HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-03-11-TAC-min.pdf MEETING Minutes: March 11 1997 Transportation Services Office
1625 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02173
Meeting Description Transportation Advisory Committee
Results Desired Decisions by Committee on Aaenda items
Date March 11 1991 Time 7'45 o.m.
Location Town Hall. 1625 Mass.Ave. Lexington. MA
Sghedulsd-Time I Aotual ime
Start Stop Total Hours Start Stop I Total Hours
T45 9:15 1.5 I T45 pm 9:45 pm 2 hrs.
Persons Attending
1 Sara Arnold 6 Lorraine Pacocha
2 Liz Andrews 7 Betty Eddison li
3 Ed Ganshirt 8 Barbara Lucas
4 Donald Graham 9
5 William Mix 10
ItemsT0 Be Discussed I t
1 Approval of Minutes from February Meeting
2 OLD Business
a. CNG Bus specifications Blucas provided Dgraham with an updated version+word perfect disk.
b. Depot Square Dgraham expressed concern that the consulting group was revisiting the bus location
Issues and not concerning themselves with the design elements of scheme b. B. Eddison indicated she
would contact R.White with this info.
c. Chair Car Update (Lahey Clinic)-Lahey Clinic will provide the Lex. Chair Car with$15,000 starting
July 1, 1997 The CoA would like to use some of the funding for Social Day Care transportation.
d. Transportation and Planning Flatley Co. Martignetti,W.R.Grace
TAC members agreed that the$2500 proposed by Martignetti for Lexpress service to 18 Hayden would not
barely cover the Coordinator's time to setup the route to serve 16 Hayden at the door. Members agreed that
$17,000 was a more responsible figure for the door to door service proposed by Martignetti.Service to
Hayden between 9 and 3 would require us to limit service to Brookhaven.
3 New Business
a. Town Meeting Core Values Affordability, Open Space, Safety, Schools
{ TAC asked Blucas to prepare an information sheet for town meeting Including ridership and an explanation
that the change in ridership in FY96 are consistent with declines we would expect
b. Patriot's Day Parade
Blucas will contact COA and Celebrations Committee re Lexpress carrying veterans and CoA patrons. No
lunches will be served.
c. Lexpress Marketing
4 i Other Business
Blucas has requested funding for a 5th CNG bus.
The next meeting will be on April 1 at 7 45 p.m.in room 111 in town hall.
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