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Greenways Corridor Committee
May 4, 2015
Training Room, Hadley DPW Building
Lexington, Massachusetts
Members Present: Kevin Breunig, Alex Dohan, Peggy Enders, Eileen Entin, Bob Hausslein,
Keith Ohmart, Mike Tabaczynski
Other Attendees: none
Votes: Minutes approved: 3/30/2015
Reports/Updates:
We need to change the date of the June meeting in order to get a quorum. Keith will solicit input
via email.
Bike Walk Bus Week is coming up. Volunteers needed for Commuter Breakfast setup.
Peggy showed sample of signs letting pedestrians know how long it will take to walk from one
place to another (e.g. from the Library to the Post Office).
The GCC and the ACROSS Lexington websites have been updated with new information,
including Routes C & D.
The Boston area Greenbelt walk will be held May 30. Bob will help Laurel Carpenter with route
flagging. Kevin is working on publicity.
David Neal has been working on an app that includes Routes C & D.
Keith included a budget outline that should be submitted with the minutes, for archiving.
As trail building/marking materials come in, they will be stored at the Hennessy Field Barn.
Current Business Review:
The Board of Selectmen is working on Goal Setting and has asked for input from Town
Committees. Keith will draft a letter that will include making Walking Safety a priority.
We could use a form for reporting damage on ACROSS routes.
We should err on the side of More when deciding how many waysigns to put up, and make a
note of any reports of confusing locations, to sign them better.
Bob and Don have been mounting brochure holders at kiosks and on posts. Bob will keep
brochures in the shed at his house, in case anyone wants to have some to hand out or refill
holders. Bob lives at 20 Slocum Road.
Field Report on Route E - it has a “muddy angle”that will need some upgrading.
There is no easement at present off the Martingale “lollipop”.
We should come up with some sort of sign to mark the End of connector or spur (non-loop)
routes when appropriate.
Do we want signs that indicate if routes are more or less appropriate for biking?
Should we grade the routes with difficulty levels?
The intersection at Cedar, Hill, and Paul Revere is difficult/dangerous. Eileen will talk with Dave
Cannon about proposed work there and adding crosswalks.
It would be good to try feeding trail information into the route planning outline to see if the
existing trails meet the criteria we have set out.
It would also be good to try new routes at different times of day and weekdays/weekends.
Hastings Road can be nice, but can also be busy and not particularly safe.
The idea was proposed to use Numbers to label the Connectors, instead of Letters - to keep
Letters for the Loop routes.
NOTE: The Rick Abrams Memorial event will be held on June 14. There will be a Route B walk
and a dedication ceremony. A site has been proposed for a bench in his memory at Dunback
Meadow.
Next Meeting: June 29 (updated), 2015, 4:30-6:00pm, DPW Training Room
Proposed meeting dates for the rest of 2015: Sept 28, Oct 26, Nov 23, Dec 21
Pending Matters:
- Conservation Restriction Data Base
Respectfully Submitted by
Alexandra Dohan, Secretary