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Richard Canale - <br />-Rte 2A - MassDOT has an environmental review. Decision today on 100% <br />Plan. What they are proposing is dangerous for cyclists, especially at Mill Street. <br />He will have Select Board write a letter (hopefully before Monday 13th meeting <br />or 27th June). LBAC review DRAFT. MassDOT is not widening road, just <br />resurfacing - so they don’t need to accommodate cyclists. <br /> <br />Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee is submitting a grant application – <br />includes the Hancock Street bike crossing – They will look at the street and try <br />to set targets <br />In Arlington all of Mass Ave is 25 mph – they reduced the 30 mph <br />In Lex there are 7 different speed limits 40 – 25 <br />The grant application will try to set the target speed <br />Application is due to MASS DOT and we will know in the fall <br /> <br />Richard is asking SB to write a letter to MassDOT <br />The next two Select Board meetings are June 13th and June 27th. <br />Islands and cross walks to slow traffic BUT speed limit will be 40 mph – TOO <br />HIGH!! <br /> <br />LBAC will prepare a letter based on our review of the Rt2A project and submit it <br />to the SB and Town Manager to urge them to write to MassDOT on this issue. <br /> <br />Input from resident Tom Fortmann – he spoke up about how this is <br />unacceptable <br />Richard – widening is not as much of an issue as reducing the speed on Rt2a <br />that’s the easier sell <br />1.4 miles is the length of the 2A repavement project <br />1/3 mile is in Lex <br /> <br />