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MINUTES Greenways Corridor Committee April 22, 2013, 4:30 -6 pm Legion Room, Cary Hall Members Present Rick Abrams, Alex Dohan, Peggy Enders, Eileen Entin, Paul Knight, Aaron Ladd, Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczinski Other Attendees none 1. Votes: • April 1 meeting Minutes — approved 2. Current Business Review: • ACROSS Lexington Project (Keith) — Keith and Rick met with John Livsey, Dave Cannon, and some other Town people, to discuss upcoming DPW work and how it might work into ACROSS planning. Work is planned at Old Mass Ave and Mass Ave that could help the West Lexington Greenway; near West Farm and Liberty Heights; at Highland Ave and Vine St; and possibly where Lincoln St goes under Rte 128. • We've learned that Lexington has some private streets, which should not affect ACROSS planning, but is something to be aware of Judy Seppala is creating an overlay for the GIS maps that will identify those streets. • Data Collection form (Mike) — Mike presented the data collection form that he created for working on the next phase of ACROSS. A long discussion ensued about using the form, specifically the mechanics of using it. The goal is to build a detailed description of the route to go into the GIS system. There will be many, many data points, some on paper and some on GPS programs for those who wish to use those. Rick will send out his map of the proposed route. When people walk any part of it, please email the Committee so we can keep track of what has been walked. Rick will collect and monitor the data, which be compiled in a spreadsheet in Dropbox. Current Business Updates: • Bike Walk `n' Bus Week (Peggy) — Lots of walks, rides and other events are planned for May 5 -11. In addition to Peggy, GCC members Keith, Rick, Paul, Aaron and Stew Kennedy are all leading excursions. • Toole, the consultant group working on the Minuteman Bikeway through Arlington, Lexington and Bedford, will exhibit the first draft of their recommendations at the Lexington Depot during an open house from 1 -4pm on May 5, sponsored by Friends of the Lexington Bikeway. Rick has some ideas for an ACROSS table at that event. • Report to Board of Selectmen (Keith) — discussion on report of West Lexington Greenway to BoS was pushed to the next meeting. 4. New Business: • Paul presented a map of the West Lexington Greenway to get us thinking about next steps there.