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Home My WebLink About2014-04-10-LBAC-min ,`JS MOgM1,i p� i7 Lj{7s a ��Q� U O„ Q ,, V1 G xTl J An APRIL 19 APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting April 10, 2014, 7 pm, Parker Room Members Present Peggy Enders, (Chair), Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), Stew Kennedy, Manta Hartshorn, Mike Tabaczynski, Laurel Carpenter, Bob Dangel, George Gagliardi, John Frey, Sandra Shaw (Recreation Committee Liaison), Richard Canale (Planning Board Liaison) Others Present Jennifer Melot Minutes The March minutes were approved as distributed Letter to Board of Selectmen re Town Center Streetscape Peggy discussed the plan to write to the Board of Selectman, urging the town to adopt a true complete street design for Mass Ave in the Town Center Richard Canale said the current design is based on faulty information, he believes that a three-lane design would be best for all users Another option to suggest would be a four-lane roadway with parking only on one side of the street in order to provide room for bike lanes Richard said that, if neither of these options were considered realistic, then the committee should recommend that all four lanes be painted with sharrows and bike boxes provided at the intersections Apparently, the design is still a work in progress, so there is time to register the committee's belief that the current draft plan is unsafe for bicyclists Bikeway Repair and Paving Plans Peggy and Bob Hausslein reported that the DPW plans to address areas on the Bikeway where cracks and holes need patching A complete resurfacing will be done this summer from Mal's to Fottler and repaving between Woburn and Fletcher There will also be work done on another culvert between Woburn Street and Seasons 4 Peggy and Bob volunteered to spray paint dangerous root and crack spots Tri-Town Meeting The meeting will be held at Estabrook Hall on Saturday, June 7 Arlington will host the event here in Lexington The committee voted to recommend the following topics for the agenda 2013 highlights, updates on various local trails (e g , Reformatory Branch), snow plowing — lessons learned and best practices, dog waste, trash, and recyclable bins on the bikeway, Lexington/Bedford town line (Terry Gleason), Bikeway signage next steps, �,`JS gM1,i p i77sMO �Q� U O„1r ) G xTl J An APRIL 19 Greenway 100 and its potential for underwriting Bikeway widening (Richard Canale) The committee felt that any discussion about e-bikes should be undertaken only if someone is prepared to do some homework that makes it an informed and useful discussion The committee expressed no interest in talking about other topics on the list provided, including nighttime hours on the Bikeway Greenbelt Walk Laurel Carpenter announced that part of the Greenbelt Walk would take place on the bikeway from Parker Meadow to the Deport. It will involve roughly 20 people Other business Peggy requested traffic crossing bollards at three of the intersections on the Bikeway (i e , Hancock, Meriam, and Revere Streets) to make motorist aware of cyclist and pedestrians The committee agreed it a good idea to have a liaison to the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee — now possible because of a revision of the TSAC charge Liaison Report Richard Canale attended the MAPC Parking Conference 97% of the discussion related to automobiles The meeting adjourned at 8 05 pm Record of the Discussion of the Friends of Lexington Bikeways • Treasurer's Report Over the winter over 100 people contributed to the plowing fund FoLB spent $400 to reapply for 501c3 status, $50 for a gift certificate for Sue Rockwell for her help, and $3,500 for winter plowing The IRS acknowledged receipt of our application Our corporate meeting will be next month at the regular FOLB meeting • Bikeway Clean-up Day is May 3rd 9 00 a m to noon Section Leaders needed • Garlic Mustard Pull Day is May 10th Grace Chapel is furnishing volunteers We need volunteers to supervise This is the same day that weekend Bikeway counts will be done • Bike Walk 'n Bus Week a Bike Smart pilot at Bridge School (Thursday, May 15) This event is for all 5th graders in Lexington, sponsored by the Lexington Recreation Department, the Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Friends of Lexington Bikeways and the Police Department. We need two volunteers to assist. Stew and Sandra volunteered b Women's Ride (Saturday, May 10) A program for women who feel uneasy or unsafe riding a bicycle, led by Nicole Waxmonsky It will begin in a meeting room at the library followed by a ride ,00s MOgM1,i 0� 1775 � U 6111 ; Jan APRIL 19"' SFX/NGT0s c Commuter Breakfast and Convoy (Friday, May 16) The Friends of Lexington Bikeways, the Greenway Corridor Committee, and Safe Routes to School are working together to offer breakfast to commuters on Friday, May 16th at the Depot. Judy Crocker requested permission to place ten Burma Shave type signs along the bikeway to entice cyclists and walkers off the Bikeway Her request was approved We need volunteers to assist. d Bike to BBQ Bike Corral (Sunday, May 18) volunteers are needed to park bikes at the BBQ on Sunday We will ask the DPW to bring some barricades for a corral • The Friends voted $400 for the work being done by Nicole Waxmonsky • The League of American Bicyclists is offering traffic skills 101 course at Bentley University There are two classroom sessions and one Saturday ride on May 10th • The CTPS Trail Counts will be the week of May 6th We voted to do Wednesday May 7th, commuting hours, and Saturday May 10th, all day • Bike Donation Day and Discovery Day will be May 24th Volunteers needed Peggy has reserved the parking lot. Sandra Shaw offered to put an article in the Minuteman Manta sent a sympathy card to Marianne Lazarus from the Friends Alan was our treasurer in the early 90's We are all invited to a party at the depot this Saturday at 2.00 p m The meeting adjourned at 9:25 Scribe Manta Hartshorn Editor Peggy Enders Upcoming Dates • LBAC/FoLB meeting Thursday, May 8, 7 pm, Parker Room of the Town Office Building • Lexington Bike Walk 'n Bus Week. (and Bay State Bike Week) Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 18 • Bike Donation Day and Discovery Day Saturday, May 24, 10 am to 3 pm • Tri-Town Bike Committee Meeting Saturday, June 7, 8 30 am Estabrook Hall (Cary Memorial Hall)