
Originally Posted by
bobco85
The Alexandria BPAC (Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee) is having its July meeting this upcoming Monday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the Bradlee Safeway Community Room at 3526 King Street Alexandria, VA.
I do not have the agenda for the meeting, but we will have a guest speaker. Jeremy Grandstaff from the National Federation of the Blind will speak about how people who are vision-impaired travel around the city.
The meeting is open to the public. If you happen to know anyone with vision-impairment, I strongly recommend letting them know about this meeting.
Agenda
- Introductions – Chair, Jim Durham
- Secretary’s report and minutes –Randy Cole
- Financial Update – Casey Kane
- Alexandria Police Liaison Report –Lieutenant Mike May, Executive Officer, APD Traffic Section
- Guest Speaker: Jeremy Grandstaff from the National Federation of the Blind. He will discuss how people who are vision impaired travel around the city.
- City Staff updates –
- BPAC Updates:
• Safe Routes to School non-infrastructure Grant Award – Eldon Boes/Jim Durham
• Bicycling in the Schools
o With funds previously raised (~ $30,000) and a portion of the VDOT SRTS non-infrastructure grant, bicycling safety and skills education will be provided in 8 of 13 ACPS elementary schools in 2017-2018.
o Fall 2017: Charles Barrett Elementary School (ES), Mount Vernon Community School, James K. Polk ES and John Adams ES
• Volunteers needed for “Bike for Good at the Market” – Deliver food gleaned from the Old Town Farmers Market at noon on the last Saturday of the month Contact Jake Jakubek (
jjakubek@gmail.com)
- Commission Liaison and Outreach
• Transportation Commission (TC) – Jerry King
• Commission on Aging – David Kaplan
• DASH Board – David Kaplan
• Environmental Policy Commission – Eldon Boes
• Parks and Recreation Commission – Dave Levy with Eliz Wright
• Traffic and Parking Board – Randy Cole
- Public Comments:
- Discussion Topic: BPAC’s Priorities, Engagement plans and member roles
Alexandria Biking and Walking Schedule:
Bike and Pedestrian Calendar - Looking Ahead – save the dates!
• July 24th, Monday, 7:30 PM Traffic and Parking Board Public Hearing on Proposed Capital Bike Share Stations
o Join us is speaking up for new stations in/near Arlandria and the West End.
• August 21th Mon 7 pm - BPAC monthly meeting
• September 20th, Wednesday at 7 PM – Transportation Commission Public Hearing on The City’s proposed Vision Zero Action Plan
• October 6 to 8, 2017. National Youth Bike Summit Phoenix, being held in Crystal City and Washington DC, hosted by Phoenix Bikes. More here:
http://bit.ly/YBS2017
• Fall, 2017 (DATE, TBD) - Family bike event on the GWMP – sponsored by the Alexandria Police Foundation
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