This isn an interesting project and raises the tension between respect for historic settings and what is perceived as important for public safety. Lincoln has always resisted traffic lights and flashing crossing lights in our own town. Yet we find it appropriate for one of the most historical sites in our country-The Battle Road-of which we are charged to be stewards. How many lights and crossing are critical to public safety and will serve MinuteMan National Historical Park? How many would we advocate for in our historic center and throughout town?
This should be an interesting discussion. Sara ------ Sara Mattes > On Nov 2, 2022, at 3:10 PM, Robert Domnitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Route 2A passes through MinuteMan National Historical Park in North Lincoln. > The road is slated for repaving and improvement in time for the 250th > anniversary of the American Revolution in 2025. Traffic-calming safety > improvements will likely include signalized pedestrian crosswalks and > islands, narrowing of travel lanes to allow more room for bicycles, and > modifications to intersections. There will be a public meeting this Friday > to address the potential effect of the repaving project on historic > properties and resources. While Lincoln has been a strong advocate for > safety improvements, there has been pushback over the last few years from > other stakeholders regarding the historic appropriateness of some of these > safety improvements. The meeting on Friday is not a pro forma exercise. It > will have some influence on the final plan for the repaving project. > > Here is the Notice for the meeting: > > Please save this date and time for a Section 106 Consulting Parties Meeting > for the Route 2A Pavement Preservation Project (MassDOT project # 608495). > Friday, Nov 4, 2022 from 10 AM to 11:30 AM > This pavement project corridor is adjacent to the Minute Man National > Historic Park. Pursuant to regulations implementing Section 106 of the > National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (36 CFR 800), the > Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as the lead federal agency for the > project and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) as the > lead state agency for the project will be holding a consulting parties’ > meeting and requesting your participation. The meeting will address the > current status of the project as it relates to effects on historic > properties. Please forward this invite to others as appropriate, and members > of the public that are interested in this project. We will send out the > presentation and updated draft version of the plans in advance of this > meeting. We look forward to your participation and are looking forward to > your continued comments and input. > > Let us know if you have any questions. Below is information on how to connect > to this meeting via Zoom. If you have any difficulties accessing this > meeting, you may dial in using the call-in information provided below, or > contact me directly: 617-733-0638. > > Thank you. > > Cassie > > > Ostrander, Cassandra (FHWA) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. > > Join Zoom Meeting > https://usdot.zoomgov.com/j/1612578533?pwd=R2lVSnFTc2hhK2NScWpJTDFpZlpEdz09&from=addon > > Meeting ID: 161 257 8533 > Passcode: 331632 > One tap mobile > +16692545252,,1612578533#,,,,*331632# US (San Jose) > +16468287666,,1612578533#,,,,*331632# US (New York) > > Dial by your location > +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) > +1 646 828 7666 US (New York) > +1 669 216 1590 US (San Jose) > +1 551 285 1373 US > Meeting ID: 161 257 8533 > Passcode: 331632 > Find your local number: https://usdot.zoomgov.com/u/adnLfVnJW > > Join by SIP > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Join by H.323 > 161.199.138.10 (US West) > 161.199.136.10 (US East) > Meeting ID: 161 257 8533 > Passcode: 331632 > > (This posting has been submitted by Bob Domnitz, Lincoln representative to > the Battle Road Scenic Byway Committee) > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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