Bloviations

The next meeting of the Jacksonville Trails and Greenways Commission will be Monday, March 16th beginning at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Jacksonville Commons Senior Center’s Community Room at the Jacksonville Commons Recreation Complex.

The agenda is below:

1. CALL TO ORDER –
2. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES – December 15^th meeting
3. PRESENTATION – Chris Lukasina, MPO Officer, City of Jacksonville
4. OLD BUSINESS –
1. Questions from Thomas Brock
2. Goals & Objectives
5. NEW BUSINESS –
6. REPORTS –
7. ADJOURNMENT

These are the questions identified as agenda item 4.2.

My list of proposed goals and objectives is below:

• Provide more information on T&G webpage (links to NCDOT documents and CoJ transportation plans, events calendar and information, T&G agenda and minutes, maps, etc)
• Update the Urban Trails and Pedestrian Plan – Does the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan take the place of an Urban Trails plan?
• Advertise traffic rules (for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians) (G10, JDNews, webpage)
• Urge JPD to increase enforcement of traffic rules (for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians)
• Urge JPD to increase bicycle patrols (along paths and in general)
• Urge CoJ to implement the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan
• Support the creation of a bicycling/pedestrian advocacy group
• Increase the number and variety of T&G-sponsored events (more foot/bike races, bike rodeos) (partner with local businesses/bases)
• Work with CoJ and local businesses to have bicycle racks installed at major shopping areas (Target shopping center, Wal-Mart shopping centers, etc)
• Work with CoJ and Jacksonville Transit to acquire bicycle racks on all buses
• Sponsor bicycle safety classes (partner with local businesses/bases)
• Sponsor bicycle maintenance / repair classes (partner with local businesses/bases)

If you’ve got suggestions or ideas, please send them to me. And believe me when I say that there’s no idea “too wacky” for me to propose!

March 13th, 2009 | Tags: City of Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville Recreation and Parks Department, City of Jacksonville Trails and Greenways Commission, Jacksonville, NC | Category: Activism, City of Jacksonville NC, Jacksonville, NC, Trails and Greenways Commission | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL