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Record of the Discussions of the Friends of Lexington Bikeways Treasurer's Report : All bills are paid, including the payments to the two Bike Smart instructors. Abe Shenker’s family is soliciting donations for a bench in his name, and the donations are being made through the Friends’ PayPal account. Bikeway Clean-up Day : We had about 20 volunteers in 6 sections; lots of litter, and the cleanup went well. Garlic Mustard Pull: Grace Chapel provided about 20 volunteers. George Gagliardi and Bob Hausslein each led a group. Bikeway Counts th : Saturday, May 7 was cold and rainy. Peggy suspended the counts in th early afternoon. Tuesday, May 10 had a record-breaking number of users for a weekday count (1,484 total trips counted, including 1,049 on bikes). Jennifer asked about installing an electronic bike counter on the Minuteman; Peggy said it would be good to expand counting to include streets. Bike Walk ‘n Bus Week: The annual Bike Walk ‘n Bus Week Commuter breakfast will be th held on Friday, May 20 at the Depot. Discovery Day: Peggy said that, since she was unable to get someone to take over the organizing of a table for the Bike Committee, we will not be represented this year. She said she has arranged to have the bicycle helmets distributed by the Police Department at their table. Bike-Lexington.Org : George has secured the new domain name. He will work with Bob Hausslein to coordinate the new site with the existing Friends site. Other business: Bob talked about the folder holders on the Bikeway for Bikeway maps. He wants to move some and add holders at Hartwell, Bedford and Hancock. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm. Upcoming Dates Bicycle Advisory Committee/Friends of Lexington Bikeways monthly meeting. Thursday, June 9, 7 PM, Room TBA Lexington Bike Walk ‘n Bus Week (Bay State Bike Week): Commuter Breakfast on the Bikeway (Friday, May 20) o Ladies Ride Out: Building Biking Confidence (Saturday, May 21) o