of the population of the rogue Valley. "f`his is an issue controlled by our U,S. Senators and Congressional delegates, and we wouldall be wise to ask them to work to level the population of the U.S. so that ill time the population of the Rogue 'Valley will stabilize. Best regards to all of you in trying to help your cities gracefully and economically cope with the growth that has been and will be coming our way. Sincerely, a4o:M � Brent Thompson President 488-0407 Table showing how many people could be added to Jackson County Cities with no geographical expansion if target densities are achieved. City 2004 Pop. 2005 sq. 2005 Target: mi. density 3500 3750 4000 Ashland Central Point Eagle Point Jacksonville Medford Phoenix Talent 20590 7.42 14950 4.49 6980 3.04 2410 1.9 69220 28.15 4570 1.7 5890 1.75 2775 3330 2296 1268 2459 2688 3368 5360 7235 9090 765 1888 3010 3660 4450 5210 4240 4715 5190 29305 36343 43380 1380 1805 2240 235 673 1110 Figures in last three columns achieved by multiplying a given target density x current sq. mi. in each city and then subtracting the current population from that figure: e.g. for Medford 28.15 square miles x 3500 = 98525 - 69,220 = 29,305 people that could be added before Medford's density would exceed 3500 people per square mile. Source: Damian Mann, Medford Mail Tribune Sunday 13 November 2005 Last three rows alculated by Brent Thompson, President of Friends of Jackson County January 2007 Friends of Jackson County P.O. Box 1443 Phoenix Oregon 97535 phone 488-0407 Draft 3 lunch, snacks and the reception. For more infor- mation, and to register, visit www,Cycle0regan.com (click on the Oregon Bike Summit link) or call 503- 237-0403 s103. Thanks for your WWeek Give Guide donations! We received a whop- ping $ 7,490 from gener- ous donors, large and small, through the Willamette Week Give Guide this holiday season. tl'e are very grateful to all of you who made a dona- tion towards bike friendly communities. We're also grateful to the ll'Weck for helping raise more than S230,000 for Metro -area non -profits, and for reach- ing out to the younger. demographic. All those contributions really add up. Thanks, everyone! continued on other side FEBRUARY/MARCH 2O07 C_ LETTER CY-, FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OFTHE BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE.; Alice in Amsterdam very year at the Alice Awards and Auction, the B`Lk honors the bike heroes of Oregon and Washington and raises funds for our work to open minds and roads to bicycling. This year's party will be Saturday, Nfarch I Oth, from 5 to 9:30 pm at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. We'll be celebrating the ways in which we're working to make Oregon and SW Washington more like the great biking communities of the Netherlands, with Dutch foods, Dutch auction items and more. Come celebrate with us! This -ear's nominees come from Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, illosier, Salem, and Ashland. Thev include a reporter, two race organizers, some bike shops, an attorney, a craftsman, stellar Bike Commute Challenge coor- dinators, a documentary filmmaker, exemplary bike commuters and an avia- tion planner. Five of these bike heroes will be honored with an Alice Award on Nlarch l Oth. Find out who the- are and what they did at www,AliceAwards.org, Three ways)'OLT can get in%olved in the fun: Come to the Party! The silent auction runs from 5 to 7 pm on Alarch IOth (the Bakficts test track will be open from 4:30 to 5:30, so get there early if you N� ant to take a spin). Dinner, the live auction, and the Alice Awards follow. Look for an imi- tation in the mail, or purchase your tickets at www,AliceAwards.org, Tickets cost $65, with special $25 tickets for kids 12 and under. If you want to orga- nize a table of 10 for your friends, fam- ily, or coworkers, we'll reserve one and put your name on it. Half' -tables can also be organized! Contact eric d bta4bikes.org to sign up, Donate something! E-en if you can't come to the party, you can contribute b) making a dona- tion to the auction. N e're looking for things you would want to bid on! Examples include bike accessories, frequent flier miles, vacation houses, personal services, restaurant dinners, adventures, artwork and crafts, and so on, If you can't think of anything but want to help anywa-; you can help us purchase those few things we need to complete some of the bigger packages. 10 help out, contact Kristie by email (kristie cot bta4bikes.org) or call 503-226-0676 x15. Volunteer! The Alice Awards and Auction run almost entirely on volunteer power. Last year we had an amazing volunteer team that made the event run more smoothly than ever. If you want to join them, go to www.AliceAwards.organd fill out the-olunteer form, or call Nlichelle at 503-226-0676 x13,«Te need help with set-up and tear -down, registration, decoration, and more. ti'olanteers get discount tickets, and a big thanks frotn BT1 staff! loy,es backpacking best. Ei-icLuridgren is our us pi pare _fijr;� exieCtl Le, I said recover v_ , , I I � bigmingle: qinnu - a - I event. Enic nor- ajPJ,r*joj°L,. as a database ,tIold el0digntl' 'and W as a IiTA Volunteer r➢cok, II]IBbr6-he, beCArne a B'FA (in fact, fie ivon Alot Giianr volunteer award at our 2006 Annual Meeting), tie's a recre- ational Cyclist, his favorite builcting, is the Alvar Aalto ]-library in NIT. Angel, and he wear s an impossible number of'swcalers, lqy- cred, in Like winter. THE BTA CALENDAR FEB 3, MAR 3 VOLUNTEER SATURDAY at the, BTA, 1979 SW 5th, Portland. Join MAR 13 BIKE COMMUTE WORKSHOP. Get guidance on how to start hik- 9:30AM BTA staff and other volunteers to get the word out about the BTA. 6PM ing around town, or how to make your commute more safe and FEB 5 BTA BOARD MEETING. Members welcome. Email info@ comfortable. RSVP to info@bta4bikes.org. 6PM bta4bikes.org for location. MAR 21 BICYCLISTS' LEGAL CLINIC. Bike lawyer Ray Thomas will talk 6PM about your rights and responsibilities on the roads. RSVP to info@ MAR 10 5PM ALICE AWARDS & AUCTION at the Oregon Convention Center in bta4bikes.org or 503-226-0676. Portland. Go to www.AliceAwards,org for details. APR 2 BIKE SAFETY EDUCATION starts. Volunteer to rlde with kids! Email anna@bta4hikes.org for more info. BTA's Legislative Bills Focus on Safety Sadly, 2006 was a year of man), bigh - profile bicycling deaths, While bicycling continues to get safer as more and more people ride, current and potential cyclists cite traffic safeq as a primar), concern, and the top rest - son the), won't bike more. I'he B'J'A has responded witir Fk carnpaign to build low -traffic bic),cle boulevards and trails, a Crash '11eani to linvcstigqIe serious crashes, and Safe Routes to `school programs that make biking and walking safer for kids. In 2007, 13'Dk.policy Director Scott Bricker is bringing the safer), inessage I o the Oregon state legislature art(] seeking to pass three trills to improve Oregon roads firs bicyclists. We believe some roadway users, hichiding, bicyclists and pedestrians, de.serve extra care. frorn lootorists, as we're not enclosed in huge steel enclo- sures with airbags and scalbefts, )tct when bicyclists and pedestrians ,it(, killed on the roads, at -fault inotori.sis often receive nothing Inorc thann fine for I hc traffic. violaiuin. Our Vulnerable Roadwai i-isers blfl would change that. Ill would create a new crime for drivers who fail to yield the right ofwa)r, and in doing so, criti- cally it.IjUrC or kill vulnerable users. Di strict Attorneys Nvotrid be able to Charge motorists with a ("lass A Afisderricanor, a serious Caine pLllln3h- able with up to one scar In jail and one --.year license suspension, rather than fitcing 'a choice between a Traffic ticket and s felony- chato-c, 'flus bill also hICILT(ICS a diversion program, as an alternative to jail tune, \\ ith com - filunil.) service, (inker's irairfint" cours CS, IiCCIISC SUSI)C`1!Si0II and I-CS(flutioll, second bill— `icimte 13ill 299 would re.vise a number of, exTsilli", laws to Improve bicw cli'sis, alul pedestrialls, safety on the I oads, drivers would be required to give a minimum of three feet when passing a cyclist. Second, it would clarif3, that drivers can cross the center fine to pass a c),clistas long- as they yield to oncorn ing traffic (rather than being required to Pass danger - We willwork tn ensure the rights of bicyclists ously close in are not order to sta�. in and Oiat biking becnrnea, Illeit lane). safer for everyone in the 'I'llird, It wmtdcl years to cafm revise s I d e w,,.i I k law so cyc"Itsts would be required to ride at a "reason -- able"' rather "walking" speed wVhcn cycling oil the siclewalk near autonrio- b i1cs. 'I'lits would prevent cyclists from being blamed wben they are hit by inattentive drivers if they were not traveling below 4 nigh Our third bill would legatlY recog- nize a "Pedestrian Nand Signal" as a aw fin- peclesirlans (and (._'Ncfisls who disillotint.) to cre'atc, the right of way at cross"valks. ("IrrentIv, pech."Stri"Llis Intist aClUalb, enter' the roadway to gait the right of'wa\, to rc,,quircrnent that. is uncomfortable and oftentimes danger- OLIS. 'I'lliS bill would ollow pedestrians to raise their hand to oncorning traffic befog stepping out into the street, requiring the 011COMing cars I(:) stop. Nilan)f bicyclists, especially inexperi- enced cyclists, begin and end bike trips as pede'strians, or resort to tvalking their bikes across very wide sircels, This bill would make that behave for safer, The 13,1"A wSdl track. oflicr bills related to bic.%clink, and w>Ilking. Wc wwIll wwork to cristu c the rights of bIC1% chsls are 1101 Compromised; that fund- ing; for HIfrasII'llCtLIrC, Cflf'0ITX'Iu('Ifl and (!dU(-,a[i0I1 Is SC(All-Cd and 110I)CIfUlk expanded; Haut importatlat new bike ini— tiative es arc supported; and Him biking; becomes safer for eve'I'volle, III the veal s to come BRONZE ($250-499) Aaron SLer,,vcfDMD - Advanced laassage fhsrapy=Ahealrne Cycles ° Artisan C&P Tebmaligics - BsrdyTrophy Company - Bours Health Center, PC - BrenclanDummigan,ISC.- Care Nossa Farnflia -Canneron W-mery ^ Case & Dusta.rl if, LLP - Corvallis Cyday • Daniel Vid4aughten Inc - Elerizari Elandverk - Gilmer Wood Company - Flot Lips Pizza • Pruinco Supply • James Tficreas, MD • King of All Trades Design - Larelpfos Steel - Literary Arts ^ Magnolia Peach Skin & Halmare Salon , Mazamas • T he Money Mystique -Natural Press - Nautilus, Im: - Oregon Eye Speco Isla - Onegon Food Bank - Pastaworks - Paul & Sugarman, PC - PGE Renew- able Power Program, � Pawells City of Book, - Radrsy, Coqnom Lion - Revolver Hikes - Rohert Heffernan, M D - Sopo Pfoper[[ss • Sturuptown Coffee Roasters - Stu mintown Printers , Velocity "one Cellars a Vernier Software & technology - Via Training - Whole Foods Viaduct - Wilken & Company: PC - Yakima Help Support Child Safety Seat Distribution Programs Child safety seats are very effective in saving lives, but seats cost over $50.00. Estimated Need: • There were 6,700 Oregon children born into poverty in 2003. • Over 7,000 low-income children turned age five in Oregon in 2003. (Oregon Public Health Division, 2005) Just these two figures represent a potential need to subsidize 13,700 child safety seats each year. Your Support Is Vital ACTS Oregon manages individual accounts for counties to purchase child safety seats. 100% of contributions are used to purchase child safety seats. Certified child passenger safety technicians distribute seats to families at a reduced cost. 100% of the family co - payments are also used to purchase child safety seats. Mail donations today to: ACTS Oregon Child Safety Seat Distribution Program 8059 SW Cirrus Drive Beaverton, OR 97008 Donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. ACTS Oregon is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. m ORE ON Connecting Oregon's Community Traffic Safety Advocates Volume 5, Number 3 National Child Passenger Safety Week February 11-17, 2007 As traffic safety advocates, you know that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury for children. You also know that child safety seats and booster seats are very effective in preventing death and injury. But Did You Know...? • 1,354 child passengers under age eight were injured and six were killed in motor vehicle crashes in Oregon last year. (ODOT Crash Analysis & Reporting). • Two out of five of these children were not using child safety seats. This means they were either using ill-fitting adult lap and shoulder belt systems or no child safety seats at all. • For children injured in crashes, head injuries are the most common and often result in lifelong disabilities. • Misuse of child safety seats continues to be a problem. Of the 2,580 child safety seats inspected in Oregon, 2,123 required correction —a misuse rate of 82.3%. • Using the right child safety seat can reduce the chance of crash injury an estimated 71% for infants, 54% for toddlers, and 59% for children in boosters. • Once a child has outgrown their child safety seat, a booster seat should be used until safety belts fit correctly, usually not until the child reaches 4'9" in height or is 8 years old. How Can You Help? • Distribute posters, brochures and fliers to local churches, schools, community centers, child care centers, fitness clubs, and additional locations where families gather. Order Form page 3! • Call the Child Safety Seat Resource Center 1-800-772-1315 or 503-643-5620 or go to www.childsafelyseat.org for information on child safety seat checkup events and other activities scheduled in your community. Continued on Page 3 2007 Oregon legislature Began January 8, 2007 The legislative process can be a maze to navigate, but the Oregon State Legislature web site www.leg.state.or.us provides valuable help. For information on specific bills go to: www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws. Click on 2007 Regular Session. This allows you to view the full text of 2007 measures, search for specific measure numbers, search the bills and laws, and get information on new measures. The Citizen's Guide pages offer many tools to help citizens participate in the legislative process www.leg. state. or. us/citizenguide% Child Safety Seat Questions Answered The Child Safety Seat Resource Center responded to 5,970 requests for information in FY 05-06. The top five inquiries were for: • Clinic/Fitting Station Locations-662 • Oregon Law-466 • Distribution Programs (low cost child safety seats)-454 • Check -Up Appointments-423 • Correct Use for Children over 40#-381 The CSSRC will continue to address these areas of need through training of technicians, supporting check up activities, fund raising to purchase child safety seats for distribution and ACTS Oregon encourages traffic safety advocates public education on Oregon law, and correct use to share ideas and opinions with their legislators. of child safety seats. Traffic Safety Connection • Jan/Feb.. ...................... ............For information call 503-643-5620 or 1-800-772-1315 ...... ... ....,. ... ....... ......... ACTS Oregon 2006-07 Building Safer Communities Mini —Grant Awardees STAFF Ruth Harshfield Executive Director ruthh@actsoregon.org Gayle Watts Child Passenger Safety Program Coordinator gaylew@actsoregon.org Sandy Holt Child Passanger Safety Technician Coordinator sandyh@actsoregon.org Lynne Mutrie Community Traffic Safety Coordinator lynnem@actsoregon.org Kate Murphy Office Manager safety@actsoregon.org BOARD MEMBERS Mike Hattan, President Clackamas mikehat@co. clackamas. or. us Tony Tirico, Vice President Bend ttirico@ci. bend. or. us Lucie Drum, Secretary Portland lucie—drum@amr-ems.com Daniel Marcisz, Treasurer Medford firedan@charter.net Mark Alexander Ontario malexander@ontariooregon.org Larry Christianson Amity dejaceo@msn.com Tammy Franks Hillsboro tammyf@teleport.com Stephen J. Manning Keizer smanning@capitol.quik.com John Naccarato Oregon City johnnac@co.clackamas. or. us Mike Stupfel Salem Michael.Stupfel@state. or. us Beth Wemple Portland BWEMPLE@kittelson.com Graphic Design by Melissa Gannon This year we had over $59,000 in grant requests. After reviewing each of the grants carefully we are happy to say that 14 communities were awarded grants. Successful grantees are: Successful Grantees: City of Albany: purchase a trailer to store and transport bike fleet to teach bike safety to area children. Ashland Traffic Safety Commission: purchase portable traffic analyzers to be used by enforcement to educate community regarding neighborhood speed. Columbia County Traffic Safety Committee: develop and manage a website to provide information about traffic safety to Columbia County citizens. Grant County Safe Communities Coalition: traffic safety education through bike safety rodeos, teen radio program, workshops and rewards for safe traffic behavior. Happy Valley Citizen Traffic and Public Safety Committee: purchase speed display to educate and inform citizens and help focus enforcement efforts. Harney County Safe Communities Coalition: provide child safety seats for community, child safety seat clinics and school zone speed projects. Hubbard Police Department: hire part-time community resource officer to coordinate and provide safety throughout the community and area schools. Independence Police Department: purchase portable digital speed display message sign and traffic counter and related English and Spanish educational programs. Jefferson Rural Fire Protection District: exhibition to increase knowledge and awareness of traffic safety, health, wellness and emergency medical services. City of Keizer. educate elementary and middle school students about the proper and required use of helmets while riding skateboards, scooters, bikes and roller blades. Lane Transit District: provide Safe Routes to School instruction to students, staff and parents at schools to increase student safety and increase number of kids walking and biking to school. Malheur County Traffic Safety Committee: bike safety rodeo to demonstrate safe cycling skills, helmet distribution and fitting. Union County Safe Communities Coalition: develop and promote bike safety rodeo program to be shared throughout Union County. Wallowa Valley Together Project: promote helmet safety and child passenger safety through helmet and safety seat distribution program and campaign. For more information on these grantees contact Lynne Mutrie: lynnem@actsoregon.org or 503-643-5620. Grant County —Working Together to Make a Difference Grant County Safe Communities Coalition was a recipient of a 2006 Building Safer Communities Mini -Grant. The coalition brought together schools, youth, parents, Parks and Recreation and local media to promote bike and traffic safety education. They did this through a combination of activities that included: Bike Education and Rodeo: They hosted a successful bike rodeo in the summer. The Ride and Glide Stunt Team preformed and was a great crowd pleaser. Bike helmets were fitted and distributed, and local police officers rewarded kids wearing their helmets correctly with DQ ice cream tokens. The rodeo planning and implementation was a great volunteer collaboration effort between Parks and Recreation and the Youth Prevention Coalition. Continued on Page 3 Traffic Safety Connection • Jan/Feb........................................Click on www.actsoregon.org for Traffic Safety Information in Oregon ......... ,............... ,................ 2 City St..ate ..... Zip. Code*, _ — Telephone Please return by mail or FAX to: ACTS Oregon Child Safety Seat Resource Center 8059 SW Cirrus Drive Beaverton, OR 97008 FAX: 503-643-5680 Thank you for supporting this lifesaving effort!!!! Questions —Please call 503-643-5620 or 800-772-1315 *For requests from outside of Oregon, call ODOT—Transportation Safety Division at 503-986-4199. Deadline to order materials: March 31, 2007! National Child Passenger Safety Week February 11-1712007 Continued from Page 1 The Child Safety Seat Resource Center is also available to help you: • Locate certified child passenger safety technicians and advocates in your community so you can thank them for their efforts. • Work with local child passenger safety technicians and advocates to spread this important message. • Write a press release, letter or feature for a local paper, magazine or newsletter about this important issue. • Conduct a Valentine's Day event in cooperation with an auto dealer or child safety seat retailer in your community. Partners in this educational project include: ACTS Oregon —Child Safety Seat Resource Center, American Medical Response, Oregon Medical Association, Oregon Public Health Division, Oregon Department of Transportation — Transportation Safety Division, Oregon SAFE KIDS Coalition and Portland/Metro SAFE KIDS Coalition. � !wuw!w �� � yam• i� ���; a ,� gun: mt:; Thank you for joining our efforts to improve the safe transportation of children in Oregon. Shining Stars of Malheur County Malheur County Traffic Safety Commission had an awards presentation on December 14th, 2006 to recognize outstanding public employees and citizens of the county. These shining stars play an important role in conveying and upholding the message of traffic safety in the community. The recipients of the awards were: Deputy Cliff Hill —Malheur County Sheriff's Office, resident Deputy in Jordan Valley. Trish Draze—Oregon State Police Trooper currently patrolling in the Ontario area. Victor Grimaldo—Ontario Police Department Officer and a volunteer fireman. Patty McClure —Oregon Department. of Transportation, Region 5 Traffic Safety Coordinator. Chief Dennis Francis —Chief of the Nyssa Police Sheri Smith —Ontario Police DepartmentAdministrative Secretary, traffic school Department and member of the Malheur County instructor, and child passenger safety technician. Traffic Safety Commission. Helen Dickinson —Business representative from Grant County —Working school to oversee the program, which facilitated better understanding in the school with staff and Together to Make a Difference students. Continued from Page 2 Teen Radio "Car Talk" Program: The coalition sponsored a monthly teen radio "Car Talk" program that was a huge success with youth and parents. With teen drivers being at high risk of traffic crashes, the program provided a great venue for information, fun, trivia and contests focusing on traffic safety. They contracted with a teacher/coach at the high School Presentations: Youth were taught to develop and make community presentations. Classroom presentations were made on traffic, pedestrian and bike safety. One of the challenges faced was getting school time to conduct the presentations. All high schools were also brought together for the Motivational Media presentation that gets kids to think about their Hanigan Motors on the Malheur County Traffic Safety Commission and supporter of child safety seat check up events. Mark Alexander —Captain with Ontario Police Department and an active member of the Malheur County Traffic Safety Commission. choices and options before taking action. It was a great success. Continued on Page 4 Traffic Safety Connection • Jan/Feb......................................Click on www.childsafetyseat.org for clinics scheduled in Oregon,.............................................3 Old Child Safety Seat Clinics and Training Opportunities 's Additional events may be scheduled for Child Passenger Safety Week. Fitting stations are also held regularly in Beaverton, Corvallis, Independence, La Grande, McMinnville, Milwaukie, Redmond, and Salem. Please check www.chiidsafetyseat.org under Child Passenger Safety/Calendar for current list, specific dates, locations and times. Date City Location Address Time 01/20/2007 Portland Portland Fire Station #23 2915 SE 13th Place 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. (Corner of SE Gideon St and 14th near SE Milwaukie & Powell) 02/03/2007 Hillsboro Washington Co. Fairgrounds 872 NE 28th Avenue 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. 02/03/2007 Roseburg Roseburg Fire Dept. Station #3 801 NW Garden Valley 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. 02/08/2007 Beaverton Kuni Cadillac 3725 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. 02/17/2007 Salem Hospital 665 Winter Street SE 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Parking lot of Com. Bldg. 02/17/2007 La Grande Gross Motors 1415 Adams Avenue 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. 02/24/2007 Salem Burlington Coat Factory 303 Bradley Drive SE 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. 02/24/2007 Bandon City Hall 555 Hwy 101 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. 8-Hour Child Passenger Safety Classes Registration required. CA11 800-772-1315, 503-643-5620. 2/02/07 Roseburg ODOT Region 3 3500 NW Stewart Parkway 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 2/23/07 Bandon City Library 1204 11th St SW 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 3/15/07 Portland Legacy Emanuel Hospital 2801 Gantenbein, Lorenzen Center 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Technician Update Training 4-Hour class for CPS technicians and instructors provides CEU credits toward re -certification and opportunity for seat checks. Registration required. Call 800-772-1315 or 503-643-5620. 2/02/07 Roseburg ODOT Region 3 3500 NW Steward Parkway 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Technician Certification Class—$60 fee. Registration required. Call 800-772-1315, 503-643-5620. 2/28, 3/1, 3/7 & 3/8 Beaverton ACTS Oregon 8059 SW Cirrus Drive 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. —first 3 days 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.-3/8 4/19, 20, 26, & 27 Albany Albany Fire 2850 Gibson Hill Drive NW 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Grant County —Working Together to Make a Difference Continued from Page 3 Grant County Safe Communities Coalition continues to grow with a diverse array of partners. Community partners have worked together well, sharing expertise, resources and information around traffic safety to make their communities better places to live. ACTS Oregon congratulates them on their hard work and wishes them continued success in the future. For information about Grant County Safe Communities Coalition call Debi Hueckman, 541-575-2595. Plan now to attend the Governor's Highway Safety Association National Meeting September 22-26, 2007 Portland Hilton Hotel Portland, Oregon Iraffic Safety Connection . JanNeb....___ .. ..................Click on www.childsafetyseat.org for clinics scheduled in Oregon ...... ....,............. ............. 4 AGENDA Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee March 16, 2007, 8: 30AM Senator Hearing Room (1't Floor) Court House Square 555 Court St, Salem T7,11apOuest Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory--&address=555`/`200 ourt%20St%2ONe&city--Salem&state--OR&zipeode=97301%2d3736&country--US&geodiff--I Parkine: Park on Street at Meters or in Yellow Lot at Winter & Center Street ($6.00 per day). Fridav March 16 8:30 — 9:00 AM 9.00 — 9:30 AM 9:30 — 10:00 AM 10:00 — 10:15 AM 10. 15 — 11:00 AM 11:00 — Noon Noon — 1:15 PM 1:15 — 1:45 PM 1:45-2:15 2:15 — 2:30 PM 2:30 — 3:30 PM 3:30PM ASHLAND TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA 5:30 PM, THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 22, 2007 COMMUNITY DEVELOPNi`BIV��'�/�-111GINEERING SERVICES BUILDING 51 WINBURN WAY I. GOAL SETTING 5:30 TO 7:00 pm Derek Severson II. CALL TO ORDER 7:00 PM Planning Department APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 7, 2007 III. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION A. PUBLIC FORUM B. REVIEW OF TRAFFIC REQUESTS/PROJECTS PENDING/ACTION REQUIRED 1. Truck Parking on Residential Streets 2. Laurel Street Traffic Study 3. Open House and Reception March 12, 2007 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM a. Attendance? b. Display Ideas? 4. Bike and Pedestrian Issues a. Agenda for February 15th meeting b. Minutes from January 18th meeting 5. Agenda Items for Next Month C. Follow —Up on Previous Traffic Actions D. Traffic Safety Education 1. Uniform Traffic Control Devices, March 20-22, 2007 OSU 2. Legal Aspects of Traffic Safety, April 6, 2007 OSU E. Development Review 1. Planning Commission Agenda 2. Hearings Board Agenda G. Capital Projects Update — See Memo H. Other - Miscellaneous Communications - "City Source" Article IV. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS - List of Traffic Safety Commissions Statewide - ACTS Grant Update - HB 49 and SB 2536 - Traffic Safety Connection V. ADJOURN NEXT MEETING: MARCH 22, 2007 Please call Dawn @ 488-5347 if you will be unable to attend In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator's office at (541) 488-6002 (ITY phone number 1-800-735-2900). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 l:IT 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I). G \p€ib-wrks\encl\dept-admin\T F\AGENDAS\2007\February 22 07.doc Memo Date: October 17, 2006 From: James H. Olson 9D To: Traffic Safety Commission Re: CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE & DEVELOPMENT REVIEW (TRANSPORTATION) The following capital projects are ongoing or will be started this summer. If you would like additional information on any of these projects, please let me know as quickly as possible and I will provide it at the next meeting: 1. Nevada Street Traffic Calming LID (Complete) 2. Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project (complete) 3. Clover Lane Extension (95% complete) 4. North Ashland Bikepath (Design started by OBEC Engineering) 5. Railroad Crossing Improvements @ Hersey/Laurel and Glenn Street (to start in 2007) 6. C Street / Eureka Street Improvement (2007) 7. 2004 Miscellaneous Concrete Project (sidewalks on Granite St., First St., and B St.) (Delayed until 2007) 8. Water Street Bridge Replacement (complete) 9. East Main Street Railroad Crossing Improvement (Construction to begin in December) 10. Plaza Avenue LID (delayed for six months) 11. Schofield Street LID (possible start in April, 2007) 12. Siskiyou Boulevard Resurfacing (Walker to 15 (start in April 2007) The following subdivisions are under construction or will soon be started. 1. Riverwalk Subdivision (off N. Mountain Avenue with extensions off Clinton Street, Lynn Street) (complete) 2. Billings Ranch Subdivision (off West Nevada Street) (Complete) 3. Bud's Dairy Subdivision (east side of Clay Street, extension of Crocker Avenue) (98% complete) 4. Falcon Heights Subdivision (extension of Rogue Place) (98% Complete) 5. Meadowbrook Park Subdivision (south of Nevada, west of N. Mountain Av) (98% complete) 6. Park Ridge Subdivision Ph II (south of Hersey Street, west of Starflower Street) (Complete) 7. Quinn Subdivision (off N. Mountain Av. between Meadowbrook Park Subdivision and Plum Ridge Subdivision) (complete) 8. Hamilton Place Subdivision (east side of Tolman Creek Road) (complete) 9. Mountain Heights Subdivision (off Nevada)(90% complete) 10. Barclay Square Subdivision (north side of Ashland St. adjacent to McDonalds)(95% complete) 11. Carrington Court Subdivision (954 B Street) (complete) 12. Mountain Pines Subdivision (Prospect Street) (complete) 13. Westwood Subdivision (off Orchard Street) (complete) 14. Julian Square II (N Mountain Av improvements south of Fair Oaks Drive) (75% complete) 15. Fordyce Street Co -housing (60% complete) 16. Tlv ee Redwoods Subdivision between Oregon and Winston (30% complete) Tq 5 i0NI i I PA VIWI 531 was