• Meeting Minutes February 2012

    MINUTES of CRBC

    February 15, 2012

    A regular meeting of CRBC was held at the State College Borough building on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.

    Present:

    Paul Rito, President
    Chuck Anderson, Vice President
    Lynda Bullard, Treasurer
    Joan Potter, Secretary
    Brian Dempsey, Executive Committee Member
    Sue Barsom, Executive Committee Member
    Cliff Kanz
    Jean Bemis

    Courtney Hayden, SC Borough – Communication & Grants Coordinator

    Joyce Eveleth, SC Borough – AmeriCorps volunteer

    Kevin Jolly & Kelsey ?, Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations

    The meeting was called to order by Paul Rito at 7:30 pm. The Treasurer, Lynda Bullard, reported the checking account balance is $3,000. The Bicycle Dreams movie was a success with 318 people attending and netting $608 in profit. The total received from donations and ticket sales was $1,060 and expenses were $452.

    Courtney Hayden presented information on Advocacy Advance Capacity Building Grants 2012. These matching grants can be used to “support organizational development, hiring staff, building membership and other tools to foster a sustainable advocacy organization”. The inquiry proposal deadline is Friday, March 9th, with notification by April 6th if we are invited to submit a final proposal, which is due May 4th. Discussed using grant funds for the Bicycle Ambassador Program and for 3-minute CNET spots on bicycle safety awareness which would air prior to council meetings. As a partner agency of the Borough, CRBC can use sponsor funds from the Borough to match this grant. Grant recipients are required to submit progress reports and financial reports. To qualify, CRBC must be a member of the League of American Bicyclists (we are), and the Alliance for Biking & Walking (we are not). Sue Barsom motioned to approve the $100 fee to join the Alliance for Biking & Walking. Jean Bemis seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

    Cliff Kanz distributed brochures on the Kallari project. Kevin Jolly asked what marketing plan the group wanted. Suggestions included a link to the Borough website, a Facebook page and a press release. Kevin mentioned that a marketing communication specialist is available to help. Sue Barsom noted that the bicycle drop off site will be the Penn State Center for Sustainability MorningStar site. Four dates in March have been identified for collecting events: March 11, 12, 18 and 25. The site will be open from 11:00-4:00 and volunteers are needed to staff it. A bicycle fix-up date needs to be set to repair bikes early in April, as bikes will be moved out April 21st.

    Brian Dempsey opened discussion on Earth Day, which is Friday, April 20th. Recommended CRBC have a table in the HUB from 11:00-3:00 and/or at the Allen Street Gate. Bike to Work Day could be promoted along with Mentoring. Noted that this is also Blue-White Weekend. Cori mentioned that she & Joyce might be able to staff one of the tables and promote the Bicycle Ambassador program.

    May is Bike Month and the group discussed options to promote Bike to Work Day/ Week/ Month, including:

    •  Four Townships and a Borough Ride (possible CBICC & Visitors Bureau involvement?)
    •  Winery Ride
    •  Linden Loop Ride
    •  School District Bike To School program
    1. oBeverly Crowe is scheduled to attend the high school meeting on Feb 23rd regarding Bike to School program. Paul Rito willing to commit to two Saturday rides on the Bike Paths with the School District group rides.
    •  Bike to PSU Day (might be better in the fall, but could promote it in May)
    •  Bike Safety Class
    •  Street Skills for Cyclists
    •  Special events at bike shops
    •  Ask coffee shops to offer free/discounted coffee for cyclists for Bike to Work Day (CDT Daily Deal?)

    Cori suggested approaching the Women’s Outdoor Group to partner with CRBC. She also noted that Appalachian Outdoors is petitioning to close Allen Street for a day in the spring and perhaps CRBC could coordinate an event with them.

    The Bike Friendly Community application will be filed on Thursday, Feb 16th by Trish Meek.

    This meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.

  • New PA Bicycle Safety Law Signed

    “Pennsylvania enacted a new bicycle safety law on Thursday, February 2, 2012. The new law now requires motorists to allow at least four feet of space between their vehicle and a bicycle when passing a bicyclist.

    The law also makes it legal for a driver to cross a double yellow line into an opposing lane of traffic, when necessary to allow for the four feet clearance when passing a bicyclist on the right. If there is oncoming cars in the other direction, the motorist would have to wait until it is safe to pass the bicyclist and provide the mandated four feet clearance.

    The law further allows a bicyclist to ride slower on the road than the posted maximum speed, and makes it illegal for a vehicle to cut off a bicyclist when the motorist is turning right.

    The law becomes effective in sixty (60) days and is deisgned to reduce injuries which frequently do occur when a bicyclist and driver are involved in a car wreck or car accident. Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania tend to have more of these types of injury causing accidents due to the rural nature of the area.”

    Posted by Scott Cooper, Attorney on http://harrisburg.injuryboard.com

    Another article in the Morning Call:  http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2012/02/things-government-does-dept-gov-corbett-signs-bicycle-safety-bill-into-law.html

    Full text of House Bill 170 can be found here.

  • “Bicycle Dreams” Thanks

    Thanks to the sponsors who helped bring “Bicycle Dreams” to the State Theatre: 

    • RBR Recumbent Cycles
    • Matson & Associates
    • Freeze Thaw Cycles
    • Videon Central 
    •  Nittany Mountain Biking Association
    • The Bicycle Shop

    And to everyone at the State Theatre, for a well-run, smooth, supportive operation. 

    And to CRBC board member Dr. Jim Serene, for organizing the presentation of the movie, promoting it, and generally running a one-man show to get the movie on the screen at the State

    What was “Bicycle Dreams”? — check out our story here: http://www.centrebike.org/articles/news/180-qbicycle-dreamsq-at-the-state-theatre.html

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