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I Own Of 11 ekliigtaili Bicycle Advisory Committee 06/1 0 10 Juin e 2021 / 7:00 11::1M / oin Zoom ATTENDEES Members: Kevin Falcone, Omar Khudari , Peggy Enders, Mike Tabaczynski , Bob Hausslein, George Gagliardi Members Absent: Betty Gau, Matthias Beebe, Jim Cadenhead Also Attending: Richard Canale, Susan Barrett (Human Services) , Ram Reddy Ross Morrow (DPW) , NOTES Called to order 7:05 PM Rapid Recovery Program grant meeting happened on Tuesday, June 8. There is gov't funding available for beautification, branding, and better amenities along the bike path. For the purpose of helping retail businesses recover from the pandemic. They have a plan to make a plan. Not clear if funding is already allocated, or whether they have to apply. Many attendees advocated for better signage. One idea was improving rear-facing facades of buildings. Not clear if the project can do things like that on private property. Peggy: remember there is funding already approved by town meeting for kiosks on the bike path. That project is stalled. Richard: this is 100,06 economic development initiative. They don't care about recreation or anything else. You should decide if that is good for the bikeway/bicycling® It seems they are going to replicate the Toole Design work. The scenic byway is now an All-America road. There is federal money, maybe up to $1 million for the byway. We might be able to get that money to help make it more accessible to bicycles and pedestrians. Peggy: how about a grant to widen the bike path? Comprehensive Plan Public Input Forum is Tuesday, June 15. Everyone should attend, and advocate for bike-friendliness. Richard: in 2018 the planners did