Zionsville Pathways Committee Meeting

Pathways Committee Meeting Minutes September 10, 2012 Attendees: Dave Brown Phil Howard Geoff Brown Paul Watson Tim Casady LanceLantz Richard Stroup Bernie Paul Bill Spitz Matt Dickey Evan Williams Art Small Continuing on from our last meeting in which we heard about Carmel’s Bicycle Friendly Community certification, we decided to pursue the certification process for Zionsville. Bill Spitz will chair a committee with Geoff Brown, Art Small, and Richard Stroup assisting. We then reviewed the status of some of the items on our priority list. Dave Brown asked that we look at the pathway stubs on recently constructed paths that are only complete in front of the property that was recently improved yet adjacent to properties without pathways. A few such pathways are along CR875E near the new ZCS baseball fields and the western end of the Cobblestone subdivision. We’ll try to better address this at another meeting after looking into it between meetings. Tim noted that the current director of our Chamber of Commerce is looking for some sort of bicycle pathway map that can be used to help promote Zionsville. Richard said he was meeting with Julie later this week and would try to ascertain more closely what was being requested. Tim said he would then try to put something together for Julie. Tim noted he will look into potential groups to present our pathway plans to...for out-reach type purposes. Evan is pursuing a formal meeting with Zionsville Planner Wayne DeLong to help assure our pathway plans are being addressed with new community designs. Evan also brought up the potential for a Share-a-Bike program in Zionsville. After a little discussion, the subject just died. We’re having a committee bile ride this coming Saturday on the recently completed Farm Heritage Trail. We’ll meet in Thorntown at their Lion’s Park at 9am. Should take about two hours to ride to Lebanon and back. Next meeting, Monday, October 8th.