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Panasse Hangen Brustlin,Inc. Road.Commercial/Industrial development is concentrated in the 'rl 11 hr Bedford Street and Hartwell Avenue areas.Commercial/Industrial / H development continues into the properties west of the Central Section of the Project Area and includes major developments such as MIT's Lincoln Laboratories,Hanscom Air Force Base and the Hanscom Civilian Airfield in Bedford. The majority of the Northern Section of the Project Area is developed with residential properties.According to the Zoning Map,dated 1999,the residential areas are Zoned RO—One Family r Residence.Typical lower density residential areas are located along Turning Mill Road,Mountain Road and Demar Road.Higher density development is located in the Bedford Street area. Multi-family residences are located in the Drummer Boy Way,Fifer Lane and Winter Street areas.Business and Industrial uses are found along Bedford Street,including the Lexington Industrial Park and the Boston Sports Club.The Estabrook School,a major community resource,is to the north of and accessed from Grove Street.A large undeveloped parcel owned by the Town of Burlington and conventionally known as the"Burlintgon Land- locked Forest",forms the northern border of the Northern section. Open Space Preservation (Conservation Lands) There are five large tracts of open space/conservation lands within the Project Area and owned by the Town of Lexington(see Figure s): Cranberry Hill is a 24.6 acre conservation property,the southern- most conservation area before the Cambridge Water Department land.It is located at the Lincoln town line.The power line easement abuts the site to the east,Minuteman Regional High School to the north,and CWD land to the south.Cranberry Hill has a series of trails and is accessible via the power line easement from Massachusetts Avenue(next to the NSTAR Substation),or from the parking lot of the Cranberry Hill Office Park.The path in Cranberry Hill connects to an old cart road which connects to Mill Street in Lincoln.However,this road is part of the CWD land. Katandin Woods Conservation Area is 37.S acres,located in the Central Section of the Greenway Project Area,just east of the intersection of Wood Street and Hartwell Avenue.A series of connected trails traverse the area,with access points on Bates Road,Springdale Road,Conestoga Road,Wood Street and a fire access gate from the 110 Hartwell Avenue office driveway. West Lexington Greenway Master Plan 7