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other activities. A bicycle/motorist safety flyer describing signs and road markings has been designed with the help of the Planning Department and will be included in a tax mailing this spring. Peggy asked members to evaluate the draft version of the brochure and offer any suggestions by contacting her via email. Finally, the committee has been asked by the new Transportation Services Coordinator to add its voice to advise against the proposed MBTA cuts (i.e., that the current services are essential, that current options are not acceptable, that a larger solution to the funding problem is needed). Stew agreed to draft a letter for Peggy to send on behalf of the committee. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm. Record of Discussions of the Friends of Lexington Bikeways: Bob Hausslein opened the meeting at 8:15, following the LBAC meeting and gave the report on the treasury. Financial support for this 501(C)3 organization continues to come in steadily for which our organization is grateful. Funds will be used for future Bikeway plowing and for other good works that may be justified by the FoLB. Bob then led a discussion on ways to encourage increased membership by finding new ways to promote bicycling. The consensus was that some social event would be helpful, not necessarily to recruit members or assign tasks, but to engage in a common cause such as bicycle rides to places of local interest or an evening event built around some interesting topic. Someone mentioned the upcoming tri-town bicycle meeting as a possible forum. Mike Tabaczynski made the point that it should be a fun event with no ulterior motives, as this turns people off. The idea of improving online Lexington Bikes presence was discussed. Peggy said that a Bike_Lexington yahoo group was started and is a good forum for Bikeway users to talk about trail conditions, and there is a FoLB website and Facebook page. But there needs to be more content and talent involved in developing a dynamic blog. Patria was asked how the Ride Cafe had built their site. She explained that all the employees were expected to contribute efforts to keep the Facebook site lively. Lacking this sort of arrangement, some members suggested hiring a consultant to help with this. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 pm. The next joint meeting will be on March 8 at 7 pm in Room 111 in the Town Office Building Recorder: Jerry Van Hook Editor: Peggy Enders