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ADVISORY BOARD
Monday December 1, 2014 3:00 PM
College Station City Hall
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas, 77840
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Blanche Brick, James Batenhorst, Scott Shafer, Robert Lightfoot,
Brandon Boatcallie, Phillip Lasley and Jon Denton
STAFF PRESENT: Greenways Program Manager Venessa Garza and Board Secretary Kristen
Hejny
VISITORS PRESENT: Dr. Teresa Qu's Class, Brad McCaleb with the Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO)
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to Order.
Chairman Brick called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: Hear Visitors
There were visitors available to speak with the Board on Agenda Item No. 4 and Agenda Item No. 5.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Consideration, discussion, and possible action to approve meeting
Minutes.
Board Member Denton motioned to approve the meeting Minutes, from October 6, 2014. The motion was
seconded by Board Member Batenhorst and was approved (7-0).
AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding a Bike
Share Program.
Dr. Teresa Qu's PLAN 674: Transportation Systems Analysis class was available to share their
research and finding on their Bike Share Travel Demand Analysis.
Board Member Boatcallie asked if the projected results versus the actual results with the existing
program showed any anticipated results.
Dr. Qu explained that there is no true comparison between the projected and actual results of
the study because of the short and long term trips. However, bike sharing has quadrupled in the
year 2014.
Board Member Lasley asked if the optimal solution to biking was found to be round trip biking or
a one-way program.
Dr. Qu explained that a one-way program is more convenient, but round trip biking makes more
sense.
Mr. Boatcallie asked how the group proposes to balance too many or not enough bikes at stations.
Dr. Qu stated that the study proposed 19 stations which should make the program workable and
keep the bike distribution even.
Board Member Shafer asked how the class determined their attractor and generator locations for
the analysis.
Dr. Qu said that the locations were based on a 2012 report done on this area and also based on
the functionality of the area.
Board Member Lasley asked if any estimations were taken into account based on future
developments planned for the Northgate area.
Dr. Qu stated that the class used the available data for new and planned developments in that
area for the study.
Mr. Lasley asked that other areas be studied for a Bike Sharing Program.
Chairman Brick asked if the Board could be presented with a cost to do a city-wide feasibility
study for a bike share program.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding the Draft
2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Bicycle and Pedestrian Strategies.
Brad McCaleb was available to share an update on the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan;
the proposed Memorandum of Understanding for a regional bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure
coordination program; and an adopted funding policy for bicycle and pedestrian only projects..
Mr. Boatcallie asked if the proposition one projections for funding are still accurate.
Mr. McCaleb explained that they are still accurate.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Presentation, possible action, and discussion regarding Plan of
Work.
This item was tabled due to time constraints and will be presented at a later meeting.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: Presentation and discussion regarding the Bicycle, Pedestrian,
and Greenways Advisory Board calendar of upcoming meetings.
• December 4, 2014 — Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting — City Hall, Council
Chambers — 6:00 p.m.
• January 5, 2014 — Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board — City Hall, 2nd
Floor Conference Room — 3:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Possible action and discussion on future agenda items — A Bicycle,
Pedestrian, and Greenways Advisory Board Member may inquire about a subject for
which notice has not been given. A statement of specific factual information or the
recitation of existing policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal
to place the subject on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
No future agenda items were mentioned.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
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