City Leadership & Bike Edina Task Force Annual Work Session
February 16 th, 2010 Slide 2 Agenda Biking Timeline (2 -5 minutes)
Biking Community (5 minutes) 2010 Goals and Objectives (10 20
minutes) Questions and Answers (10 20 minutes) Purpose: Feedback
and news on bicycle improvements in Edina and how we can continue
partnering together in 2010. Slide 3 3 Time Line of Our
Accomplishments City Management & Engineering Slide 4 Bicycle
Friendly: Why it matters Edina Planning Commission objectives Edina
resident 2006 survey: Demand Property & social value: Active
living Values for: Transportation Recreation Environment Health
Slide 5 Bike Edina Community Includes residents, leaders, elected
officials Vision is a progressive bicycle-friendly community where
citizens can integrate cycling into their daily lives. Mission:
Implement the approved City of Edina Comprehensive Bicycle
Transportation Plan that supports all levels of bicyclists,
connects key destinations including safe routes to schools, and
integrates with the Twin Cities regional bike network. Slide 6 Bike
Edina Task Force Accountable to City Manager as BETF Liaison,
coordinates each activity (e.g., Safe Routes to Schools, Bike Maps,
bike parking, media outreach, etc.) through a City staff sponsor.
Promote safe biking through community outreach and education. Act
as a liaison between the various City departments and the community
Keep informed of the efforts of other communities to promote safe
biking or to encourage the broader adoption of bicycling as a form
of exercise or as a method of commuting or other travel. Promote
integration of appropriate city, state or national initiatives
(e.g. Complete Streets) into Edinas planning for bicycling. Source:
BETF Bylaws Slide 7 Bike Edina Community: 2010 Goals and Objectives
Engineering: Share the Road: Additional signs Bike Lanes: More
coming Promenade: Completed! Phase I: $250,000 Grant focus in 2010
Support for Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail Support for CP Rail Line
Regional Trail Education: Monthly Edina Skills Rides: Continue Safe
Routes to Schools: Pilot activities Bike Rodeo: April Articles,
Channel 16 ongoing Rules of the Road Quiz Encouragement: Bike Map:
New in 2009! Printed 20,000 Annual Ride with the Mayor and City
Council Annual Ride to the Greenway and other rides Enforcement:
Police Department training (IBMBA) Police visibility at bike events
Evaluation: Bicycle Traffic Counts: Annual since 2007 Future
Surveys? Recommend to update /amend Bike Plan in 2011 Slide 8
Questions and Answers General questions To Council & City
Staff: What do you like about our monthly meeting notes? What would
you like changed? Other opportunities, problems or solutions to
discuss? If not covered already, time permitting What can we expect
for Phase I project in 2010 (Wayne Houle)? How will the Statewide
Health Improvement Program benefit us in 2010? (Robyn Wiesman to
respond) What is BETFs role in the Nine Mile Creek regional trail
project? (Alice Hulbert) Engineering standards and plans for
bicycling, complete streets and alignment with county and state
approved policies and standards: Summary, opportunities? (Wayne
Houle) Dwaine Lindberg memorial: Integrate with Bicycle Mosaic
Public Art project? (Feedback from City Council?) More information
about Safe Routes to Schools (Rob Erickson)? 2010 Helmet/light
giveaway event (Kirk Johnson) What are the bicycle lane maintenance
policies? (Wayne Houle) Others? Slide 9 We Value Your Support!
Together we are improving our community!
