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Bikeways Committee
NAME, MISSION, AND GOALS –ANALYSIS 9 FEB 2022
Current Name and Charter
Town of Brewster Bikeway Committee
Brewster Code –Chapter A296 Committees, Boards, and Councils
Bikeway Committee was formed and appointed by the Board of
Selectmen in 1975
No authorities listed
Select Board recent Updated Policy
Policy updated during 18 Oct and 1 Nov 2021 meetings
Select Board is the appointing authority
Bikeways Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the Select Board with
no authority to bind the Select Board
Revised appointment process –Select Board Liaison works with committee
chair reviewing applicants –town employees and non-Brewster voters are
eligible for “certain” ad hoc and advisory committees
Bikeways Committee page on town
website
The Committee is charged to make recommendations to promote
safe and enjoyable bicycling in the town of Brewster and to
encourage the use of bicycles for recreation, commuting, and as
an alternative means of transportation within the town and
neighboring towns on the lower cape.
The Committee will report to the Board of Selectmen on all
bicycling related matters and shall make recommendations for
future action.
Pathways Committee-website
The Brewster Pathway’s Committee has the responsibility of
completing the Brewster portion of a Barnstable wide pathway that
will eventually provide a walking trail from the canal to Ptown.
What’s missing?
No committee to advise the Select Board on pedestrian walkways
and paths
Skateboards, electric bikes, motorized wheel chairs, roller skating,
walkers with strollers and dog walkers
All non-vehicular means of people transportation
Commonwealth, counties, cities,
towns
Commonwealth –MassDOT’s Office of Transportation manages long-
range bicycle and pedestrian planning, along with outreach and
education
20 May 2021 Bicycle and Pedestrian Update: MassDOT is committed to
making walking and biking a safe, comfortable, and convenient option for
everyday trips.
MassDOT has two plans: Bicycle Transportation Plan
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/bicycle-plan
and Pedestrian Transportation Plan https://www.mass.gov/service-
details/pedestrian-plan
Barnstable County
Cape Cod Commission –The transportation department conducts
transportation planning studies and other initiatives in the areas of
transportation safety, roadway and traffic conditions, congestion
management, bicycle and pedestrian planning, transit planning,
and transportation resilience planning.
Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee (CCJTC) Brewster DPW
has a seat, plus one rotating rep with bicycle knowledge
Cities and Towns how do they
organize?
Town of Sandwich Bikeway and Pedestrian Committee
Town of Falmouth Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
Town of Orleans Bike and Pedestrian Committee
Town of Truro Bike and Walkways Committee
Town of Wellfleet Bike and Walkways Committee
City of Holyoke BikePed Committee
Manchester-By-The-Sea Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee (9 members)
Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea
Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee
Mission
The mission of the Committee is to make bicycling and walking, as
non-motorized forms of transportation, safer and more accessible
throughout the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea.
Recommendations
Rename Bikeways Committee to the Town of Brewster Bicycle and
Pedestrian Committee
Revise mission statement to include all non-vehicular people transportation
Increase membership by two members from 7 to 9 –include one non-
Brewster voter position and one town employee position
Revise Brewster Biking Strategy