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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF JUNE 12, 2010 <br /> <br />A community meeting sponsored by the Lexington Planning Board in Cary Auditorium in Cary Memorial <br />Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Chairman Gregory Zurlo with <br />members Richard Canale, Charles Hornig, Anthony Galaitsis, and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor <br />and Aaron Henry present. Wendy Manz was absent. <br /> <br />*******************HARTWELL AVENUE TRANSPORTATION PLAN******************* <br />Mr. Rick Bryant and Ms. Sasha Wood of Tetra Tech Rizzo were present as the consultants working on the <br />project with the Planning Board. Mr. Zurlo began by explaining that the meeting was held to present the <br />recommended plan to the community and get additional feedback on the plan. Mr. Bryant began by <br />briefly summarizing the first two community meetings. Then some new (policy) information was <br />presented. Many community members attended the meeting, including some new members who had not <br />previously attended either of the prior community meetings on this project. Many neighbors shared their <br />concerns and ideas for improvements at the meeting as outlined below. <br /> <br />Audience Comments and Questions <br /> <br /> Was commercial air out of Hanscom considered as part of the future development scenario? No <br /> <br /> Eliminating the left turn from Wood Street to Hartwell Avenue (toward the Base) will have very <br />little impact. The majority of cars turn right out of Wood Street and most of the Base traffic <br />coming from Wood Street turns in at Lincoln Labs. This point was reiterated by a couple of <br />people. It was noted that the distance traveled by this change would increase and therefore <br />emissions would increase. <br /> <br /> How does a bicyclist negotiate the roundabout? One of three ways: take a travel lane, transition <br />from bike lane to the sidewalk, or walk the bicycle through the intersection as a pedestrian would. <br /> <br /> Would the grade-separated bike path on Hartwell Avenue go above or below the roadway? This <br />has not yet been determined. <br /> <br /> Forcing bicyclists to take a travel lane along Wood Street to get past the median treatments <br />(where the roadway would be narrowed) is a dangerous situation, especially where the cyclist <br /> <br />