HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-11-12-LBAC-min.pdf Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting 1998-11-12
Attendees New development at Marrett Road
HB Harvey Bingham MH: School department asked for easement,approved by the
JF John Frey conservation commission.Will go before planning board next week to
EG Erna Green 781-862-0026 request an easement.There is an existing route.Letter of support from
CH Colleen Haggerty Conservation Commission and Recreation Committee.Will attend next
BS Bob Sawyer Wednesday Seeking an easement through the Copperfield development,
SS Sandy Shaw sshaw@bkb.com and get some seed money to get the project started.We seek access to the
JVH Jerry Van Hook 14 r ;u-.nL C_r..ol, Cazv+ public lands,not to a specific route.The route will not abut the back
GW George Woodbury Department of Public Works yards on the houses on Lincoln.We will not ask the developer to pay for
1+141 fl' 0...1 i,4eArt EsP a«, the whole thing.SS.Consider a sidewalk along 2A to the path around
Minutes Old Res as an alternative.
Approved for 1998-09-10 and 1998-10-08
Safety hazard from storm gratings with parallel bars
Action:Phyllis Smith should include our minutes in the packet for all the HB: Gratings installed with bars parallel to curb are a severe safety
supervisors,to inform them of the work of our committee,and copy to hazard,as bicycle wheels can fall in between the bars,tossing the rider.
George Woodbury Also copy of last minutes to George. DPW has recently painted winter marks on all gratings,but didn't fix
these safety problems.Request general instruction to DPW to check and
Projects by DPW fix all these,as we've requested several times in the last two years. My
GW.Budget:Spent this year's budget$9000 for special projects.Brian request to the Police department to note them while on regular patrol of
Gilbert and Warren Monsignore have budgeted$9000 for next year. the streets has had no result.DPW has asked us to find them,and asserted
Please submit to GW a list of projects that need to be done.We prioritize. that the ones on unaccepted streets aren't their responsibility The ones
DPW notifies us of expenditures. So far all bikeway work is on overtime we have detected are on the list MH is giving to DPW I suspect there are
basis. Unusual requests need work order.HB:Why must bicycle path others.
maintenance be charged overtime rates?More projects would be
completed if we only had our proportionate part at those rates. OW That Nominations for committee
is because these haven't been line item work,and DPW staff is limited. MH: Ema Green and Jim Wichmann.Jim has sent in his paperwork for
appointment to the committee. He needs to attend a meeting first.
GW Bio-Barrier root control in center.That material is now in Bryan's
office.Rent not buy a ditchwitch,an unnecessary$15,000 expenditure at Road sharing requirement
this time. BS.Mass Highway Department policy directive and new law Chapter 87
Should send copy of it to GW make provision for bicycles Bicycle
MH: Survey of other bikepath maintenance needs.Submit to DPW GW. routes and road sharing is important.Directive:add bicycle road sharing
likely we will get cost and schedule estimate back in a month. signs. Construction and maintenance need to consider this. MH: Who
will pay for signage?Anything funded by Chapter 90.
OW.Bedford Street light is going out for bid.It is capital equipment,not
part of the above. Road Closing Notice
BS:Lowell St.MA DPW gave 24-hour notice before starting
CH:Repaint centerline along bikeway HB:Can that be included in construction.BS.We should have notice from our DPW whenever
contract for repainting streets?GW.No,it must be done using a hand- construction affects bicycle routing.
operated device.Grant Street was an example of bad use of it.
Bicycle route map
GW.Single DPW contact.For new projects,send to GW who will EG:met with BS and Karen Simmons.Flyer is ready So is invoice form.
delegate to the responsible person in DPW Joe Medlin supervises EG will personally solicit potential advertisers.Need to get$7000 to
Warren and Brian. provide these.Recreation department will be adding all of its recreation
sites and conservation lands.This will be a self-mailer,rather than part of
Hartwell/Hanscom bike connector the regular recreation pamphlet.To get this out end of March.SS.Add a
BS. Some agreements may have been made to abutters on no use of spur, logo for the advertisements,to denote proximity to some bike route.BS.
haven't seen any legal statement to that effect. Lexington town council Adds route via Mass Ave to MMNHP
has spoken to owner of spur to say that there is no liability MH:Bill
Widnall wants to be on the project.NH: Connect Collangelo's parking "Commuter"Bikeway?
lot to prior spur.OW.New faces at Hanscom AFB to deal with.A corner HB:Lexington is the only town to include Commuter in the name of the
of base is a hazardous waste dump.It will take several years to clean it bikeway Arlington and Bedford have dropped it.Should we drop it?
up. Some federal grants available.BS. IDEA 2000 funds may help with Bikeway is misnomer as well,since 1/3 use or more is inline skating.No
connector to MMNHP decision.
Connection from MMCBW to Minuteman National Historical Park No joint meetings of LBAC and Friends
JVH: JF and CH walked the path from bikeway just west of 128 to MH:The need for both committees to meet every month is rescinded.
MMNHP Noted sewer line access points along most of that path.GW Special notice about any action needed by the BAC needs only 48-hour
Contact Joe Medlin about that path Many of the lids have paint on them. advance notice posted on the town office bulletin board for a special
It is now being surveyed. Key part of process to make connecting path is meeting.
to get conservation commission approval. Linking to MMNHP could get
funding there CH: A greenways grant might also be able to fund it.CH: Respectfully submitted,
This would allow connection from Lincoln Lab gate to MMCBW
Livable Communities
BS. Report of Mass Bike workshop turned over to MH and CH. Harvey Bingham