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Link with Bike, Walk, and Bus week (Ms. Rebecchi to investigate) o Focus on Middle Schools to encourage use of Lexpress and other public o transportation Boy Scout project to encourage use of Lexpress at the Middle Schools (Mr. Manz to o pursue) Include student leaders in promotions o Need active student representative on TAC o Coordinate bus use for after school activities at Middle Schools o 5.MBTA Service As the result of a Warrant Article from the 2014 Town Meeting, a letter was sent from the Board of Selectmen to the MBTA requesting that the T consider increasing and/or expanding service hours for the Lexington bus routes. The MBTA has not yet responded to the letter. Ms. Ciccolo felt that this is not the right time to pursue a response to the letter and recommended waiting at least 6 months. 6.TAC Position on Mitigation Approaches and Strategies This topic was initiated in response to the Cubist application for expansion (increase in building square footage and FAR). Since the Merck acquisition of Cubist, the expansion application has been continued until the end of March. Meetings between the Town and Cubist to discuss mitigation measures related to the proposed expansion have also been on hold since the acquisition. The Town has been studying transportation and traffic in South Lexington. A traffic study has been performed by a consulting company hired by the Town: (http://www.lexingtonma.gov/southlexingtontranspstudy.cfm). The study suggests that the traffic infrastructure in South Lexington is saturated. In order to support additional commercial development, there needs to be a reduction in rush hour traffic from existing and future vehicles. TAC follow-up & discussion Follow-up during the March meeting is planned – leading to a memorandum from o TAC to the Board of Selectmen with some recommendations around the mitigation strategy. Suggestion made that mitigation should not just focus on funds for off-setting the o cost of Lexpress; rather the focus should be on expanding public transportation within (and to/from) Lexington. Resident rides on the various shuttle buses running between Lexington and o Alewife could be part of the mitigation. In addition to the ability to ride on the shuttle buses, facilitating access to the o buses (bus stops, parking near the bus stops, etc.) would be useful measures. Invite David Kucharsky to the March meeting. (Mr. Levison to follow-up) o Materials Used at the Meeting: Agenda Minutes January 12, 2015 TAC Meeting Lexpress Ridership Semi-Annual Summary, July – December 2014 Lexpress 5 Year Ridership Comparison (July – December) Rev Bus 2014 Q4 Ridership Report (128 Business Council) Minutes recorded by P. Levy Ћ