JP Bikes Meeting Recap

Got this in the mail today, if you are interested in getting involved with JP bikes hit up their google group [email protected]

A brief summary of the Dec 9 JP Bikes organizing meeting (This is not the complete minutes of the meeting)

This is to both review what we did and to help others get involved.

We are building toward a larger community meeting tentatively set for Tuesday Feb 3 at the Agassiz School.

Jeff, Jen and Matt presented 5 Action Points to assign to committees. Each action committee will meet at least once prior to the Feb 3 meeting to create its own agenda and priorities. My descriptions here are not complete, but are summaries and examples.

1 Communication and Administration, chaired by Jen Paulousky. This group will work on both internal and external communication, both in print and electronic. Other members are Joe Slag, Arienne Nick, and Greg Howard.

2. Rides & Events, chaired by Matt DeMarrais. The first project this group will be taking on will be some kind of spring community ride e.g. JP Bikes Centre/South St. celebrating no trolley tracks. Other members are Jeff Ferris, Arienne Nick, Sherry Eskin, and Bob Dizon.

3. Advocacy Committee, chaired by Jeff Ferris. This group initially is primarily focused on Southwest Corridor and Emerald Necklace paths issues.
An immediate project will be to work with Peter Furth’s Northeastern students on a set of recommendations for signage and other safety issues at the SWC path intersections. Other members are Doug Mink, Sarah Freeman, and Teresa Roberts. This committee would welcome folks from around the city (such as from RosiBikes and DotBikes) who are interested.

4. CityWide Issues, co-chaired by Anne McKinnon and Doug Mink. To deal with whatever the Mayor’s bike program is, and to work with the upcoming city bike advisory committee being formed by Nicole Freedman. Also to work and communicate with the other neighborhood bike groups. Also includes Matt DeMarrais

5. Education Committee, chaired by Bob Dizon. This group has the most wide-open agenda to create: anything from training workshops to printed material and maps. Other members are Jeff Ferris, Anne McKinnon, David Webster, and Jen Paulousky.

Of note, but not assigned to a committee: Eric Scheier of the MBTA tells me that they want to put a bike storage cage at Forest Hills Station. I presume this would be similar to but smaller than one recently installed at Alewife Station. Eric will be looking for some community input, but no details yet.

So, if you weren’t there last night, please communicate and sign on to a committee!
I think we all agreed that JP is a great place to bike. There is a lot of excitement and enthusiasm for making Boston a better place to bike, and to help more people share our joy of riding bikes in Boston.

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JP Bikes Next Meeting

Got this in the mail today, if you live in JP you should check it out.

Good Afternoon! This is a reminder that we are having our next planning meeting TOMORROW, 12/9/08, in the Agassiz School (20 Child Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130) at 7:00 pm.

The agenda for the meeting is posted below, if you would like to review it beforehand. Also, if you feel like bringing snacks to share, they are always welcome. We anticipate the meeting will run 1.5 – 2 hours, and as such plan to start at 7 sharp, though you are welcome to come later if you cannot be there right at 7.

In addition, we will be looking for people who would like to take more of a leadership position in JP Bikes, whether spearheading a specific project temporarily, or becoming a broader committee leader. If you think that describes you, please reply and let us know before the meeting so we can coordinate with you, especially if you are unable to attend tomorrow.

Just let me know if you have any questions about the meeting, or anything else, and I’ll do my best to answer intelligently.

Thanks and see you all tomorrow!

Jen Paulousky
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1. Icebreaker/introductions
2. Meeting guidelines/very brief explanation of our goals for the meeting
3. List of priorities with Subcomitties is presented to the group
A. Media committee
i. Website
ii. Google Groups/email list
iii. Blog
B. Ride Committee
i. Spring Kickoff/Bike Centre St.
ii. BRA co-planned ride
C. Advocacy Committee
i. Southwest Corridor
a. Paving
b. Safety/call box installation
ii. Emerald Necklace
a. Rt. 9 crossing
iii. Signage
a. Peter Firth’s project
D. Community Committee
i. Attend other local bike meetings for cross-reporting
ii. Attend City meetings as representatives of JP Bikes & cross-reporting
iii. Register new riders
E. Education Committee
i. Safety for bikers
ii. Inclement and off-season riding
4. Breakout into groups to brainstorm ACTION POINTS
A. Small steps to reach the first larger goal on that committee’s list
B. DEADLINES for small goals
5. Breakout groups present to the whole.
6. Announcements, time frame for next meeting, and wrapup.

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JP Bikes First Meeting!

Got this awesome email today, if you live in Jamaica Plain and you cycle you need to be at this bad boy!

Also be sure to check out JP Bikes page here. (currently under construction)

When: October 21st
When: 7pm
Where 20 child st, JP

Greetings all,

As you may know, JP bikes has been in the works for a while. The time has come to start pulling together resources to make this happen. We will have our first meeting at the AGGASIZ school in Jamaica Plain (which is located: 20 Child St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130) at 7:00PM SHARP! Please bring snacks, a pen, a notebook, and an open mind as we will be brainstorming, planning and acquiescing on some crucial topics facing Jamaica Plain bicyclists (of which we number some 900!!). We’re looking for people to head a steering committee to get things in order, so if you know a friend or relative who has the fortitude to help lead us into the next year, please bring them. We will keep the duration of the meeting reasonable and keep the things moving.

If you need more information, you can reach me, Rajen Bhatt at this email address: [email protected].

Let’s make this happen.

Regards-
Rajen

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