Town of Mansfield

Transportation Advisory Committee

Minutes of the Meeting

September 23, 2004

 

Present:      Stephens (Chair), Hall, Koehn, Hultgren (staff)

 

The meeting was called to order by Chair Stephens at 7:35 p.m.

 

The minutes of the June 22, 2004 meeting were approved on a motion by Hall/Koehn.

 

Hultgren circulated the marked-up draft of the Mansfield section of the Regional Transportation Plan which showed the Town Planner’s suggestions for edits.  These incorporated TAC comments made at a previous meeting.  He also circulated a short article on the Birch Road bikeway that was in the Hartford Courant.

 

Hultgren passed out data sheets showing the ridership and prepaid fare calculations for the WRTD bus system.  He said that he and Dennison had given all of this information to the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), but it had not acted on it yet.  If and when the USG does vote to support the program, a request will be sent to the UConn Administration to continue its support as well.  In the interim, the program is being continued for Mansfield Residents only.

 

Hultgren updated committee members on the status of the following projects:

1.     Birch Road Bikeway – Route 44 section is under construction

2.     Separatist Road bikeway – Easement maps are being prepared.  Appraisals are next.

3.     Maple Road reconstruction – All right-of-way activity is complete.  Next step is for the State to bid the project.

4.     Clover Mill loop reclamation – waiting DOT approval of final plans

5.     Birch Road roundabout – construction deferred to 2005

6.     Route 89 hump at Mt. Hope Road – design not begun yet by DOT

A letter requesting a regional walkway/bikeway along Route 6 between High Street and Mansfield Avenue was distributed and discussed.  Staff will get the length, cost and other data needed to evaluate this segment on the walkway priorities project list.

 

How to publicize the ride-share page on the Town web site was discussed.  It was decided to send out a press release/notice to the media and interested groups, to put a notice on the Cable Access Channel and to make up some small notices for key bulletin boards/town buildings.

 

The next meeting was set for October 26^th and representatives of the Downtown Partnership will be invited to attend.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Lon R. Hultgren

Director of Public Works

 

cc:   Town Manager, Town Clerk, Town Planner, Assistant Town Engineer, Project Engineer, Social Services Director, Janet Freniere, file