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the redesign of the ramp and the location of the guardrail as well as on the plan for a “megascreen” of trees between the ramp pavement and the fence bordering the property. On th December 8 at 8:30 AM, LBAC members and Byron Road abutters will meet with Dave Cannon to discuss safety concerns about the changes in the design. Bicycle Accommodations and FY2018 budget. In October, LBAC wrote a letter to the BOS, expressing concern that the bicycle pavement marking program had been cut from the FY2017 budget. For this coming fiscal year, Public Works has submitted a FY2018 program improvement request of $120,000 for a pavement markings fund that would cover the installation and maintenance of sharrows and bike lanes; the letter from the LBAC urges the BoS to support the request. In the future, the town will seek Complete Streets funding to either supplement or relieve this budget line item. The proposed FY2018 budget also includes $368,000 to repair the Minuteman bikeway bridge over Grant Street due to structural issues. A factor in the cost is the need to provide abatement for the lead paint on the bridge. Minuteman Bikeway Signage. On November 1 Peggy Enders, Jennifer Melot, Bob Dangel, Bob Hausslein and Mike Tabaczynski met on the Bikeway with DPW staff, David Kucharsky, and Toole Design staff to review sample Bikeway signage. David Kucharsky met with the HDC seeking approval to install bikeway signage in the historic district. Peggy said that DPW hopes to install the signage in Spring 2017. Zagster Bike Share. Representatives from Zagster gave a presentation at the Lexington Depot on October 25. Melissa Tintocalis has been exploring a two-year pilot of the bike share involving other Bikeway towns, but Arlington and Bedford are apparently not interested. Arlington may join the Hubway bike share program in order to better foster connections with existing Hubway stations in Cambridge and Boston. Bedford had an earlier interest in Zagster but is now hesitant to pursue the financial investment due to concerns about the $18,000 annual cost and some opposition by their local bike store. LBAC members expressed concerns regarding cost and the need for connections with existing bike share infrastructure. The128 Business Council is exploring a bike share specific to the Hartwell Avenue area. Liaison Reports. No reports from Planning or Recreation. Sgt Callahan gave a summary of the police bike unit with coverage of Lexington Center and many events such as Patriot’s Day, Discovery Day, the Lion’s Club Carnival and football games. Fourteen officers have been trained and outfitted for mobile deployment on a bicycle. Sgt. Callahan also reviewed crash data. Peggy distributed a message from Captain of Operations Michael A. McLean noting five bicycle crashes in the ~one month period between 10/3 and 11/12. Four of the crashes were MV vs. Bicycle; one was a bicyclist vs a pedestrian on the bike path at Fletcher Avenue. Peggy noted that TSG recently discussed the new Massachusetts Municipal Modernization Act, which includes a provision giving local traffic officials the authority to impose a speed limit of 25 miles per hour in any thickly settled or business district and a speed limit of 20 miles per