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MWRA work was done. Paul made it clear that if there is any problem, they'll stop in May, pave and restart next winter. Tom Shiple - Thank you for being creative and mitigate the impact. Appreciate the addition of flashing cross walks on Maple Street. Question about an area where it's narrow on westbound Mass Ave just before Pleasant St, but asked about what the final solution is there. The response mentioned a two-way lane that's not really a viable option. Tom asked about the parked cars blocking the bike lane on eastbound Mass Ave in front of Wilson Farm; Ross acknowledged the parked cars. Dave Armstrong - Questions about who we communicate concerns with about signs, paint, etc. Response was that they will meet with the committee as needed but also we can talk to town safety committee? town engineers, etc. Communication channels are open. Tom - pointed out parking as soon as bike lanes stop (past Wilson Farms?). Ross said bike lanes will be extended and explained the distance from the yellow line and width of bike lanes and parking will resume once there's space. Peggy - pointed out that she didn't realize they were bike lanes, just shoulders. Betty asked about when bikeway is done, will they put any root barriers down? Answer - it's not currently in plan but would be easy to add. Tom asked about how we proceed on the proposal. Betty suggested we think about it and discuss this at our next LBAC meeting. Brief comments about the importance of signage from Peggy. Jim made a motion to discuss and decide at our February meeting. 3. LHS Student Parking and Worthen Rd Bike Lanes - Tom https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NZTyHsUhRotKBRiAmxipxkBGbs8IZIC7FJf16U_K8Dg /edit?usp=drive_link Tom introduced this idea and with the proposal to move the LHS when it’s newly built then the walk from the Lincoln parking lot is much shorter. Parking is on both sides of Worthen and it’s almost exclusively student parking It supports about 180 cars during the school hours - Relocate parking from Worthen Road to Lincoln Park. Previously the distance was 'too far' but with the new high school being moved closer, it's more of an option. Construction period is expected to be 2026-2030. Option to start it earlier to allow for construction vehicles. Lots of the details are in the proposal.... won't rewrite! Lincoln Park master plan. Tom has been advocating for access points from Lincoln to the path. Sarah - The path from Lincoln needs to be plowed better and the drainage issues need to be addressed to resolve the ice issue.