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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Thursday, January 12, 7 pm, Room 221, Lexington Community Center Members Present : Peggy Enders (chair), Laurel Carpenter, John Frey, Bob Hausslein, Bob Dangel, Jennifer Melot, Mike Tabaczynski, George Gagliardi; Richard Canale (Planning Board Liaison); Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee Liaison) Members Absent : Carolyn Levi Others Present : Richard Fries; Ted Finch The December 2016 meeting minutes were approved as submitted. Bob Dangel volunteered to take meeting minutes. (A regular scribe is needed now that Marita is no longer on LBAC.) Bicycle Parking and Center Streetscape: Peggy gave a brief update of recommendations of the Center Streetscape committee and bicycle parking recommendations, in particular. She said there is support for the idea of another parklet – to include seasonal bike parking as well as tables and chairs -- at the other end of the center. The recommendations also include mention of both permanent and temporary public art installations, some of which may double as bike parking. These recommendations will be presented to the BoS at the end of January. Minuteman Bikeway: proposed access ramp from Maple Street: The committee discussed the outcome of a meeting with Dave Cannon and some Byron Road neighbors that abut the Bikeway; the neighbors have similar concerns as does the committee about the changes to the 75% design of the access ramp. Dave Cannon has agreed to meet with members at the site this coming Sunday. John Frey asked whether the Town had offered an easement to the developer. Tri-Town Bike Committee Meeting: Lexington hosted this meeting at the Community Center on December 7 (notes were provided in call to meeting). Peggy mentioned that the Board of th Selectmen in Arlington plans to appoint a celebration committee for the 25 anniversary of the Bikeway; a rolling celebration is being considered for the fall of 2017. Zagster may only be introduced in Lexington; Arlington is more interested in Hubway. There was a good discussion about the increasing popularity of e-bikes. Arlington has lowered speed limits to 25-mph where speed limits are otherwise not posted (i.e., statutory versus regulatory limits). Richard Fries said that MassBike plans to file an e-bikes bill to the Massachusetts General Court as well as an “omnibus bill” with 15 pieces of other legislation. He went on to say that the vulnerable road users bill did not pass, and that the bike lane blocking bill needs the Governor’s signature. Finally, he said that MassBike is asking for uniform record keeping by police departments on accidents with bikes.