Athens in Motion Commission

Athens in Motion Commission MINUTES – OCTOBER 24, 2023 Location: ACC Gov Planning Department, 120 W. Dougherty Street Planning Auditorium Attendees In Person AiM Commissioners ● Lauren Blais ● Teresa Friedlander ● Randy Halstead ● Julie Jaeger ● Allen Jones ● Ed Maioriello ● Craig Topple ● Blaine Van Note Ex-Officio • Scott Long, Bike Athens Virtual AiM Commissioners ● Art Edison ACCGov Staff ● Rani Katreeb ● Daniel Sizemore Absent AiM Commissioners ● No one 1 Welcome Lauren opened the meeting at 4:03 pm Roll Call – Quorum achieved Public Comment – No public comments Agenda Lauren shared the agenda and entertained a motion to accept. Randy motioned to accept the agenda; Teresa seconded. The agenda was approved unanimously Minutes Lauren shared the previous meeting minutes. Lauren motioned to accept the minutes; Ed seconded. The minutes were approved unanimously Minutes Housekeeping (5:34) Annual Meeting in November ● Tentatively planning the final full AIMC meeting of the year to be on November 28th o Committees may still meet through the end of the year ● This will serve as our Annual Meeting. We will approve a Year-in-review document and our Work Plan for 2024 Major Items (8:51) Crosswalk Policy – vote approval Shirelle Hallum, Vision Zero Coordinator, Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator Randy Halstead, Policy and Projects Committee Chair ● Began with an effort to update the policy ● Cross collaboration between internal ACC units and AiMC ● Lauren motioned to accept the updated crosswalk policy (with the addition of the yes arrow-flowchart) so it can be presented to Mayor and Commission; Randy seconded. Motion unanimously approved ● Will be presented to M&C in January Major Reportbacks (16:17) Bike and Pedestrian Programs (Small Programs) – update Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator, Randy Halstead, Policy and Projects Committee Chair, Lauren Blais, AIMC Chair 2  ● Rani and Daniel presented at M&C work session on October 10th o Overview featured in Flagpole this week ● Over the next year or so, staff will collect data and will prioritize programs. At a later date, this will be presented back to M&C for approval ● Six programs are included, with three receiving initial primary focus o Start with sidewalk gaps, bike lane gaps, & ADA improvements o Next steps will be to identify which programs to focus on and what priority they are addressed Adhoc Plan Revision Committee Lauren Blais, AIMC Chair ● Wikimap now live - ‘soft launched’ o Web page and release coming at a later date o Will use at tabling opportunities, need QR code handouts ● Vote to update goals o From: Connectivity, Equity, More Users, Education, Implementation o To: Connectivity, Equity, Safety, Encouragement (Education + More Users), Implementation o Teresa motioned to approve these changes; Craig seconded. Changes were unanimously approved Georgia Bike/Walk/Live Summit Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator Lauren Blais, AIMC Chair ● November 16-18, at the Graduate (formerly the Foundry) o Attending: Lauren, Craig, Allen, & Randy ● Determine sponsorship level o Allen motioned to sponsor at the Bronze level ($500); Craig seconded. Motion was passed unanimously Fall tabling opportunities Julie Jaeger, Chair Education & Communications Committee ● Porchfest table on Saturday, October 21st o Large North Ave map was positive and useful ● Many safety vests were distributed o “Buster the Safety Dog” was in attendance ● Tabling materials are being stored in Daniels new office People who are killed while walking/rolling – AiMC response Staff discussion 3  ● AiMC will not issue any formal letter to District Attorney’s office ● Individual citizens may speak to ACC Commissioners regarding these issues ● Tallassee Road bridge ribbon cutting ceremony might be an opportunity to raise awareness Staff Updates (1:18:10) Parking Planning – Todd Miller, Park Planning Coordinator ● Greenway Trail Carr’s Creek – Coming along, pouring walls. Estimated completion February 2024 Transportation and Public Works – Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator/Shirelle Hallum, Vision Zero Coordinator Shirelle Hallum – Vision Zero Coordinator ● General Updates o Public Outreach & Education ■ North Ave survey – 140 responses collected as of 10/23/23 ■ North Ave public input events – First event had low turnout, but the second event was great and had upwards of 30 attendees, including Commissioners Link and Thornton o Residential Traffic Management Program ■ LRC renamed the program to Residential Traffic Management ■ TPW staff agreed on the language for two separate policies for government and self- funded programs to be presented to LRC on 11/7 ■ Compiling additional prioritization criteria o Local Road Safety Plan ■ TPW staff provided final feedback for the Local Road Safety Plan on 10/12/23 ■ Work session for the plan in January ■ Does AiMC want to review? o SS4A ■ RFP is being extended to allow more time for updates – now switching to a qualifications based selection process ■ Firms will need to submit their qualifications by November 7th. We will hopefully have a consultant on board and working on the plan by the new year. o Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods ■ Submitted on September 28th with support from all of our elected officials including our Representatives to the House and Senate. ■ Huge thank you to AiMC for coming through with assistance in writing the application and providing a support letter o Safe routes to schools 4  ■ Safe Routes to Schools Report and memo crafted in August and resent on 10/17. These will be given to the manager’s office and a work session will be scheduled in preparation for a budget request o Technical Standards ■ Work session in November; preparing to present changes to M&C ■ Guides our development community on how to build roads o Crosswalk Policy ■ TPW staff met and agreed to policy language on 10/3/23 Daniel Sizemore – Bike, Pedestrian, and Safety Coordinator ● Projects o Barber Street Bike/Ped (AiM) ■ CDO passed (Commission Defined Option) ■ No other updates o Riverbend Road MUP (AiM) ■ Preliminary Engineering (first to go to M&C) ■ Public meeting in December, followed by M&C agenda item ■ Discussed potential gap location at Riverbend/College Station Rd ● Tie-in to Greenway would provide seamless transition to Milledge Ave o Jefferson River Road MUP (AIM) ■ Preliminary Engineering (second to go to M&C) ■ No updates o Cherokee Road (MUP) (AiM) ■ Preliminary Engineering (last to go to M&C) ■ No updates o North Avenue Project (AiM) ■ Preliminary public engagement is ending soon ■ No updates o Prince Avenue Project (TSPLOST 2018 Prince Avenue User Group) ■ No updates o Lexington Sidewalks (TSPLOST 2018 Lexington User Group) ■ No updates o Atlanta Highway (TSPLOST 2018 Atlanta Highway User Group) ■ No updates o Oglethorpe/Hancock Intersection improvements (AiM + TPW + Mayor and Commission) ■ No updates Committee/Org Reportback (1:49:02) Corridor Committees ● Atlanta Highway – Teresa Friedlander 5  ○ No updates ● Lexington Road – Randy Halstead ○ Last meeting discussed safety walk and issues that were identified ● Prince Avenue – Lauren Blais ○ No updates ○ Looking to replace Chair (previous Mark Ebell) AiMC Committees ● Executive Committee ○ TBD ● Ad Hoc Plan Revision Committee – working on plan revision ○ Current status - wikimap soft launched; new goals (see item above) ○ Next meeting: ○ AiMC Members: Teresa, Randy, Lauren, Allen, Art, Julie ● Grants and Data – Need new chair ○ Next meeting: ○ Members: ● Policy and Projects – Chair: Randy Halstead ○ Small Programs update from October 14 work session, Crosswalks policy for a vote (see both items above) ○ Next meeting: ○ AiMC Members: Randy, Teresa, Lauren + ? ● Education and Communications – Chair: Julie Jaeger ○ Tabled at both UGA Safety Day and Porchfest this season ○ Next meeting: ○ AiMC Members: Teresa, Julie Other Committees/Commissions ● UGA – Blaine Van Note ○ Operation SafeDrive – bicycle & vehicle safety inspection on November 16th ● Greenway – Ed Maioriello ○ No updates ● TSPLOST 2023 – Allen Jones ○ No updates 6 AiM Commissioner Round ● Julie – Porchfest was a fun, great opportunity ● Ed – looking/willing to contribute in other ways ● Randy – Likes Daniels shirt ● Teresa – Misses Daniel ● Art – Thanks for accommodating virtual ● Lauren – Geofence still in place for SPIN bikes? Still only on campus ● Daniel – Adios! ● Scott – Bike Athens joy ride this Friday, from new location ● Rani – Daniel, don’t leave Adjourn Lauren moved to adjourn the meeting. Teresa motioned, Randy seconded. Meeting adjourned. Adjourn: 6:02 pm Next meeting date: Tuesday, November 28th at 4:00 pm 7