Bloviations

The agenda for this month’s Trails and Greenways Commission meeting is here.
Notes and results follow:
The Commission unanimously approved the minutes for the December 08 meeting.
Mr. Chris Lukasina (administrator for the Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) provided a presentation on JUMPO’s efforts in transportation planning. He touched on the status of the Comprehensive Bicyclist and [...]

March 22nd, 2009 | Tags: Activism, City of Jacksonville NC, City of Jacksonville Recreation and Parks Department, City of Jacksonville Trails and Greenways Commission, Fannie K. Coleman, Freedom ENC Communications, INC, Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organizat, Jacksonville, NC, Rails-to-Trails | Category: Activism, City of Jacksonville NC, Fannie K. Coleman, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville Transit, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Trails and Greenways Commission | Comments (1)

Ms. Talissa Hatchell (16) after being hit by a car at approximately 9:30am on Monday, February 2nd, 2009. Ms. Hatchell was attempting to cross Western Blvd (a major thoroughfare in Jacksonville which has 7 lanes of traffic, no crosswalks and few sidewalks along it’s length) to get to the McDonald’s restaurant near the intersection of [...]

February 5th, 2009 | Tags: Comprehensive Bicyclist and Pedestrian Transportation Plan, Dewey Hudson, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Daily News, Lindell Kay, Off the Cuff | Category: Bicycling, Car-Free, City of Jacksonville NC, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC | Leave a comment

Below is my letter requesting that the four elected representatives from Onslow County (State Senator Harry Brown (NC Sen 6) and State Representatives Russell Tucker (NC House 4), George Cleveland (NC House 14) and Robert Grady (NC House 15)) work with their colleagues in the NC General Assembly and the North Carolina Department of Transportation [...]

September 15th, 2008 | Category: 2008 Elections, 2010 Elections, Activism, Alva Williams, Bicycling, Car-Free, City of Jacksonville NC, Commuting, Fannie K. Coleman, George Cleveland (Rep Incumbent), Harry Brown (Rep Incumbent), Jacksonville, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Jerome Willingham, Michael Lazzara, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, North Carolina, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Politics, Randy Thomas, Reva Sullivan, Robert Grady (Rep Incumbent), Russell Tucker (Dem Incumbent), Sammy Phillips | Leave a comment

In case you missed last night’s Twitter flurry (view my profile history), the Jacksonville City Council considered and approved the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
Councilman Randy Thomas who cast the lone dissenting vote, was confused about the purpose of this plan. Other City residents, such as Mr. Robert Hitch, are also confused.
The [...]

August 20th, 2008 | Category: 2009 Elections, Activism, Alva Williams, Bicycling, City of Jacksonville NC, Fannie K. Coleman, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Jerome Willingham, Michael Lazzara, Randy Thomas, Reva Sullivan, Sammy Phillips | Comments (3)

During tonight’s meeting (which begins at 7pm and is held at the City Council Chambers in City Hall), the Mayor and City Council will vote on the Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
According to the agenda the public comment period comes before the consideration of the plan. That means if you weren’t able to get [...]

August 19th, 2008 | Category: Action Alert, Alva Williams, Bicycling, Car-Free, Commuting, Fannie K. Coleman, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Jerome Willingham, Michael Lazzara, Randy Thomas, Reva Sullivan, Sammy Phillips | Leave a comment

The below text is from an email I sent to the Mayor of Jacksonville and the members of the City Council.
Please feel free to use the text to send your own email of support for The Comprehensive Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan.
Also be aware that the Mayor and Council will be voting on the Plan [...]

August 13th, 2008 | Category: Activism, Alva Williams, Chris Lukasina, City of Jacksonville NC, Commuting, Fannie K. Coleman, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Jerome Willingham, Michael Lazzara, Randy Thomas, Reva Sullivan, Sammy Phillips | Comments (3)

The Jacksonville Daily News reports.
Around 11:30 p.m., a vehicle traveling west on Lejeune Boulevard hit two bicyclists heading in the same direction — sending one into the water under the bridge, Teeter said.

Emergency Rescue crews found the body this morning.
The driver left the scene (or, rather, didn’t bother stopping) and hasn’t been found.
This [...]

June 22nd, 2008 | Category: Activism, Bicycling, City of Jacksonville NC, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville City Police Department, Jacksonville Daily News, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Mainstream Media | Comments (2)

Mark your calendars, folks. The Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is hosting two workshops on the hopefully-soon-to-be-proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan at the Jacksonville Mall on May 15th from 5pm to 8pm and May 16th from 10am to 2pm.
The last time we heard about the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, the folks from Greenways, Inc [...]

May 10th, 2008 | Category: Activism, Bicycling, Chris Lukasina, City of Jacksonville NC, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Onslow County, NC | Leave a comment

Dude. Riding the bike to work is teh hawesome.
The path is mostly clean, smooth, and quiet. No rushing traffic, no stupid drivers, no loud music. It was great!
The newly finished pedestrian and fishing bridge over Northeast Creek is definitely a highlight of the ride. It’s built on the remains of an old railroad trestle. It’s a [...]

May 1st, 2008 | Tags: , Activism, bicycle advocacy, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycling, Commuting, Jacksonville Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organizat, Jacksonville, NC, Onslow County, NC, Rails-to-Trails | Category: Activism, Bicycling, Commuting, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Onslow County, NC | Comments (3)