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160714 WBH meeting notes
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Canton Walk, Bike & Hike Committee Meeting Notes Thursday, 7/14/2016 @ 7:30PM @ Canton Public Library Welcome, introductions, attendees: Rich Allen, Phil Barrows, Dave Biggers, Mike Mitcheroney, Debby Stein Sharpe, Laura Smead, Julie Moffatt, Linda Silverstein Introduction: Laura Smead, new Town Planner Discussion: Briefing Laura on focus areas to date: Rtes. 128/138 projects Heritage Park changes, Laura briefs committee as to changes and current state Non-motorized negotiation thru the viaduct Difficulties of improving non-motorized travel on York Street Forge Pond trail Cycling on Pleasant Bolivar & Lawrence area improving safety for pedestrians headed to/from the pool crossing under the T tracks Potential for additional bike racks sprinkled around town Potential for a Town map similar to Cambridge’s example showing ped/bike/hike infrastructure and areas of interest Action: Debbie to email re: Skyline Trail crosswalk Discussion: existing bicycling infrastructure, existing data, engineering department has GPS tracking tool, new GIS analyst coming on board Action: Laura to access cycling/pedestrian accident data Discussion: Laura’s experience with collaborating with university folks mapping non-motorized use, typically 6 months start to finish, 3 meetings followed by a report and data, variety of approaches which might be useful Discussion: of Westwood’s Canton Street traffic calming & the Dedham Street sidewalk construction Discussion: of sitting in on CPC meeting with an aim to developing one or more projects via CPA funding Discussion of Forge Pond Trail: Who owns the maintenance? Inviting local groups (Boy Scouts?) inclined to look to helping support local trail conditions Potential for full loop of the pond? Discussion of Heritage Park: Importance of multi-use path to/from the junction and where it sits in the park’s priorities Remind the developer their customers will want access to the junction
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Discussion of wooded area between Wardwell and Rte. 138: Town land, DPW not responsible for maintenance Connection to the Irish Cultural Center on the 138 side Discussion of land across Neponset from the Airport Park with regards to trails potential Laura to investigate Discussion: result of livability workshop from MAPC due Calendar – next meeting set for 7:30pm Thursday 8/11/16, Phil to book