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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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Letter: Take the Survey for Safer Walking and Biking in Darien

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To the editor:

There has been a growing awareness of the importance of safe walking and bicycling on the streets of Darien. In particular, the Board of Selectmen and the Town’s Public Works Committee (PWC) of the Representative Town Committee (RTM) have demonstrated an interest in Town assets and infrastructure relating to pedestrian safety, shared with the RTM’s Public Health and Safety Committee (PH&S). Aware of the need for more consistent engagement for pedestrian safety, the PWC recommended in December of 2014, and the Board of Selectmen approved in early 2015, the establishment of the Board of Selectmen Pedestrian Infrastructure Advisory Committee (PIAC) with nine appointed members. The work of the group is intended to broaden the outreach of the Selectmen and to engage the community in discussions regarding potential high-value improvements to Darien’s existing pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. Recommendations made by the PIAC and adopted by the Selectmen will be considered by the RTM during the 2016/2017 budget process and incorporated in the 2016 update to the long-term Plan of Conservation and Development of the Town of Darien.

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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).