Capital
District Transportation Committee
Bicycle
and Pedestrian Task Force
Record of
Meeting on
Attendance:
Judy
Breselor (Rensselaer County), Mark
Cashman (MHCC/LAB), Lindsay Childs (Guilderland Pathways), Dom De Cecco (Retired),
Andy Labruzzo (Albany County Planning), Scott Lewendon (Clough Harbour), Don Odell (Retired), Rob Ritter, (Louis
Berger), Deb Spicer (NYSDOH),
1.0 AGENDA AND MEETING NOTES REVIEW
The June 2004 meeting minutes were approved.
2.0 PROJECTS/PROGRAMS AND OTHER UPDATES
3.0
ONGOING
TASKS
3.1 Guilderland Pathways
Committee:
There were no updates to report.
3.3 Greenway Linkage—
3.4
3.5 Toolbox Update: Members spent the majority of the meeting reviewing and providing
comments on the draft of the Toolbox Update. Comments will be accepted until July 23rd.
3.6 Canalway Projects/Events: There was no update.
4.0 NEW BUSINESS
4.1
Increased
Meeting Participation: J. Purvis noted that he plans
on producing a survey in late summer/early fall to poll possible attendees on
their likeliness to attend future meetings of the task force. The idea of rotating meeting locations was
not favored. Members suggested that
promoting the toolbox and inviting municipalities and organizations to present
bike/ped related projects, may be one way to attract new attendees.
4.2 Other New Business:
I. Vamos provided a few
copies of NYSDOT’s publication “Accessible Sidewalks and Street
Crossings”. Copies can be obtained form
NYSDOT.
J. Purvis noted that
applications for the Spot Improvement Program are due July 30th and
that requests are coming in daily. The
program provides $300,000 in funding over 3 years, $240,000 Federal and $60,000
local match.
I. Vamos noted provided two
handouts regarding the recent fatality on