HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-09-10-LBAC-min.pdf Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting 1998-09-10
Attendees: different overlay Town would be reimbursed for these,through
FIB Harvey Bingham, advertisements. Bicycle safety and general bicycle information
JF John Frey would be included.Could be included with the regular spring
EG Erna Green,Marita Hartshorn(chair LBAC), recreation department mailings to every postal patron.
CH Colleen Haggerty,
EH Eva Heney(Lexington Minuteman), BS:Do a draft of bicycle information on it.He will check John
AL Alan Lazarus, Allen's book(League of American Bicycling).It is appropriate at
BS Bob Sawyer, $.30/copy at 50 or more.
SS Sandra Shaw(chair LRC),
DS Dick Spencer(Winchester Greenways)), BS: Visitor's center can sell these.That is where most of the
JVH Jerry Van Hook(chair LFMCB) bikepath brochures are distributed.
Minutes of July 16,1998 meeting:Approved. SS: Check this with recreation department(Karen Simmons).
Old Business 7 Hartwell Avenue BS: John Kiger of the"Spur Corporation"
who owns it.He seeks a proposal to review.Liability situation
1.Maintenance Survey MH: George Woodbury is concerned that under control.Will meet with him.Need money. See David
LBAC requests too much service,without budget. We do not William,trustee of public funds for Lexington.Or,set up
know how much he is willing to do of those tasks that entail costs. enterprise fund through town meeting.Or,write grant to get
IDEA-2000 funds.We'd need$5000 to start up Hartwell Avenue
SS:Keeping it off-budget is uncertain.Do we have to hide it Commuter Bikeway.Tax deductible into fluid.Guess$250,000
under DPW?Or request a budget line item. cost of the spur.Add a new category for transportation,rather
than come under beautification.Need a task force to do this,
JVH:George believes the cost is$9000/year,based on several looking at commuters.Fund purpose,startup tasks that spur
inputs from Kathy Buckley-Lewis and JVH. bikeway development.Extend to all bikeways in Lexington.
That was the based on 1996 DPW expenditures. Might come out of"Blossom Fund' with some$30K in it.Get
bike riders in spring to raise money for this activity. Get publicity.
BS:Table this.
JVH: This seems more like a FMMCB activity
2.Action on Fouler Ave,Mr.Bluen has been taken care of.
Greenway committee is addressing this. 8.New committee members. Colleen Haggerty and Marita
Berman has cleared right of way to see his coke machines on the Hartshorn wish to continue.No one from planning board has time
back of his building.Plastic under pebbles is an eyesore.Brian to be our liaison.They are an independent board.If we have an
Gilbert will address this. issue,present it to their meeting.
Good idea to keep edges mowed,so walkers and joggers can use HB: Suggest Jim Wichmann,who has offered to serve.
the birm,easier on feet,and out of way
9 Election of officer Marita Hartshorn reelected chair.
3.Drainage grates.JF has list sent to John Brown.Did 1 to 13.
Didn't do Concord Ave or Hayden Ave.Did two that were town 10:Division of responsibilities:
roads.Didn't do Valley Road. LBAC:town committee interaction,lights,grates,
maintenance,planning board,budget,town meeting
4.Development at 113-115 Concord Ave.Planning office got FLMMCB: fund raising,Hartwell Avenue,stewards,bike
agreement for public benefit some landscaping+$10,000.We rides,relations with other towns, support for other
recommend adding a bikepath from development to Bridge bikeways.Connections with other bikeways
School,and fix path from Bridge School and Merritt Rd.Need
Conservation Commission approval. New Business:
5.Bedford Street Light.Lexington Engineering Dept didn't 1. HB:request path markings on the town borders,like those
approve or send our recommendations to state.Peter Chalpin has added between Arlington and Cambridge.
asserted it will be finished by Jan I, 1999 and cost$58000.We
should be able to do what Lexington wants,as most of it is 2. AL.Need more trash containers on bikeway in center,either
Lexington responsibility. side of Grant Street.Dunkin Donuts needs to empty their
trash more often.JVH: spoke with their manager.
JF:We should review this with Peter Chalpin.Also review this
with Betty Eddison. 3. HB:Dottie Fietze(34 Valley Rd)needs screening and length
of fence,to replace dead trees.HB to remove dead trees.
6.Map of town bike routes.BS and EG:Recommend that the
recreation department use this.Consider the LexPress map with Respectfully submitted/Harvey Bingham