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[moabfool]

The meeting for Ogden is tonight at the Weber County offices. Salt Lake's meeting is a week from Monday. Sorry Happy Valley, your meeting was two weeks ago.

If you go to the SLC meeting bring up the following points:

-Hard shoulders for roads on the west side. Heck, shoulders period would be nice. SR 111 would be a great cyclist route if it had shoulders.
-The cleaning of shoulders so cyclists aren't out by the white line.
-Bicycle routes need to be built to the standards of state highways. Bicycle "paths" are unacceptable for cycling as they generally wind and curve too much.
-There needs to be a way to get from Bountiful to SLC that doesn't involve Victory Road or Redwood Road. Both of those roads move way too fast and have too many big trucks. Perhaps a bike road (not a path) that is separated from traffic by barricades and that's kept clear in the winter

Bicycle Priority Routes Project Meetings will be held in many cities throughout the state. You all may have an opinion on routes in your area – see below or check out this link: http://www.dot.state.ut.us/main/f?p=100:pg:4158958181183621:::1:T,V:2124,



Bicycle Priority Routes Project

In 2008 and 2009, UDOT will be studying corridors throughout the state in order to prioritize potential bicycle improvements. An important component of this study will be outreach to communities throughout the state. UDOT wants to get input from citizens and local government groups regarding what their priorities are for bicycle routes. Public meetings will be held in locations throughout Utah from mid-September to late October 2008. Public meeting locations include:



*Wasatch Back
Wednesday, September 17
5 to 7 p.m.
Sheldon D. Richins Building
6505 North Landmark Lane
Park City, Utah



*Southern Wasatch Front
Thursday, September 18
5 to 7 p.m.
Orem Senior Friendship Center
93 North 400 East
Orem, Utah



*Uintah Basin
Wednesday, September 24
5 to 7 p.m.
County Building
152 East 100 North
Vernal, Utah



*Cache Valley
Thursday, September 25
5 to 7 p.m.
Justice Building
290 North 100 West
Logan, Utah



*Northern Wasatch Front
Wednesday, October 1
5 to 7 p.m.
Weber County Building
2380 Washington Boulevard
Ogden, Utah



*Castle Country
Thursday, October 2
5 to 7 p.m.
College of Eastern Utah
490 North 300 East
Price, Utah



*Sevier Valley
Tuesday, October 7
5 to 7 p.m.
Sevier County Administration Building
250 North Main
Richfield, Utah



*Sanpete Valley
Wednesday, October 8
5 to 7 p.m.
Manti City Offices
50 South Main Street
Manti, Utah



*Central Wasatch Front
Monday, October 13
5 to 7 p.m.
Salt Lake City Main Library
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, Utah



*Eastern Utah
Tuesday, October 14
5 to 7 p.m.
Grand Center
182 North 500 West
Moab, Utah



*Southeastern Utah
Wednesday, October 15
5 to 7 p.m.
Blanding Arts and Event Center
715 West 200 South
Blanding, Utah



*Southwestern Utah
Wednesday, October 22
5 to 7 p.m.
Best Western Abbey Inn
1129 South Bluff Street
St. George, Utah

[moabfool]

I went to the Weber County meeting last night. I didn't quite know what to expect, and it turned out better than I could've imagined. I would guess that 50 to 75 people rolled through over the course of the night. The format was very informal, but very open to comment. UDOT put four big maps on tables and let people write comments on them. There were a lot of good comments, mostly about cleaning the shoulder and putting up signage.

Ogden Mayor Matt Godfrey was there, along with Charlie Trenelman from the Standard Exagerator. I got involved in an informal discussion with the mayor regarding cycling routes and motorist education for 20 to 30 minutes. From what I gathered he's a road cyclist and puts in quite a few miles.

If you missed the meeting and would still like to comment go to. http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:1079652193202035:::1:T,V:2124,