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Side�ti�alk Co�lrnittee '��Iinutes h/13/06 The ineetinK ��-as �pened by C'hairman ��'eeks shortl�� after �11 :��L :� quc�rtun of ineinbers �ti�ere present and it �ti�as 1�ISP that the minutes c�t the :ti�Ia�� «leetin�; k�e acc��pted a� 5ubmitted. Sue �,llen 13riggs reported on the �afe IZ��ute� t�� Sch��ol (S1Z�1��) prograrn at E3�1�-inan. There is ai� active group of parents and childrei�� ti�alkin�;, ��e�ther ��t�rmittin� during this spring. �he suggested that there should be a sLirve�• ot residents along the rc�ads conunonly u�ed Eor ��ti�alking tc� school and recreatic>n fields, �,etting re4ident irlput �� needs for 5idewalk repair and/or ne�v constiruction. This discussion broadened to uther sch��l districts iilcludillg I�rid�e ��here a ne�� side��ti�alk along S�ring �treet is urgentl�� IZeeded and along Prospect I Iill IZoad �ti-here Jc>hn llavies has v�>iced simila�- needs � Craig ��tieeks mentic�rled that he had �repared a test surve�� t�� gauge the iilterE��t ��f abutters about adding side�valks to a te��c selected streets and distributed it tc� illdividuals ��ho had expressed an interest iil conducting the surveti•. �treet�; beil��; ��i1��t surveved include Spring Street, Shade Street and Pleasant Street. .-lnother survey pilot �vas prepared tor Prospect Hill, a street that �ti�as sel�cted anc� approved for addition of a ne�� side��alk as part of the to�ti-n meeting fiscal 2UOh-07 ��ppr��priatic�l-�.. Jt�anne Krie�,er brc�ught up Yleas��nt StreE�t ��llich serves E3c��1�lan �chuc�l �in�1 ��eds sidE:��-alk� and �afe rrossill�; z�nes. :� crc�ssiilg ��itll a traffic guard n��aT• th�� Pl�asailt �t. intc�rsc�ctiun ��ith 11'atcrt��l�n �t. is izet�d��d fur sch«��l hc�urs. ��ai; 11'�,gn��l- s��id the �T�:�C' is looking into the 5i�uation but that Pleasant St is a State rc7aci and their <�pprc�val is rec�uired. C�th�r �afe crc�5sings fe�r '�ic�ntessc�ri and c�ther school children arc� i�eed�d, c»le area discussed is the intersectiorl of Pleasant St and Ce�ncord :�ve r��here blinding frum tlle evenit�g surllig�lt and the steepness <�f Pleasant �t. c�inplic�ites th�� situatic�n. I,aura C'ecert� said thE� �1'ranspc>rtatiol� 1 I.itigati��n Group (�I�'��1��) had r��p��rted �2UU K is secured tor bussing of students from the ��valon Dev��lo}�mt�nt.. Je�inne added tl�at �2?0 K �ti�as also obtairled fc�r road�ti�a�� inlprc�vements at Conec�rc� .�ve/j-1'althai�� St ��11d for Pleasarzt St/:��Iass .��ve inlersectioils. ��'an Huok brought up the issue of bicycl�� and pedestrian access ror cc�mnnitirt�, tc� ti��ork along Hart�ti�ell :�ve.. :31ong the southern portion of tlus road�� asphalt curbing and nearb�� ti�etlands limits safe travel space for bikes and cvalkers. E�ere the Lexington Bic��cle committee prop��ses a 6 ft bik�/pedestrian lane un both sides �f the =�U ft �vide road�l�av, leaving a single 14 ft vehiele travel l��ne ii1 c�ac�l directic�n. �I'ht� n ft bike%pc:d lane �-quals a half ��idth c�f the '��1irluteman E3ike��a�� here tra��el b�� mixed modes has kric��n sucress. '1'he norrhern ��ortic�n c�f I Iart��tll :�vt. (nurth c�f tht� '��1�1 �3ike��-a�° cr��ssing) is not re5tricted b�� r�etlands and separate sidt��ti�alk� are prupused �vithin the 100 ft IZ��11�' c�f this Torti�r� road. ��I,his leave5 the ruadcti�ati� fret� fur ��e-hicular travel as present. '��Iass transit along Hartwell ��ve. r�ve �ti�ould compltte the ��lan, �;iving c��clists and ��alkers a col�zmuting option in ��inter or incleinent ��tather. �`��ntinuing ��n tl�e subject �f enhanceznents for bicvcle access in to��rl, Su�� E�.Ilei1 nc�ted that the recreatii�nal fields near �Iarringtc�tl schc�ol had �Z�� r�leks tc�r �afe parkirl� oE bic��cles. School polic�� discourages bicti�cling at I-iarrington due to surroundin� road��a�� conditions, but there should be bike racks off sch�ol prc�pert�� fr�r c�lder children and adults ��ho �vant to bicy�cle t� public open Lanc�s near the sche�ol. Jeanne Krieger 11ad emailed the cc�mnzittee meznbers about the ec,nclusi��r1�