Bicyclist and Pedestrian Commission

Minutes​ ​-​ ​Wheaton​ ​Bicycle​ ​Advisory​ ​Committee Subcommittee​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Environmental​ ​Improvement​ ​Commission October​ ​18th,​ ​2017 Roll​ ​Call​:​ ​ ​Chair,​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy,​ ​called​ ​the​ ​meeting​ ​to​ ​order​ ​at​ ​7pm. In​ ​Attendance​:​ ​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy,​ ​Nancy​ ​Allured,​ ​Michelle​ ​Dunlap,​ ​Rita​ ​Nathanson,​ ​Bill​ ​Nieman​ ​,​ ​Jim​ ​Knasel,​ ​Laurel​ ​Salvador,​ ​and the​ ​following​ ​Wheaton​ ​North​ ​High​ ​School​ ​students:​ ​Sarah​ ​Stair,​ ​Connor​ ​Zydek,​ ​Anna​ ​Potratz​ ​and​ ​Bella​ ​Delmonico Approval​ ​of​ ​Minutes​:​ ​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​accept​ ​the​ ​minutes​ ​and​ ​Nancy​ ​Allured​ ​approved​ ​and​ ​Laurel​ ​Salvador seconded. Public​ ​Comment​:​ ​ ​The​ ​Wheaton​ ​North​ ​High​ ​School​ ​students​ ​attended​ ​the​ ​meeting​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​their​ ​AP​ ​Government​ ​class Chair​ ​Report​:​ ​ ​None Ongoing​ ​Business​: Wheaton​ ​History​ ​Ride​ ​(recap)​ ​-​ ​the​ ​ride​ ​was​ ​a​ ​success​ ​from​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​people​ ​who​ ​attended​ ​(32)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​feedback that​ ​we​ ​have​ ​received​ ​verbally​ ​by​ ​a​ ​few​ ​of​ ​the​ ​riders,​ ​even​ ​though​ ​it​ ​was​ ​an​ ​extremely​ ​hot​ ​day​ ​(over​ ​90​ ​degrees). Michelle​ ​Dunlap​ ​has​ ​emailed​ ​the​ ​information​ ​that​ ​she​ ​received​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Historic​ ​Commission​ ​out​ ​to​ ​our​ ​group​ ​and​ ​it was​ ​discussed​ ​to​ ​put​ ​that​ ​information​ ​online​ ​so​ ​that​ ​Wheaton​ ​residents​ ​can​ ​do​ ​the​ ​ride​ ​at​ ​their​ ​leisure.​ ​ ​Nancy​ ​Flannery of​ ​the​ ​Historic​ ​Commission​ ​is​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​doing​ ​the​ ​ride​ ​again​ ​next​ ​year​ ​and​ ​suggested​ ​that​ ​there​ ​are​ ​other​ ​places​ ​that we​ ​can​ ​go​ ​to​ ​to​ ​vary​ ​the​ ​ride​ ​from​ ​year​ ​to​ ​year.​ ​ ​Ideas​ ​for​ ​next​ ​years​ ​History​ ​ride​ ​included​ ​adding​ ​a​ ​sign-up​ ​sheet​ ​in​ ​order to​ ​get​ ​riders​ ​information​ ​(email​ ​address)​ ​to​ ​promote​ ​our​ ​other​ ​events;​ ​a​ ​form​ ​to​ ​get​ ​some​ ​honest​ ​feedback​ ​from​ ​the riders​ ​on​ ​what​ ​they​ ​liked​ ​&​ ​disliked​ ​about​ ​the​ ​ride;​ ​and​ ​how​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​everyone​ ​together​ ​until​ ​the​ ​ride​ ​is​ ​officially​ ​over (riders​ ​went​ ​their​ ​own​ ​way​ ​after​ ​the​ ​last​ ​stop). Bike​ ​/​ ​Walk​ ​to​ ​School​ ​-​ ​Fall​ ​(recap)​ ​-​ ​reminders​ ​were​ ​sent​ ​out​ ​to​ ​the​ ​school​ ​district​ ​for​ ​the​ ​fall​ ​event. Final​ ​Group​ ​Ride​ ​Reminder​ ​-​ ​reminded​ ​the​ ​committee​ ​of​ ​the​ ​final​ ​group​ ​ride​ ​of​ ​the​ ​year​ ​on​ ​October​ ​21st,​ ​2017. Upcoming​ ​Meeting​ ​Schedules​ ​-​ ​with​ ​the​ ​meetings​ ​running​ ​into​ ​the​ ​holidays,​ ​we​ ​discussed​ ​whether​ ​to​ ​hold​ ​the upcoming​ ​meetings​ ​or​ ​not​ ​and​ ​we​ ​opted​ ​to​ ​cancel​ ​the​ ​December​ ​meeting​ ​and​ ​hold​ ​the​ ​November​ ​meeting​ ​but​ ​try​ ​and get​ ​Councilman​ ​Barbier​ ​to​ ​the​ ​November​ ​meeting​ ​and​ ​hold​ ​it​ ​a​ ​week​ ​earlier​ ​than​ ​normal. Bike​ ​Committee​ ​Thoughts​ ​&​ ​Ideas​ ​of​ ​2018​ ​-​ ​discussed​ ​to​ ​talk​ ​/​ ​promote​ ​our​ ​events​ ​with​ ​Arin​ ​Thrower,​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Public Information​ ​Officer;​ ​to​ ​put​ ​together​ ​a​ ​map​ ​/​ ​organizational​ ​chart​ ​of​ ​contacts​ ​within​ ​the​ ​city,​ ​county​ ​and​ ​bicycling community;​ ​and​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​having​ ​a​ ​city​ ​councilman​ ​/​ ​councilwoman​ ​speak​ ​at​ ​our​ ​Bike​ ​Festival New​ ​Business​: Active​ ​Transportation​ ​Meeting​ ​-​ ​Laurel​ ​Salvador​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​she​ ​attended​ ​the​ ​meeting,​ ​which​ ​was​ ​held​ ​to​ ​promote bicycling​ ​within​ ​cities​ ​across​ ​the​ ​area.​ ​ ​Laurel​ ​mentioned​ ​that​ ​so​ ​far​ ​Wheaton​ ​is​ ​right​ ​in​ ​line​ ​with​ ​the​ ​ideas​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ATA​ ​by having​ ​a​ ​Committee​ ​designated​ ​to​ ​bicycling​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​having​ ​the​ ​Bike​ ​Plan​ ​in​ ​place.​ ​ ​She​ ​mentioned​ ​having​ ​written information​ ​that​ ​she​ ​will​ ​pass​ ​along​ ​the​ ​committee​ ​via​ ​email. Founders​ ​Park​ ​Update​ ​-​ ​it​ ​was​ ​brought​ ​to​ ​our​ ​attention​ ​that​ ​Founders​ ​Park​ ​has​ ​been​ ​updated​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Illinois​ ​Prairie​ ​Path organization.​ ​ ​Suggested​ ​that​ ​the​ ​committee​ ​ride​ ​by​ ​to​ ​see​ ​what​ ​was​ ​added​ ​/​ ​updated​ ​in​ ​the​ ​park Other​ ​topics​ ​from​ ​Committee​ ​Members​:​ ​ ​None Upcoming​ ​Committee​ ​Meetings​:​ ​ ​Wednesday​ ​November​ ​8th,​ ​2017​ ​(public)​ ​and​ ​December​ ​20th,​ ​2017​ ​(public) Adjournment​:​ ​The​ ​meeting​ ​was​ ​adjourned​ ​at​ ​7:50pm Respectfully​ ​Submitted​:​ ​ ​Dan​ ​Dlhy