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group to adjudicate the various positions on roundabouts. Tom urged the Committee to further consider whether bike lanes on Mass Ave should be endorsed, and asked for time on the February meeting agenda to make his case against bike lanes. Moving Together Conference: Jennifer and Laurel reported on the sessions they attended, including one on the Cophenhagen Wheel, one on accident prevention and road design, another on “Park and Pedal” , a program where parking places are reserved for commuting cyclists. A member suggested that a good site would be Hartwell Ave. next to the bike path. Laurel also attended a session on Complete Streets, noting that Waltham is moving forward on steps to becoming certified in order to qualify for state money for implementation. At the time the bar is quite high and may be relaxed so towns can get partial money toward this goal. The Committee agreed that the Town’s first complete street priority should be Lexington Center. Bike Crash Data from TransportationSafety Group : Peggy distributed Town bike crash incidence data assembled by David Kucharsky. The traffic accident report form that the State provides has no check-box for bicycles and at the present time the Town does not log accidents not involving cars, but the Town is in the process of changing its practices. Liaison Reports : Richard Canale said that, at Peggy’s suggestion, TSG is exploring requiring truck side guards on Municipal vehicles and trash removal trucks; the towns of Arlington and Bedford are working on this, as well. He talked about the serious accident on Mass. Ave. in front of Cary Library that stimulated discussion about the location of the crosswalk at this wide span of road. Possible solutions would be bump outs, pedestrian crossing beacons, narrower streets and refuge islands. Sandra Shaw said the CPC approved the purchase of bike racks requested by the Recreation Department for some of the neighborhood parks. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM. Record of the Discussions of the Friends of Lexington Bikeways The Treasurer’s Report was given. Bikeway plowing fund raising, 2014-15 damage, etc : Bob reported that last year plowing costs were approximately $10,000; fund raising will begin in December. The Friends were praised for the timely and thorough plowing efforts last year; the bike path turned out to be one of the only safe areas to walk due to the very large amount of snow. To stimulate fund raising Peggy will use the @bikeminman Twitter, the Friends’ Facebook, and the Bike Lexington newsgroup, and Bob will purchase some new, more substantial signs. Peggy reported that last year the plow did some damage to the guardrails, and the Town has asked her and Bob to record the damage. Mike said it is time to reevaluate the location and purpose of some of the guardrails. Peggy expressed frustration that it is hard to communicate directly with the plowing contractor and will discuss that problem with Peter Kelley.