It is a guiding principle in the WVU Ten-Year Master Plan to improve vehicular and pedestrian separation on campus as well as to reinforce pedestrian circulation. The WVU Transportation and Parking Plan has been reviewed and accepted as the university’s strategic framework by Vice President of Administration and Finance Narvel Weese. It has been recommended that WVU do the following:

• Collect information about bicycle and pedestrian usage needs
• Ensure that bike trails begin and end at several accessible locations around Morgantown as well as providing transit to these areas
• Install covered parking and bike lockers
• Encourage the creation of covered parking and bike lockers in the community by working with the Morgantown Bike Board
• Explore the creation of a fleet of inexpensively rented or free bicycles or mopeds
• Install signage for bicyclists and pedestrians
• Consider installation of bicycle dismount zones
• Implement an education program about safety issues concerning bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists on campus
• Explore with local governmental bodies regulations concerning snow and ice removal on pedestrian walkways and their enforcement
• Identify ways on campus to better distinguish crosswalks for pedestrians and drivers by working with local government and the Department of Highways; target crosswalks have been identified
• Develop periodic publicity campaigns to highlight available bike paths and pedestrian walkways, and encourage their use
• Conduct a walkability audit to pinpoint more areas of concern
• Enact policy that no parking lot or structure can be built without properly designing and completing sidewalks, stairs, lighting, bike paths, and walkways to the buildings/facilities
• Encourage smart growth planning and design
• Develop a comprehensive walking and biking plan
• Create a webmap marked with walking/biking paths
• Consider walking/biking friendliness when planning construction sites