1. Announcements and Public Comment Period a. Chair Oberg inquired about the status of 2007 ped/bike accident reports requested from Montgomery County.
2. Review and Approve July 2007 Meeting Minutes a. The July meeting minutes were approved with minor changes.
3. Commissioner Chair a. Chair Oberg announced that he would serve through the end of his Chair term, November 1, 2007.
4. Pedestrian Policy a. Chair Oberg stated that the Commission could discuss the policy and conditionally approve the policy in the current meeting, and then Commissioners will have 2 weeks following the August 2007 T&T Commission meeting to comment, otherwise final approval will occur over email. b. Commissioners reached consensus that “2009” on section 6, page 11 of the Policy should be removed. c. Commissioners reached consensus that additional language and an additional section be added to the document regarding promotion of walking/bicycling. d. Commissioners reached consensus that language about sign font compliancy be added to the document. e. Commissioners reached consensus that “generally absolute” should be removed from section 7, page 13. f. Commissioners reached consensus that red light camera information should be removed from section 7, page 13. g. Commissioners reached consensus that “bicycle” should be incorporated into the language regarding pathways in section 2, page 6. h. Commissioners reached consensus that “provide primary guidance for” should replace “determine” in the language about the Sidewalk Prioritization Policy in section 1A, page 4. i. Commissioners reached consensus that neighborhood connectivity language should be added to in section B, page 5. j. Commissioners reached consensus that language about commercial building connectivity to public sidewalks should be added to section 2, page 7. k. Commissioners reached consensus that “residential developments” should be added to connectivity language in section 4, page 9. l. Commissioners reached consensus that “distinctively marked crosswalk” should replace “hatched” in section 5, page 10.
5. RORZOR Update a. Ms. Sanders provided an update on the RORZOR timeline.
6. Staff Report and Updates (Weekly) a. Commissioners reviewed the weekly staff report. b. Ms. Sanders provided an update on the Veirs Mill Road/ Broadwood Drive project, the MD28/586/911 project, and the Great Falls and Monument project.
7. Additional Items for Discussion a. Commissioners discussed upcoming meeting topics regarding the components of education, enforcement, and engineering as they relate to pedestrian safety.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 P.M. |