This past weekend I travelled to Charleston, WV to offer assistance to a group who are starting a community bike shop there in the Habitat for Humanity - Restore. They have a great looking facility, even includes heat and decent lighting. If anyone reading this list is in that area please consider volunteering to help them out. I'll have contact details soon. Otherwise lookup Zoe Beavers, the force behind the organization.
Tonite after returning the rental car I walked downtown on Willey St from the Mileground and started thinking about how much room has been left for improvement in this corridor. There is NO sidewalk for most of the way, and the road is so narrow that you are left no choice but to stop traffic until you can get to a safe place to pull aside. The sidewalks that there are haven't been shoveled (in violation of unenforced city ordinance) so it's still a sub-optimal experience at best. Since the Pedestrian Safety Board meeting was planned for 4pm today I made that my destination. The discussion at the meeting was mostly focused on the new pedestrian plan for Morgantown and how to present the $1/ft assessment as an investment that will end up raising housing values and saving costs that more than offset it. I promised to supply a link to the PLAN and to the PETITION if support you can sign. Next month the city council votes on putting it in the budget (Jan 26 at 7pm in the council chambers) - your presence at the meeting would help let the city know that this is a priority. Find more information at our website link.
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