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APPROVED MEETING NOTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: Thursday, January 8, Cary Library Members Present: Peggy Enders, (Chair), Marita Hartshorn, Laurel Carpenter, Bob Dangel, John Frey, George Gagliardi, Bob Hausslein, Mike Tabaczynski Members Absent: Carolyn Levi Others Present: Jennifer Melot, Ralph Willmer (VHB Consulting) November Meeting Notes : The November minutes were approved as submitted. Open Space and Recreation Plan: VHB Consultant Ralph Willmer briefed the Committee on the status of the draft plan, saying that, as a result of the November Create new opportunities public workshop, a new goal to the plan has been added: “ for Bicycling In Lexington .” He said that under this category were some of the specific goals suggested at the public meeting: i.e., improve way-finding on the Bikeway; safer routes on town streets; aspire to make Lexington a silver level Bicycle Friendly Community; improve connectivity between open space and recreation areas. Peggy stated that, in order for the town to qualify for silver status, Lexington would need to improve bicycle safety education for school age children. The Town lacks a staff person to coordinate various aspects of bicycling, including safety education and bicycle parking, she said. (For example, although Lexington has a bylaw requiring one APBP- conforming rack for every ten parking spaces in commercial developments, compliance does not seem to be monitored.) Members continued the discussion with Mr. Willmer by suggesting the following for incorporation in the OSRP: the value of developing a north-south bicycle corridor through Lexington as a complement to the east-west Bikeway; since our streets are used for recreational cycling, roadways should be considered “recreational space” in the plan; Complete Street design standards would make streets safer for recreational users; Bikeway plowing as a responsibility of the Town; expanding the role of an existing staff person to coordinate the various aspects of bicycling in Lexington; widening the Bikeway by installing two-foot paths on each side of the existing pavement. Laurel said she hoped the final plan would recognize bicycling as a “core component” of the report.