Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Board

1 City of Gainesville Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Board Meeting MINUTES March 24, 2026, 6:00 p.m. RTS Administration Building 34 S.E 13th Road, Gainesville, Fl 32601 Members Present: George Dondanville, Trevor Freimuth, Emily Hind, Michael Rubinstein, Sandy Smart, Marilyn Wende, Diane Shaw Members Absent: Cory Brunson, Armaan Goel, Bianca Maesa, Laura Triulzi, Aaron Wise, Nicholas Cuevas _____________________________________________________________________ A. CALL TO ORDER Minutes Meeting called to order at approximately 6:00PM. B. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Minutes Agenda approved by unanimous consent. C. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Minutes Minutes approved by unanimous consent. D. PUBLIC COMMENT Minutes  Brett Buell informed the BPAB about Gainesville Opportunity Center's (GOC) 5th Annual Bike Day, happening at First Magnitude Brewing 2 Company on Saturday, 11 April 2026. The event includes multiple bike rides, live music, and tabling for organizations, and promotes awareness and support for people diagnosed with mental illness and serves as a fundraiser for GOC. Buell invited BPAB members to attend and suggested to BPAB sets up a table. E. AGENCY ITEMS Minutes  GACTPO Executive Director Anoch Whitfield provided the following updates to the BPAB as information items: o An update on the branding and logo update efforts for GACTPO o An update on the status of FY24/FY26 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) amendment #6 -- it has received final approval, and a letter of authorization has been issued o An update regarding a planned UPWP de-obligation of funds o Notice that an online interactive map of the GACTPO Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) is in draft stage and will be published soon o Information regarding Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) willing to fund safety studies, and a request BPAB members reach out with suggested corridors for consideration F. BOARD ITEMS 1. 2026-205 Discussion of Board Name Change (B) Minutes  Motion passes 6-1 with Vice-chair Rubinstein in dissent, with stated reason that the change in name was not necessary. Motion: Direct staff to pursue the appropriate process to officially change the name of the BPAB to the Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). Moved by George Dondanville Seconded by Sandy Smart Approved 2. 2026-53 Board Follow-ups from November 2025 Meeting Regarding Purchases (B) 3 Minutes  Member Brunson, not present at meeting, provided the following comment regarding this agenda item, to be shared with the Board: "I'm interested to know if someone has kept track, over the years, of which bike stations lose (by whatever means) what tools at what times. If certain stations lose tools at a higher rate, it would be useful to know if this is due to high utilization, frequent misuse, theft, etc." Staff clarified that no one keeps track of this information. Motion: direct staff to make the purchases detailed in the materials provided utilizing BPAB funds, not the exceed $3,000. Moved by Emily Hind Seconded by Marilyn Wende Aye (6): George Dondanville, Trevor Freimuth, Emily Hind, Michael Rubinstein, Sandy Smart, and Marilyn Wende Approved (6 to 0) G. MEMBER COMMENT Minutes  Member Dondanville shared his intention to work with staff to plan another Ride of Silence, slated for May 20th at 6pm. Staff reminded Board of necessary costs of event, inclusive of potential Special Event permit fee and payment of Gainesville Police Department officers for traffic control.  Member Brunson, not present at meeting, provided the following comments regarding the agenda's member comments to be shared with the Board: o Express support for the Ride of Silence and urge City and County Commissioners to be invited to participate and demonstrate support. o Regarding crash documentation as it relates to CS/SB 382, suggest the Board advocate that the information collected for each crash involving a micromobility device also include some basic details about the infrastructure on which the crash occurred including lane width, pavement markings, and speed limit; and, in cases that also involve a car, truck, or other such motor vehicle, some relevant specs of the motor vehicle including weight, front end height, and driver eye height. 4 Motion: authorize staff to utilize BPAB funds as appropriate to pay necessary expenses for the Ride of Silence event. Moved by Emily Hind Seconded by Trevor Freimuth Aye (6): George Dondanville, Trevor Freimuth, Emily Hind, Michael Rubinstein, Sandy Smart, and Marilyn Wende Approved (6 to 0) H. STAFF REPORT I. NEXT MEETING DATE J. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at approximately 7:30 PM.