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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name : Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting : April 10, 2014, 7 pm, Parker Room Members Present : Peggy Enders, (Chair), Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), Stew Kennedy, Marita Hartshorn, Mike Tabaczynski, Laurel Carpenter, Bob Dangel, George Gagliardi, John Frey, Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee Liaison), Richard Canale (Planning Board Liaison) Others Present: Jennifer Melot Minutes : The March minutes were approved as distributed. Letter to Board of Selectmen re Town Center Streetscape : Peggy discussed the plan to write to the Board of Selectman, urging the town to adopt a true complete street design for Mass Ave in the Town Center. Richard Canale said the current design is based on faulty information; he believes that a three-lane design would be best for all users. Another option to suggest would be a four-lane roadway with parking only on one side of the street in order to provide room for bike lanes. Richard said that, if neither of these options were considered realistic, then the committee should recommend that all four lanes be painted with sharrows and bike boxes provided at the intersections. Apparently, the design is still a work in progress, so there is time to register the committee’s belief that the current draft plan is unsafe for bicyclists. Bikeway Repair and Paving Plans : Peggy and Bob Hausslein reported that the DPW plans to address areas on the Bikeway where cracks and holes need patching. A complete resurfacing will be done this summer from Mal’s to Fottler and repaving between Woburn and Fletcher. There will also be work done on another culvert between Woburn Street and Seasons 4. Peggy and Bob volunteered to spray paint dangerous root and crack spots. Tri-Town Meeting : The meeting will be held at Estabrook Hall on Saturday, June 7. Arlington will host the event here in Lexington. The committee voted to recommend the following topics for the agenda: 2013 highlights; updates on various local trails (e.g., Reformatory Branch); snow plowing – lessons learned and best practices; dog waste, trash, and recyclable bins on the bikeway; Lexington/Bedford town line (Terry Gleason); Bikeway signage next steps;