2000-06-12 Managing Growth Development and Open Space Working Group.pdf

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Open Space Q4: Open Space Q4: 0.0%-4 0.0%a -2 0.5% - I 0.5%-4 1.0%-3 1.0% -4 2.0%-2 1.5%- 1 2.5% - 1 2.0%-2 5.0%- 1 2.5%- 1 [median- 1.0%] 3.0%- 1 5.0%-3 Traffic Ql: 7.0+% - 1 not important-0 [median- 1.0%] somewhat imp. -7 moderately imp. -2 Traffic Q1: very important-3 not important-1 [median-somewhat important] - somewhat imp. -4 moderately imp. - 8 Traffic Q2: very important-6 walk comfortably-6 [median-somewhat important] somewhat dangerous-6 Traffic Q2: Other Growth Issues walk comfortably- 11 Hanscom- 1.3 somewhat dangerous- 8 pollution-3.5 hostile- 1 mansionization-4.3 . enhance tax base-4.5 Other Growth Issues traffic-4.6 - traffic-3.6 affordable housing-5.6 Hanscom-4.2 auto dependence-6.0 center parking-4.3 center parking-6.3 affordable housing-4.4 [end of Pine Meadows summary] enhance tax base-4.5 pollution-4.8 Town Meeting Members Association-20 responses] mansionization-4.9 auto dependence- 5.3 Open Space Q1: [end of TMMA summary] 0 acres- 1 [end of results] 100 acres- 1 200 acres-2 Questionnaire comments(grouped by topics) 500 acres-8 750 acres-3 Affordable Housing 1000 acres-2 [median-500] While it is important for a town to have moderately priced housing,to achieve that by stealing from the Open Space Q2: supplies of open space is bad accounting.In my view, definitely not-2 the real value of open space already donated to a few units-5 LexHAB by the town should be considered owed to a several units-6 land bank.When moderate income housing is built, many units-6 let the true price be accounted for. On that basis,it [median-several units] may well be that in fact converting existing buildings is much more economical. Open Space Q3: no tax- 1 Bicycling R.E. xfer fee-3 prop tax levy-6 Most of Lexington's major arteries are both-9 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR BICYCLES. other- 1 We would rather drive our kids places than allow them to try and bike to them. In fact my wife and I Managing Growth-28