Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts

Meeting Minutes

2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report

Friends of Lexington Bikeways website

Minuteman Bikeway site


News

Safer Roads in Lexington flyer mailed with 4th quarter FY2012 tax bills - published by Planning Dept. with Police, DPW, and Bicycle Advisory Committee.

Sign up for the Lexington Bicycle Newsgroup at http://groups.yahoo.com & search on Bike Lexington.  

Project underway to improve drainage on the Minuteman Bikeway

Bicycle Advisory Committee

Committee Charge   

 

Committee Membership 

 Rail-Trail Hall of Fame award 

Meetings:
The Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee meets jointly with the Friends of Lexington Bikeways on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Room 111 of the Town Office Building. 

Check the public meetings calendar for specific meeting dates.

The Town included a Safer Roads in Lexington flyer in this month's tax bill.  The flyer describes bicycle markings and signage on Lexington streets and outlines State laws for cyclists and motorists. 

  • bicycles are legal vehicles and have the same rights as cars in the Commonwealth
  • at the same time, bicyclists must follow the rules of the road

One sentence in the flyer needs to be clarified.  It says, "Motorists must yield to oncoming bicyclists making a left turn."  The actual State law requires vehicles turning left to yield to oncoming vehicles, including bicycles – thus the statement should read, "Motorists making a left turn must yield to oncoming bicyclists." 


What are these new markings on
Worthen Road & Spring Street?

Sharrows! - short for
"shared lane pavement markings."

 

The image of a bicycle with a series of chevrons
indicates that motorists and cyclists are to share
the travel lane.

Under Massachusetts General Law, 
a bicyclist may use the full traffic lane
in order to avoid car doors, debris, bad
pavement, or other hazards.

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