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Minutes: TAC Meeting Transportation Services Office
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02173
Meeting Description Transportation Advisory Committee
Results Desired Decisions by Committee on Agenda Items
Date August 19. 1996 Time T45 p.m.
Location Room 105.Town Hall. 1625 Mass.Ave. Lexington.MA
Scheduled Time Actual Time
Start Stop Total Hours Start Stop Total Hours
7.45 9:15 1.5
Persons Attending
1 Sara Arnold 6 Betty Eddison
2 Elaine Dratch 7 Barbara Lucas
3 Bill Mix 8 Bob Sawyer
4 Don Graham 9 Eva Heney
5 Ed Ganshirt 10
Items To Be Discussed ✓
1 Approval of July 22, 1996 Minutes ✓
2 Discussion of process to purchase Lexpress alternative fuel buses for the Town. D. Graham will work with B.Lucas ✓
Will contact bus manufacturers/distributors. Done See enclosed sample letter.
3 Depot Square/Emery Park Update from Sara Arnold re DAC upcoming meeting with Selectmen on Aug.26. ✓
Discussion of Transportation Enhancement Funding and Next Steps.
TAC determined that bringing the buses to the front of Depot Square on Mass.Ave would require
reversing the flow of traffic in Depot Square.S.Arnold relayed a discussion she had with Lance Neuman on
on this subject that afternoon. B. Eddison expressed a desire to have a traffic study done to determine is this
is feasible. B. Mix indicated he would discuss the possibility with the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee and
B. Mix will also talk with a representative from the Cooperative Bank.
TAC agreed that beginning the third week in September,Lexpress drivers will keep logs of their arrival and
departures at Depot Square each route for a period of two weeks. B. Lucas will verify the log.
4 Letter from Margaret Storch concerning Route 2 early morning schedule attached S.Arnold spoke with M.Storch ✓
concerning the difficulty of making the recommended change.
5 Miscellaneous
Update on map Maps were brought to the post office on Wed.Aug.28 for mailing to Lexington residents& ✓
businesses
Charters Dana Home ✓
Sister City Antony, France B. Lucas indicated Lexpress will provide transportation to the Sister ✓
City participants between Logan and Lexington on October 3 and October 14 at the usual hourly rate. B.
would like a welcoming banner.S.Arnold will speak with Elsa Sullivan about providing one.
The next meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee will be on Monday,September 18 at 7:45 p.m.