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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: May 13, 2010, 7 pm, Room 111, Town Office Building Members Present: Stew Kennedy (Acting Chair), John Frey, Marita Hartshorn, Jerry Van Hook, Laurel Carpenter, Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee Liaison) Others Present: Bob Hausslein, Richard Spencer, Dawn McKenna Members Absent: Peter Kelly, (Selectman’s Liaison), George Gagliardi, Abe Shenker (FoLB Chair), Peggy Enders (Chair), Richard Canale (Planning Liaison), Mike Tabaczynski Minutes : The April 2010 minutes were accepted as corrected. Dawn McKenna dropped in and said the metal signs about “no bike riding on center sidewalks” will arrive next week. They will be installed by DPW. The Tourism Committee has offered to fund a new bike map. Peggy and Bob Dangel are working on this project and should coordinate with the Tourism Committee. Bikeway Counts: Both the Tuesday and Saturday bike count numbers increased substantially from previous counts [ed note: 4,059 trips counted on Saturday, May 1; 949 trips counted for commuter and noon hours on Tuesday, May 4]. Stew and John will send the exact numbers to Jerry for his talk on May 16. th 20 Century Memories: Jerry will give a 10-minute talk about the Minuteman Bikeway from a historical perspective on Sunday, May 16 at 2:00 at the depot. The Historical Society sponsors the event. Center Parking Session: Peggy represented us at the meeting. The town hired a consultant to analyze the parking situation. Bicycle parking will be factored in. Lowell and Woburn St. Development. Jerry reported on TD Bank’s proposal. We hope the reconfigured site will be pedestrian and bicycle friendly. Laurel circulated a petition to that effect. Scenic Battle Road: The Minuteman Bikeway and connectors like the West Lexington Greenway and possibly the Bedford extension will be considered a