Meeting Minutes, 20 September 2007

BPAC Minutes – 20 September 2007

In attendance: Jan, David K., Nicole, Jennifer, Kent, Tim

Guests: ~16 Ithaca College journalism students

Topics:

- Kent provided overview of BPAC to IC students; member introductions

- Planning Board – property on 100 block of Prospect St. Apparently it is legal to require a staircase to be rebuilt where the previous one was. Kent asked David K. to provide more details at some point.

- Black Diamond Trail Work Day – Saturday, Oct. 13, 9:00-noon. For details, go to: www.blackdiamondtrail.org.

- Discussion of Dave Streader’s bicycle crash on Hudson St.

- Brief discussion of Fay G’s concern regarding the new N. Aurora St. curb alignment. Kent spoke with Fay prior to meeting and explained the situation – this appeared to satisfy her concerns.

- E. State St. uphill bike lane—looking towards construction in Spring 2008.

BPAC issued a simple statement of support for this bike lane in May, repeated tonight. It appears as an appendix to these minutes and also on the City’s BPAC website.

- Buffalo St. – repaving project will likely happen in the next year or so (in “the flats” area)

- Tim provided an update on the project to improve the Rt.13/Dey intersection and the Rt.13/Third intersection.

- Tim provided an update on the project to improve the State/Floral/Elm/Hector intersection.

- Discussion on the planned bike lanes for Thurston Ave. (these lanes have since been installed). This is the first on a City-owned street, not on a bridge.

- Discussion of the City’s investigation to remove the traffic signal at the Lincoln/Tioga intersection.

- Update on College Ave./Dryden Rd. traffic signal

- Discussion of Safe Routes to School funding options

- Discussion of low BPAC membership/attendance. Post advertisement in newspapers? Kent will try to draft something for Oct. meeting.

- Carla Shafer has given notice that she will be leaving Ithaca. Given that she masterminded and maintained our wiki-blog, we need to address its future.

- We lost our liaison to the City Council when Shane resigned.

Minutes prepared by Kent and Jan.