HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-08-26-TAC-min.pdf Lexington Transportation Advisory Committee Minutes
August 26, 1991
Present Sara Arnold, Sally Castleman, Bill Mix, Pauline Burke,
Allison Greene, Carole Sonduck, Eric Gibbs
Administrative Business
Arnold, Liz Andrews, and Sonduck were moved to be re-appointed.
Several vacancies still exist, everyone present agreed to attempt to
recruit new people It was agreed that temporarily, the committee
would alternate recording minutes Arnold identified a list of
tasks which need to be assumed outside of regular meeting time
Depot Square Improvements
Some differences of opinion have developed regarding the proposed
depot square improvements, mainly involving the method and materials
planned for the brick work AGREED safety is the main concern,
the improvements are a good idea, it is important to move the
project forward
1 Waltham Bus Connection Update
Extensive discussion regarding the proposed bus route, vehicles to
be used, scheduling combinations, potential asset and deficit to
Lexington, funding possibilities General agreement was reached on
the following route, equipment and schedule need to be effective
and efficient; funding has to cover cost Lexington gains new
markets, solidifies relationship with T, improved town-to-town
relations Negative impacts generally involve cost and maintaining
service to Lexington AGREED that Arnold would forward memo to
Rick White outlining our position and requesting his input
School Busing Update
Main ridership Increase appears to be on Route 6, serving Diamond, 2
elementary schools, and the high school Options were discussed to
meet immediate requirement only Permanent solution needs further
study Choices included substituting larger capacity vehicle for
first run, lease a vehicle to follow in tandem for first run,
purchase another vehicle to add to fleet, add a traditional school
bus to route AGREED that Gibbs would lease larger bus to
service Route 6 early Gibbs will reach compliance will all DPU
requirements before putting leased vehicle on the street Burke
will generate list of additional items needed - fare box, markings,
radio, signs, etc
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Accessibility/ParaTransit
No additional information is currently available Burke has been in
touch with an organization in Silver Springs, MD , which follows
these issues They will forward information to her She will
prepare summary for committee
Marketing
Burke has prepared material for the schools, new map and flyer are
complete, Council on Aging looking for article for their newsletter
AGREED to discuss this topic at next meeting, hopefully earlier
on the agenda
Budget
Burke reported the Town is looking for a $30,000 - $40,000 decrease
for next fiscal year We were looking to increase our line item by
$22,000 There was a general discussion of the difficulty of
raising money (public and private) in this economy No resolution
Respectfully submitted,
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