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Home My WebLink About05/19/2025 - Meeting Minutes SALT LAKE CITY BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of the May 19, 2025 Meeting BAC Members Present for this meeting were Alla Chernenko, Ben Trueman, Greta Sommerfeld, Jeannie Rollo, Maxwell Hoagland, Sarah Johnson and William Davis. BAC Member Electronically Present for this meeting were Kerry Doane, Laura Lewis, Martin Cuma, Matthew Morriss, and Rebecca Bauer. No BAC Members were Absent for this meeting. Also Present were Dallon Witt, Lt. Steve Wooldridge, Jon Larsen, Julianne Sabula, and Esther Daranciang. Also Electronically Present were Amy Lyons, Becka Roolf, Mili Pioquinto, Dede Murray, and Mary Sizemore. The meeting was held both electronically via WebEx and in person and was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Sarah Johnson. Sarah welcomed everyone and everyone introduced themselves. Approval of Minutes Motion: Alla Chernenko motioned to approve the minutes of the April 21, 2025 BAC meeting. Jeannie Rollo seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. BAC Transitions & Elections Sarah will be moving out of state,but will fulfill her term remotely. Matthew's term expires in July and will not be renewing for a second term. Based on this timing, the Committee will hold elections during the August meeting to fill the Chair and Vice-Chair positions. It was proposed that the next leadership term go through December 2027 which will be formally voted on prior to elections. No action was taken. Becka suggested a bicycling potluck and summer social with the group. She will send a Doodle poll to look for availability. This would not be an official meeting, simply a social gathering. Member Report-Out Greta said next Monday, the 26th, Sweet Streets is hosting a human protected bike lane on 300 South from 4:30-5:3o. They ask that you get there at 4 and just stand in the bike lane. If you're uncomfortable doing that, they have opportunities to volunteer otherwise. This is to draw attention to that portion of the street that is an unprotected bike lane. It's between State Street and Main Street on the south side of the street. Jeannie mentioned that the Mayor's bike to work day is Thursday. Page 1 of 4 BAC 05-19-2025 Minutes Alla said she's really been enjoying the 9-line despite a couple of issues like the lights and the people walking chaotically. She thinks it activates the street, especially in the central 9th portion of it and sort of all the way between central 9th and Liberty park. It's really cool to see how vibrant it gets on the weekend or evenings. Now that the days get longer people are going out after work, it's delightful and it's so fantastic in contrast to other streets that don't have a wonderful bike path. William said this weekend they had southwest qualifiers for bike polo at Jordan Park. It was very wet and cold,but he would like to share comments from out of town people. If anyone is not aware, SLC has a very strong bike polo community, and hosted the North American Championships last October at Jordan Park. What they heard from a lot of people is that they were very impressed with the way SLC in the past few years has really built up the bike infrastructure and it's easy to get around town. The only other comment they made, and this is something that he hopes to get with the Committee on, is that east/west connectivity is still difficult. There were a lot of kudos given especially with the new green bike route, goo South, 300 West, and all over that area. Matthew wanted to echo comments from the bike polo team, he lives in D2 and went to the North American World Cup. It was awesome, and he thanked the bike polo teams. He's been participating, along with some other members, in the Friday morning coffee ride which starts at 7 a.m. at Liberty Park. They ride around SLC for around 90 minutes and then they end at a coffee shop. It's super fun and a great way to explore more of urban SLC. He said it looks like there's some more City road&intersection improvements on goo West and he thanked the City for those. The bike lane is now open all the way on goo West past the apartment buildings on 200 South where it was closed for a while, so it's very bikeable now. Laura was riding home last week and noticed a City truck painting bicycle stencils in the bike lane. Maxwell does the Tuesday night Emigration ride, and they got in trouble for having too many people gathering on a weekly basis. If you're over 50 people in Emigration Township you need a permit, and he heard they're trying to create a new rule to lower it to 20 people. The residents are getting upset that they have to drive slowly. Jon said SLC has a permitting process for officially organized large groups as well. Steve said within SLC it is 50 people, and they prefer at least a 3o day notice, but as an event friendly city, they will work with groups. He said the advantage of obtaining a permit is that the SLCPD may potentially be able staff the event, so people are more protected. Jeannie said on Bonneville Boulevard, the trailhead is complete for parking, for bikers, hikers, and other people who want to enjoy City Creek Canyon and surrounding BST trails. They have also put in a very cute art installment for a bike rack. Public Comment Dallon had follow up to a comment he made a while ago about bicycles and LPIS (Leading Pedestrian Intervals) on bike routes. He reached out to SLC Streets and at least from the person he reached out to said bicycles do qualify for the LPI, so once the walking signal goes white,bicycles can also enter the intersection. The impression he got was that this was if there was a bike lane. Esther had a little bit of a situation getting to the meeting, but has an appointment before Council tomorrow to be appointed to the BAC. Page 2 of 4 BAC 05-19-2025 Minutes Discussion of Recent Transportation Project Designs (Focus on 300 West, boo East, goo South, and similar "side of street trails." Committee members talked through some major infrastructure designs going on in the City and provided the feedback below. Following today's conversation, Becka will look at the most current design standard manuals regarding anything of particular concern. • 300 West Feedback o Driveways are problematic/Multiple interactions with vehicles (Better Visibility/More Signage/Better Delineation like different paint) o Connectivity issues to other areas o Difficult transitioning between types of bike lanes (protected/non-protected) o Driver Awareness Education needed(pedestrians/cyclists can be coming from both directions) o Speed Limit signs for cyclists would be helpful o Speedbumps would also be helpful • goo South Feedback o Less traffic/less conflict than other bikeways o Fewer driveways cut down conflict with vehicles o Businesses are more foot traffic friendly o Needs more aggressive striping, signage,or delineation indicating different bike/ped areas and directing pedestrians to the sidewalk. o Different types of roads should have different types of cycling routes o Frequent vehicle obstructions o Confusing because some parts are a multi-use path and some are a bikeway only o Delivery vehicles frequently park on bike path Becka asked if the Committee members thought two parallel bikeway routes should be something SLC aspires to, for example goo South and 800 South where 800 South is the route for those who want to go faster and goo South is the route for those who want a more leisurely, nicer experience. This topic will be brought up at a future meeting due to time constraints,but after a quick"pulse" check, the members overwhelmingly liked the separation idea. No action was taken. Motion: Matthew Morriss motioned to adjourn the meeting; Greta Sommerfeld seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 P.M. Meeting Chat Matthew(he/him) 5/19/2025 4:59 PM • its all about schwalbe tires Alla... Matthew(he/him) 5/19/2025 5:11 PM • I would also like to add its been a pleasure serving on this committee and working with Sarah as Vice-Chair. Kerry Doane 5/19/2025 5:32 PM • Unfortunately, I will likely be out of town from July 7-August 8. Kerry Kerry Doane 5/19/2025 5:37 PM • We should all go watch Bike Polo! Matthew(he/him) 5/19/2025 5:39 PM • Kerry YES! Page 3 of 4 BAC 05-19-2025 Minutes Matthew (he/him) 5/19/2025 5:40 PM • NIMBYS!! Becka Roolf 5/19/2025 5:42 PM • If it's just travel,you are permitted to travel. If it's protest, or for purposes other than travel, then there could be a concern. Matthew(he/him) 5/19/2025 5:44 PM •We are five minutes over time -just a notice. Kerry Doane 5/19/2025 5:47 PM • What is LPI? Becka Roolf 5/19/2025 5:47 PM • Leading Pedestrian Interval Becka Roolf 5/19/2025 5:55 PM • 35 mph on the bike lane! Becka Roolf 5/19/2025 6:02 PM • Thank you for talking through the details of what is working or not working. Becka Roolf 5/19/2025 6:05 PM •Amy could you please zoom in on the signs - is there a stop sign next to the 35 mph speed limit? Matthew(he/him) 5/19/2025 6:05 PM • raised sidewalk! Becka Roolf 5/19/2025 6:05 PM • thanks. Becka Roolf 5/19/2025 6:10 PM • not a standard sign,but a possibility. https://www.highwaArafficsupply.com/products/look-both-ways-bike-sign Matthew(he/him) 5/19/2025 6:17 PM • I'm glad that the SLC counter picked up me biking past the counter 35,000 times Approved by the Bicycle Advisory Committee o8-18-25. Page 4 of 4 BAC 05-19-2025 Minutes