EBBC 1/20/09 – General Meeting – Draft Minutes
San Leandro Library, begin 7:45
Meeting chair – Dave Favello
Report from Robert Raburn – Bridges
– MTC announced they will propose a $1 increase in bridge tolls. This could help with the push for a bicycle-pedestrian-maintenance path on the west span of the Bay Bridge. A meeting has been set up to talk about beginning the process.
– Richmond San Rafael bridge will be coming up in BCDC meeting soon (February 5). The current proposal is for a solid barrier during a 3-year pilot project. This would provide maximum public access to the bay. Chevron is asking the State Lands Commission for a 30-year extension of their lease of the long wharf; EBBC is asking for that extension to require public access, allowing a path to approach the bridge.
Presentation- Andrew Casteel, ED of the Bay Area Bike Coalition – on the draft strategic plan
The draft strategic plan has 3 objectives – advocacy, promotion of cycling, and building the capacity of the BABC and local coalitions. Each of these has a set of subordinate objectives associated. After describing these, Andrew solicited input from the EBBC. Verbal suggestions included a coordinated response to unfavorable media stories, providing training to local coalitions, working more closely with state and national groups, help coordinate cross-county funding issues, do more educational outreach to motorists and law enforcement agencies. Andrew also collected written comments on the draft plan.
Meeting ended at 8:30 ;Minutes submitted by EBBC Secretary, Tom Ayres