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Safety & Lighting: encourage more reporting
Barbara Bizzi, (413)442-0649 [email protected]
Discussion:
Traffic safety concerns, street lights that are out or flickering, cross walk repainting
Things to do before next meeting:
Recruit more people, raise awareness
Resources needed:
Someone with knowledge of bike safety, someone with knowledge about cross walk standards
Community Navigators
Carolyn Valli, (413)442-3181 [email protected]
Discussion:
Community Navigators would act as engaged residents connecting neighbors and other interested residents to resources with a personal touch. What would outreach look like?
Things to do before next meeting:
Schedule a meeting with a focus group
Resources needed:
Interested residents to participate in a focus group
Youth Center in the community
Ellen Mary Dagostino, (413) 243-1217
Discussion:
How to bring community together to envision goals.
Things to do before next meeting:
Attend city council meetings, coordinate networking
Resources needed:
Knowledge of grant opportunities or seed money opportunities
Wassaic train – bus shuttle
Chip Elitzer, (413)528-4693, [email protected]
Discussion: Meet all Wassaic-NYC trains with BRTA buses running from North Adams to Great Barrington and then express to Wassaic. Frequent, reliable, inexpensive early and late service. Most riders will be inside the Berkshires and it will expand available employment radius.
Things to do before next meeting: Talk with city counselors and state reps. Poll possible riders.
Resources needed: more word of mouth and political action
Morningside/Allendale greenway to the rail trail
Nicholas Russo, (413) 841-8425, [email protected]
Summary of Discussion: Route from downtown to rail trail access. How to find funding mechanisms. How to gather together interested riders?
Things to do before next meeting: Have a neighborhood bike ride. Begin greater outreach to neighbors. Education on bike safety to raise awareness?
Resources needed: Contacts within PCTV, Berkshire Cycling Association, bike shops. Greater knowledge of funding opportunities.