Athens in Motion Commission

Name: Athens in Motion Commission — Athens-Clarke County, GA
Start: 2024-05-28
End: 2024-05-28
Location: Athens-Clarke County, GA

Regular Meeting

Athens-Clarke County, GA · May 28, 2024

Agenda Minutes

Minutes

Athens in Motion Commission MINUTES – MAY 28, 2024 Location: ACC Gov Planning Department, 120 W. Dougherty Street Planning Auditorium Attendees In Person AiM Commissioners ● Lauren Blais ● Art Edison ● Teresa Friedlander ● Randy Halstead ● Allen Jones ACCGov Staff ● Daniel Sizemore Virtual AiM Commissioners ● Julie Jaeger ● Blaine Van Note ACCGov Staff ● Stephen Bailey ● Katie Goodrum ● Todd Miller Ex-Officio ● Scott Long, Bike Athens Absent AiMC Commissioners ● Ed Maioriello ● Craig Topple 1 Welcome Lauren opened the meeting at 4:16 pm Roll Call – Quorum not achieved Public Comment – • East Athens resident, issue with railroad track on Riverbend Road neat Milledge Ave. Gap is hazard for cyclists. • Prince Ave, west of the bypass, stretch where rumble strip and no bike lane. Dangerous for cyclists. Agenda Agenda will be voted on at next meeting Minutes Minutes will be voted on at next meeting Minutes Major Items (2:30) . Future Campaign Lauren Blais, Chair • Promoting/amplifying safe biking, walking, micro mobility o Will be assigned to Education and Communications Committee • Develop page or list of links to support local bicycle programs o Potentially a Calendar of Events • Celebrate National Bike Month next year Athens in Motion Plan Revision updates Daniel Sizemore – Bike, Pedestrian, and Safety Coordinator • Discussing scope with Toole Design • Targeting this summer for kickoff TSPLOST Recommendations Daniel Sizemore – Bike, Pedestrian, and Safety Coordinator • Reviewed existing projects o Timothy Road MUP o Tallassee Road MUP o Capital project for bike lanes on Oglethorpe/Hawthorne (East-West) o Lexington Road 2 Staff Updates (1:27:30) Park Planning Todd Miller, Park Planning Coordinator • Firefly Trail – East Broad St trailhead – last piece to install is water fountain. Utility company to remove pole • Firefly Traill Expansion Phase III – SPLOST office still working on acquiring easements • Greenway Trail Expansion – Oak/Oconee St Bridge Greenway underpass – Bridge plans out to bid. Construction to begin in Fall. Greenway Trail Project bid date would be Summer 2024 • Greenway repaving from the Nature Center to Sandy Creek bridge – out to bid next month Transportation and Public Works Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator Katie Goodrum, Vision Zero Coordinator • Katie connecting with Safe Routes to School to discuss future options Committee/Org Reportback AiMC Committees • Education and Communication – Chair: Julie Jaeger o Marigold Festival – distributed all educational materials. Craft project was a big hit. o Next meeting: Wednesday, May 29th, 5:00 pm – Public Works conference room Adjourn Meeting ended at 6:20 pm Next meeting date: Tuesday, June 25th at 4:00 pm 3

Agenda

Athens in Motion Commission AGENDA MAY 28, 2024 MONTHLY MEETING Location: ACCGov Planning Department, 120 W. Dougherty Street Planning Auditorium (upstairs) Recorded Meetings Posted on YouTube here 4pm-6pm Welcome 4:05 pm, 5 minutes Lauren Blais, Chair ● Welcome! ○ Roll call Lauren Art Teresa Randy Allen Ed - possibly out Julie - remote Craig - out Blaine - remote ● Public Comment ○ Recorded meeting access - AiMC Playlist can be found here ● Agenda - additions/approval ● April meeting minutes Major Items 4:10pm, XX minutes total Future Campaign Discussion 10 minutes Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 1 Lauren Blais, Chair ● Promoting/amplifying safe biking, walking, micromobillity ○ Media ○ Events, tabling ○ Promote National Bike Month, May 2025 ○ Collaborate with ACC + Community partners ● Education and Communications to look into? Plan Revision 4:20pm, 15 minutes Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator ● Status update TSPLOST recommendations 4:35pm, 55 minutes Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator Lauren Blais, Chair ● TSPLOST overview ● Existing projects - status ● Next TSPLOST - discussion ○ Potential Major Projects ○ Small programs - continuation ■ Small sidewalks, etc Staff Updates 5:30pm, 15 minutes Park Planning Todd Miller, Park Planning Coordinator Transportation and Public Works Daniel Sizemore, Bike, Pedestrian and Safety Coordinator Katie Goodrum, Vision Zero Coordinator Bike/Ped/Safety Coordinator and Vision Zero Updates ● East Athens User Group - update ● Near Misses Report coming soon ● Monthly Crash Report - still working on bringing this back ● Coming up for M&C Vote this year ○ Small Programs ● Projects update Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 2 Committee/Org Reportback 5:45pm, 10-15 minutes Corridor Committees ● Atlanta Highway - Teresa Friedlander ● Lexington Road - Randy Halstead ● Prince Avenue - Lauren Blais AiMC Committees Determine meeting dates this month with Daniel ● Education and Communication - Chair: Julie Jaeger ○ Marigold Festival tabling report back ○ Next meeting: Date, Public Works Conference Room ○ AiMC Members: ■ Teresa, Julie ● Policy and Projects - Chair: Randy Halstead ○ Bike rack survey ○ Next meeting: Third thursdays 4-5:30 ○ AiMC Members: ■ Randy, Teresa, Lauren + ? Other Committees/Commissions ● UGA - Blaine Van Note ● Greenway - Ed Maioriello ● TSPLOST 2023 - Allen Jones ○ See project descriptions here AiM Commissioner Round (if time allows) AiM Commissioners briefly share other business or a parting thought. Adjourn 6:00pm Next meeting: June 25, 2024 Athens in Motion Commission - Monthly Meeting Agenda - 3

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