July PBPAC general meeting: July 21st at 7PM

[Myles G. Smith]

Hi Folks, 

This month we're holding our meeting on July 21st, at 7PM on zoom.  

Among topics of note:

• A discussion about preventing burnout and supporting each other, followed by na preliminary discussion on possible bylaw changes to support that goal
• Discussion of PBPAC's officer elections, currently scheduled for September
• Initial planning for District 3 council ride, (PBPAC has an annual tradition of holding an election season bike ride with city council and school board candidates in late September or October before the November election). 

Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iqft9R1hB0p1IGgUb84iCrZcy6Qk28kRsCmUKDmk2S8/edit?usp=sharing

https://maine.zoom.us/j/82362843383

Thanks to Winston for keeping us organized. We moved this meeting to accomodate the special city council meeting this past Monday.

See you there and bring a friend!  

Myles (Vice Chair)

[John Clark]

Hi folks, apologies for the delay. Here are the minutes from last week's meeting. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qH25l1itZHso7__lD6tufbHrLQUbMKFR/view?usp=sharing

[Winston Lumpkins]

For some reason I thought that the complete streets policy, as seen at the June 16th Sustainability and Transportation Committee meeting, had been approved by the full council; but, it does not look like the full council has adopted it yet!  So there may still be time to give comment; I don't see it on the August City Council meeting agenda, so maybe September?  I will email The city staff person in charge of their little task force, Nell Donaldson.  

Link to current draft: https://portlandme.portal.civicclerk.com/event/7637/files/attachment/26681 

It's a lot better than the 2012 version, and a lot better than the first draft, which there was a survey about and which a few of us were invited to a stakeholder meeting to comment on.  

Ultimately, it's really the plans and guides that the complete streets policy will inform that will make the real difference: Complete Streets Policy> Master Transportation Plan>Technical Manual (AKA street design guide).  

The OG draft of exceptions allowed the director of public works to approve exceptions without oversight- this draft is better, giving that to the City Manager or their designee instead (for now, likely the assistant city manager charged with overseeing planning and public works, Greg Jordan... Ideally, I would like eventually to see the 2 assistant city managers roles codified, as then the Executive of Planning, Parking and Public works could be directly called out in things like this...).   

Ideally, perhaps there would be a complete streets board which would hear the case for and grant exceptions, as well as be empowered to recommend updates to this and other policy documents to the council.... 

6. Exceptions. This policy shall not apply when a project involves a right-of-way where bicyclists
and/or pedestrians are prohibited by law or when a project involves only ordinary maintenance or
emergency repair activities designed to keep assets in serviceable condition, such as mowing, cleaning,
sweeping, spot repair, concrete joint repair, or pothole filling, or when interim measures are implemented
on temporary detour routes.
In addition, the City Manager or their designee may approve exceptions to this policy based on
documented findings presented by the Director of Public Works or their designee, in consultation with
other City departments, which demonstrate one or more of the following conditions:

A)There is insufficient space to safely accommodate new or enhanced facilities and a parallel
or nearby facility provides reasonably similar accessibility to destinations.
B)The cost or right-of-way impacts of establishing new or enhanced facilities as part of a
project would be excessive and disproportionate in relation to the anticipated number of
users.
C)Establishing new or enhanced facilities is not practically feasible or cost-effective because of
significant adverse impacts to historic resources, streams, floodplains, remnants of native
vegetation, wetlands, steep slopes or other critical areas; or due to impacts on neighboring
land uses (including impacts from right-of-way acquisition); or
D) There is a documented absence of current and future need (e.g. the street falls outside an
established existing or planned transit route).

Sidewalk or transit shelter requirements for a private development project may also be formally waived
based upon the waiver provisions within Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances.

Winston Lumpkins IV (he/him/his)

Past Chair, Portland Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
https://www.portlandbikeped.org/

winston....@gmail.com
207-408-1508

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