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,S US Mop pQ` 1 775 ` �(3 APRIL 11- k /NG'V APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: August 15, 2013, 7 pm, Town Office Building Members Present: Peggy Enders (Chair), Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), Bob Dangel, John Frey, George Gagliardi, Mike Tabaczynski, Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee Liaison). Members Absent: Marita Hartshorn, Stew Kennedy, Patria Lanfranchi Others Present: Sgt. Paul Callahan (Lexington Police), Carolyn Levi, Richard Canale Minutes: The July 2013 minutes were accepted as submitted. Annual Report: The annual report to the Town is due at the end of August. Old Mass Ave (update): Richard Canale provided a handout describing the benefits of removing the roadway centerline on streets with low traffic volumes; Old Mass Ave receives fewer than 3,000 vehicles per day. Peggy reported that John Livsey is committed to a centerline on Old Mass Ave, particularly because of nighttime travel concerns [i.e., limited sightline at crest of hill]. A suggestion was made for an "intermittent" centerline. Peggy relayed to John Livsey the committee's preference for "sharrows" plus a wide shoulder and, if possible, to continue pattern from Mass Ave to Wood Street to Old Mass Ave. Concerns were expressed about the crossing pads that have been installed at intersections, both in terms of width and edge drop -off. Letter to Selectmen re Town Center Traffic and Parking: The committee agreed that Peggy should write to the Selectmen to reaffirm our recommendation that the final decision about traffic and parking lanes in the town center make it possible for bicycles to navigate without the risk of getting "doored ". As it is, Mass Ave in the center is not a "complete street." Healthy Communities and Bike Safety Program: The status of this program is unclear, but there has been the suggestion that a bike safety program be piloted during the Healthy Communities program year. Toole Design Group Report (update): Nothing to report yet.