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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVED MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee <br /> <br />Date, Time and Location of Meeting: <br />January 12, 2012, 7 pm, Town Office Building <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> Peggy Enders (Chair), Stew Kennedy, John Frey, Marita <br />Hartshorn, Jerry Van Hook, Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), George Gagliardi, Mike <br />Tabaczynski <br />Others Present: <br />Richard Spencer <br />Members Absent: <br /> Laurel Carpenter <br /> <br />Minutes <br />: The December 2011 minutes were accepted as corrected. <br /> <br />Ad Hoc Transportation Governance Committee: <br />Peggy described the work of the <br />group that was formed to look at improving transportation governance and the <br />committee structure. A few recommendations are being forwarded to the Selectmen, <br />including quarterly meetings of all transportation-related committees to share <br />information. <br /> <br />DCR Grant for Minuteman Bikeway User Information (Update): <br />Peggy drafted the <br />RFP to hire an engineering firm to develop a plan for new signs and kiosks along the <br />entire bike path from Bedford to Cambridge. It was reviewed by colleagues in Arlington <br />and Bedford. The RFP has been issued by John Livsey, and bids are expected by mid- <br />February. Volunteer time will be needed to provide the matching funds stipulated in the <br />grant. Volunteers will help with meetings, focus groups, inventories, etc. <br /> <br />Plans for Bikeway Drainage and Root Control (Update <br />): Work has started to <br />address the drainage problems along the five sections of the Bikeway. It’s not clear <br />whether the root work has begun. Peggy will remind the DPW that the committee voted <br />in the past to remove the rumble strips before any paving is done. <br /> <br />Granite Curbs: <br />Laurel had offered to prepare a statement on the committee’s position <br />with regard to granite curbing. This discussion will be tabled until that statement is <br />ready. <br /> <br />Bicycle Safety Awareness <br />: Peggy reported that Terry Gleason would like towns to <br />collaborate on a Bike Safety Week at the end of April. Mike and Stew expressed <br />interest in appearing in a video about bike safety on the streets and Bikeway etiquette. <br />The Sweeney sisters would like to be in the video, Marita said. <br /> <br />Center Streetscape (follow-up): <br />Jerry sought support from the Sidewalk Committee <br />for single lanes in each direction of Mass Avenue in the town center. They decided to <br /> <br />