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Time -of -Day Lexpress Route Modifications: On November 6th, committee members observed that the Route 1 & 2 driver was not able to cover all of the late afternoon routes, primarily because of northbound commuter traffic on Waltham St., and Ms. Rebecchi commented that this is a regular problem It was noted that adding service to the Community Center to Routes 1 and 2 in the early summer increased the length of those routes, and parent - generated traffic in and out of Clarke Middle School (Clarke) is a significant contributor to the problem. Ms. Rebecchi provided a graph showing on -time performance for Routes 1 and 2 during the month of October. She noted that Routes 3 & 4 experience similar problems. There was considerable discussion about how to address the traffic issue. It was agreed that the following steps would be pursued: • Mr. Manz and Mr. Weeks will meet with Ms. Rebecchi to try and develop options to consider, such as decreasing the length of the routes, running routes that take more than 30 minutes, and /or reversing the direction taken by the Route 2 bus. • Elaine Celi, Transportation Coordinator for the School Department, will be invited to a TAC meeting. • Ms. Rebecchi will distribute a survey in January to the Clarke community to better understand their transportation needs. Student Ridership Promotion: Mr. Manz reported having reached out to high school students to determine their interest in working on Lexpress issues. He has identified five students with whom he hopes to meet to discuss having a Lexpress student advisory group. Hopefully more students will become interested and one of the students becomes interested in attending TAC meetings. Committee members expressed appreciation for Mr. Manz's efforts. Future Meetings: It was decided that the next meeting would be on Monday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. At that time, there can be further discussion about day of week and time for future meetings. On a motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 PM. Prepared by: Sara Arnold Materials used at the meeting • Agenda • Minutes of the November 9, 2015 meeting • Bus Log with on/off data for Routes 1 & 2, November 6, 2016, 6:35 a.m.- 9:00 a.m., prepared by Mr. Manz • Graph: Lexpress Routes 1 & 2 On -time Performance, October 2015, prepared by Ms. Rebecchi • Memo: Lexpress Transfer Policy; from Ms. Rebecchi to Ms. Rodgers, 12/9/15