Sidewalk Committee in Lexington, Massachusetts

Safe Routes to School

Sidewalk Policy

Walkway Inventory

Highlights of Committee Work

Resources & Minutes

News January 2010:

2010 Committee Meetings will be held at 11 am, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room on the following Mondays:

February 1     March 1
April 5            May 3
June 7            July 12
August 2        September 13
October 4       November 1
December 6

You can now read a Summary of the Committee's Achievements in 2008.

The Safe Routes to School monthly Walking Wednesday program is going strong with 4 elementary schools officially participating.

Please Note:
A pedestrian traffic safety issue can be evaluated by contacting the Lexington Police Traffic Safety Officer.

The Town's snow removal policy and procedures provide criteria for clearing streets and sidewalks.

Sidewalk Committee

Committee Charge

Lexington on the Move

Committee Membership:

Jerry van Hook          Committee Chair
Judy Crocker              SRTS coordinator
John Davies               Town sidewalk map
Susanne Barry           Estabrook Rep
Lucy Fletcher-Jones   Bowman Rep/website coord.
Margaret Lotz            Hastings Rep
Francine Stieglitz       Correspondence

Committee Liaisons:
Jeanne Krieger       Selectmen
Elaine Celi              LPS Trans.
Wayne Brooks        DPW
Richard Canale       Planning Board
Sharon Mackenzie Board of Health

Contact Information:
	Please send email to the Sidewalk Committee with your ideas, questions, complaints, and views.
Do you have an idea for how to fund sidewalk maintenance? Would you be prepared to shovel the part of the sidewalk that fronts your property or would you prefer that the Town do it at a higher cost to you?

Committee Objectives:

This Committee, formed in March 2005, will advise the Board of Selectmen on sidewalk policies. In developing recommendations, they will seek broad citizen input to support and encourage implementation of the recommendations of the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan for increasing pedestrian activity and reducing traffic by considering the adequacy of the town wide sidewalk network to safely address the Town's recreation and transportation needs; specifically

Recommend policy for sidewalk construction and maintenance, including financing and a prioritization strategy
Work with the school PTAs and School Department to implement and sustain a Safe Routes to School program at all schools
Sustain community interest in walking

Prioritization of Sidewalk Construction and Maintenance

An ongoing objective of the committee is the development of a strategy for prioritizing sidewalk maintenance and construction that is both fair and most beneficial to the Town's walking community.

Safe Routes to School Program

A committee sub group is focused on implementing walking (cycling, scootering, car pooling, bus use, wheelchair) programs at all Lexington schools. So far, Bowman, Bridge, Estabrook and Hastings elementary schools have been successfully implemented. Under the guidance of Judith Crocker, this group coordinates the walk days at each school for greater impact across the town.