April 13th Meeting Agenda

 Notice of Meeting

 You are hereby notified that the Salem Bicycling Advisory Committee will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 2015 at 7:00pm at 120 Washington St, 3^rd Floor, Salem, MA

Meeting Agenda

Call Meeting to Order

Roll Call:   

1. Public Comment

1. City Staff Update – because this is the first meeting of 2016 with an entirely new Bicycling Advisory Committee, the City staff planner will provide administrative information and take any questions regarding procedure for the meeting including information about Open Meeting Law, quorum rules, sharing of information and communications, agendas, meeting minutes, and standard procedure for Public Meetings.

1. New/Old Business 

• Complete Streets Program and Bicycle Infrastructure Projects - Dave Knowlton, VHB, the City’s Complete Streets engineering design firm, and Jeff Elie will inform the Committee on the status of the new Derby St Vision 2020 project, Canal St off-road path, potential Lafayette St protected lane pilot project, and answer any questions about upcoming bicycle infrastructure projects.

• Lafayette St. Pilot Protected Lane - City Council has approved a Capital Improvement Project funding request of $40,000 to go to a Lafayette St protected bike lane pilot project. The newly configured street will use paint and temporary planters or plastic bollards to put a protected bicycle lane between the curb and parking on Lafayette St going South towards SSU. This project will be implemented in late spring or summer 2016. The City Engineering and Planning Dept. will be coordinating with MassInMotion and MAPC to fully execute project including public outreach, meetings, and project implementation.

• Salem Spins Discussion – The program is run by the City Planning Department, specifically the City Energy and Sustainability Manager. The expansion of the program to multiple downtown locations and the Blaney Street Ferry has created maintenance and distribution issues. The City is looking to implement a more streamlined and automated approach that better serves riders.

• Bicycle Master Plan Update – The City would like the 2010 Bicycle Master Plan updated to include new goals, tasks accomplished, and the Vision 2020 plans done through the last SBAC group of members. Mass-in-Motion and the Planning Department had begun working with MAPC to update that document but additional funding may be necessary to do include engineering design work in the update.

Adjournment

Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law, Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30A Sections 18-25 and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033