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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 7 pm, Room G15, Town Office Building Members Present: Peggy Enders (Chair), Stew Kennedy, Marita Hartshorn, Jerry Van Hook, Laurel Carpenter, Bob Hausslein (Chair, FoLB), Mike Tabaczynski, Richard Canale (Planning Board Liaison) Others Present: Richard Spencer Members Absent: George Gagliardi, Peter Kelley, (Selectmen’s Liaison), Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee Liaison), John Frey Minutes : The November 2010 minutes were accepted as corrected. Lexington Police : Peggy mentioned that Sgt Paul Callahan is our new liaison to the police department. We understand that the police are planning on increasing bike patrols in Lexington. 2011 Meetings: The 2011 LBAC Meeting Schedule was distributed. Plowing : Peggy reported that she met with Carl Valente earlier in the month; he said that the police department agreed to allow certain gates to remain open during the winter season – i.e., one side of one or more at Fletcher, Hancock, Fottler, and Bow Streets. The DPW will place barrels with reflective tape at these intersections. Jerry was asked to continue hand shoveling at Merriam Street. The Town of Bedford may plow their section this winter. Subcommittee on Streets and Roads Heavily Traveled : The subcommittee will meet before the next LBAC meeting. Peggy distributed the Federal Highway Administration report on “Evaluation of Shared Lane Markings” which contained the most recent study of sharrows. The report concludes that sharrows are effective; in the test cities, motorists seem to be more aware of sharing the road with cyclists. In a discussion about the problem with too many signs on Spring Street, we recommend that sharrows be painted on the road to eliminate the need for “share the road” signage. The speed limit on Spring Street has been increased from 30 to 35 mph because of a 1958 bylaw; there is a petition to the Selectmen to have it returned to 30 mph.