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Bicycling & Shared Path Advisory Committee

Regular Meeting

Salem, MA · December 4, 2024

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Meeting Minutes Salem Bicycling & Shared Path Advisory Committee Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 6:30 p.m. City Hall Annex 1st Floor Meeting Room & Via Remote Participation Members Present: John Wathne (Chair), Matt Caruso, Emmylou Manwill, Walter Morrell, Cat Seiferth, Connor Ryan, Annie Wolf, Josh Nagle, Charlie Heaps Members Absent: Kevin Jordan, Paul Carson Also Present: Tom Devine, Senior Planner Call Meeting to Order Wathne calls the meeting to order. Public Comment Wathne opens the meeting to public comment and there is none. Staff Update Devine announces that Kevin Jordan was recently appointed to the Committee. Although he is not present tonight, he introduced himself at a previous meeting prior to joining the Committee. He is new to Salem and lives on Gardner Street. He commutes by train and bike. He is interested in transportation policy, such as the proposed prohibition of right turn on red. MassDOT Bridge Street Project Documents reviewed: • Bridge Street (Route 107) Reconstruction, Salem, MA, slide deck, presented by MassDOT on 11/7/2024. • Notes from 11/7/2024 MassDOT Bridge Street, prepared by Cat Seiferth. Devine presents the plans included in MassDOT’s slides from its November 7 public meeting and Seiferth summarizes the meeting and questions and answers. The group discusses their concerns about the limited geographic scope and how the project does not adequately connect to surrounding roads, paths, and destinations. The group considers issuing a comment letter. Safe Streets for All Action Plan 1 Nagle and Seiferth attended the recent Safe Street for All Action Plan Task Force meeting and provide an update. Bike Share Data and Program Updates Document referenced: Salem Bluebikes Data through 11/30/2024, slide deck. Devine presents the November Bluebikes ridership data, showing the expected drop in ridership following the October peak. He also reports that the stations at the Ferry Terminal and Salem Willows will soon be taken offline for their annual winter hibernation. Event Planning The group discusses how to plan events when only meeting monthly. Devine reiterates that the City’s legal staff have advised that the Bike Committee can meet to discuss event planning outside of the posted meetings. Bike Passes for Commuter Rail Manwill has heard about a program for allowing bikes on the Commuter Rail, but wishes to discuss at the next meeting when she obtains more information. Bike Parking Ordinance Devine met to discuss the Bike Parking Ordinance with Councilor Cohen. Cohen is interested in working with volunteers from the Bike Committee to continue the work to develop the ordinance. Wolf, Seiferth, and Manwill volunteer. Devine will let Cohen know so that the group can coordinate. Review of 2025 Meeting Schedule Devine presents the proposed monthly meeting schedule for 2025. It includes 6:30 p.m. meetings every first Wednesday of the month except when avoiding holidays. The group has no objections to the schedule. Meeting Minutes Caruso motions and Ryan seconds to approve the 7/3/2024 meeting minutes and all vote in favor. Adjourn Manwill motions and Wolf seconds to adjourn at 7:42 pm and all vote in favor. 2 *** Approved by the Bicycling & Shared Path Advisory Committee on 4/2/2025. 3

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City of Salem BICYCLING & SHARED PATH ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Bicycling & Shared Path Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in person at the City Hall Annex, 98 Washington Street, First Floor Medium Conference Room and via remote participation in accordance with a Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023. In-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted and the public may also participate, listen and/or view this meeting while in progress via the remote participation platform Zoom, through any one of the following ways: Watching the Public Meeting Remotely: • Follow this direct link or go to: https://zoom.us/ and enter meeting ID 823 6544 8291 prompted. • Participants can dial toll-free 877-853-5257 and enter meeting ID 823 6544 8291 when prompted. Providing Public Comment Remotely During the Meeting Members of the public attending this meeting virtually will be allowed to make comments during the portion of the hearing designated for each agenda item. Members of the public will be asked to use the virtual “Raise Hand” function in Zoom to indicate that they would like to provide comment. • Dial *9 on your phone’s dial pad to raise your hand if you are using the toll-free phone number. • Click the “raise hand” button if you are using the Zoom application on your computer or phone. For each agenda item, the moderator will identify attendees with raised hands by their screenname or the last 3 digits of their telephone number and will then unmute them. The moderator will then request that the attendee unmute their device to provide their full name, address, and comment for the record. The moderator will go down the list of attendees in the order presented by the Zoom application. Providing Public Comment Before the Meeting Members of the public can alternatively email their comment no later than three hours before the start of the meeting to: tdevine@salem.com Familiarizing Yourself with Zoom We encourage members of the public to install and familiarize themselves with Zoom in advance of the meeting. If you plan on providing public comment and are logging into this meeting via the Zoom application, please test your speakers and microphone ahead of time. If we have trouble 98 Washington Street  Salem, Massachusetts 01970  978-619-5685  salem.com hearing you when you speak, we will move on to the next person and try to return to you later in the list. If this happens, we recommend that you call the toll-free number to access the meeting and provide your comment. The Zoom meeting will open 15 minutes before the start of the meeting to allow participants to connect and practice with the audio and raise hand functions. MEETING AGENDA 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Public Comment 3. Staff Update 4. Discussion of Bicycling Infrastructure & Initiatives a. MassDOT Bridge Street Project b. Safe Routes for All Action Plan c. Bikeshare Data and Program Updates d. Event Planning e. Bike Passes for Commuter Rail f. Bike Parking Ordinance 5. Other Business a. Review of 2024 Meeting Schedule b. Meeting Minutes 6. Adjourn 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 98 Washington Street  Salem, Massachusetts 01970  978-619-5685  salem.com

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