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Active Transportation Advisory Board
MeetingAgenda
Thursday December 5, 2019 - 4:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of November 7, 2019 Minutes
IV. Public Comment (3 minutes per person)
V. Old Business
A. Safety Surveys \[Sam/Hendrik 20 minutes\]
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Safety surveys report re: 19 and Sheridan
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Select next survey location
o
VI. New Business
A. Board Membership \[Sam 5 minutes\]
Mike Kaill resignation
o
Quorum 2 members
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B. \[Laura - 5 minutes\]
C. Report on Transportation Committee meeting \[Sam 10 minutes\]
On-Street parking management
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Off-street parking standards
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Transportation Benefit Districts
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D. Report on Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board \[Hendrik 5 minutes\]
E. Downtown bike rack placement \[Sam 15 minutes\]
F. Easy Fixes Striping/Trails \[Sam 5 minutes\]
VII. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: Thursday January 2, 2020
VIII. Public Comment (3 minutes per person) and Board Comment.
A. Emails received \[Sam 5 minutes\]
IX. Adjourn
Workplan:
1. Non-Motorized Transportation Plan update
2. Bicycle Master Plan create new or update bicycle chapter of NMT plan
3. Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Audits
4. Pedestrian Facilities Inventory
5. Volunteer Projects (i.e. trail work parties, safety audits)
6. Walk Your Wheels
7. Trail information pamphlets/guides/electronic/etc.
Parking Lot:
Bike racks: Discuss bike corral location, review proposed downtown locations, interpretive
bike history sign location near a bike corral
Bike/Ped grants status report
City website content for ATAB
Walk Your Wheels Follow Up
Adams Street Trail maintenance and extension to Franklin Street
Electric-assist bicycles: Guest Presentation Pete Sexton re: industry views on eBikes
Distribute bicycle safety flyers
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: Time:Location:
November 7, 2019 4:30 pm City Hall Council Chambers
Members Present:
Sam Feinson (Chair), Mike Kaill, Pat Teal, Hendrik Taatgen
Members Absent:
None
Staff Present:
Alex Wisniewski (Parks Recreation and Community Services Director), John Mauro (City Manager), Laura Parsons (Civil
Engineer)
Liaisons Present:
Amy Howard (City Council), Brenda McMillan (Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board)
AGENDA ITEM ACTION
Approval of Agenda: Under Old Business add Item V.C.:
DASH / curb cuts - Post office,
Memorial Field
Approval of Minutes:
Unanimously approved October 3,
2019 Minutes
Public Comments:
None
Hattie and Charlie Cannon spoke about sidewalk and traffic concerns on Washington Street.
Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan Update: None
Alex Wisniewski gave a report on data collected specific to trails. Next workshop will be on
Tuesday November 26 th 5-7 pm.
Safety Surveys: There was group consensus to
schedule recounts for Tuesday
Safety surveys report on 19 th and Sheridan provided by Sam Feinson and Henrik Taatgen.
November 19 th 7:30-8:30 am and
Reschedule counts for 19 and Sheridan: Both morning and afternoon observations and
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2:30-3:30 pm.
counts to be redone since Sam had to leave early and since Hendrik and Brenda did not count
vehicles using the same methodology.
It was also observed that there is faded striping adjacent to the intersection. The City public
works crew reported previously that this area had been striped over the summer.
Select next survey location: Future intersections to look at are San Juan/Discovery and
Sheridan/Hastings.
Sam will contact previous ATAB member, Joe Finn, to see if he would like to participate in the
data collection. It is currently scheduled that Sam and Hendrik will count 7:30-8:30 am and
Sam and Brenda will count 2:30-3:30 pm.
DASH / curb cuts - Post office, Memorial Field
None
Pat Teal (on behalf of DASH) requested an update on construction of the curb cut at the post
office. Laura Parsons responded that this curb cut (on the northwest corner of Harrison and
Washington Street) is in design.
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AGENDA ITEM ACTION
Pat Teal (on behalf of DASH) requested that a curb extension be included in the design for a
new curb ramp adjacent to the Memorial Field entrance.
Trail Updates:
None
Adams Street trail: Alex Wisniewski reported that repair to the trail is pending a critical area
review through the Citys Development Services Department.
25 th and Hancock: Alex Wisniewski reported that repair to the trail is pending hiring a wetland
consultant.
Top of Haller Fountain Steps update: None
Laura Parsons reported the City received a quote for $13,000 to do the work designed by City
staff. Now staff is reviewing strategies for reducing the scope and thus reducing the price.
Report on Transportation Committee meeting:
None
Report provided by Sam Feinson.
Report on Parks, Recreation and Tree Advisory Board meeting: None
Report provided by Hendrik Taatgen.
Easy Fixes Striping/Trails:
None
No easy fixes were identified by board members.
Next Meeting:
None
Thursday December 5, 2019
Public comments and Board comments: None
Amy Howard (safety surveys west of the post office on Washington Street).
Owen Roe (creation of two creative districts in Port Townsend -- one in Uptown/Downtown and
one in Fort Worden with connectivity between the two)
Scott Walker (Umatilla/no striping, stops signs not for traffic calming, ATAB/opinion on closure
of Adams Street, supports tunnel under SR20 between Bishop Park and adjacent
neighborhoods, supports a safety survey at F/Discovery and San Juan.)
Emails received:
None
Hattie and Charlie Cannon - Laura Parsons stated that the Cannons will receive an official
response to their email from the City Engineer, Dave Peterson next week.
Adjourn:
The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
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Explanation:
Crosswalk 1: 19th East
Crosswalk 2: Sheridan South
Crosswalk 3: 19th West
Crosswalk 4: Sheridan North
The number mentioned for cars or bikes refers to the number of cars or bikes that cross that particular
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crosswalk in both directions during the stated time period. For instance, October 24, CWI, 79 cars,
means that a total of 79 cars went through that crosswalk going East-North, South-North, West-North +
North-East, North-South, North-West during 7:34 - 7:48 a.m. (H) means that Hendrik did the counting.
The numbers mentioned for peds refers to the number of pedestrians that used that crosswalk during
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the stated time period.
Bike numbers are estimates because most bicyclists dont follow the rules of the road.
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