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Bicycle Advisory Committee
10/13/2022
13 Oct 2022 / 7:00 PM / Hybrid Meeting in person at the Cary Hall
Hudson Room and via Zoom
ATTENDEES (present in bold)
Committee Members: Betty Gau, Ram Reddy, Jim Cadenhead, Suzan Chen, Dave
Armstrong, Mike Tabaczynski, George Gagliardi, Matthius Beebe, Mike O’Connor
(not present), Arnav Aora
Also Attending: Susan Barrett (Transportation Manager), Peggy Enders (Bike
Lexington), Richard Canale (Battle Road), Suzie Barry (Select Board Liaison),
Sandhya Iyer (Economic Development Director), Cynthia Pfeiffer, Kunal Botla
FoLB/Bike Lexington 7:00 – 7:15 pm
1. Treasurer’s Report-
Omar - Cash situation - Money ~ $21K is the Balance. Filed Tax Returns for last
year and previous years.
2. Safety Sign update-
Sep 30 meeting at DPW with Ross, Mike, Peggy and Town folks - Decisions made on
recommendations. Next meeting Oct 21/early Oct 24 week. Discussed Key
messages on the sign, agreed with Manufacturers. Idea is a Go.
3. Upcoming Events – Volunteers Needed
● LexDoingGood October 22nd
● Bike Lights Giveaway October 17, 5:30-7:30pm
5. Fall Bike Rides
Jim - Last Sunday was a success - 25 people.
6. Misc:
Sunday Oct 16th between 9 - 3 pm there will be up to 150 runners/walkers on the bikeway for
the Cancer Shakti Foundation 5K walk.
Discovery Day - Success. Gave 80 Helmets. And sold vests. Bunch of Email-ids received - folks
want to be connected. Adding them to the GoogleGroups
Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee – 7:15 pm
1. Approve September 15, 2022 Meeting Minutes
Jim - Move to Approve. All approved.
2. Susan - Safe Routes to School discussion to focus on safe bike routes to LHS.
6 Es- Education, Engineering…lexbikewalk website - School by School
Reduce Congestion.
Kunal - Letter to Select Board/Town - Walking, Biking - wants to listen. Member of
TAC - short term thoughts AND maybe propose a meeting to voice concerns. LBAC
would like to help with Proposal. Betty will work with Kunal/TAC.
LBAC agrees to endorse TAC’s letter.
Matt explained the Worthen Road situation AND from the Bikepath to LHS. Arnav
(LHS student) was sideswiped AND Kunal (past LHS student) was almost hit.
Ross - 2 weeks in spring - Take one lane of Worthen for Biking - Pilot. Coned off.
Mike C/Matt B - Get the school involved - Teachers and Staff
Arnav A - Agrees with Worthen Pilot. Not sure Survey is helpful
Ram R - Survey High School students - # Students getting hit.
Jim C- Stakeholder petition - One for voting age and 1 for non-voting age
Betty/Susan - Bike Month - May for the Pilot. Start planning this winter. And discuss
it at next month’s meeting.
3. Bikeway Speed Advisory discussion of 15 mph. No agreement on whether we
should have the signs or not. Many different opinions. Make it Advisory - 15 mph
Yellow. Moved to Approve.1 Opposed. All others Approved.
4. High School and Middle School Bike Rack update (Betty) - Betty shared pictures.
Susan/Betty/Sandhya - getting ARPA funds for Bike Racks in East Lexington. Do
same for LHS and other schools. LHS has an Art GIS club - want to do Bike Racks
location.
5. East Lexington Wayfinding Project update (Betty/Dave) - Sandhya (Town
Economic Advisory) presented in the last meeting. Moving forward on 70% design -
funding on 1 kiosk. We already have funding for 2 more kiosks (other locations).
Dawson designs to be used for the other 2 kiosks. QR code to show maps. Center
committee - wanted electronic signs. Dawson will do SOW for Electronic signs.
6. Bike/Ped Plan Update - Susan B - Consider the Biking to LHS in this. November
RFP will be returned.
7. Liaison Reports - none.