Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation

Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation October 12, 2016- 7:00 PM-10:30 PM Meeting Minutes Attendance CACT Members Member Present City Staff Paul Baldino (Chair) Yes 1. Stephanie Rogers 2. Kerri Oddenino Hal Morgan (Vice-Chair) No Bill Ackerman Yes Andrea Caumont Yes Doug Devereaux Yes Addison Heard Yes Steve Knight Yes Liaisons Liaison Present Karen Oliver Yes (City Council) Russ Wodiska No (Planning Commission) No (Youth Representative) Agenda 1. Public Comment 2. Administration 3. Committee Members Reports 4. Staff Reports a. Walkability Survey b. Bus Shelters c. Bike Routes d. Bike-share e. Neighborhood Traffic Calming (NTC) 5. Discussion Item: CACT 2016 Priorities-Tracking Sheet 6. Action Item: Streetscape Update Referral 1. Public Comment: None. 2. Administration: Committee agreed to delay approval of July 2016 CACT minutes. 3. Committee Members Reports • Chair Baldino reported on the Visioning Meeting he had attended on October 1, 2016. • Chair Baldino reported on recent news from the NVRPA. 4. Staff Report • Stephanie shared correspondence and provided an update on the engineering and construction schedule for transportation projects in the approved FY 2017-2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). • Stephanie reported on updates to the Walkability Survey. Stephanie reported that she had prepared a news release and blog post to promote the survey and that it would go live later in the week. • Stephanie reported that six bus shelters had been installed and that funding for the Bus Shelter program was low. • Kerri reported on recently installed Bike Routes and indicated that she would include information about bicycle laws in an upcoming news release about expanding mode choice in the City. • Kerri reported on the Bike-Share program, providing information about cost, expected schedule, bike-share station siting guidelines and draft Bike-Share station locations. Kerri also reported on community outreach methods to be used as a part of the program. • Stephanie reported on the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program. Stephanie reported on active cases in the program, funding for the program, and reasons for using light solutions instead of medium or heavy solutions. Stephanie also reported on data collection methods for the program. 5. Discussion Item: CACT Priorities Tracking Sheet: • W&OD Trail projects are up to date for the moment. • Funding is available for the Neighborhood Pace Car program from the Department of Public Works. • The Play Streets Program events have been well attended. The Play Streets program could use text messages or News Flashes on the website to advertise upcoming events. • The Bikeability Survey will be revisited at a later date. • The CACT made revisions to the online and paper versions of the Walkability Survey in September. The Walkability Survey will be open later this week. New data will become available soon through VDOT from Apple phones that will help identify heaviest travelled pedestrian routes. 6. Action Item: Streetscape Update Referral The Committee reviewed the draft Streetscape Standards Update in response to a request from the Streetscape Taskforce for input from Boards and Commissions. The Committee discussed elements of the draft including the vision and goals, cross sections, street furniture, maintenance, and trees. It was decided that Steve Knight would prepare a memo with CACT comments to be sent to the Streetscape Taskforce.