Boards & Commissions
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB) recommends ways to become and remain; a Bicycle-Friendly Community as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, a Walk-Friendly Community as designated by the UNC Highway Safety Research Center and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, and achieve the federal and state goals of the Safe Routes to Schools program.
| Forming Document: | R-12-05 |
| Members: | 11 |
| Terms: | Three (3) Years |
| Meetings: | Third Thursday of Each Month at 6:30 p.m. Conway City Hall, 1201 Oak Street, Conway, AR 72032 |
| Contact: | BPAB@cityofconway.org |
| Members | Term End | Position Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Name: Peter Mehl, Chairman | Term End: Dec. 31, 2019 | Requirements: Bicycle Representative |
| Name: Joyia Yorgey, Vice-Chairman | Term End: Dec. 31, 2020 | Requirements: Safe Routes to Schools Representative |
| Name: David Barber, Secretary | Term End: Dec. 31, 2021 | Requirements: Pedestrian Representative |
| Name: Tom Courtway | Term End: Dec. 31, 2019 | Requirements: Bicycle Representative |
| Name: Matthew Murphy | Term End: Dec. 31, 2020 | Requirements: Bicycle Representative |
| Name: Terry Coddington | Term End: Dec. 31, 2021 | Requirements: Conway Schools Representative |
| Name: William Burley | Term End: Dec. 31, 2021 | Requirements: Pedestrian Representative |
| Name: Bart Castleberry, Ex Officio | Requirements: Mayor | |
| Name: Steve Ibbotson, Ex Officio | Requirements: Parks & Recreation | |
| Name: Beth Sketoe, Ex Officio | Requirements: Planning & Development | |
| Name: Finley Vinson, Ex Officio | Requirements: Transportation | |
| Name: Ofc. Hayden Schmitt, Ex Officio | Requirements: Police Department |
The mission of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board (BPAB) is to work with the city of Conway to recommend ways the city can become and remain:
- An official Bicycle-Friendly Community as designated by the League of American Bicyclists,
- An official Walk-Friendly Community as designated by the UNC Highway Safety Research Center and the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- A community that seeks to achieve the federal and state goals of the Safe Routes to Schools program
The goals of SRTS and the assessment tools of the WFC initiative include the five Es that the League uses to certify bicycle friendly communities. Doing so entails
- Engineering of streets to include bicycle facilities (lanes, sharrows, etc) and to expand paved trail networks
- Educational efforts to help bicyclists and motorists learn to share the road
- Enforcement efforts to ensure that bicyclists and motorists both know and obey the rules of the road
- Encouraging the citizens of Conway to increase bicycling through events
- Evaluating our progress in responding to the needs of bicyclists in our community
The expanded Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board will focus on these five E’s of Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, and Evaluation and the added focus on pedestrian issues.