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Home My WebLink About2016-05-19-LBAC-min v QtQV 5 rtOq,,,,h p 1775 G 73 . t = it, Q _ a� APRIL 1'Z' SFX IIVGT0„ APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting May 19, 2016, Community Center Members Present Peggy Enders (Chair), Bob Dangel, Carolyn Levi, Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), Sandra Shaw (Recreation Liaison), Laurel Carpenter, George Gagliardi Manta Hartshorn Members Absent. John Frey, Mike Tabaczynski Others present. Jennifer Melot, Elaine Ashton Review April Meeting Minutes The April 2016 minutes were approved as submitted Minuteman Bikeway Signage David Kucharsky, Mike Tabaczynski, Bob Dangel, Bob Hausslein, and Peggy reviewed the current status of the Toole Group design plan and are working toward reducing the number of signs proposed by Toole as well as improving the messaging, particularly with respect to user behavior Input to Selectmen's Goal Setting The Committee reviewed its draft to the Board of Selectmen and recommended a Section II title change (" to advance to Silver Bike Friendly Community status " and adds a reference to the Town Manager's office in the last paragraph of Section III The Committee unanimously approved the draft with these changes Tri-Town Meeting Agenda Joey Glushko from Arlington asked for the Tn-Town meeting agenda items Peggy said an obvious discussion item would be the Minuteman Bikeway 25th anniversary celebration Jennifer is interested in helping to be involved in planning Liaison Reports Sandra Shaw reported that the Bike Smart Safety Day (part of Bike Walk 'n Bus Week) went very well About 25 4th and 5th graders participated, the leaders were Bruce Kulik and Pat Bibbins, who were paid by the Friends, and Bike Committee volunteers and Brian Savage from the Police Department were on hand to help Peggy said she is very grateful to the Recreation Department— Peter Coleman, in particular—for all their help with the registration and venue She said she hopes this becomes a Town sponsored activity in the future The meeting was adjourned at 7 40 pm QtoUs ntOq,,h p 1775 c 43 Q _ ipi ;FXI a� APRIL 1'Z' N(iTot, Record of the Discussions of the Friends of Lexington Bikeways Treasurer's Report All bills are paid, including the payments to the two Bike Smart instructors Abe Shenker's family is soliciting donations for a bench in his name, and the donations are being made through the Friends' PayPal account. Bikeway Clean-up Day We had about 20 volunteers in 6 sections, lots of litter, and the cleanup went well Garlic Mustard Pull Grace Chapel provided about 20 volunteers George Gagliardi and Bob Hausslein each led a group Bikeway Counts Saturday, May 7th was cold and rainy Peggy suspended the counts in early afternoon Tuesday, May 10th had a record-breaking number of users for a weekday count (1,484 total trips counted, including 1,049 on bikes) Jennifer asked about installing an electronic bike counter on the Minuteman, Peggy said it would be good to expand counting to include streets Bike Walk 'n Bus Week The annual Bike Walk 'n Bus Week Commuter breakfast will be held on Friday, May 20th at the Depot. Discovery Day Peggy said that, since she was unable to get someone to take over the organizing of a table for the Bike Committee, we will not be represented this year She said she has arranged to have the bicycle helmets distributed by the Police Department at their table Bike-Lexington Org George has secured the new domain name He will work with Bob Hausslein to coordinate the new site with the existing Friends site Other business Bob talked about the folder holders on the Bikeway for Bikeway maps He wants to move some and add holders at Hartwell, Bedford and Hancock. The meeting was adjourned at 8 10 pm Upcoming Dates • Bicycle Advisory Committee/Friends of Lexington Bikeways monthly meeting Thursday, June 9, 7 PM, Room TBA • Lexington Bike Walk 'n Bus Week (Bay State Bike Week) o Commuter Breakfast on the Bikeway (Friday, May 20) o Ladies Ride Out: Building Biking Confidence (Saturday, May 21) vQtQV5 rtO 4'/4"c p 1775 73 a LL'= " zi 3 a� APRIL 1'F SFX IIGTot, o Lexington Bike Parade (Saturday afternoon, May 21) • Lexington Discovery Day Saturday, May 28, 10 AM to 3 PM • Tri-Town Bike Committee Meeting Saturday, June 4, 9-11 am Dallin Museum, lower level, Arlington Center Manta Hartshorn Recorder Peggy Enders Editor