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DRAFT-Transportation Advisory Committee [[AC) Minutes <br /> June 9, 2O2O 6:30 PM <br /> Virtual Meeting via Zoom <br /> Members present'SaUyCast|eman, Hank Manz, Co-Cehain, Sara Arnold, Pamela <br /> Lyons,Vinita Verma, Elaine Dratch, <br /> Staff-Susan Barrett, Me|ioa_hlteress� <br /> Liaisons-Mark Sandeen, Select Board; Sud4hirJain, Council-On Aging:-L�lb <br /> Creech, Planning Board, Absent <br /> Public: Andra Bennett <br /> Ms.Castleman opened the meeting byreading Governor Baker's Massachusetts <br /> Law, regarding video-conferencing ofpublic meetings. She noted that supporting <br /> materials would be on the Town website, and that the meeting would be <br /> recorded. <br /> There were nopublic comments. <br /> Minutes of November 25, 2019,January 14, 2020, and March 2, 2020,were <br /> | <br /> moved, seconded and unanimously accepted by—By roll call vote. <br /> | <br /> Ms. Barrett gave abrief recap oftTransportationstudies from 20O2tothe <br /> present. The most recent ones were the Age-Friendly study, presented at the <br /> March TAC meeting, and theTri'Tovvn Study, involving Lexington, Bedford, and <br /> Burlington. Some ofthe ongoing recommendations from the studies were: <br /> More bus shelters <br /> Expandingthehounofoperations—vveekendsandevenings <br /> Increasing the frequency and coverage ofroutes. <br /> Regiona|ization—sharedTMAandotherservices. <br /> Connectivity with other towns and destinations (Adjacent towns, Lahey <br /> Hospital, Mt. Auburn hospital, linkage to MBTA/commuter rail to Boston and <br /> Cambridge, LRTA). <br /> From the Tri-Ttovvnand_prior studies by Transportation Research Board and <br /> Mu}YCycame emphasis on the concept of integrating school and municipal bus <br /> � services.7 <br />