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Byway Resources, Stories, and Boundaries
A Battle Road Scenic Byway Community Forum
~ Highlighting Byway Resources in Concord ~
Monday, December 14, 2009
7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
141 Keyes Road
First Floor Conference Room
Concord, Massachusetts 01742
Join us on December 14 in Concord to discuss the many resources, intriguing stories and
themes that the Battle Road Scenic Byway has to offer!
Review and provide input on proposed byway boundaries, learn about the corridor
management planning process currently underway and help shape strategies for conserving
this important community asset.
For more information on the project, see www.battleroadscenicbyway.org or contact
Christine Wallace at cwallace@mapc.org or 617-451-2770 ext. 2060.
c/o Metropolitan Area Planning Council, 60 Temple Place, Boston, Masw.mapc.org
Project Partners:
Funded By:
Byway Resources, Stories, and Boundaries:
A Battle Road Scenic Byway Forum Highlighting Byway Resources in Concord
Monday, December 14, 2009 7:00-9:00pm
141 Keyes Road, Concord, MA 01742
Meeting Notes
Questions about Federal Designation:
What does Federal designation in the National Scenic Byways Program offer?
Would it offer a greater degree of protection for Byway resources than state designation alone?
Farming and Agrarian History is another theme that could be added to The Battle Road Scenic Byway Story:
Brian Donahue
Ephraim Bull Grapevine Cottage
Hubbardville Hubbard Squash, Tile Drainage
Wilfred Wheeler from Concord
Funding from Massachusetts Department of Transportation Scenic Byways program:
Funding is not based on a set amount of funding, rather the State competes with other States for funding
Miscellaneous Issues:
Need for safe biking surfaces
Fate of Hangar 24 Public review meeting will be held on January 7, 2010. Massport is proposing to
demolish the building.
Proliferation of cell towers should be a cause of concern. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
is now limiting the review time.
According to Massport, Hanscom Field contributes 15% of traffic on 2A, not more. Tom Ennis of Massport
is the point of contact. Turning around at Barrett Farm will need to be addressed
Land Use Concerns:
Corridor Management Plan could identify strategies/recommendations for landscaping and design review
processes, recommendations for long term use of lands such as tree removal for scenic vistas
Feedback on resource inventory
Participants favored making the inventory as comprehensive as possible
Review resource list with Massachusetts Historical Commission for protection status and recommendations,
to suggest any Native American sites or other sites similar review process as Endangered Species review
process
Tourism and Economic Development
The variety of themes listed in The Battle Road Scenic Byway Story will help draw tourism from a tourism
marketing and niche marketing standpoint
Project Partners:
Department of Transportation
Funded By: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Ways to see the Byway if it took the Working Group 3.5 hours to see the entire Byway, it would likely take a
bus tour group even longer
The byway will need to accommodated both uses and. personal autos
Minute Man National Historical Park is working to make Noah Brooks Tavern into a tavern (bar/restaurant)
again, although currently Lincoln is a dry town
Willow Pond Kitchen and Buttrick Ice Cream once provided respite for visitors need for restaurants along
Byway
Signage:
There is a State law limiting off-premises signage in Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord. The intent of the law
is to preserve the visual characteristics of these towns. The Working Group will investigate how and if this
law applies to the Byway corridor.
Wise use of signs: Lexington has actually reduced the total number of signs as part of implementing their
burgundy signs
It is important to have a unified sign system.
Project Partners:
Department of Transportation
Funded By: Massachusetts Department of Transportation