Alexandria BPAC Meeting – Monday, November 11, 2019

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Please join us for the Alexandria BPAC meeting at the Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 on Monday, November 11 7 to 9 pm.

Agenda

1. Introductions and Welcome – Jim Durham, Chair
2. Alexandria Police Liaison Discussions – Lieutenant Mike May

• Updates on recent crashes involving people walking and biking
• Alexandria Police Traffic Safety initiatives

3. City of Alexandria Vision Zero and Complete Streets Program

• Complete Streets project updates provided separately

4. Project/Event updates

• North Potomac Yard Concept Plan Public meeting, Nov 14 at 7 PM – Josephine
• World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims (WDR)

o Mount Vernon Ave/Glebe Road. Nov 17, 1 to 2 PM.

• AFSS-BPAC Holiday Party – Tuesday, Dec 17, 6 to 9 pm (Location TBD)
• Holiday lights ride (Dec. 14) – Josephine Liu

o Coordination needed with APD, City Staff, Phoenix Bikes, Velocity, other Bike Shops, ACPS (done), Del Ray Business Association

• Upcoming Alexandria rides – Josephine Liu

o Running Errands by Bike BPAC – WABA ride (Nov 16)
o Cranksgiving – Part bike ride and part scavenger hunt (Nov 23)

• Virginia General Assembly Legislative update – Jim Durham
• BPAC swag update – Josephine
• NVRC League Certified Instructor training – Judd Isbell
• BPAC Calendar update – Adam Bibler
• MailChimp update – Lauren Jenkins
• Petition Hosting update – Erin Meter
• Scooter Letter update – Jim
• Alexandria Mobility Plan – Provide your comments here.
• Volunteering: Boards and Commissions; Volunteer Alexandria – Jim

5. BPAC Business items`

• Secretary’s report and minutes – Zack DesJardins
• Treasurer’s report and financial Update – Erin Meter
• 501(c)(3) Business license, Virginia Key projects, Grant applications

6. Subcommittee Reports

• Infrastructure subcommittee – Ken Notis, Chair

o BPAC 2021 Budget Letter to City Council submitted 11/2/2019
o City Council Budget Hearing, Saturday 11/16/2019

• Education subcommittee – Eldon Boes

o Upcoming BITS volunteer opportunities

• Events subcommittee – Judd Isbell and Randy Cole, Co-Chairs

o New Urbanism event planning

• Legislative and Policy subcommittee – Zack DesJardins, Chair
• Communications – Judith Fogel and Andrea Kirk

7. Public Comments/New Business:

Bike and Pedestrian Calendar – Please join us at one or more events!

• Thursday, Nov 14 at 7 PM, North Potomac Yard Concept plan Public meeting, in the NIB Building in Potomac Yard
• Saturday, Nov 16, 2019, 10 AM to 12 PM BPAC – WABA “Running Errands by Bike” Community Ride, Four Mile Run Park Plaza, 4121 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
• Sunday, Nov 17, 1 to 2 PM. World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims (WDR), Mount Vernon Ave/Glebe Road.
• Sunday, Nov 17, 2 to 3 pm Mount Vernon Ave Walk Audit
• Saturday, Nov 23, 10 am to 3 pm, Cranksgiving Ride, 2051 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington. A fun and social scavenger hunt by bike to support the Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network, Register here: bit.ly/CranksgivingNOVA
• Wednesday, December 4 from 6-9 p.m. at the U.S. PTO, Volunteers are at the Heart of Alexandria
• Saturday, Dec 8, 3:30 p.m. — Showing of Motherload, a crowdsourced documentary in which the cargo bicycle becomes a vehicle for exploring motherhood in this digital age of climate change. Fundraiser for Phoenix Bikes, https://acdh.arlingtondrafthouse.com/event.cfm?cart&id=534645
• Saturday Dec 14, 5:30 pm Ninth Annual Alexandria Holiday Lights Ride! George Washington Middle School Parking Lot, 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue
• Tuesday, Dec 17, 6 to 9 pm AFSS-BPAC Pot Luck Holiday Party – (Location TBD)

***Save the Date***

• The next BPAC meeting will be Monday, January 13, 2020 7 to 8:30 pm – BPAC Monthly meeting at the Charles Houston Rec Center, 901 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA 22314

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