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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES
Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee
Date, Time and Location of Meeting: August 15, 2013, 7 pm, Town Office
Building
Members Present: Peggy Enders (Chair), Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), Bob
Dangel, John Frey, George Gagliardi, Mike Tabaczynski, Sandra Shaw
(Recreation Committee Liaison).
Members Absent: Marita Hartshorn, Stew Kennedy, Patria Lanfranchi
Others Present: Sgt. Paul Callahan (Lexington Police), Carolyn Levi, Richard
Canale
Minutes: The July 2013 minutes were accepted as submitted.
Annual Report: The annual report to the Town is due at the end of August.
Old Mass Ave (update): Richard Canale provided a handout describing the
benefits of removing the roadway centerline on streets with low traffic volumes;
Old Mass Ave receives fewer than 3,000 vehicles per day. Peggy reported that
John Livsey is committed to a centerline on Old Mass Ave, particularly because of
nighttime travel concerns [i.e., limited sightline at crest of hill]. A suggestion was
made for an "intermittent" centerline. Peggy relayed to John Livsey the
committee's preference for "sharrows" plus a wide shoulder and, if possible, to
continue pattern from Mass Ave to Wood Street to Old Mass Ave. Concerns were
expressed about the crossing pads that have been installed at intersections, both
in terms of width and edge drop -off.
Letter to Selectmen re Town Center Traffic and Parking: The committee
agreed that Peggy should write to the Selectmen to reaffirm our recommendation
that the final decision about traffic and parking lanes in the town center make it
possible for bicycles to navigate without the risk of getting "doored ". As it is, Mass
Ave in the center is not a "complete street."
Healthy Communities and Bike Safety Program: The status of this program is
unclear, but there has been the suggestion that a bike safety program be piloted
during the Healthy Communities program year.
Toole Design Group Report (update): Nothing to report yet.
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Liaison Reports:
• Sgt. Paul Callahan reported that he has been pushing for more "officers on
bicycles" presence in Lexington. There are four mountain bikes being used
in police law enforcement. Twenty officers have been trained in the
"COBWEB" program, and all new employees receive this training. He said
that state grant money used to pay for Bikeway patrols, which is why the
Bikeway is patrolled less often now.
• Richard Canale reported on the center parking committee.
Other Business: The committee discussed the recent email exchanges on the
Bike Lexington Yahoo list about Bikeway behavior as well as the John Allen video
that demonstrates dangerous behavior on the Bikeway. Mike said that we should
be targeting behavior, not making rules about who can and can't use the bikeway.
Carolyn suggested that club riders be reminded to match their speed to the
conditions around them. Richard said that the Town should improve in general the
job of telling drivers, cyclists, and walkers what to do.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm.
Record of the Discussions of the Friends of Lexington Bikeways
Treasurer's Report: $200 was received from Temple Isaiah.
Farmers' Market Bike Corral: August saw a low turnout because of the
inaccurate weather forecast. It was suggested that signs be posted over by
Bikeway to make sure that riders can see that there is a bike corral.
Garfield Street Access Project: An Eage scout candidate is doing the project,
scheduled for late September. The ramp over the drainage area will be 32' long x
4' wide.
Upcoming Dates
• LBAC /FoLB meeting Thursday, September 12, at 7 PM, Room G15,
Town Office Building.
• Farmers' Market Bike Corral: Tuesday, September 10, October 8 (final
for season).
• MPO Bikeway Counts: Saturday, September 14, and a weekday during
week of September 9.
• Moving Together Conference: Wednesday, October 23, Park Plaza
Hotel ( "Transit +Walking +Bicycling = Mobility ").
http://baystateroads.eot.state.ma.us/movingtogether/
George Gagliardi, Recorder
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Peggy Enders, Editor