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Jim agrees that the design does seem very busy but we should prioritize the safety of our most vulnerable road uses. Jim said that he votes for kid’s safety over the busyness of the area. Dawn – in terms of the Commission on Disability (COD) and what was presented to them she was not present at their meeting but COD Chair Victoria Buckley will discuss it more with Dawn. There was an hour conversation at the Feb 12th Select Board meeting to hear her concerns. Dawn stated that the guidelines on bikes being prohibited from riding on the sidewalks in the Battle Green area is in the Battle Green Master Plan rules and regulations which is under the purview of the Select Board. Dawn noted that she watches the traffic flow going through the roundabout and has only seen 1 student ride through the roundabout. Dawn suggests students use the bikeway to avoid the roundabout. Jonathan Bernays: Stated he has a concern about how to ride a bike ¾’s around the roundabout. Ross explained how to ride through it with the ramps and crosswalks. Using the crosswalk system. Jonathan asked if there is a way to put an indicator on the bike ramps to tell handicapped people what they are to avoid any confusion which is a concern of Dawn’s. Dawn added the comment that anyone who is not comfortable using the roundabout can use the bikeway to avoid it. Sarah stated that in terms of using it or not using it, the roundabout is a new thing in town and will take a while for people to get used to it. LBAC members, we should think about how to educate the community on how to cycle through the roundabout. Sarah continued that in terms of using the bikeway to avoid the roundabout, to use the bikeway, it only goes in one direction which is East/West so we need to consider our students who want to get different directions such as from the bikeway to their school. The current ramps help cyclists navigate the roundabout when they can’t use the bikeway. Tom Fortman: I agree if you are going to go westbound from the center you can go up on the