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Approved 2-20-2008 <br />8 <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: We will have a presentation from ERCD. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: On to the next item, page 25. <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: The handouts are information about where there are safety problems. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: We can be proactive on this. We don’t have to wait. Would this cover shoulders, pot holes, trees hanging <br />over the road, etc.? <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: That can be part of it. Part of it too is the desire to make roads safe for bicyclist. We can’t get this <br />huge project to add bicycle lanes but there are specific places that this funding (spot safety) would be sufficient. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: What difference can we make? How would we be instrumental as opposed to just contacting DOT? <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: We have a bike plan and we can make specific requests in the TIP. We need data on needed <br />improvements. <br /> <br />Jan Grossman: One of the most hazardous things is gravel roads that have no shoulder and when you are riding you <br />have to come over into a busy road. We could mandate that when you have roads like that DOT must pave it at least <br />2-3’ off the road. Whenever gravel comes into the road it is very hazardous including driveways. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: Do we have more clout than an individual to ask for things like that? <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: I think we are trying to do a broad list of needs that we may be able to find a solution for. When the <br />division has money and they ask for input. They were not able to put in 4’ paved shoulders for bicycle lanes but they <br />did put in a lot of 2’ paved shoulders and intersection improvements. <br /> <br />Alice Gordon: I was looking thru attachments 5, 6 and 7. Could you explain the chart? <br /> <br />Randy Marshall: The chart gives state route numbers and the map gives names. So if you don’t know what the <br />names are it can be confusing. <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: I had written those in on the map and when it was copied from the file it did not have my notes on it. <br /> <br />Paul Guthrie: My main comment was that the higher categories with multiple crashes are no really big surprise. <br /> <br />Alice Gordon: I don’t see the legend. What’s the difference between I-5 and I-1? <br /> <br />Nancy Cole Baker: What is mp? <br />Karen Lincoln: Mile post. That’s how DOT tracks the locations. <br /> <br />Alice Gordon: The section location warrant – what does this mean? Does that mean all crashes? <br /> <br />Karen Lincoln: I have previously given those out. I just didn’t recopy them. On page 5 it states it has safety warranty <br />and intersection warrants. <br /> <br />Paul Guthrie: take the 1st category – rear end collisions at Chapel Bypass and Mason Farm Road doesn’t surprise <br />me and the severity is much less than the next category. It’s a good quick check of where there are issues. <br /> <br />Sam Lasris: But these are on DOT’s radar.