Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission

Minutes​ ​-​ ​Wheaton​ ​Bicycle​ ​Advisory​ ​Committee Subcommittee​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Environmental​ ​Improvement​ ​Commission September​ ​20th,​ ​2017 Roll​ ​Call​:​ ​ ​Chair,​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy,​ ​called​ ​the​ ​meeting​ ​to​ ​order​ ​at​ ​7pm. In​ ​Attendance​:​ ​ ​Therese​ ​Kushman,​ ​Michelle​ ​Dunlap,​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy,​ ​Carrie​ ​Provost,​ ​Nancy​ ​Allured,​ ​Jim​ ​Knasel​ ​and​ ​Paula Barrington​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Downtown​ ​Wheaton​ ​Association. Approval​ ​of​ ​Minutes​:​ ​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​the​ ​minutes​ ​and​ ​Michelle​ ​Dunlap​ ​approved​ ​and​ ​Therese​ ​Kushman seconded. Public​ ​Comment​:​ ​ ​None Chair​ ​Report​:​ ​None Ongoing​ ​Business​: Bike​ ​Festival​ ​2017​ ​(recap)​ ​-​ ​Paula​ ​Barrington​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Downtown​ ​Wheaton​ ​Association​ ​was​ ​in​ ​attendance​ ​and​ ​believes that​ ​we​ ​had​ ​a​ ​good​ ​turn-out​ ​by​ ​the​ ​public​ ​for​ ​the​ ​ride​ ​&​ ​festival​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​vendors​ ​in​ ​attendance. Discussed​ ​was​ ​the​ ​speakers,​ ​as​ ​most​ ​felt​ ​that​ ​they​ ​weren’t​ ​loud​ ​enough​ ​for​ ​all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​pre-ride​ ​announcements.​ ​ ​We talked​ ​about​ ​placing​ ​the​ ​speakers​ ​in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​of​ ​the​ ​pack​ ​of​ ​riders​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​out​ ​front​ ​and​ ​possibly​ ​getting​ ​better speakers.​ ​ ​Paula​ ​also​ ​believed​ ​that​ ​we​ ​should​ ​find​ ​volunteers​ ​or​ ​hire​ ​young​ ​adults​ ​for​ ​the​ ​setup​ ​of​ ​the​ ​vendors​ ​tables and​ ​chairs​ ​in​ ​the​ ​morning​ ​as​ ​it​ ​was​ ​a​ ​chore​ ​to​ ​do​ ​the​ ​setup​ ​ourselves.​ ​ ​We​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​the​ ​Bike​ ​Rodeo​ ​was​ ​cluttered​ ​and backed-up,​ ​but​ ​that​ ​could​ ​have​ ​been​ ​due​ ​to​ ​the​ ​children​ ​not​ ​being​ ​directed​ ​properly.​ ​ ​Next​ ​year​ ​we​ ​will​ ​have​ ​to​ ​make sure​ ​that​ ​we​ ​have​ ​coverage​ ​there​ ​to​ ​direct​ ​children​ ​that​ ​there​ ​is​ ​no​ ​defined​ ​order​ ​for​ ​how​ ​they​ ​complete​ ​the​ ​tasks.​ ​ ​We also​ ​discussed​ ​changing​ ​the​ ​categories​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Bicycle​ ​Decorating​ ​contest​ ​to​ ​the​ ​following:​ ​1​ ​year​ ​olds​ ​-​ ​9​ ​year​ ​olds;​ ​10 year​ ​olds​ ​up​ ​to​ ​17​ ​year​ ​olds;​ ​Adult​ ​category​ ​and​ ​a​ ​Group​ ​category.​ ​ ​ ​ ​Talked​ ​about​ ​having​ ​more​ ​bicycle​ ​safety​ ​materials at​ ​our​ ​table​ ​since​ ​we​ ​are​ ​the​ ​hosts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​day.​ ​ ​Trying​ ​to​ ​figure​ ​out​ ​how​ ​to​ ​get​ ​the​ ​marching​ ​band​ ​in​ ​two​ ​locations​ ​during the​ ​ride​ ​so​ ​that​ ​they​ ​can​ ​be​ ​heard​ ​by​ ​everyone​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​just​ ​being​ ​at​ ​the​ ​start​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ride.​ ​ ​Decided​ ​the​ ​date​ ​for​ ​next years​ ​Bike​ ​Festival​ ​will​ ​be​ ​Saturday​ ​August​ ​11th. Overall,​ ​the​ ​approximate​ ​numbers​ ​for​ ​the​ ​2017​ ​Bike​ ​Festival​ ​are​ ​as​ ​follows;​ ​ ​130​ ​riders,​ ​200​ ​people​ ​in​ ​the​ ​park,​ ​50 children​ ​signed​ ​up​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Bike​ ​Rodeo,​ ​11​ ​bicycles​ ​donated​ ​to​ ​Working​ ​Bikes​ ​and​ ​20​ ​surveys​ ​filled​ ​out. History​ ​Ride​ ​2017​ ​-​ ​the​ ​date​ ​for​ ​the​ ​History​ ​ride​ ​is​ ​Saturday​ ​September​ ​23rd​ ​from​ ​2pm​ ​-​ ​4pm.​ ​ ​Discussed​ ​meeting​ ​on​ ​the west​ ​side​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Wheaton​ ​Public​ ​Library​ ​around​ ​1:30pm.​ ​ ​Nancy​ ​Flannery,​ ​the​ ​Chair​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Wheaton​ ​Historic Commission,​ ​will​ ​be​ ​riding​ ​along​ ​and​ ​be​ ​speaking​ ​at​ ​each​ ​stop​ ​along​ ​the​ ​ride.​ ​ ​ ​For​ ​safety​ ​reasons,​ ​we​ ​opted​ ​not​ ​to​ ​stop at​ ​the​ ​Wheaton​ ​Cemetery​ ​and​ ​to​ ​cross​ ​Roosevelt​ ​Road​ ​at​ ​Carlton​ ​Avenue​ ​instead​ ​of​ ​Gables.​ ​ ​The​ ​committee​ ​decided that​ ​someone​ ​should​ ​ride​ ​the​ ​route​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​the​ ​event​ ​and​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy​ ​volunteered. Illinois​ ​Prairie​ ​Path​ ​/​ ​Eola​ ​Connector​ ​Project​ ​-​ ​quickly​ ​discussed​ ​how​ ​the​ ​county​ ​is​ ​planning​ ​on​ ​connecting​ ​the​ ​Prairie Pathy​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Batavia​ ​spur​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Aurora​ ​spur​ ​and​ ​brought​ ​in​ ​a​ ​map​ ​showing​ ​how​ ​the​ ​connection​ ​will​ ​be​ ​made. Feather​ ​Signs​ ​-​ ​the​ ​budget​ ​of​ ​$120​ ​to​ ​repair​ ​the​ ​stands​ ​for​ ​our​ ​signs​ ​was​ ​approved​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Environmental​ ​Improvement Commission​ ​and​ ​was​ ​discussed​ ​that​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy​ ​will​ ​reach​ ​out​ ​to​ ​the​ ​company​ ​to​ ​order​ ​new​ ​stands. Bike​ ​/​ ​Walk​ ​to​ ​School​ ​(Fall)​ ​-​ ​the​ ​next​ ​Bike​ ​/​ ​Walk​ ​to​ ​School​ ​event​ ​will​ ​be​ ​taking​ ​place​ ​on​ ​October​ ​4th. New​ ​Business​:​ ​ ​None Other​ ​topics​ ​from​ ​Committee​ ​Members​:​ ​ ​None Upcoming​ ​Committee​ ​Meetings​:​ ​ ​Wednesday​ ​October​ ​18th​ ​(public)​ ​&​ ​Wednesday​ ​November​ ​15th,​ ​2017​ ​(public) Adjournment​:​ ​ ​The​ ​meeting​ ​was​ ​adjourned​ ​at​ ​8:07​ ​pm Respectfully​ ​Submitted​:​ ​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy