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Letter: Pedestrian Advisory Panel to Give Recommendations Dec 14

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To the editor:

The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Darien will be presented with the Pedestrian Infrastructure Advisory Committee’s (PIAC) findings and recommendations for safe passage for Darien pedestrians and cyclists, in a public meeting on Monday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. The event marks another step in highlighting the importance of safe walking and biking on the streets of Darien. The Committee will present a detailed report of its work since June of this year. The work of the Pedestrian Infrastructure Advisory Committee is intended to involve the community in discussions regarding potential high-value improvements to Darien’s existing pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.

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Darien Board of Selectmen

Selectmen Appoint 9-Member Pedestrian Infrastructure Panel

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The Board of Selectmen on Monday appointed nine members to the new Pedestrian Infrastructure Advisory Committee, a new body created to pay more attention to sidewalks and other infrastructure for pedestrians. The board had asked the Representative Town Meeting’s Pedestrian Infrastructure Subcommittee to find seven candidates (most of them RTM members) to form the advisory committee (which will hold its first meeting Tuesday night in Town Hall). Frank Adelman, chairman of the subcommittee, delivered a report (full text below) explaining how the members were selected. His report also suggested that the committee be expanded to nine members — largely because the new committee could use plenty of help with the job of examining pedestrian infrastructure and suggesting maintenance and improvement projects in upcoming months. Selectmen unanimously agreed to expand the committee and appointed all nine of the recommended candidates to it (list below).