| August 2008 |
The project team is conducting benchmarking interviews with state staff from Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Oregon during the month of August. These are the interviews of bicycle and pedestrian coordinators within the state departments of transportation. Three of the states, Oregon, Wisconsin, and New Jersey, are considered to be leaders in bicycle and pedestrian planning. The other four states, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island, are neighboring states. |
| July 2008 |
The project team wrapped up its outreach meetings with the 15 regional planning agencies in mid-July. Representatives of the agencies were specific denoting their bicycle and pedestrian needs in their region, as well as their desires for the overall Plan and Map Update. Thank you for the great suggestions. We look forward to incorporating them in the Plan and Map. |
| June 2008 |
June was a busy month. In the beginning of the month, the Bicycle Map Subcommittee met for the first time to discuss the Map Update. Participants each supplied maps from other states / municipalities, and discussed the positive features on these maps. The team plans to incorporate many of these suggestions in the revised Statewide Bicycle Map. The Steering Committee met for the second time in June, with a large number of the committee members biking into the meeting. Thanks to Sandy Fry for organizing the ride! Finally, the project team began its outreach meetings with the 15 regional planning agencies. |
| May 2008 |
Much of May was spent preparing for June meetings. In addition, the team spent time collecting data for incorporation into the Bicycle Map Update. |
| April 2008 |
The project team met with the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism to discuss the potential for tourism components in the Statewide Bicycle Map. The Commission was interested in the project, and the agencies agreed to meet again when the map development is further along. |
| March 2008 |
The first Department of Transportation in-reach meeting was held in March. The purpose of this meeting was to begin coordinating the Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update with other ConnDOT departments’ efforts and guidelines. Baseline data collection continues as planning documents from regional planning agencies were collected and reviewed. The state benchmarking analysis is underway as well. |
| February 2008 |
The first Steering Committee Meeting was scheduled for April 2008. The project team met with staff members at ConnDOT to collect GIS data files to use as a baseline in the Map Update. Baseline data collection has begun. |
| January 2008 |
The project has begun! ConnDOT staff met with the consultant team to kick-off the data collection and planning process. ConnDOT began the Steering Committee formation process by contacting all members of the larger Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and asking for recommendations as to who should serve on the smaller, more focused Steering Committee. |
