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APPROVED MEETING NOTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: Thursday, September 11, 2014 Town Office Building Members Present: Peggy Enders, (Chair), Marita Hartshorn, Laurel Carpenter, Bob Dangel, John Frey, Carolyn Levi, George Gagliardi, Bob Hausslein, Richard Canale, (Planning Board Liaison), Sandra Shaw (Recreation Liaison) Member Absent: Mike Tabaczynski Others Present: Jennifer Melot, Greg Shenstone August Meeting Minutes – The August Minutes were approved as amended. Minuteman Bikeway Signage Update – Peggy reported a meeting with the Town Manager and DPW staff regarding the Toole Group signage recommendations. The DPW has approach the Toole Group for an estimate on doing a master plan for signage – both wayfinding as well as safety information. Bob Dangel’s work would be folded into any work Toole would do. The Committee agreed that using professionals to finish this work is a good approach, especially if Arlington is able to hire the Toole Group, as well. TSAC Meeting Update – Carolyn Levi attended the meeting. The TSAC will consider having stanchions installed at the requested Bikeway intersections (i.e., Revere, Meriam, and Woburn Streets) and will also consider painting sharrows at the rotary in front of Diamond Middle School. David Cannon used Google to the illustrate connections for this presentation which proved very useful. Proposed Changes on Hartwell Avenue – Jennifer Melot, Lincoln Lab Bicycle Coordinator, solicited comments from cyclists who use Hartwell Avenue regarding a proposed roundabout at Maguire/Hartwell. (Attached at the end of the minutes are their responses.) Richard Canale said that MassDOT has a roundabout design tool. One lane is recommended for less than 1300 cars/hour, two lanes for 1300 to1800 cars/hour, and more for over 1800 cars/hour. At its peak the Hartwell/Maguire intersection sees 2000 cars/hour. One-lane roundabouts are usually fine for cyclists to navigate, but two or more lanes are considered “problematic,” according to experts in the area, Richard said. Lexington Bike Brochure – Jennifer Melot shared a draft of a Lexington specific bike brochure, something that might be produced in time for distribution next spring. The committee felt the draft was a fine start. Carolyn Levi agreed to work with Jennifer on producing the next draft.