Capital
District Transportation Committee
Bicycle
and Pedestrian Task Force
Record of
Meeting on
Attendance: Barbara Quint (Guilderland
Pathways), David Gehrs (CDTA Planning), Scott Lewendon (CHA), David Iman Adler
(NYPCA), Don Odell (Retired), Robert Ritter (The Louis Berger Group), Elaine
Troy (NYSDOH), John Stangle (Village of Menands), Ivan Vamos (NYBC), Mark
Cashman (MHCC), Jason Purvis (CDTC)
1.0 AGENDA AND MEETING NOTES REVIEW
The September minutes were approved.
2.0 PROJECTS/PROGRAMS AND OTHER UPDATES
In an attempt to encourage
more attendance at the Task Force meetings, CDTC began to alternate the start
times of the Task Force meetings.
Unfortunately, the change in start time did not bring more people to the
table. Therefore, the Task Force
meetings will back (and stay at) the original start time of
3.0 ONGOING TASKS
3.3 Guilderland Pathways
Committee: B. Quint reported that the Pathways Committee has received unofficial
word that the Draft Sidewalk Master Plan submitted to the Guilderland Town
Board will be used as a guide for the development of neighborhood master plans
rather than as a sidewalk master plan for the Town.
4.0 NEW BUSINESS
4.1
Greenway
Linkage: J.
Purvis reported that proposals for the Linkage project in
4.2
Patroon
Greenway Linkage: CDTC is still waiting for follow-up from W. Haywood Burns
Environmental Center. Teresa La Salle is
CDTC’s contact regarding the project.
E.
Ivan
Vamos commented on the sidewalks on Albany Shaker Road. This segment is on the Priority Network and
should be viewed as a "success story".
S.
Lewendon reported that CHA has been retained to research bicycle railing
heights. They are currently looking at
crash history related to railings. Any
additional information would be appreciated.
Please contact Scott at 453-3932.
J.
Stangle reported that the Village of Menands is looking for funding to for the
construction of sidewalks on Wards Land.
This would be an extension of the Spot Improvement project already
completed on Wards Lane.
J.
Purvis reported on the domestic bicycle and pedestrian scanning tour that he
will be a part of during the first two weeks in November. The goal of the tour is to look at the
engineering, education, and enforcement issues in some of the top ranked cities
for bicycle and pedestrian accommodations and see if their strategies can work
in NY.