RECORD OF MEETING
BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN ISSUES TASK FORCE
DATE/TIME/PLACE:
Friday, November 19, 1993, 9:30-11:15 AM, CDTC Offices
IN
ATTENDANCE: Brad Birge (CDRPC), John DiMura (NYS Thruway
Authority), Ken Grudens (Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council), Don
Odell (Albany County Planning), Don Robertson (NYSDOT - Region 1 Planning),
Joann Ryan (City of Albany Planning Department), Bert Schou (CDTA), Steve
Allocco (CDTC)
DISCUSSION
SUMMARY
Don Odell
and Bert Schou distributed papers they prepared on bicycle and pedestrian
issues and possible actions for the region to pursue. (Copies are attached for Task Force members
who did not attend the meeting.) Members
remarked that the papers were very well written, forceful summaries of the
group's views and goals. Working from
these two papers and the second draft of the December white paper, the group
established the desired contents and style of the paper (see next
section). Don, Bert and Steve will meet
next week to work on the writeup (see "action items" below); should
this work be completed at that time, copies will be sent to Task Force
participants for review, although there will be no other full Task Force
meetings prior to the December 1 deadline.
Prior to the December 14 conference, however, the group will meet
to give Don the opportunity to "dry run" his presentation and to set
up a strategy for Task Force members to use in presenting the Task Force's
ideas at their tables during the small group discussions (see "action
items" below).
The
remainder of this document briefly summarizes the group's deliberations
regarding the content of the white paper.
Much of the discussion was of how to most effectively present the case
for investment in bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.
Presentation:
OTHER
ITEMS
Following
the conference, it is expected that Task Force meetings will take the guidance
of the RTP "community" as a whole back to its efforts to shape the
content of the bicycle/pedestrian component ....
ACTION
ITEMS
* Don,
Bert and Steve to meet Tuesday, November 23 at 9:00 AM to work on writeup
* Next
full Task Force meeting: Friday,
December 10, 10:00 AM, CDTC Offices, 5 Computer Drive West, Colonie.
* Proposed
Meeting Agenda/Sequence: "Dry
run" of Don's presentation, discussion of Task Force members' (work in
small groups)