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Home My WebLink About2008-02-14-LBAC-min c tic`O1775gN�v5 MO Q j{ - 3 gRielb APRIL 14 �FXI NGT°� MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting. February 14, 2008, 7 00 pm, Rm 111 Members Present: Harvey Bingham, Peg Enders, John Frey, George Gagliardi, Manta Hartshorn, Abe Shenker Others Present: Rich Spencer, Bob Dangel Members Absent: Richard Canale (Planning), Stew Kennedy (BAC chair), Hank Manz (Selectmen), Sandra Shaw (Recreation), Mike Tabaczynski, Jerry VanHook Record of Votes taken and issues discussed. Minutes from the January meeting were reviewed and approved as corrected. Hartwell Avenue update Terry Gleason's monthly summary of traffic queues and driver reactions for January was reviewed. It appears things have settled down, there is no new feedback, and complaints are less frequent North— South Bike Route Abe and Peggy met since the previous meeting and discussed North - South bike route(s)through town. It was decided to form a group of interested people and discuss what is needed for cyclists and pedestrians to get from one side of the map to the other We need to decide what the objectives are, how ambitious we want to be, and whether it is to be a commuter or recreational path. There are a few challenges about routing, particularly near Burlington. Tri-Town Meeting: Manta reported on a to-town Minuteman Bikeway meeting she had attended earlier in February There was agreement at that meeting that there should be a stencil for identifying the towns' borders by painting on the pavement A stencil would cost $400 It was also proposed that there be 2-sided street signs at crossings with the town seal or other markings Abe suggested instead to have stickers printed and put on the gates, as a much less expensive way to inform Bikeway users of the town they are in. Marrtta suggested placing town seals on bollards Abe will look into pricing of stickers 2008 Trail Project Plans Mike's preliminary notions on trail projects this year were passed on. In summary, there probably will be a total of 4 or 5 work days on the Vine Brook trails We'll get one of them in before school lets out in June, so as to take advantage of High School volunteers Then there will be one or two during the summer, and maybe something after school resumes in the fall. ` s MOgN/ oo 1775 tic APRIL 14 Bikeway Plowing. As Arlington seems to be so successful in its plowing of the Bikeway, there was further discussion of whether we should pursue this now for Lexington. It was suggested that perhaps it could be done just at the beginning and end of the season— so as to at least extend the cycling season. Meeting adjourned. Record of Friends of Lexington Bikeways votes and discussions. Treasurer's Report Rich reported that the treasury now has a Balance of$2,068 75 MAPC Bike Racks Marita reported receiving a verbal OK from the Post Office manager for installation of the bike rack at the agreed upon spot. Clarke Bridge project Peg reported that Steve Flynn (Clarke School Principal) is managing the bridge project DPW and one unnamed person are willing to do the construction. We will probably have a new bridge by spring Farmers' Market: Carolyn Siccama notified us that due to the popularity last year of "Bike to the Market Day", this year the Farmers' Market committee wants to have two The dates identified are June 24 and October 7 She also asked for volunteers to help George, Marita, Peg, and Stew(in absentia) volunteered to help Annual Bikeway Cleanup It was agreed that May 3rd, the first Saturday in May again this year, will be the date for the cleanup Peg thought it important to have water delivered, perhaps by Mike as he did last year We should verify that Starbucks will provide water again this year And we should establish territories of responsibility in advance Other business George volunteered to write a letter to the Concord Journal as an abutter to the Minuteman in support of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail The announcement that Cathy Buckley Lewis will speak at the upcoming Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail meeting. Her topic will be trail usage counts to be done this year It was announced that Storrow Drive will probably be closed to cars during some weekend hours in 2008 Meeting adjourned Information Distributed Draft minutes for January 2008 meeting Recorder(s) Abe Shenker and Marita Hartshorn, Stew Kennedy (editor) Next Meeting March 13, 2008, 6PM, Room 111 in Town Office Building