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transfers for each day may be creating an administrative burden which is not offset by the money realized. Ms. Rebecchi will bring to the next meeting a policy which will address the various problems. Ms. Rebecchi was alerted by the Lexpress drivers to a problem at the Avalon Ridge stop. The bus enters the complex and then must turn 180 degrees to leave the stop. There is not enough room to do that in one swing so backing up is required. The drivers believe that this is dangerous. Ms. Rebecchi has already addressed the issue by asking that the bus leave by doing a circle around the complex. This will be much safer and add only a minute or two to the time required to complete the route. It has been suggested that TAC might want to address the problem of commuters parking in the Depot lot and then taking the bus from there by finding alternative parking areas. To that, Ms. Rebecchi introduced literature advocating a way to Park and Pedal which would provide parking spots for commuters who would get there by car and then complete their journey by bike, thus avoiding what is called “last mile congestion.” Mr. Manz has volunteered to start looking into the issue. A continuing problem concerns parking at the MBTA garage at Alewife. Already tight parking is being made worse by extensive repairs to the structure. A suggestion was made that it might be useful to partner with the 128 Business Council on this issue. On a motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:11 PM. Prepared by: Hank Manz Materials used at the meeting Agenda Minutes of the October 19 meeting Spreadsheet showing calculation of TDM/PT withdrawal for FY17 Draft letter to the MBTA Map showing layout of Avalon at Lexington Ridge housing complex Promotional card for Park & Pedal