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new manager. Marita commented that it was important to maintain good standing with the HDC by following through on the original agreement to put wood chips under the rack. Tri-Town Meeting and Sideline Striping : Terry Gleason proposed inviting Mizrak Sultan, who is bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for Mass Highway, District Four, to meet with interested people from abutting towns about striping policies and practices. Terry said that Bedford uses a default 11’ for its street lane widths. He said that Bedford is particularly interested in minimizing cut- through traffic. The date of the tri-town meeting will be announced later. Richard Canale reported on a very positive meeting with John Livsey, Carl Valente, Christine McVay, police, and fire regarding a draft proposal for general traffic calming measures and standards. People making striping decisions need to be educated so they will not default to former practices, he said, saying that “folks are very comfortable with tradition….not context”. Jerry and Bob reported that they had set a list of goals for examining how Lexington streets are striped, and Jerry provided copies of his general goals for this project. They are seeking volunteers to do some research in abutting towns. Each volunteer should find out current practices, whether the towns have bike committees, and what street actually enters Lexington. Peggy will take names of volunteers and assign towns. Towns abutting Lexington are Woburn, Burlington, Bedford, Lincoln, Waltham, Belmont, and Winchester. Stew recommended approaching the planning boards and/or engineering. Terry said we should guard against calling striping “bike lanes” because bike lanes have their own specification. Striping is either fog lanes or shoulder demarcation. Striping is a traffic calming technique as well and contributes to the safety of all users. Our goal is to help the selectmen develop a policy for equity in mobility whether they are drivers, walkers, and cyclists. Different modes should have equal access. Eliminating an accident rather than responding to one is more cost effective policy. Abe stressed that we should begin with streets that are newly paved. Other Business : ?? Battle Road Scenic Byway Designation: Richard reported that a $150K planning grant has been awarded to kick off a 2-year corridor plan to propose the Battle Road area as a national scenic byway. Three groups will form in September to work on aspects of the plan, including an inventory of resources (e.g., bike facilities); this is a good opportunity to obtain funds for the West Lexington Greenway and other resources we want to develop.