As a resident of 2A I tell you this road is ridiculously unsafe. While I advocated early for a separated bike/pedestrian lane it seems with this repaving the best we can do is a few crosswalks and slightly more room for bikers. Sara I invite you to ride down it with your kids as they learn to bike, or try to walk to our neighbors houses on Sunnyside and Brooks. Flashing lights are a very small price to pay to slow down cars going 50+ MPH. And, to be clear, the minuteman trail is gorgeous, but not a bike path, it's rough gravel that is not plowed in the winter, with boardwalk sections that require walking your bike over. Agree with Margaret completely on this.
On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 2:14 PM Margaret Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > All of the neighborhoods along 2A are cut off from the park! The trail is > long and lovely. And of course the rest of us are cut off from the park too. > The people who live on the north side of 2A are cut off from the rest of > town. > > On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 4:04 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Margaret, >> I believe ALL pedestrian flashing beacons only function when a pedestrian >> triggers them. >> Are there instances where this is not the case? >> >> Also, who do we see the crosswalks serving? >> Do we envision Park visitors parking along Bedford Rd. and N. Lincoln >> side streets to access the park, esp. for special events like the upcoming >> anniversary? >> I would expect it to be logical to see this as viable parking when lots >> are full. >> >> >> Sara >> >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 2, 2022, at 3:52 PM, Margaret Olson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> For clarity, the flashing beacons under consideration are activated only >> by a pedestrian trying to cross the road. Lincoln has one of these at >> Lincoln Road and 117. They increase safety significantly, at least in part >> because they only flash when there is a pedestrian present. >> >> 2A has become a speedway and a trucking cut through, which is hardly >> consistent with it's history. See attached map. It also contains the most >> dangerous intersection in town for pedestrians and bikes (based on MASSDOT >> stats) at Bedford Road. >> >> On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 3:26 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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. 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