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northbound lane into contra flow lane The section below Pleasant there is enough room to have bike lanes if removing parking School bus drop offs are all along this road Ross Morrow concurs that bike lanes along the curb were not popular when tried before, in part because of car doors opening into the traffic lane and bike lane. Tom Shiple notes that intermittent barriers, lots of green paint, and signage reminding users that the bike lanes and sidewalks are shared space are all useful. Also, that the Maple Street crossing feels exposed, and suggests a signalized crosswalk across Maple back at the point where the Minuteman access path meets Maple Street. Peggy Enders asks if 12-foot travel lanes are really needed, suggesting 10.5-foot lanes to allow a buffer. Also notes that publicity is needed to inform out-of-town users of the Bikeway detour. She questions whether the point where the Bikeway access ramp meets Maple Street is wide enough. Paul Rullo says that reducing the Mass Ave travel lane to 10.5 feet has not yet been considered. Sara Hews questions the safety of bikes using the sidewalk as a bikeway detour. Bike access from the Maple Street Bikeway access onto Maple street is questioned, with Peggy Enders saying that there is a curb cut farther up the sidewalk towards Mass Ave. Betty Gau asks why we aren’t considering a bigger reduction in parking spaces, and asks if this has been researched. She notes that April to November is a major time for Bikeway use, and that 2025 will be a huge year for tourism. Paul Rullo says that vendors would not approve of parking space reductions, but notes also that this is not MWRA’s call to make. Mike Tabaczynski asks if all those parking spaces are needed. Jim Cadenhead notes that parking is complicated, that Toyota and Accurate use street parking a lot. He says that putting kids into this area is risky. Dave Armstrong asks if weekend/holiday parking rules could be used, and if an alternate plan that includes the removal of parking spaces could be made for comparison. Mike Tabaczynski suggests as active solutions that police details are needed. Paul Rullo notes that police details are always part of the planning, but availability of details is hard to predict. Sarah Hews says that the Bikeway is already too busy, and that this makes it obvious that using the sidewalk as a detour will not work. Betty Gau asks if we can make a design that does eliminate parking, as the present proposal does not meet our needs for safety and is not one that we can recommend to the Select Board.