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<br />part of the scenic Battle Road Corridor. Stew Kennedy, Keith Ohmart, and Dick <br />Canale all spoke in favor of multimodal transportation at the roadways <br />subcommittee meeting and hope the committee will rate it highly when setting <br />their priorities. Peggy is our official liaison. Some funding may be available to us <br />for improvements with this designation. <br /> <br />Traffic Mitigation on Hartwell Avenue: <br /> Jerry Van Hook reported that a rotary <br />is proposed at Hartwell Avenue and Maguire Road. A rotary presents problems <br />to cyclists and pedestrians. We should be watchful of the final design because <br />this intersection is heavily used by cycling commuters. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 7:51 pm. <br /> <br />Record of Discussion of Friends of Lexington Bikeways: <br />Stew Kennedy <br /> <br />conducted this meeting. <br /> <br />Treasury: <br /> Bob Hausslein reported a balance of $5,236.23. Expenses included <br />20 vests totaling $131.27. <br /> <br />Bike Donation Day and Discovery Day. <br /> Stew, Bob, Marita, and Peggy will be <br />working on the Bikes Not Bombs Donation effort. John Frey is a possible <br />volunteer for Discovery Day. <br /> <br />Spring Clean Up: <br /> Bob reported that we had about 15 volunteers and suggested <br />that next year we should revise section assignments for better coverage east of <br />Woburn Street. We should also publicize the clean up one week in advance on <br />the bikeway. Stew suggested that we regularly report to the BoS on such <br />Bikeway improvement projects. Bob will draft a report on the cleanup. <br /> <br />Garlic Mustard Pull: <br /> Bob and Stew have organized a large-scale garlic mustard <br />removal project along the entire Lexington portion of the Bikeway: Grace Chapel <br />offered their 65-member youth volunteer group for community work, and it will <br />happen on Saturday, May 22 from 9:00 to noon. Jerry, Bob, Stew, Peggy, and <br />perhaps Sandra will help direct the volunteers. Meet at Camilia Way (behind the <br />main fire station.) A similar project was organized recently by Keith Ohmart <br />along the Lower Vine Brook bike path, where a team of Girl Scouts removed <br />garlic mustard from Hayes Lane to North Street. <br /> <br />Farmer’s Market: <br /> Stew, Marita, Sandy, Peggy, and John will man the bike <br />corral on June 15. The Boston Sports Club is giving 3-day passes for the first <br />100 people who ride their bike to the market. <br /> <br />Bike Racks at Retail Establishments: <br /> Jerry Van Hook is working with Stop <br />and Shop to get permission for Starbucks and Walgreen’s to install bike racks at <br /> <br />