Zionsville Pathways Committee Meeting

Zionsville Pathways Committee Meeting Monday, October 8, 6:00 p.m. Zionsville Town Hall – Fireplace Room Agenda 1. Bicycle Friendly Community Application Process – Bill Spitz a. Report from Bill and “Bicycle Advisory” subcommittee application for Bicycle Friendly Community status from the League of American Bicyclists 2. Update/intelligence on priority pathway projects and budgets for 2013 – group a. 875E follow-up intelligence/decision? Dave Brown b. Other 3. Report on Sept 15 Lebanon/Thorntown Farm Heritage Trail ride – Phil Howard 4. Guest Speaker: Kevin Whited, Executive Director, Indy Cog a. Indy Cog is the major non-profit bicycle advocacy organization of Indianapolis b. Indy Cog has been heavily involved in Indianapolis’ successful efforts to promote both bicycling and Indy’s recent bronze-level status as an LAB Bicycle Friendly Community. c. Kevin was one of the draftspersons for Indy’s new “Complete Streets” policy and ordinance. d. Kevin holds a BA in Criminal Justice and an MPA from Indiana University. He has 18 years of experience in various positions in the transportation sector, from sustainable transportation planning to marketing for a class 1 railroad, as well as working in various bicycle advocacy groups in both Indiana and and Atlanta. He also was a former Oregon Fellow (Portland State University) where he worked with the Oregon Department of Transportation on sustainable transportation policy. He has been riding a bicycle and commuting for 12 years in Chicago, Atlanta, Portland, and Indianapolis. 5. Old business a. Outreach – Z’ville Residents Association meeting Oct 16 --Tim Casady b. Wayne Delong October 5 meeting – Evan Williams c. Chamber of Commerce community map – Tim 6. Next Meeting – Monday, November 12, 6:00 pm Tim Casady Chairperson, Zionsville Pathways Committee