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many students drive their cars to school and it is very congested around the school.Should keep Lexpress to help with this.More frequent service would prevent long waits for the bus in the cold during winter. Sanjay Padaki –town meeting member –thinks Lexpress should be better aligned with people’s schedules –a lot of rides at the beginning and end of the day –not so many in the middle.He thinks the routes are good,but the schedule is not.Spoke about the three demographics to be served:seniors, students (have fixed schedules and defined destinations)and everybody else.“takes me where I want to go but never when I want to go”. Carolyn Levi –Lives on Turning Mill –Can’t lose our public transportation or she won’t be able to vote. Currently her voting station is 4 to 5 miles away.She uses Lexpress every couple of months and is counting on it for aging in place.Need an easier way to get info about how to access Lexpress.She doesn’t want to have to plan for a ride a day ahead but with Lexpress she can look up the schedule and plan a couple hours ahead,which is good.She reads the SAGE newsletter. Conan –Used Lexpress frequently in the past –not ideal for commuters because it doesn’t start early enough.Could drive to the center and then take the MBTA.Could use school bus funds if Lexpress is used to meet student needs for after school activities.There is possibly a market for early commuters. Ruben (second time)–Students in Boston would like to come to Lexington for historical tourism. Universities should promote Lexington particularly for foreign students. Jing –Has lived in Lexington 10 years –lives on Middle St.Lexpress has been a great value for her family –her parents (mid 70s)took Lexpress to Market Basket and to the Mall.It increased their autonomy. (The bus drives are great.)They stopped taking it during the pandemic –then the routes changed and they don’t use it anymore.They take the MBTA to the center but then must wait too long for Lexpress. The schedules do not coordinate as they have to wait.They never go to the Burlington Mall.Maybe the ridership decreased because the routes are worse.We really value the Lexpress services that Lexington has provided. Kavitha Chiiukula –Constitution Road –Her kids don’t take the schoolbus every day.Would be great to have Lexpress as an alternative way to get to school.Recently stopped paying for the school bus as her children bike,or get car rides to school. Jodia Finnegan –Used it quite often in the past –it doesn’t come down Grant St.anymore so she can’t use it.She used to use it for grocery shopping or go to the Mall. Nishanth (second time)Students need Lexpress to get to work.Students need to advocate for it because they are the ones that need it to get places.Students not aware that the Ad Hoc Committee is considering ending Lexpress.We need to let the students know they need to use it or it could end.If Lexpress operated on weekends that would be great for students.Mentioned lack of student representative on the AHTC.Some of the places the LHS students he knows work are at Walgreens in Lexington or the Mall in Burlington. Jyoti Dhekane –Shade St.–Doesn’t come close enough to her neighborhood –would like it to come within a mile of her house.Works downtown and has to drive to Alewife everyday and park there. Shreyas Patchala –Would be great it went to Hayden and Lincoln Park.