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Rye MPIC discusses multi-year paving plan, bike safety and volunteer outreach for Safe Routes
Summary
Committee members said paving priorities will require a two- to three-year organizing process and discussed bike-route stencils, Safe Routes to School history and volunteer-led bike education and outreach; Ms. Baybutt volunteered to staff a visibility table at the school during elections.
Members discussed transportation priorities for the coming decade and agreed paving and related work will likely require a two- to three-year planning process before firm budget decisions are made. Jason Rucker (appearing as "Jucker" in one line of the minutes) described the paving effort as a multi-step process and said the committee should take time to organize priorities rather than make immediate decisions.
Sally Baybutt raised bicycle-safety measures such as "share the road" stencils and initial route planning before investing in separated paths. She emphasized basic bike education and noted that traffic law requires drivers to give way to bicycles. Baybutt volunteered to investigate drawings and to set up an informational table at the school during elections to increase visibility for Safe Routes work.
Steven Borne recalled a prior SARS presentation to the Select Board and the town's earlier Safe Routes to School activities, and members discussed referring stencil proposals and volunteer activities to the Select Board for approval where required. The committee did not adopt a formal transportation plan or funding commitment at the meeting; members asked staff and volunteers to explore next steps and potential educational outreach.
