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Sally and I also am expecting data back from the 128 Business Council.They're supposed to get it to be tomorrow,and the T about their statistics for the same things we're looking at.What are their figures for the routes in Lexington of the MBTA and the shuttle services that have to do with Lexington?So that'll fit right in there,I hope. 3 Bridger Ideally,the service not be contracted that does not come in house (i.e.be owned operated by Lexington). And then here are the other recommendations.Now we move these all down here because all the information up there should sort of inform these recommendations.But this is where I was hoping we could maybe spend some time today debating and discussing these topics.So there's the big one,provide a recommendation on whether the service should continue and if so,so if the answer is yes,it should continue.What should it structure routes and fares?Do we have a recommendation around if we decide to continue the service,maybe a more conscientious effort needs to be made to add outside funding sources. We have a recommendation to review the school department bus and contract for savings opportunities and a lot of this has to do with our discussions around safe streets and inefficiencies within a half mile or quarter mile and that people should just walk and that it that can generate less school buses that would be less costs on the school buses and then the Select Board can identify through budgeting. Whether the savings gets allocated L'Express or gets banked for other purposes. Then we've all acknowledged this,there's no formal marketing strategy for L'Express.There's no communications plan for L'Express.And there's no currently no public information officer so but that there's also no budget for funding marketing.So our recommendation there was about there should be a,if the answer is still yes,we should continue L'Express,then,yes.You need a marketing budget.And yes, you need a communications plan and yes,yes,yes.All right. Then there's the risks and transition planning.So,this was identified if the answer is no,we should not consider continuing L'Express.Then there's a recommendation around risk management and the transition that town should go through to when is the right time to sunset L'Express and what do you transition to? And start and looking at that problem?Now that recommendation,the group has we've talked about has led to the lively and engage in conversations around mobility options for the demographics we're trying to serve.So if L'Express needs to be modified and changed in some way or the funding needs to be put towards supporting residents of Lexington differently than our recommendation is,you know,our debate has been like,what does that on demand service improvement looks look like?How does the Ride flex or the LEX connect or these other mobility options?What's our recommendation or thinking about moving funding to that approach instead.And then the group has also,at some point,brought up saying,maybe we should have a recommendation to say,look,even if we want to end the service,and we don't think it's effective,and our recommendations to end it,for our recommendation is to save it that a transportation review,maybe to look at statistically valid approaches and route planning and operational planning to support the demographics.We’re,looking for specific to the fact that we could have a lot of multifamily residential housing going up in town.And since none of them can be required to pay into a TMA or into a