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CITIZEN BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CBAC)
Monday, July 7, 2003
MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
5850 West Glendale Avenue
6:30 PM,Room B-3
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Jim Hunton at 6:38 p.m.
Also in attendance: Betsy Turner, Brian Bates, David Parks, Joe Terranova, Ed Cure, Bill
Wilkinson, Michael Wood and staff- Steve Hancock.
Members absent: Michael Beaver, Glen Kowacz, Omar Khiel, and Tom Mowery-Racz.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the May 5, 2003 meeting were approved.
III. CALL TO THE PUBLIC
There were no guests.
IV. INTRODUCTIONS
Members introduced themselves.
V. CONTINUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF AGENDA ITEMS
No agenda items required continuance or withdrawal
VI. REPORTS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS
• Ed Cure reported that the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists had a representative on the ADOT Cattle
Guard Committee. Joe Terranova said that Coalition members met with J.D. Hayworth in Washington
and also met with the Senate Bicycle Caucus.
• Betsy Turner said that the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association's West Valley Chapter is having a
clean-up project on the Sun Valley Parkway and anyone interested in helping should contact her.
• Steve Hancock reported that the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG)regional Bicycle Task
Force and Pedestrian Working Group is considering having citizen members. He said current
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members represent local governments only. A decision will be made in the future and he will let
CBAC members know if citizens can become members.
VII. 67TH AVENUE BIKE CONNECTION
• Mike Park of URS consultants presented information on the design of the "bike connection" from
Hillcrest Blvd. to Parkside Ln. He noted that it would be a 10 feet wide concrete pathway set back
from the west side of 67th Ave. Its purpose is to connect the residential areas south of Thunderbird
Park to the Park entrance off of 67th Ave. Mike also pointed out that the 10 feet wide pathway would
connect to the existing 5 feet wide sidewalk the begins at the Thunderbird Park boundary and
continues south to Hillcrest Blvd. Mike stressed that the pathway was a facility for casual,
inexperienced cyclists who would not typically ride their bikes on 67th Ave. to access the Park. He
also said many high school students were expected to use the pathway. Joe Terranova asked what the
width of the street would be; saying a wide enough curb lane would allow experienced cyclists to ride
on 67th Ave. Brian Bates asked Joe why he would want to ride in the street. Joe said it is safer to ride
there than on sidewalks or pathways. Betsy Turner said the pathway was a "good sidewalk" project
but should not be designated as a bikeway. Ed Cure said the pathway would be fine for accessing
Thunderbird Park, saying it is good for casual riders. Bill Wilkinson asked what message he should
take to CTOC on this issue. The consensus from the Committee was that the pathway could be good
for casual cyclists but that wide outside curb lanes on 67th Ave. would be better for experienced
cyclists.
Several CBAC members indicated that they did not think the pathway was a good idea because it
would place cyclists traveling southbound on the wrong side of the street when the path ended at
Hillcrest. They also did not think the path should continue north of the Park entrance since there were
no connections to other bikeways. Bill Wilkinson said he would relay these concerns to the Citizens
Transportation Oversight Committee.
VIII. BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION - SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL PROGRAM
• Lucy Ranus presented information on the bicycle helmet safety program that Saint Joseph's Barrows
Neurological Institute offers to communities in the area. She showed a PowerPoint presentation with
animation that depicted what happens to a human brain when a person's head is impacted during a
collision- both with and without a helmet. She also showed Committee members materials used in
the program including plastic skull and brain replicas. Joe Terranova asked about temporal lobe
location in the human brain. Lucy Ranus answered his question to his satisfaction. Joe then asked
why children should look left-right-left when crossing streets. Lucy answered that cars coming from
the left would be the first to strike a child entering a street thus requiring a last look to the left. Lucy
the showed a "Think First" video that lasted about 8 minutes. She said the overall "Think First"
program was designed to be presented in schools and that she would need a month to six weeks notice
to schedule a presentation.
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IX. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
• No agenda items were suggested.
X. OTHER BUSINESS
• No other business was brought forward.
The next regular meeting of the Glendale Citizen Bicycle Advisory Committee will be held on Monday,
August 4, 2003, 6:30 p.m. in room B3 at the Municipal Complex, 5850 West Glendale Avenue.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Committee, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and
unanimously approved. Jim Hunton adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
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