HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-03-15-AHTC-min Town of Lexington AdHoc Transportation Committee Meeting
Wednesday, 3/15/2023 1 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Zoom Video Conference
Meeting Minutes
Present: Sally Castleman, Howard Cloth, Sharon Gunda, Varda Haimo, Carolyn Kosnoff,
Bridger McGaw, Joe Pato, Deepika Sawhney
Northeastern Students: Jared Doucette, Ivy Powers, Barr Turner
Deepika called the meeting to order via Zoom at 2:30pm.
Accept minutes from the previous meeting.
Brief introduction of committee members and their positions on the committee.
Discussion of Jared's research on public transportation needs of local businesses.
Carolyn will make introductions to town economic development director, Sandya Iyer,
and other relevant town staff.
Bridger reviewed the draft project plan and timeline.
Ivy reviewed research assignments for Northeastern students.
Howard requested that questions be presented to his organization representing seniors:
Lexington at Home, as part of the interviewing of different stakeholder groups.
Sally reviewed recent fare recommendations by the Transportation Advisory Committee
(TAC) that has recently been submitted to the Select Board. Joe Pato commented that
the Select Board review would be deferred until after the town meeting.
Mark Anderson from TAC briefly reviewed the rationale behind the recommendations.
He pointed out that there is extensive documentation of the analysis behind the new
recommendations in the letter presenting the new fare proposal. He commented that
lost revenue from reduction in annual pass costs would not represent a significant loss,
as many people now ride free, and very few people pay the current sticker price. The
motivation for the proposed new fare structure is to encourage ridership.
Carolyn proposed that she would present a financial review of Lexpress at our next
meeting. Deepika requested that she send a one-pager for review prior to the meeting.
Deepika gave committee members edit access to the project plan, and members began
signing up for work assignments.
Next Steps
• Mark Anderson will present at more length at our next meeting scheduled on
March 29.
• Carolyn will present Lexpress finances at our next meeting scheduled on March
29.
• Northeastern students will continue researching their assigned areas.
Public Comments
• Mark Anderson and Kuna) Botla of TAC both spoke regarding the Transportation
Advisory Committee recommendation about the new Lexpress fare.
Meeting adjourned by Deepika at 3:30pm.
Submitted by Varda Haimo, Deepika Sawhney, and Bridger McGaw