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KENT BICYCLE ADVISORY BOARD
PUBLIC MEETING
May 26, 2015 at 5:45 PM.
BOARD MEMBERS: CITY STAFF:
Melvin L. Roberts Mark Howlett
Dr. Sam Hartt
Leona Warner
This is to notify you that the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May
26, 2015 at 5:45 PM in the Centennial Building 400 W. Gowe St. Kent, WA. The meeting is in room
303. The public is invited to attend. The agenda will include the following items:
1. Call to Order.
2. Any items to add to the agenda?
3. Six year Transportation Improvement Program(TIP)
Discuss reason the number of entries in the draft TIP changed.
4. Ongoing Bicycle Improvements line in the draft 6 yr TIP.
Ask the city to put back in the Ongoing Bicycle Improvements line.
Review items that could be built using the Ongoing Bicycle Funds. (Mel+group)
5. Sign donation.
Assigned to Mark Howlett.
6. Outreach activities
Bicycle Sundays
7. League of American Cyclists Assessment
Who, What,When,Where,How?
8. Face Book Page
Create one?Contents?Purpose?Audience?
9. Link Light Rail
Discussion of Bike route near Link Light Rail.
10. Update on Cross Town Bike Route(s) estimates. Mark
11. Permanent counters
Hope Gibson said she will talk to Monica Whitman about coordinating a request for permanent
counters (for riders and walkers on the trails) 5-5-2015.
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12. Added items for this meeting:
A.
B.
13. Agenda items for the next meeting:
A.
B.
14. Adjourn
Watch List:
1. Install lime-green reflective signs on the streets that cross the Interurban Trail.
2. Need more members.
3. Interurban to Green River Regional Trails Connector(Power line trail extension).
4. Two way multi-use trail (or Bike Lane) along S 228th St. (Runs west from Interurban)
5. Build UPRR underpass on S259th St in South Kent for bike riding.
6. Work on supporting a Complete Streets ordinance for Kent. (where, when,how,who?)
7. Cross Town route(s) for people who ride or walk.
We would like to see plans for these items created: (Mel)
1. Identify and paint the thru bike lanes where they are missing on the left sides of right turn pockets,
2. Identify road segments for installing Sharrows.
3. Identify road segments to be re-configured using"Road Diet"techniques.
4. Identify road segments for installing "Green Bike" lanes, where cars cross Bike Lanes
5. Consider doing a bicycle video.
Kent Bicycle Advisory Board(KBAB) meeting dates in 2015 are:
Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27, May 26-Tues (Rm 303), Jun 29
Jul 27, Aug 31, Sep 28, Oct 26,Nov 30, Dec 28. The Last Monday except May.
For information,please contact
Mel Roberts at 425-417-8931 or Mel@cyclekent.com.
Howlett, Mark" MHowlett@kentwa.gov
Contact Phone numbers:
Public Works Operations 253-856-5600 for potholes, hazards, maintenance issues.
Public Works Construction Mgmt 253-856-5500 for detour problems.
Kent Transportation Planning Documents and maps are on the web at:
http://www.kentwa.gov/transportation/
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