Bicycle Task Force

APPROVED MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE BICYCLE TASK FORCE Northbrook Village Hall – Terrace Conference Room March, 11, 2015 Members Present: Frank Bleeker, Jim O’Connell, Angus Duthie, Chris Henning, and Tom Tebbe, Members Absent: George Garner Jr. Staff Present: Jim Baxa and Kris Scharp (NBK Park District) Staff Absent: Mike Metrick Others Present: Ken Spero Call Meeting to Order. Chairman Henning called the meeting to order in the Terrace Conference Room of the Village Hall at 7:05 p.m. Public Comments – Hear from Audience. Ken Spiro, Northbrook Resident Review January 14, 2015 Minutes. It was moved and seconded that the January 14, 2015 minutes be approved with a minor edits to the Large/Small project lists. The edits included removal of Skokie Valley Trail from the large project list as this project is being pursued by Village; correction of the name for the Techny River Trail project, removal of the Waukegan Road Connection project from the small projects list and to include a reference of following Complete street design standards for bike safety design standards in the small projects list. The motion was approved. New Business. Northbrook resident Ken Spiro introduced himself to the committee; Ken is an avid cyclist who also volunteers on the School Board for District 30. Ken attended the meeting to learn more about the Skokie Valley Trail project and to express interest on the role of this committee within the community. Old Business. For committee participation on the meeting agenda, it was discussed for staff to send out a email three weeks prior to the meeting for ideas to add. The Task Force thought it will be beneficial to resume the potential for examining an in-house school safety training program and to contact Active Transportation Alliance about feasibility. The Bicycle Task force committee discussed participation for the annual Earth/Arbor Day event scheduled for April 25th; as with previous year general dialogue with attendees and circulating of bicycle related literature.  March 11, 2015 BTF Meeting Minutes - APPROVED Bike Route Ranking Selection. The Bike Task Force continued working on a selection/ranking criteria for prospective future bicycle/pedestrian projects. A matrix analysis system developed by the committee will be used for ranking projects on a verity of select criteria and meets the need for a variety of bicycle end users. The committee will conclude this selection/ranking system at the next meeting and will begin applying it towards the projects selected which include the following: Large Projects:  Waukegan Road Connection (North of Dundee Road)  Techny River Trail (Willow Road to Techny Road)  Sanders Road connection to Des Plaines River trail (Wood Oaks Park to Dundee Road)  Shermer Road (Willow Road to Walters Avenue)  Dundee Road and Skokie Boulevard intersection  Willow and Sanders Road (sidewalk via I-294) Small Projects:  Additional Bike Parking at Metra train station  Update Bike Plan  Bike Safety Design Standards/ following Complete street design standards  Safety Training Program (w/Active Transportation Alliance) The BTF committee will continue discussion at the May 13, 2015 meeting. Adjourn: On motion made and seconded, the meeting of the BTF was adjourned at 8:27 p.m. Minutes Submitted by Jim Baxa. Page 2 of 2 P:\TRANSPORTATION\Bicycle planning\BIKEWAYS\Memos to BTF\2015\5-13-15\3-11-15 BTF Approved Minutes.docx