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Sanjay –Routes are long –would be great if there were short routes for students and more frequent service during peak hours.For students we have very targeted destinations there if service could increase to those areas then Lexpress would be more used. Zoe Rahbhandery –Parents live in Lexington on Wheeler Road –her father took Lexpress to Lahey –He got stuck in a snowstorm –Susan Barrett made sure that a bus came to where he was and got him home. Elaine Quinlan –she had no car for a year.She bought a senior Charlie Card and just got the $20 Lexpress pass.She likes the pass.MBTA has a better bus project.Lexpress should coordinate with that. Diane Pursley –Turning Mill –Traffic in Lexington is increasing dramatically –it now takes 25 minutes to get into the center;it used to take 10.Town Meeting continues to pass high density bylaws.She bought her daughter a pass –so many of the kids have their own cars –she needs the bus to come into her neighborhood.Need to educate the kids and their parents about how to use Lexpress.More publicity.If you decrease service,you decrease ridership.As Lexington gets denser,should double down or even triple-down the $$to Lexpress,especially after passing the TMM article on MBTA communities. Tina McBride –Turning Mill –Grew up in Lexington riding Lexpress as a teenager.Lexpress opened up a lot of opportunities for her to get around.Concurs with Diane –need more service not less.In Manhattan even young children use public transportation.We shouldn’t have parents sitting in their cars outside schools,car idling –have to think about climate change –and the air their kids are breathing. Jeremy Bowman –He moved here two years ago from Somerville.Was very mass transit dependent in Somerville however uses the car in Lexington.Would like to use Lexpress.A minor tweak to the route A2 would link it to bus 61.It would allow Lexington folks to reach the Star Market stores area in Waltham. He notes that the route map on the website is blurry and pixelated. Conan (second time)70 acres in Lexington are zoned for multi-family.We will need Lexpress for increased density –if we cut it now it will be hard to get back later.Also weekend service would help [serve]that population Paul Benger –Springdale Road –No route near his house.Closest stop is nearly a mile away.He isn’t able to enjoy the benefits of Lexpress.The Lexpress drivers are courteous and the service is safe however that is not so with the T.He would like to use Lexpress to go to the center.Should add routes – that will increase ridership. Tina McBride –her daughter says that there should be field trips on Lexpress to all the taverns. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:33 pm.