Kerry F.
"I would like to add that we are a family with a handicapped member. The brick sidewalks have never once deterred us from going to the center, or have we had the slightest struggle. They are completely accessible. Truthfully they are in better shape than most of the sidewalks in town- we do have more struggles outside of the center. I don't think I'm alone to say that the charm of Lexington Center is one of our town's greatest assets and there would be great disappointment and dissatisfaction to "update" it."
Regina R.
Please keep the Center's beautiful bricks and trees. My 57 year old nephew is paralyzed and wheel chair bound. He has no trouble traversing the existing sidewalks of Lexington Center. My grandchildren in strollers also enjoy traveling on the Center sidewalks and sitting near the Center's mature shade trees. Our Center merchants cannot financially withstand the proposed disruption of this unneeded project. Our Center does not need new sidewalks. Rather it needs more stores with merchandise to sell rather than additional banks, hair stylists and realtors. Bricks are good enough for Boston's Freedom Trail. We in Lexington Center should keep our bricks. Let's invest our common funds where investments are truly needed.
Kristin L.
I am a life long resident of Lexington and have settled here with my husband and children. One of the reason why we love Lexington is the history and character of the town. We live within walking distance of the center and the brick walkways make the center look and feel beautiful and inviting.
Anne M.
KEEP THE BRICKS! We recently moved to MA from FL and chose Lexington for its 'charming, old world' feeling. The bricked sidewalks are an important asset to Lexington. My scooter bound 76yr old mother was able to navigate Lexington without an issue and commented on how lovely it was that they had kept characteristics liked a brick sidewalk. In an interesting coincidence, in Fort Lauderdale they are removing the concrete to lay pavers to make the sidewalks more inviting and appealing to pedestrians.
Judi F.
In 1993 when we were deciding which town to move to, the uniqueness of the town center including the wide brick sidewalks was influential in our decision. We are frequent walkers to town and still enjoy the attractiveness of the benches sitting on the brick sidewalks. Let's look at all the alternatives for maintaining the uniqueness of the town and easy access for wheelchairs and walkers. You can meet the ADA guidelines, using brick.
Lisa G.
The brick in downtown Lexington Center is a wirecut brick - a flat, stable, and slip resistant paver that allows for accessibility. It is also in GREAT condition! The town of Waltham just repaved their entire streetscape on Moody Street with the same brick to provide accessible walks and to maintain the character of the town. Our sidewalks are in great condition. This seems like a very large sum of money to fix something that isn't broken.... Perhaps we should think about where the money might be better spent.... Improving our overcrowded schools would be on the top of my list.
John D.
If a decision is to be made about making the center sidewalks more accessible, let's consider all the alternatives. At $8-12M, there must have been some consideration to upgrading the sidewalks to make them accessible, not just ripping them out and replacing them. Comments about ADA compliant brick ways suggest there are alternatives - why not consider them as well and consider renovation rather then wholesale replacement. A wheelchair/cane/stroller accessible lane upgrade to the existing sidewalks sounds much more practical and affordable to me.
Harry B.
Do your homework, Selectmen, and don't squander our money and beautiful town! In the 2002 study by Cooper RA et al. (“Interaction of Wheelchairs and Pavement Surfaces,” Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, 2003) tested a poured concrete (jointed) surface, concrete pavers with 0, 2 and 8 mm wide chamfers and clay pavers with 0 and 4 mm wide chamfers. The study found that surfaces with chamfers of 4 mm or less were considered acceptable when using the poured concrete surface as the norm. Further, no significant differences were found in the work required to propel over the segmental pavement surfaces compared to the poured concrete surface!
Linda P.
Rip us the brick sidewalks? Seriously? Lexington Center is depressing enough as it is. Storefronts everywhere with peeling paint, a dearth of any place interesting to shop, but a plethora of banks and real estate offices are every few feet. If you want to further enhance a downtrodden, long-in-the-tooth, inner city vibe, then go for it, rip up the brick and put in concrete. If you want to honor what little beauty is left in the center that also reflects our historic heritage, then for god's sake leave the brick alone. Enough already.
Todd B.
There is much that needs repair/upgrading Lexington. Ripping up serviceable, if not quite smooth enough, bricks seems irresponsible. I am all for accommodating the handicapped, but it seems misguided to spend dollars today on such a project when other sidewalks and pathways (like the one around the Old Res) are impassable with potholes big enough for a wheelchair to fall into. Let's focus on that first, and then when our current Mass Ave sidewalks need refurbishing in 10 or 20 years, simply use disability code-compliant chamfered brick on the north side of MA avenue to match the south side and forget about all that concrete.
sabrina r.
The brick sidewalks in Lexington lend to the old charm and character of our historical, colonial center. This proposed idea is the equivalent of an asphalt jungle, commonizing an otherwise quintessential, historical New England town center. Furthermore, to add insult to injury by proposing to rip out all of the beautiful, mature, shade-providing trees is tragically wasteful and very anti-green! The current status of our center sidewalks pose absolutely no significant danger or threat to anyone and is completely wheelchair accessible and friendly. Who is coming up with these ridiculous ideas? STOP PAVING PARADISE!
Kerry P.
We lived in Lexington for years. Tearing up the aidewalks would be a terrible waste of money and it would ruin the historic aspect of the town
David H.
The possibility of Lexington's tearing up a portion of its brick sidewalks is mind boggling. Neither safety, budget, nor aesthetics will be happily served by such a misguided move.
Louis P.
There's a way to make bricks smooth for wheelchair access without ripping out the historic nature of the town.
robert a.
The project needs a visionary landscape architect and urban planner with extensive experience in historic settings.
Linda P.
Please don't take any more character away from Lexington.
David B.
Completely ridiculous quest to spend money and destroy the character of our beautiful town.
Isabelle R.
What a shame and how myopic it would be to lose the brick sidewalks that give Lexington part of the historic character on which its business depends.
Daniel K.
To be honest, the issue that most concerns me about this plan is the proposed destruction of all those lovely trees in Lexington Center. Maintaining a high tree-cover to exposed-concrete ratio is crucial for having a nice downtown area, and it takes *decades* and *decades* to grow back new trees that give us decent shade.
Richard F.
As I was standing in front of Wales Copy Shop reading about this petition, an elderly couple walked by, one with a cane and the other with a walker. Their reaction to the removal of the brick sidewalks was exactly the same as mine: very upset!!!
Cam H.
Taking away the bricks means your taking away history.
Jeff Z.
Lexington is well known in the world as the place of the beginning of America revolution. To preserve its historical appearance is our responsibility and obligation - I think it is much more important to maintain the brick side walk than spending money on re-do the sport court every year. Let's make every effort to keep Lexington's history for ourselves, for our next generation and for those who sacrificed their life for the freedom we have today
Julia F.
The streets to the historic start of American independence should be paved with brick. Brick by brick, the brave Minutemen and women of Lexington and Concord paved the way to the establishment of a great nation.
Charles E.
This whole proposal smells bad. Why funnel 8-12 million dollars to contractors to do what does not need to be done - unless, that is, the funneling is the whole point...
Sarah S.
Downtown Lexington is beautiful and relatively convenient as it is. We need to spend many millions on our schools NOW; why would embark on an expensive, disruptive project that is completely unnecessary?
Wei-Wei L.
Why in the world would one make the Center like every other town center in greater New England???
Joe F.
Please do not destroy the unique character of our town
Ethan W.
There are so many more beneficial things that this money could be put towards in our town. This is just wrong.
Ellan S.
Preserve and maintain Lexington's Brick Sidewalks, maintain existing streetside trees, bike racks and planters. To install concrete or asphalt sidewalks will create more problems, crevises, and more uneven surfaces--take a look at unstable concrete sidewalks in other sections of Lexington and surrounding towns.
Beth B.
How about we don't spend the $8 Million and don't keep raising property taxes.
Stefano G.
If we don't preserve the brick sidewalks we don't preserve the history of this amazing town.
Sarah B.
The town center is what I feel in love with 8 years ago when I moved to Lexington
Francesco G.
destroying the bricks sidewalks would equate, in my view, to vandalize the Town's center and destroy its uniqueness..
Rebecca W.
Keep the beauty, integrity and history of this beautiful and historic town. Keep the bricks!!!
Marilyn H.
The brick sidewalks are an essential part of what makes Lexington center so charming and picturesque. I oppose this plan.
Paul M.
As a recent visitor to beautiful and historic Lexington, my wife and I were dismayed to learn of this destructive, expensive and pointless Streetscape Project proposal that would destroy the ambience of this wonderful town. Come on, Lexington Patriots, don't let this happen!
Jane O.
The brick provides the charm of a colonial town and it is part of the culture of our community. Our Mass Ave is all we have that makes a statement of our center.
Cole O.
Please preserve Lexington's town centre. Adding sidewalks is non-value added and truly an eye sore that is detrimental to the centre's economy, construction. Lexington is a preserved historical town with many international visitors that come for the American history, stores, boutiques and charm that Lexington offers. Having cement sidewalks that will deteriorate with the winter weather, crack, bump and cause damage to the many students, mothers with strollers, and elderly in the area will cause extra hazard. In addition, this will cause property loss due to the this unsightly addition which is only truly beneficial for an engineering bid. There are many many other priorities in the city of Lexington that can be used with the very high taxes for this town. The roads are in dire need of repair and there are school budgets that are being cut with restructuring of school buffer zones due to lack of space. I will gladly share my discontentment for this absurd idea to spread sidewalks and smear Lexington's image to the benefit of a few. This has not been a town request. Please note that many refuse this project due to the many highlighted items as above.
Jochen S.
There are more pressing needs; completely re-doing the town center is out of proportion and many of the proposed changes are no improvements but setbacks.
Nancy V.
It seems very few town residents have heard of this - and I can't imagine many would be supporting it if they had!
Phil T.
I am a regular visitor to Lexington. The sidewalks are part of the great charm of the town.
Kathleen J.
The brick sidewalks are smooth and in great shape They add such historic character to our town center.
Gary J.
I believe that the brick preserves the historical character and village charm of this unique New England town.
David and Holly H.
If it isn't broken, don't fix it. The trees and brick sidewalks are essential to Lexington's character.
Amy B.
I am completely opposed to removing the brick
Claire P.
Please keep the bricks--and Lexington Center's charm and distinctiveness!
Evgeny S.
Don't waste our money. Better spend it on schools instead of raising taxes. And buy motorized wheelchairs for handicapped. It will be big time cheaper.
Natalia D.
It is total waist of tax-payers money, and a destructive approach to a historic place. Lexington si unique and special, and it's important to preserve it's charm
John R.
This is an expensive project. I don't oppose improvements, or concrete per se, but losing the trees in the process is significant. I want easy and full accessibility for all, but we can maintain and improve these walk ways. It seems possible to do so at a lower cost. See Lisa Giersbach's comments. She's a knowledgable landscape architect, and her point of view persuaded me.
Linda P.
MUST keep the brick walkways! The center of town has already lost so much of its character to the overabundance of banks. Let's not lose the charm of our city center by replacing with concrete.
Bertrand R.
Please don't cement our downtown Lexington! it's a waste of money AND it is charmless. How do these propositions even come up? What's the rationale? Does not make any sense to me.
Liudmila G.
We shells preserve the brick sidewalks and find a way of making them accessible without destroying them! Lexington without brick sidewalks will look charmless and like any other US town.
Ami S.
I have endured commutes through both Belmont and Arlington during their similar renovations. It is a tremendous hardship, adding significant time to the commune of many and it is ipossible to naviagate the sidewalks at all during construction. This will have a severe impact of the local businesses that are already under great strain. This project appears to be ill-conceived and an unnecessary use of tax dollars
Sherri G.
Preserve & Maintain Lexington's Brick Sidewalks - Don't Tear Them OUT!
Simon L.
I have fonded Lexington's brick sidewalks since I have moved to Lexington two decades ago. It is an unique beauty of Lexington!
Hyun-jeong S.
Lexington is very beautiful as it is now!
Anne P.
Don't change Lexington downtown. Keep the sidewalk with bricks.
David H.
My property taxes have doubled in the last ten years. This seems like an absurd waste of money. Who's on the take?
Kathleen F.
Having worked as an urban designer for many years and among landscape architects for many more, I am very concerned that this project is a poor choice for Lexington. The bricks downtown are in excellent condition, brick is an accessible surface, the sidewalks are wide and unimpeded, and the trees are in great shape. There is no reason to spend upwards of $8 million on tearing out a lovely, intact, historic, and accessible streetscape.
Caroline L.
I'm against replacing the sidewalks and trees. One long section of sidewalk and trees was just replaced a 5 or 6 years ago! I'm also skeptical that the reason that this is being proposed is for better disabled access. There are people getting around in wheelchairs and walkers every day in Lexington Center. Is there some sort of government funding that is available to the town that the selectmen want to find a use for?
The brick sidewalks in the center are a huge part of Lexington's look and feel - please don't remove them!
Daniel F.
Unsitely waste of money that will not enhance safety. It is this type of proposal that makes citizens cynical about how taxes are wasted.
Robert C.
So wasteful and inappropriate to tear everything up.
Michael F.
We need to preserve the history of the town rather than tearing it up.
Mark K.
The current center is adored. While there may be some reasons to change it has anyone asked how people feel about the current center? I would guess the changes will not affect what really concerns people, like the retail mix.
Grace B.
Do NOT destroy our historic town center!
Patricia T.
We don't need a town center renovation. The brick sidewalks contribute to Lexington's historic past. Does our town have so much money which we pay in our taxes that they are looking for a way to spend it?
Sam G.
Accessibility to the disabled is extremely important, but there needs to be a different way. Every time I go to the center of town, that brick plaza brightens my day. No joke.
kip h.
As I work for one of those businesses, this proposed project will greatly impact all of the area businesses. This will do nothing but slow business if not stop people from coming through the center all together.
Laura W.
The brick sidewalks are a big part of the charm in downtown Lexington.
Joseph P.
I feel very strongly against renovation of the historical sidewalks in Lexington. Please, do not destroy the beautiful brick sidewalks!
elizabeth b.
This is outrageous!!!! The character of Lexington will be destroyed!!!
Jane A.
Please save the bricks- it adds so much to the flavor of the town-- I live next door (Arlington) but eat, go to the Venue, shop in Lexington, so feel qualified to sign this petition!
Dave C.
Bricks are far more resilient than cement. The initial cost is higher, but we have already incurred that cost.
Leonard T.
Brick is much more fitting for this historic center.
Robert D.
Please lets maintain not spoil the charm.
Elizabeth D.
Soon our beautiful sidewalks will look horrible as the sidewalk on Waltham Street. Let's maintain what we have.
Nick P.
Massachusetts
Susan E.
Please save the bricks! Although all these banks and real state offices have invaded Lexington center, at least we still have some charm in our sidewalks! And have not they been redone only a few years ago?
Ted P.
Please join me in preserving Lexington centers beautiful brick sidewalks.
Anna T.
This money can be spent in much more impactful ways.
Mark G.
I find the brick sidewalks charming. They add to the character of Lexington's center. Please save the brick sidewalks!
Danielle C.
To take away the charm and historic of Lex would ruin the town. Concord's center is not only brickladen but full of quaint shops and communal cafes bringing in tourists to admire a beautifully preserved New England town. Why would anyone try to detract the same or similar opportunity from Lexington? Clearly people who are not steeped in our history and proud of it. Harvard Square has bricks (the most liberally minded community). I think other provisions could be made for the percentage of handicap citizens.
Steve L.
The "sidewalks" in downtown Lexington look quite good. I am new in Lex, and I thought they must have been recently done! Enhance them if needed for access, but all areas certainly do NOT need removal and replacement. The money can surely be directed to better purposes than re-doing what doesn't really need it!?
Bernhardt T.
This project will mar the historic character of our town for no proven benefit and for significant cost. I wanted to get the other side of the story, so I read the website of the "friends" of the project, but as far as I could find, they don't even mention the part of the project that involves tearing up brick and laying down sidewalks. They do mention adding traffic lights and narrowing roads, both of which will most likely negatively impact traffic flow, particularly during commutes.
Christine S.
I take my eighty two year-old father-in-law for walks in the center of Lexington. He never experienced any difficulty of walking on the existing brick pavement. Lexington is a historical town, let's preserve its historical look.
Tanya J.
Lexington - don't make a mistake that you will regret. Our town has historic character - let's preserve it.
This is a complete waste of taxpayer's money. There are so many other worthy projects that need attention now.
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Leave the sidewalks the way they are. Instead, how about replacing the banks and doing something about the cars that speed through town?
Gene G.
Please don't take that red brick off! Thank you!
WENDY H.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the sidewalks that I can see that would be any problem for the disabled. They are in perfect condition. They also give the town some of it's character.
Trish K.
How much Americana do we have left ? I think taking care of the bricks is a small price to pay for the feeling of history
Vienna C.
The sidewalks of Lexington are a huge part of what make this town home, and not up keeping them would be failing in our roles as caretakers of this town
Jewel K.
I am for keeping the historical bricks and maintaining them for the safety of others I am not in favor of the cement nor the cost of this project. There are other priorities for funds.
SJ T.
Seems like Lexington is always looking for excuses to waste money. If they want to spend 8 million so badly, give it to me.
Geoff W.
What a ridiculous idea! Why would you do this? Unless you were the contractor who ts paid to do it, I guess
Gerald G.
A ridiculous idea, and a gross waste of funds. If you must spend the money give all the taxpayers a rebate.
Carol M.
I grew up in Lexington and lived there for many years as an adult. The brick sidewalks give the town center so much charm - it would be a crime to rip them up.
KEEP THE BRICK! FIX OUR SCHOOLS NOT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS FINE.
Noah h.
the brick sidewalks discourage bikers in the center, create a beautiful rustic atmosphere and make the entire town a more beautiful place.
Holly F.
Removal of brick is completely unnecessary to be compliant with the latest United States Access Board Standards: Part 1190 - Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way. This is the most current standard available, and is the standard to which all federally aided or federally approved projects and all projects on New York State property must comply. No color difference is required to define a wheelchair accessible route. Color difference and a detectable warning pad of truncated domes is only required where pedestrian ramps meet street edges to warn the visually impaired that they are entering a street. (Raised curbs used to provide this warning to the visually impaired.) The standard also requires a smooth planar surface throughout most of the wheelchair accessible route to minimize vibrations that could be uncomfortable for wheelchair users. It is not difficult to set, reset, or maintain square-edged brick to a smooth surface that will not cause excessive vibration to wheelchair users. The brick should be reset wherever necessary, but should not be removed.
Elizabeth M.
There is absolutely no reason to remove the brick sidewalks. Given tight budgets, this is an outrage!
Suzanne D.
Brick sidewalks lend authenticity to the historic nature we as residents value in Lexington.
Bob W.
The brick sidewalks are an important component of Lexington's historic charm.
Carla F.
The residents of the Douglas Home, many of whom are in wheelchairs, are currently in the center frequently with no problems.
Jolyn J.
To preserve the character and beauty of this area, please keep the bricks!!!
Wilma F.
Although I have not lived in Lexington for many years, I come back to visit, and among the treats of the town are the center's brick sidewalks, which maintain the essential historic character of the town in its main shopping district.
Lexington is already losing it's unique character with the loss of small business and onslaught of banks. Concrete side walks will only push it closer to resembling a strip mall.
Jayshree R.
The Brick walkways give the center a beautiful historic feel and ripping it out will take that away from the town and its history.
Sarah L.
I've lived in Lexington my entire life, and part of the charm of our town is our gorgeous brick sidewalks. Save them for future generations!!
Bella T.
Keep Lexington's historic beauty
Cullen S.
This town was one of the birthplaces of the American Revolution. Our roots run as deep as this country's birth. Are we really going to start ripping out part of it's history, originality, foundation? This would be horrendous and solidify the town I grew up in as just another plain boring rich suburbia.
Desta P.
It is a historical town and the brick sidewalks take you back in time.
Karen C.
Please keep the bricks - it makes Lexington so quaint and preserves the historical setting.
Jim W.
The town has far bigger needs.
Zoe O.
They can take away our money, our land, our schools, and our freedom, BUT I DRAW THE LINE AT OUR SIDEWALKS
Lien H.
KEEP THEM
Bradley B.
Without the brick sidewalks, Lexington will lose much of its colonial charm that attracts so many people to it.
david l.
has every political body gone mad???
Markus P.
Lexington Center's alluring character owes to its retaining thoughtful design elements and attractive materials. Keep the brick sidewalks.
Silja-Riitta D.
Please do not tear out the brick sidewalks. You cannot get the same character with anything else. Please be respectful of the historic character of Lexington and allocate the funds to preserve and maintain the brick sidewalks.
Saana M.
Please preserve historical Lexington!!!! Where is the charm and character if the brick sidewalks are gone? We will turn into another ho-hum town with all those banks and realtors in the center.
Anne M.
Stop the urbanization if Lexington
Riikka T.
What a nostalgic sidewalk with its benches, beautiful trees, red-brick-buildings and as a cherry on top of it, even a perfect brick sidewalk. Me as a tourist fell in love with the total compact. So I say, even from a distance, no tearing, but preserving and maintaining the brick sidewalks.
Syed R.
It absolutely makes no sense to tear down the brick walkways. It is not necessarily. By tearing them, we will tear down our history and heritage of this historic and beautiful town of Lexington. Stop it please.
Margaret S.
I have enjoyed strolling slong Massachusetts Avenue, first as a visitor and then as a Lexington resident for over 30 years. I have pushed strollers, been on crutches, and for a time walked with a cane. The most serious barrier to my mobility was the lack of ramps at intersections. That was fixed many years ago. The small increase in ease of mobility that would be gained by removing the current sidewalks must be balanced against the incovenience that construction would cause. This would harm restaruants and shops in the center . Loss of more retail businesses in our town center is a much larger deficit to tour town than this change is worth.
Marissa L.
Save The Brick! It also has lasted 50 years and looks very nice where concrete after 50 years will not have the same quality.
Megan L.
With Lexington being such a beautiful historic city, it would be a shame to remove a piece of it's authenticity. Keep the brick!
Josh M.
The brick sidewalks are beautiful and part of the heritage of the town. My dads scooter runs fine over most of the town center.
It is sad that this idea has even come to be an actual 'plan'. Big cities have cement sidewalks, and losing our brick walkways is just one more loss to the charm that the TOWN of Lexington that it cannot be allowed to happen. We have seen too many stores disappear with the continued growth and expansion of our town-let us work to bring back the 'old town feel' that Lexington had when I was a kid. More banks, real estate offices and cement streets take away from the charm of our town. We need to stop this plan NOW!
Stefan R.
Please don't strip all the character and beauty out of a beautiful downtown.
Marion K.
Stick with brick!
Kevin F.
Please keep the historic brick! and the the trees! Removing them will ruin the charming, historical and unique feel of Lexington Center
Please follow the ad hoc committee's suggestions. We have a beautiful and historic center...let's preserve it!
Olga B.
Senseless spending. Destroying what is valued in resident's lives is not ok.
Roger B.
A poor use of tax dollars
Allen F.
We should preserve our town center - the brick sidewalks are charming and add to the town center. PLEASE don't do this.
The brick sidewalks add so much character and beauty to the town center! Don't remove that!
Shana M.
Being a town of such historical significance, Lexington should seek to preserve the historical feel of the center by keeping and maintaining the bricks we currently have.
Domenic S.
First , I'd like to mentioned I never use Facebook I tend to stay professional and only use LinkedIn. However I do observe Facebook occasionally. Tonight this topic caught my attention, and I felt I had to comment.
I feel strongly about keeping the brick paver sidewalks. As an owner of an architectural firm and resident of Lexington, removing the pavers and replacing the sidewalks with concrete is both expensive and non attractive. There are many European
cities that have pavers and cobblestones both on their sidewalks and streets. To name a few cities, London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome have far more pedestrians and foot traffic than we will ever have. These cites have had brick sidewalks dating back as far as over two thousand years ago. If they can manage to maintain their sidewalks we should have no excuse maintaining ours. We should keep our brick sidewalks and enhance them with the proper safety guards to make them level were needed. If we expect to improve the image of Lexington Center the brick sidewalks are a good start not concrete. Additionally landscaping such as the maintenance of our sidewalk trees and adding planters would improve the general look. Another idea would be to have businesses or persons donate towards memorial pavers. Pavers can be randomly placed as part of sidewalks with the name of a person engraved in brick. Planters can also be sponsored by businesses or citizens. We need to be creative and save our tax money for other important projects in town and not waste money and increase taxes. With so many comments against concrete sidewalks it is evident that bricks should stay".
Lauren O.
Please preserve the beauty of our town center and maintain our brick sidewalks.
William R.
Please keep the brick - it is very appropriate and can be made very safe
Jacqueline F.
I have tripped and sometime fallen on the cracked and heaved concrete sidewalks along the periphery of the center. Bricks are so much easier to maintain and still look good after all these years. Please save our beautiful brick sidewalks.
Kenneth N.
"Streetscape"? What nonsense!
I love the brick sidewalks. It is an important part of what makes Lexington charming and beautiful. When we were considering towns to move to, the brick sidewalks in Lexington were part of the attraction for us to move here! It seems like a waste of money to tear them out.
Thomas H.
Please!! How many disabled people have complained?
McClain H.
It is absolutely inconceivable to us that we would be debating the need to replace lexingtons brick sidewalks with concrete in places. We do not support this project and the replacement of our town's beautiful brick. Our town selectmen should instead focus on bringing innovative business to the center and holding landlords responsible for taking care of their buildings. Macy and Bridger McGaw
Jacob L.
The sidewalks look great as they are. Wasting money on this project will make this beautiful town more bleak and uninteresting. We should strive to make Lexington more unique rather than the opposite.
Miriam F.
Ripping everything up seems like a costly and disruptive solution. Couldn't the laudable goal of accessibility be achieved more simply?
Neil R.
Would like to know more about this project. What is the reasons for such a dramatic change?? I'm not against improving the center but would like to be assured that the character of the center will be there at the end. Would like to see improvements and not complete demolition.
Rachel V.
Our history and historical atmosphere makes Lexington what it is! Let's save it.
Alyssa G.
Please, please do not turn Lexington into another generic suburban town! There is nothing wrong with brick sidewalks. What we need is better shopping, like we used to have. Bring back stores like Thunder and Decelle and Aesop's bagels No more banks or realtors!!
Minoo S.
Leave the sidewalk as is and just repair it
I love the brick sidewalks in Lexington, it seems frivolous to tear them up.
Martina H.
The sidewalks are beautiful and do not need to be changed
Kenneth B.
The brick sidewalks contribute to the distinct look and feel of our town.
Abigail S.
Makes our awesome town unique!!
What a waste of tax dollars ! Smells very fishy. Funneling money to contractor buddies ...
Karen Z.
I love the planters and the brick sidewalks.
Evelyn P.
Please do not do this to Lexington. We are a beautiful, historical community and the brick reflects this. Please don't put concrete down... Its so ugly. A large part of Lexington's charm is the old fashioned sidewalks. I could go on but I won't. Choose brick.
Harriet N.
8-12 million to make the center of Lexington look worse. Not smart!
Ruth S.
Don't take away our town's charm and historical feel.
RAY i.
Let's preserve our town center and save the millions for more worthwhile projects.
Pls,use this huge budget wisely!make Lexington center attractive for small businesses,to make it unique and appealing.
Ross K.
Lexington is a jewel. Please be a good steward.
Kimberly B.
This would be a long process that would add to traffic jams when the center is already a very nice place.
Paul and Eleanor B.
A waste of taxpayer money to tear up attractive and functional brick sidewalks and to replace them with strips of industrial concrete. Maintain the brick sidewalks....and Lexington's historic charm!
Di H.
Id like a lawn sign to save Lexington ctr please!
Stephan G.
Please keep the sidewalks as they are. It's part of Lexington
Leonard H.
Preserve the character of our town center.
Jody T.
please keep our historic charm and don't waste our money
Leave our heritage intact...
Gloria C.
I strongly support this petition. I use a cane and have no problem walking in the center.
Lauren O.
Please preserve the beauty of our town center and maintain our brick sidewalks.
William R.
Please keep the brick - it is very appropriate and can be made very safe
Jacqueline F.
I have tripped and sometime fallen on the cracked and heaved concrete sidewalks along the periphery of the center. Bricks are so much easier to maintain and still look good after all these years. Please save our beautiful brick sidewalks.
Kenneth N.
"Streetscape"? What nonsense!
Diana C.
I love the brick sidewalks. It is an important part of what makes Lexington charming and beautiful. When we were considering towns to move to, the brick sidewalks in Lexington were part of the attraction for us to move here! It seems like a waste of money to tear them out.
Thomas H.
Please!! How many disabled people have complained?
McClain H.
It is absolutely inconceivable to us that we would be debating the need to replace lexingtons brick sidewalks with concrete in places. We do not support this project and the replacement of our town's beautiful brick. Our town selectmen should instead focus on bringing innovative business to the center and holding landlords responsible for taking care of their buildings.
Jacob L.
The sidewalks look great as they are. Wasting money on this project will make this beautiful town more bleak and uninteresting. We should strive to make Lexington more unique rather than the opposite.
Miriam F.
Ripping everything up seems like a costly and disruptive solution. Couldn't the laudable goal of accessibility be achieved more simply?
Neil R.
Would like to know more about this project. What is the reasons for such a dramatic change?? I'm not against improving the center but would like to be assured that the character of the center will be there at the end. Would like to see improvements and not complete demolition.
Rachel V.
Our history and historical atmosphere makes Lexington what it is! Let's save it.
Alyssa G.
Please, please do not turn Lexington into another generic suburban town! There is nothing wrong with brick sidewalks. What we need is better shopping, like we used to have. Bring back stores like Thunder and Decelle and Aesop's bagels No more banks or realtors!!
Minoo S.
Leave the sidewalk as is and just repair it
I find this proposal very concerning because it does absolutely nothing to add vitality to town center while spending enormous amounts of taxpayer money. I would much rather Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen put more effort into figuring out how to reverse the trend of small businesses closing only to be replaced by restaurant chains, banks, and real estate offices. If we let our town leadership continue unchecked, soon there won't be much of any town center left.
LEAH C.
Wasteful! Preserve and Maintain.
The town of Lexington does not need this expensive streets cape at this time. The funds would be better allocated for school needs. This will negatively affect town center businesses and the sidewalks, seating, trees and safety are fine as they presently are in Lexington center.
Victor O.
Please preserve the historic beauty of our town center.
david H.
My property taxes have more than doubled since I bought my house in '04. And now you propose to squander the taxpayers' money with a project that would destroy Lexington Center's beauty--to no good purpose?
Stop wasting our resources for projects that are not needed! Our Lexington center is already accessible for wheelchair users.
Jessica W.
Take Harvard square or Boston as an example! They all have preserved their beautiful brick sidewalks and they won't remove them just for the interest of few that can't find a better way to spent our resources or honestly have nothing else to do with their time. This town not only belongs people that live here but to all Americans and the country. It's their heritage too. I don't want my taxes either being wasted in the destruction of Lexington Center. This is a mayor topic and I don't know if it is possible that it should be passed to the state or federal courts. I'm from overseas and I'm horrified by the idea.
Judy C.
As a Lexington homeowner, I strongly oppose this new plan. And so many people with mobility challenges indicate keeping the current brick sidewalks aren't a problem. This plan needs to be tabled indefinitely also because the town has many more pressing financial expenditures.I just don't get what's going to to push this through.
The town has too many capital projects between the schools, fire station and purchasing the Armenian school to be adding this unneccessary cost to our budgets.
The charm of Lexington Center is one of the primary reasons we bought our home in Lexington, despite the fact that taxes on comperable properties we considered in other towns were half that of the home we purchased here. It makes me terribly sad that it is these tax dollars that will now be wasted on removing the very charm that made it worth paying them in the first place :(
Gordon R.
Concretizing of Lexington Center --indicative of waste, contrary to New England spirit, and an abuse of power by a small group of people Who should be voted out of office if they don't seek public discussion and allow opportunity for broader public input. There is a disturbing thinking deficit behind this one.
Margaret W.
Let's spend the money on more important things like a new bldg for the police dept. Lexington Center is so lovely and unique AND safe as it is!
Mara B.
Why would anyone tear up the center when they Can make it ADA compliant for much less money. The answer is the same people who bury us in taxes
RAY i.
Let's preserve our town center and save the millions for more worthwhile projects.
Pls,use this huge budget wisely!make Lexington center attractive for small businesses,to make it unique and appealing.
Ross K.
Lexington is a jewel. Please be a good steward.
Kimberly B.
This would be a long process that would add to traffic jams when the center is already a very nice place.
Paul and Eleanor B.
A waste of taxpayer money to tear up attractive and functional brick sidewalks and to replace them with strips of industrial concrete. Maintain the brick sidewalks....and Lexington's historic charm!
Nicholas C.
Massachusetts
19 hours ago
I find this proposal very concerning because it does absolutely nothing to add vitality to town center while spending enormous amounts of taxpayer money. I would much rather Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen put more effort into figuring out how to reverse the trend of small businesses closing only to be replaced by restaurant chains, banks, and real estate offices. If we let our town leadership continue unchecked, soon there won't be much of any town center left.
LEAH C.
Wasteful! Preserve and Maintain.
Livingston P.
The town of Lexington does not need this expensive streets cape at this time. The funds would be better allocated for school needs. This will negatively affect town center businesses and the sidewalks, seating, trees and safety are fine as they presently are in Lexington center.
Victor O.
Please preserve the historic beauty of our town center.
david H.
My property taxes have more than doubled since I bought my house in '04. And now you propose to squander the taxpayers' money with a project that would destroy Lexington Center's beauty--to no good purpose?
Stop wasting our resources for projects that are not needed! Our Lexington center is already accessible for wheelchair users.
Jessica W.
Take Harvard square or Boston as an example! They all have preserved their beautiful brick sidewalks and they won't remove them just for the interest of few that can't find a better way to spent our resources or honestly have nothing else to do with their time. This town not only belongs people that live here but to all Americans and the country. It's their heritage too. I don't want my taxes either being wasted in the destruction of Lexington Center. This is a mayor topic and I don't know if it is possible that it should be passed to the state or federal courts. I'm from overseas and I'm horrified by the idea.
Judy C.
As a Lexington homeowner, I strongly oppose this new plan. And so many people with mobility challenges indicate keeping the current brick sidewalks aren't a problem. This plan needs to be tabled indefinitely also because the town has many more pressing financial expenditures.I just don't get what's going to to push this through.
Charla C.
The town has too many capital projects between the schools, fire station and purchasing the Armenian school to be adding this unneccessary cost to our budgets.
Heather B.
The charm of Lexington Center is one of the primary reasons we bought our home in Lexington, despite the fact that taxes on comperable properties we considered in other towns were half that of the home we purchased here. It makes me terribly sad that it is these tax dollars that will now be wasted on removing the very charm that made it worth paying them in the first place :(
Gordon R.
Concretizing of Lexington Center --indicative of waste, contrary to New England spirit, and an abuse of power by a small group of people Who should be voted out of office if they don't seek public discussion and allow opportunity for broader public input. There is a disturbing thinking deficit behind this one.
We are shocked to hear this plan to change the town center -- why would any body do that The Brick sidewalk looks great Please leave it alone
Vijaya N.
Let's preserve the historical structures and not demolish it in the name of renovation
Deepak D.
Please preserve the current looks
Mallika M.
We have three generations of Lexingtonians in our family. We feel strongly that the town would be making a huge mistake by redoing the center and replacing the bricks. It appears someone has to gain from this decision financially at the cost of the beauty and historic center of the town. Safety has been cited as a concern; never have I witnessed any accidents occurring on the bricks of the center in the past 30 years
Either leave the center as it is or update it maintaining the existing and new brick. No concrete walkways.
I think that there ways to preserve while making them accessible
Mark B.
Our Historic Center needs to escape "mallification"
I grew up in Lexington and went to Lexington High School. I'm proud to say that I'm from this town and want to protect its heritage and legacy so that the next generation can enjoy it too.
Andrew P.
I am all for preserving Lexington's brick sidewalks.
Ajay B.
Preserve historical structure. Preserve the old charm. Preserve the trees. Please use tax payers money wisely.
Jason G.
I feel most strongly that we should keep the brick, and also concerned, but less so that the money should be spent more wisely back on the town and its residents. Add another teacher to make another integrated preschool class if you can't find anywhere else to spend it. There are children that would benefit from getting that extra boost before starting school but seats are limited
Anita K.
As a Lexingtonian who just moved back so my daughter has the same wonderful experience I did growing up here I am opposed to changing the character of the center
Mark Z.
Walking to a nice restaurant on a Summer evening with my shoes clicking on the bricks...
lata M.
We are shocked to hear this plan to change the town center -- why would any body do that The Brick sidewalk looks great Please leave it alone
Vijaya N.
Let's preserve the historical structures and not demolish it in the name of renovation
Deepak D.
Please preserve the current looks
Richard Dougherty
Preserve not demolish... Thisi is an example of bad committee management from Town Leadership and the resultant waste in costs from ignorance and poor taste.
they had done an absolutely beautiful job in front of IL Casale re-doing the brick. Everyone should check it out
Yebin G.
Without these beautiful red brick sidewalks, trees and benches, Lexington will not look like Lexington anymore. Please save and respect our history!
This is a huge amount of money to fix something that isn't broken. Keep the bricks, but maintain them. Augment the historical aesthetic. Above all Lexington needs to pull back taxes on business so we've got something to offer besides banks and real estate companies.
Stephen B.
I support saving the brick sidewalks to the maximum extent possible.
Christina K.
Please preserve and improve the existing brick sidewalks. They add so much well-needed character to Lexington Center.
Paulo M.
Not everything is about savings or codes
Jeff M.
The original Sasaki Lexington Center may well have saved lexington Center and the character of the entire town. We all owe debt of gratitude to that design and all who united to make it a reality. Keep Lexington Center Great!
Sarah W.
Keep the bricks!
I checked the website of the supporters of the Lex Center "renovation". They claimed that the Woburn St./Mass Ave. intersection is the most dangerous town center intersection in the state. But that's basically outside of Lex Center, and way away from the brick sidewalks. And they made a big deal of the 188 injuries and 2 fatalities over the last 14 years in Lex Center. But they provided no info on where these occurred. I'm guessing the bulk of it was at the afore-mentioned intersection.
"I would like to add that we are a family with a handicapped member. The brick sidewalks have never once deterred us from going to the center, or have we had the slightest struggle. They are completely accessible. Truthfully they are in better shape than most of the sidewalks in town- we do have more struggles outside of the center. I don't think I'm alone to say that the charm of Lexington Center is one of our town's greatest assets and there would be great disappointment and dissatisfaction to "update" it."
Regina R.
Please keep the Center's beautiful bricks and trees. My 57 year old nephew is paralyzed and wheel chair bound. He has no trouble traversing the existing sidewalks of Lexington Center. My grandchildren in strollers also enjoy traveling on the Center sidewalks and sitting near the Center's mature shade trees. Our Center merchants cannot financially withstand the proposed disruption of this unneeded project. Our Center does not need new sidewalks. Rather it needs more stores with merchandise to sell rather than additional banks, hair stylists and realtors. Bricks are good enough for Boston's Freedom Trail. We in Lexington Center should keep our bricks. Let's invest our common funds where investments are truly needed.
Kristin L.
I am a life long resident of Lexington and have settled here with my husband and children. One of the reason why we love Lexington is the history and character of the town. We live within walking distance of the center and the brick walkways make the center look and feel beautiful and inviting.
Anne M.
KEEP THE BRICKS! We recently moved to MA from FL and chose Lexington for its 'charming, old world' feeling. The bricked sidewalks are an important asset to Lexington. My scooter bound 76yr old mother was able to navigate Lexington without an issue and commented on how lovely it was that they had kept characteristics liked a brick sidewalk. In an interesting coincidence, in Fort Lauderdale they are removing the concrete to lay pavers to make the sidewalks more inviting and appealing to pedestrians.
Judi F.
In 1993 when we were deciding which town to move to, the uniqueness of the town center including the wide brick sidewalks was influential in our decision. We are frequent walkers to town and still enjoy the attractiveness of the benches sitting on the brick sidewalks. Let's look at all the alternatives for maintaining the uniqueness of the town and easy access for wheelchairs and walkers. You can meet the ADA guidelines, using brick.
Lisa G.
The brick in downtown Lexington Center is a wirecut brick - a flat, stable, and slip resistant paver that allows for accessibility. It is also in GREAT condition! The town of Waltham just repaved their entire streetscape on Moody Street with the same brick to provide accessible walks and to maintain the character of the town. Our sidewalks are in great condition. This seems like a very large sum of money to fix something that isn't broken.... Perhaps we should think about where the money might be better spent.... Improving our overcrowded schools would be on the top of my list.
John D.
If a decision is to be made about making the center sidewalks more accessible, let's consider all the alternatives. At $8-12M, there must have been some consideration to upgrading the sidewalks to make them accessible, not just ripping them out and replacing them. Comments about ADA compliant brick ways suggest there are alternatives - why not consider them as well and consider renovation rather then wholesale replacement. A wheelchair/cane/stroller accessible lane upgrade to the existing sidewalks sounds much more practical and affordable to me.
Harry B.
Do your homework, Selectmen, and don't squander our money and beautiful town! In the 2002 study by Cooper RA et al. (“Interaction of Wheelchairs and Pavement Surfaces,” Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, 2003) tested a poured concrete (jointed) surface, concrete pavers with 0, 2 and 8 mm wide chamfers and clay pavers with 0 and 4 mm wide chamfers. The study found that surfaces with chamfers of 4 mm or less were considered acceptable when using the poured concrete surface as the norm. Further, no significant differences were found in the work required to propel over the segmental pavement surfaces compared to the poured concrete surface!
Linda P.
Rip us the brick sidewalks? Seriously? Lexington Center is depressing enough as it is. Storefronts everywhere with peeling paint, a dearth of any place interesting to shop, but a plethora of banks and real estate offices are every few feet. If you want to further enhance a downtrodden, long-in-the-tooth, inner city vibe, then go for it, rip up the brick and put in concrete. If you want to honor what little beauty is left in the center that also reflects our historic heritage, then for god's sake leave the brick alone. Enough already.
Todd B.
There is much that needs repair/upgrading Lexington. Ripping up serviceable, if not quite smooth enough, bricks seems irresponsible. I am all for accommodating the handicapped, but it seems misguided to spend dollars today on such a project when other sidewalks and pathways (like the one around the Old Res) are impassable with potholes big enough for a wheelchair to fall into. Let's focus on that first, and then when our current Mass Ave sidewalks need refurbishing in 10 or 20 years, simply use disability code-compliant chamfered brick on the north side of MA avenue to match the south side and forget about all that concrete.
sabrina r.
The brick sidewalks in Lexington lend to the old charm and character of our historical, colonial center. This proposed idea is the equivalent of an asphalt jungle, commonizing an otherwise quintessential, historical New England town center. Furthermore, to add insult to injury by proposing to rip out all of the beautiful, mature, shade-providing trees is tragically wasteful and very anti-green! The current status of our center sidewalks pose absolutely no significant danger or threat to anyone and is completely wheelchair accessible and friendly. Who is coming up with these ridiculous ideas? STOP PAVING PARADISE!
Kerry P.
We lived in Lexington for years. Tearing up the aidewalks would be a terrible waste of money and it would ruin the historic aspect of the town
David H.
The possibility of Lexington's tearing up a portion of its brick sidewalks is mind boggling. Neither safety, budget, nor aesthetics will be happily served by such a misguided move.
Louis P.
There's a way to make bricks smooth for wheelchair access without ripping out the historic nature of the town.
robert a.
The project needs a visionary landscape architect and urban planner with extensive experience in historic settings.
Linda P.
Please don't take any more character away from Lexington.
David B.
Completely ridiculous quest to spend money and destroy the character of our beautiful town.
Isabelle R.
What a shame and how myopic it would be to lose the brick sidewalks that give Lexington part of the historic character on which its business depends.
Daniel K.
To be honest, the issue that most concerns me about this plan is the proposed destruction of all those lovely trees in Lexington Center. Maintaining a high tree-cover to exposed-concrete ratio is crucial for having a nice downtown area, and it takes *decades* and *decades* to grow back new trees that give us decent shade.
Richard F.
As I was standing in front of Wales Copy Shop reading about this petition, an elderly couple walked by, one with a cane and the other with a walker. Their reaction to the removal of the brick sidewalks was exactly the same as mine: very upset!!!
Cam H.
Taking away the bricks means your taking away history.
Jeff Z.
Lexington is well known in the world as the place of the beginning of America revolution. To preserve its historical appearance is our responsibility and obligation - I think it is much more important to maintain the brick side walk than spending money on re-do the sport court every year. Let's make every effort to keep Lexington's history for ourselves, for our next generation and for those who sacrificed their life for the freedom we have today
Julia F.
The streets to the historic start of American independence should be paved with brick. Brick by brick, the brave Minutemen and women of Lexington and Concord paved the way to the establishment of a great nation.
Charles E.
This whole proposal smells bad. Why funnel 8-12 million dollars to contractors to do what does not need to be done - unless, that is, the funneling is the whole point...
Sarah S.
Downtown Lexington is beautiful and relatively convenient as it is. We need to spend many millions on our schools NOW; why would embark on an expensive, disruptive project that is completely unnecessary?
Wei-Wei L.
Why in the world would one make the Center like every other town center in greater New England???
Joe F.
Please do not destroy the unique character of our town
Ethan W.
There are so many more beneficial things that this money could be put towards in our town. This is just wrong.
Ellan S.
Preserve and maintain Lexington's Brick Sidewalks, maintain existing streetside trees, bike racks and planters. To install concrete or asphalt sidewalks will create more problems, crevises, and more uneven surfaces--take a look at unstable concrete sidewalks in other sections of Lexington and surrounding towns.
Beth B.
How about we don't spend the $8 Million and don't keep raising property taxes.
Stefano G.
If we don't preserve the brick sidewalks we don't preserve the history of this amazing town.
Sarah B.
The town center is what I feel in love with 8 years ago when I moved to Lexington
Francesco G.
destroying the bricks sidewalks would equate, in my view, to vandalize the Town's center and destroy its uniqueness..
Rebecca W.
Keep the beauty, integrity and history of this beautiful and historic town. Keep the bricks!!!
Marilyn H.
The brick sidewalks are an essential part of what makes Lexington center so charming and picturesque. I oppose this plan.
Paul M.
As a recent visitor to beautiful and historic Lexington, my wife and I were dismayed to learn of this destructive, expensive and pointless Streetscape Project proposal that would destroy the ambience of this wonderful town. Come on, Lexington Patriots, don't let this happen!
Jane O.
The brick provides the charm of a colonial town and it is part of the culture of our community. Our Mass Ave is all we have that makes a statement of our center.
Cole O.
Please preserve Lexington's town centre. Adding sidewalks is non-value added and truly an eye sore that is detrimental to the centre's economy, construction. Lexington is a preserved historical town with many international visitors that come for the American history, stores, boutiques and charm that Lexington offers. Having cement sidewalks that will deteriorate with the winter weather, crack, bump and cause damage to the many students, mothers with strollers, and elderly in the area will cause extra hazard. In addition, this will cause property loss due to the this unsightly addition which is only truly beneficial for an engineering bid. There are many many other priorities in the city of Lexington that can be used with the very high taxes for this town. The roads are in dire need of repair and there are school budgets that are being cut with restructuring of school buffer zones due to lack of space. I will gladly share my discontentment for this absurd idea to spread sidewalks and smear Lexington's image to the benefit of a few. This has not been a town request. Please note that many refuse this project due to the many highlighted items as above.
Jochen S.
There are more pressing needs; completely re-doing the town center is out of proportion and many of the proposed changes are no improvements but setbacks.
Nancy V.
It seems very few town residents have heard of this - and I can't imagine many would be supporting it if they had!
Phil T.
I am a regular visitor to Lexington. The sidewalks are part of the great charm of the town.
Kathleen J.
The brick sidewalks are smooth and in great shape They add such historic character to our town center.
Gary J.
I believe that the brick preserves the historical character and village charm of this unique New England town.
David and Holly H.
If it isn't broken, don't fix it. The trees and brick sidewalks are essential to Lexington's character.
Amy B.
I am completely opposed to removing the brick
Claire P.
Please keep the bricks--and Lexington Center's charm and distinctiveness!
Evgeny S.
Don't waste our money. Better spend it on schools instead of raising taxes. And buy motorized wheelchairs for handicapped. It will be big time cheaper.
Natalia D.
It is total waist of tax-payers money, and a destructive approach to a historic place. Lexington si unique and special, and it's important to preserve it's charm
John R.
This is an expensive project. I don't oppose improvements, or concrete per se, but losing the trees in the process is significant. I want easy and full accessibility for all, but we can maintain and improve these walk ways. It seems possible to do so at a lower cost. See Lisa Giersbach's comments. She's a knowledgable landscape architect, and her point of view persuaded me.
Linda P.
MUST keep the brick walkways! The center of town has already lost so much of its character to the overabundance of banks. Let's not lose the charm of our city center by replacing with concrete.
Bertrand R.
Please don't cement our downtown Lexington! it's a waste of money AND it is charmless. How do these propositions even come up? What's the rationale? Does not make any sense to me.
Liudmila G.
We shells preserve the brick sidewalks and find a way of making them accessible without destroying them! Lexington without brick sidewalks will look charmless and like any other US town.
Ami S.
I have endured commutes through both Belmont and Arlington during their similar renovations. It is a tremendous hardship, adding significant time to the commune of many and it is ipossible to naviagate the sidewalks at all during construction. This will have a severe impact of the local businesses that are already under great strain. This project appears to be ill-conceived and an unnecessary use of tax dollars
Sherri G.
Preserve & Maintain Lexington's Brick Sidewalks - Don't Tear Them OUT!
Simon L.
I have fonded Lexington's brick sidewalks since I have moved to Lexington two decades ago. It is an unique beauty of Lexington!
Hyun-jeong S.
Lexington is very beautiful as it is now!
Anne P.
Don't change Lexington downtown. Keep the sidewalk with bricks.
David H.
My property taxes have doubled in the last ten years. This seems like an absurd waste of money. Who's on the take?
Kathleen F.
Having worked as an urban designer for many years and among landscape architects for many more, I am very concerned that this project is a poor choice for Lexington. The bricks downtown are in excellent condition, brick is an accessible surface, the sidewalks are wide and unimpeded, and the trees are in great shape. There is no reason to spend upwards of $8 million on tearing out a lovely, intact, historic, and accessible streetscape.
Caroline L.
I'm against replacing the sidewalks and trees. One long section of sidewalk and trees was just replaced a 5 or 6 years ago! I'm also skeptical that the reason that this is being proposed is for better disabled access. There are people getting around in wheelchairs and walkers every day in Lexington Center. Is there some sort of government funding that is available to the town that the selectmen want to find a use for?
The brick sidewalks in the center are a huge part of Lexington's look and feel - please don't remove them!
Daniel F.
Unsitely waste of money that will not enhance safety. It is this type of proposal that makes citizens cynical about how taxes are wasted.
Robert C.
So wasteful and inappropriate to tear everything up.
Michael F.
We need to preserve the history of the town rather than tearing it up.
Mark K.
The current center is adored. While there may be some reasons to change it has anyone asked how people feel about the current center? I would guess the changes will not affect what really concerns people, like the retail mix.
Grace B.
Do NOT destroy our historic town center!
Patricia T.
We don't need a town center renovation. The brick sidewalks contribute to Lexington's historic past. Does our town have so much money which we pay in our taxes that they are looking for a way to spend it?
Sam G.
Accessibility to the disabled is extremely important, but there needs to be a different way. Every time I go to the center of town, that brick plaza brightens my day. No joke.
kip h.
As I work for one of those businesses, this proposed project will greatly impact all of the area businesses. This will do nothing but slow business if not stop people from coming through the center all together.
Laura W.
The brick sidewalks are a big part of the charm in downtown Lexington.
Joseph P.
I feel very strongly against renovation of the historical sidewalks in Lexington. Please, do not destroy the beautiful brick sidewalks!
elizabeth b.
This is outrageous!!!! The character of Lexington will be destroyed!!!
Jane A.
Please save the bricks- it adds so much to the flavor of the town-- I live next door (Arlington) but eat, go to the Venue, shop in Lexington, so feel qualified to sign this petition!
Dave C.
Bricks are far more resilient than cement. The initial cost is higher, but we have already incurred that cost.
Leonard T.
Brick is much more fitting for this historic center.
Robert D.
Please lets maintain not spoil the charm.
Elizabeth D.
Soon our beautiful sidewalks will look horrible as the sidewalk on Waltham Street. Let's maintain what we have.
Nick P.
Massachusetts
Susan E.
Please save the bricks! Although all these banks and real state offices have invaded Lexington center, at least we still have some charm in our sidewalks! And have not they been redone only a few years ago?
Ted P.
Please join me in preserving Lexington centers beautiful brick sidewalks.
Anna T.
This money can be spent in much more impactful ways.
Mark G.
I find the brick sidewalks charming. They add to the character of Lexington's center. Please save the brick sidewalks!
Danielle C.
To take away the charm and historic of Lex would ruin the town. Concord's center is not only brickladen but full of quaint shops and communal cafes bringing in tourists to admire a beautifully preserved New England town. Why would anyone try to detract the same or similar opportunity from Lexington? Clearly people who are not steeped in our history and proud of it. Harvard Square has bricks (the most liberally minded community). I think other provisions could be made for the percentage of handicap citizens.
Steve L.
The "sidewalks" in downtown Lexington look quite good. I am new in Lex, and I thought they must have been recently done! Enhance them if needed for access, but all areas certainly do NOT need removal and replacement. The money can surely be directed to better purposes than re-doing what doesn't really need it!?
Bernhardt T.
This project will mar the historic character of our town for no proven benefit and for significant cost. I wanted to get the other side of the story, so I read the website of the "friends" of the project, but as far as I could find, they don't even mention the part of the project that involves tearing up brick and laying down sidewalks. They do mention adding traffic lights and narrowing roads, both of which will most likely negatively impact traffic flow, particularly during commutes.
Christine S.
I take my eighty two year-old father-in-law for walks in the center of Lexington. He never experienced any difficulty of walking on the existing brick pavement. Lexington is a historical town, let's preserve its historical look.
Tanya J.
Lexington - don't make a mistake that you will regret. Our town has historic character - let's preserve it.
This is a complete waste of taxpayer's money. There are so many other worthy projects that need attention now.
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Leave the sidewalks the way they are. Instead, how about replacing the banks and doing something about the cars that speed through town?
Gene G.
Please don't take that red brick off! Thank you!
WENDY H.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the sidewalks that I can see that would be any problem for the disabled. They are in perfect condition. They also give the town some of it's character.
Trish K.
How much Americana do we have left ? I think taking care of the bricks is a small price to pay for the feeling of history
Vienna C.
The sidewalks of Lexington are a huge part of what make this town home, and not up keeping them would be failing in our roles as caretakers of this town
Jewel K.
I am for keeping the historical bricks and maintaining them for the safety of others I am not in favor of the cement nor the cost of this project. There are other priorities for funds.
SJ T.
Seems like Lexington is always looking for excuses to waste money. If they want to spend 8 million so badly, give it to me.
Geoff W.
What a ridiculous idea! Why would you do this? Unless you were the contractor who ts paid to do it, I guess
Gerald G.
A ridiculous idea, and a gross waste of funds. If you must spend the money give all the taxpayers a rebate.
Carol M.
I grew up in Lexington and lived there for many years as an adult. The brick sidewalks give the town center so much charm - it would be a crime to rip them up.
KEEP THE BRICK! FIX OUR SCHOOLS NOT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS FINE.
Noah h.
the brick sidewalks discourage bikers in the center, create a beautiful rustic atmosphere and make the entire town a more beautiful place.
Holly F.
Removal of brick is completely unnecessary to be compliant with the latest United States Access Board Standards: Part 1190 - Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way. This is the most current standard available, and is the standard to which all federally aided or federally approved projects and all projects on New York State property must comply. No color difference is required to define a wheelchair accessible route. Color difference and a detectable warning pad of truncated domes is only required where pedestrian ramps meet street edges to warn the visually impaired that they are entering a street. (Raised curbs used to provide this warning to the visually impaired.) The standard also requires a smooth planar surface throughout most of the wheelchair accessible route to minimize vibrations that could be uncomfortable for wheelchair users. It is not difficult to set, reset, or maintain square-edged brick to a smooth surface that will not cause excessive vibration to wheelchair users. The brick should be reset wherever necessary, but should not be removed.
Elizabeth M.
There is absolutely no reason to remove the brick sidewalks. Given tight budgets, this is an outrage!
Suzanne D.
Brick sidewalks lend authenticity to the historic nature we as residents value in Lexington.
Bob W.
The brick sidewalks are an important component of Lexington's historic charm.
Carla F.
The residents of the Douglas Home, many of whom are in wheelchairs, are currently in the center frequently with no problems.
Jolyn J.
To preserve the character and beauty of this area, please keep the bricks!!!
Wilma F.
Although I have not lived in Lexington for many years, I come back to visit, and among the treats of the town are the center's brick sidewalks, which maintain the essential historic character of the town in its main shopping district.
Lexington is already losing it's unique character with the loss of small business and onslaught of banks. Concrete side walks will only push it closer to resembling a strip mall.
Jayshree R.
The Brick walkways give the center a beautiful historic feel and ripping it out will take that away from the town and its history.
Sarah L.
I've lived in Lexington my entire life, and part of the charm of our town is our gorgeous brick sidewalks. Save them for future generations!!
Bella T.
Keep Lexington's historic beauty
Cullen S.
This town was one of the birthplaces of the American Revolution. Our roots run as deep as this country's birth. Are we really going to start ripping out part of it's history, originality, foundation? This would be horrendous and solidify the town I grew up in as just another plain boring rich suburbia.
Desta P.
It is a historical town and the brick sidewalks take you back in time.
Karen C.
Please keep the bricks - it makes Lexington so quaint and preserves the historical setting.
Jim W.
The town has far bigger needs.
Zoe O.
They can take away our money, our land, our schools, and our freedom, BUT I DRAW THE LINE AT OUR SIDEWALKS
Lien H.
KEEP THEM
Bradley B.
Without the brick sidewalks, Lexington will lose much of its colonial charm that attracts so many people to it.
david l.
has every political body gone mad???
Markus P.
Lexington Center's alluring character owes to its retaining thoughtful design elements and attractive materials. Keep the brick sidewalks.
Silja-Riitta D.
Please do not tear out the brick sidewalks. You cannot get the same character with anything else. Please be respectful of the historic character of Lexington and allocate the funds to preserve and maintain the brick sidewalks.
Saana M.
Please preserve historical Lexington!!!! Where is the charm and character if the brick sidewalks are gone? We will turn into another ho-hum town with all those banks and realtors in the center.
Anne M.
Stop the urbanization if Lexington
Riikka T.
What a nostalgic sidewalk with its benches, beautiful trees, red-brick-buildings and as a cherry on top of it, even a perfect brick sidewalk. Me as a tourist fell in love with the total compact. So I say, even from a distance, no tearing, but preserving and maintaining the brick sidewalks.
Syed R.
It absolutely makes no sense to tear down the brick walkways. It is not necessarily. By tearing them, we will tear down our history and heritage of this historic and beautiful town of Lexington. Stop it please.
Margaret S.
I have enjoyed strolling slong Massachusetts Avenue, first as a visitor and then as a Lexington resident for over 30 years. I have pushed strollers, been on crutches, and for a time walked with a cane. The most serious barrier to my mobility was the lack of ramps at intersections. That was fixed many years ago. The small increase in ease of mobility that would be gained by removing the current sidewalks must be balanced against the incovenience that construction would cause. This would harm restaruants and shops in the center . Loss of more retail businesses in our town center is a much larger deficit to tour town than this change is worth.
Marissa L.
Save The Brick! It also has lasted 50 years and looks very nice where concrete after 50 years will not have the same quality.
Megan L.
With Lexington being such a beautiful historic city, it would be a shame to remove a piece of it's authenticity. Keep the brick!
Josh M.
The brick sidewalks are beautiful and part of the heritage of the town. My dads scooter runs fine over most of the town center.
It is sad that this idea has even come to be an actual 'plan'. Big cities have cement sidewalks, and losing our brick walkways is just one more loss to the charm that the TOWN of Lexington that it cannot be allowed to happen. We have seen too many stores disappear with the continued growth and expansion of our town-let us work to bring back the 'old town feel' that Lexington had when I was a kid. More banks, real estate offices and cement streets take away from the charm of our town. We need to stop this plan NOW!
Stefan R.
Please don't strip all the character and beauty out of a beautiful downtown.
Marion K.
Stick with brick!
Kevin F.
Please keep the historic brick! and the the trees! Removing them will ruin the charming, historical and unique feel of Lexington Center
Please follow the ad hoc committee's suggestions. We have a beautiful and historic center...let's preserve it!
Olga B.
Senseless spending. Destroying what is valued in resident's lives is not ok.
Roger B.
A poor use of tax dollars
Allen F.
We should preserve our town center - the brick sidewalks are charming and add to the town center. PLEASE don't do this.
The brick sidewalks add so much character and beauty to the town center! Don't remove that!
Shana M.
Being a town of such historical significance, Lexington should seek to preserve the historical feel of the center by keeping and maintaining the bricks we currently have.
Domenic S.
First , I'd like to mentioned I never use Facebook I tend to stay professional and only use LinkedIn. However I do observe Facebook occasionally. Tonight this topic caught my attention, and I felt I had to comment.
I feel strongly about keeping the brick paver sidewalks. As an owner of an architectural firm and resident of Lexington, removing the pavers and replacing the sidewalks with concrete is both expensive and non attractive. There are many European
cities that have pavers and cobblestones both on their sidewalks and streets. To name a few cities, London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome have far more pedestrians and foot traffic than we will ever have. These cites have had brick sidewalks dating back as far as over two thousand years ago. If they can manage to maintain their sidewalks we should have no excuse maintaining ours. We should keep our brick sidewalks and enhance them with the proper safety guards to make them level were needed. If we expect to improve the image of Lexington Center the brick sidewalks are a good start not concrete. Additionally landscaping such as the maintenance of our sidewalk trees and adding planters would improve the general look. Another idea would be to have businesses or persons donate towards memorial pavers. Pavers can be randomly placed as part of sidewalks with the name of a person engraved in brick. Planters can also be sponsored by businesses or citizens. We need to be creative and save our tax money for other important projects in town and not waste money and increase taxes. With so many comments against concrete sidewalks it is evident that bricks should stay".
Lauren O.
Please preserve the beauty of our town center and maintain our brick sidewalks.
William R.
Please keep the brick - it is very appropriate and can be made very safe
Jacqueline F.
I have tripped and sometime fallen on the cracked and heaved concrete sidewalks along the periphery of the center. Bricks are so much easier to maintain and still look good after all these years. Please save our beautiful brick sidewalks.
Kenneth N.
"Streetscape"? What nonsense!
I love the brick sidewalks. It is an important part of what makes Lexington charming and beautiful. When we were considering towns to move to, the brick sidewalks in Lexington were part of the attraction for us to move here! It seems like a waste of money to tear them out.
Thomas H.
Please!! How many disabled people have complained?
McClain H.
It is absolutely inconceivable to us that we would be debating the need to replace lexingtons brick sidewalks with concrete in places. We do not support this project and the replacement of our town's beautiful brick. Our town selectmen should instead focus on bringing innovative business to the center and holding landlords responsible for taking care of their buildings. Macy and Bridger McGaw
Jacob L.
The sidewalks look great as they are. Wasting money on this project will make this beautiful town more bleak and uninteresting. We should strive to make Lexington more unique rather than the opposite.
Miriam F.
Ripping everything up seems like a costly and disruptive solution. Couldn't the laudable goal of accessibility be achieved more simply?
Neil R.
Would like to know more about this project. What is the reasons for such a dramatic change?? I'm not against improving the center but would like to be assured that the character of the center will be there at the end. Would like to see improvements and not complete demolition.
Rachel V.
Our history and historical atmosphere makes Lexington what it is! Let's save it.
Alyssa G.
Please, please do not turn Lexington into another generic suburban town! There is nothing wrong with brick sidewalks. What we need is better shopping, like we used to have. Bring back stores like Thunder and Decelle and Aesop's bagels No more banks or realtors!!
Minoo S.
Leave the sidewalk as is and just repair it
I love the brick sidewalks in Lexington, it seems frivolous to tear them up.
Martina H.
The sidewalks are beautiful and do not need to be changed
Kenneth B.
The brick sidewalks contribute to the distinct look and feel of our town.
Abigail S.
Makes our awesome town unique!!
What a waste of tax dollars ! Smells very fishy. Funneling money to contractor buddies ...
Karen Z.
I love the planters and the brick sidewalks.
Evelyn P.
Please do not do this to Lexington. We are a beautiful, historical community and the brick reflects this. Please don't put concrete down... Its so ugly. A large part of Lexington's charm is the old fashioned sidewalks. I could go on but I won't. Choose brick.
Harriet N.
8-12 million to make the center of Lexington look worse. Not smart!
Ruth S.
Don't take away our town's charm and historical feel.
RAY i.
Let's preserve our town center and save the millions for more worthwhile projects.
Pls,use this huge budget wisely!make Lexington center attractive for small businesses,to make it unique and appealing.
Ross K.
Lexington is a jewel. Please be a good steward.
Kimberly B.
This would be a long process that would add to traffic jams when the center is already a very nice place.
Paul and Eleanor B.
A waste of taxpayer money to tear up attractive and functional brick sidewalks and to replace them with strips of industrial concrete. Maintain the brick sidewalks....and Lexington's historic charm!
Di H.
Id like a lawn sign to save Lexington ctr please!
Stephan G.
Please keep the sidewalks as they are. It's part of Lexington
Leonard H.
Preserve the character of our town center.
Jody T.
please keep our historic charm and don't waste our money
Leave our heritage intact...
Gloria C.
I strongly support this petition. I use a cane and have no problem walking in the center.
Lauren O.
Please preserve the beauty of our town center and maintain our brick sidewalks.
William R.
Please keep the brick - it is very appropriate and can be made very safe
Jacqueline F.
I have tripped and sometime fallen on the cracked and heaved concrete sidewalks along the periphery of the center. Bricks are so much easier to maintain and still look good after all these years. Please save our beautiful brick sidewalks.
Kenneth N.
"Streetscape"? What nonsense!
Diana C.
I love the brick sidewalks. It is an important part of what makes Lexington charming and beautiful. When we were considering towns to move to, the brick sidewalks in Lexington were part of the attraction for us to move here! It seems like a waste of money to tear them out.
Thomas H.
Please!! How many disabled people have complained?
McClain H.
It is absolutely inconceivable to us that we would be debating the need to replace lexingtons brick sidewalks with concrete in places. We do not support this project and the replacement of our town's beautiful brick. Our town selectmen should instead focus on bringing innovative business to the center and holding landlords responsible for taking care of their buildings.
Jacob L.
The sidewalks look great as they are. Wasting money on this project will make this beautiful town more bleak and uninteresting. We should strive to make Lexington more unique rather than the opposite.
Miriam F.
Ripping everything up seems like a costly and disruptive solution. Couldn't the laudable goal of accessibility be achieved more simply?
Neil R.
Would like to know more about this project. What is the reasons for such a dramatic change?? I'm not against improving the center but would like to be assured that the character of the center will be there at the end. Would like to see improvements and not complete demolition.
Rachel V.
Our history and historical atmosphere makes Lexington what it is! Let's save it.
Alyssa G.
Please, please do not turn Lexington into another generic suburban town! There is nothing wrong with brick sidewalks. What we need is better shopping, like we used to have. Bring back stores like Thunder and Decelle and Aesop's bagels No more banks or realtors!!
Minoo S.
Leave the sidewalk as is and just repair it
I find this proposal very concerning because it does absolutely nothing to add vitality to town center while spending enormous amounts of taxpayer money. I would much rather Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen put more effort into figuring out how to reverse the trend of small businesses closing only to be replaced by restaurant chains, banks, and real estate offices. If we let our town leadership continue unchecked, soon there won't be much of any town center left.
LEAH C.
Wasteful! Preserve and Maintain.
The town of Lexington does not need this expensive streets cape at this time. The funds would be better allocated for school needs. This will negatively affect town center businesses and the sidewalks, seating, trees and safety are fine as they presently are in Lexington center.
Victor O.
Please preserve the historic beauty of our town center.
david H.
My property taxes have more than doubled since I bought my house in '04. And now you propose to squander the taxpayers' money with a project that would destroy Lexington Center's beauty--to no good purpose?
Stop wasting our resources for projects that are not needed! Our Lexington center is already accessible for wheelchair users.
Jessica W.
Take Harvard square or Boston as an example! They all have preserved their beautiful brick sidewalks and they won't remove them just for the interest of few that can't find a better way to spent our resources or honestly have nothing else to do with their time. This town not only belongs people that live here but to all Americans and the country. It's their heritage too. I don't want my taxes either being wasted in the destruction of Lexington Center. This is a mayor topic and I don't know if it is possible that it should be passed to the state or federal courts. I'm from overseas and I'm horrified by the idea.
Judy C.
As a Lexington homeowner, I strongly oppose this new plan. And so many people with mobility challenges indicate keeping the current brick sidewalks aren't a problem. This plan needs to be tabled indefinitely also because the town has many more pressing financial expenditures.I just don't get what's going to to push this through.
The town has too many capital projects between the schools, fire station and purchasing the Armenian school to be adding this unneccessary cost to our budgets.
The charm of Lexington Center is one of the primary reasons we bought our home in Lexington, despite the fact that taxes on comperable properties we considered in other towns were half that of the home we purchased here. It makes me terribly sad that it is these tax dollars that will now be wasted on removing the very charm that made it worth paying them in the first place :(
Gordon R.
Concretizing of Lexington Center --indicative of waste, contrary to New England spirit, and an abuse of power by a small group of people Who should be voted out of office if they don't seek public discussion and allow opportunity for broader public input. There is a disturbing thinking deficit behind this one.
Margaret W.
Let's spend the money on more important things like a new bldg for the police dept. Lexington Center is so lovely and unique AND safe as it is!
Mara B.
Why would anyone tear up the center when they Can make it ADA compliant for much less money. The answer is the same people who bury us in taxes
RAY i.
Let's preserve our town center and save the millions for more worthwhile projects.
Pls,use this huge budget wisely!make Lexington center attractive for small businesses,to make it unique and appealing.
Ross K.
Lexington is a jewel. Please be a good steward.
Kimberly B.
This would be a long process that would add to traffic jams when the center is already a very nice place.
Paul and Eleanor B.
A waste of taxpayer money to tear up attractive and functional brick sidewalks and to replace them with strips of industrial concrete. Maintain the brick sidewalks....and Lexington's historic charm!
Nicholas C.
Massachusetts
19 hours ago
I find this proposal very concerning because it does absolutely nothing to add vitality to town center while spending enormous amounts of taxpayer money. I would much rather Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen put more effort into figuring out how to reverse the trend of small businesses closing only to be replaced by restaurant chains, banks, and real estate offices. If we let our town leadership continue unchecked, soon there won't be much of any town center left.
LEAH C.
Wasteful! Preserve and Maintain.
Livingston P.
The town of Lexington does not need this expensive streets cape at this time. The funds would be better allocated for school needs. This will negatively affect town center businesses and the sidewalks, seating, trees and safety are fine as they presently are in Lexington center.
Victor O.
Please preserve the historic beauty of our town center.
david H.
My property taxes have more than doubled since I bought my house in '04. And now you propose to squander the taxpayers' money with a project that would destroy Lexington Center's beauty--to no good purpose?
Stop wasting our resources for projects that are not needed! Our Lexington center is already accessible for wheelchair users.
Jessica W.
Take Harvard square or Boston as an example! They all have preserved their beautiful brick sidewalks and they won't remove them just for the interest of few that can't find a better way to spent our resources or honestly have nothing else to do with their time. This town not only belongs people that live here but to all Americans and the country. It's their heritage too. I don't want my taxes either being wasted in the destruction of Lexington Center. This is a mayor topic and I don't know if it is possible that it should be passed to the state or federal courts. I'm from overseas and I'm horrified by the idea.
Judy C.
As a Lexington homeowner, I strongly oppose this new plan. And so many people with mobility challenges indicate keeping the current brick sidewalks aren't a problem. This plan needs to be tabled indefinitely also because the town has many more pressing financial expenditures.I just don't get what's going to to push this through.
Charla C.
The town has too many capital projects between the schools, fire station and purchasing the Armenian school to be adding this unneccessary cost to our budgets.
Heather B.
The charm of Lexington Center is one of the primary reasons we bought our home in Lexington, despite the fact that taxes on comperable properties we considered in other towns were half that of the home we purchased here. It makes me terribly sad that it is these tax dollars that will now be wasted on removing the very charm that made it worth paying them in the first place :(
Gordon R.
Concretizing of Lexington Center --indicative of waste, contrary to New England spirit, and an abuse of power by a small group of people Who should be voted out of office if they don't seek public discussion and allow opportunity for broader public input. There is a disturbing thinking deficit behind this one.
We are shocked to hear this plan to change the town center -- why would any body do that The Brick sidewalk looks great Please leave it alone
Vijaya N.
Let's preserve the historical structures and not demolish it in the name of renovation
Deepak D.
Please preserve the current looks
Mallika M.
We have three generations of Lexingtonians in our family. We feel strongly that the town would be making a huge mistake by redoing the center and replacing the bricks. It appears someone has to gain from this decision financially at the cost of the beauty and historic center of the town. Safety has been cited as a concern; never have I witnessed any accidents occurring on the bricks of the center in the past 30 years
Either leave the center as it is or update it maintaining the existing and new brick. No concrete walkways.
I think that there ways to preserve while making them accessible
Mark B.
Our Historic Center needs to escape "mallification"
I grew up in Lexington and went to Lexington High School. I'm proud to say that I'm from this town and want to protect its heritage and legacy so that the next generation can enjoy it too.
Andrew P.
I am all for preserving Lexington's brick sidewalks.
Ajay B.
Preserve historical structure. Preserve the old charm. Preserve the trees. Please use tax payers money wisely.
Jason G.
I feel most strongly that we should keep the brick, and also concerned, but less so that the money should be spent more wisely back on the town and its residents. Add another teacher to make another integrated preschool class if you can't find anywhere else to spend it. There are children that would benefit from getting that extra boost before starting school but seats are limited
Anita K.
As a Lexingtonian who just moved back so my daughter has the same wonderful experience I did growing up here I am opposed to changing the character of the center
Mark Z.
Walking to a nice restaurant on a Summer evening with my shoes clicking on the bricks...
lata M.
We are shocked to hear this plan to change the town center -- why would any body do that The Brick sidewalk looks great Please leave it alone
Vijaya N.
Let's preserve the historical structures and not demolish it in the name of renovation
Deepak D.
Please preserve the current looks
Richard Dougherty
Preserve not demolish... Thisi is an example of bad committee management from Town Leadership and the resultant waste in costs from ignorance and poor taste.
they had done an absolutely beautiful job in front of IL Casale re-doing the brick. Everyone should check it out
Yebin G.
Without these beautiful red brick sidewalks, trees and benches, Lexington will not look like Lexington anymore. Please save and respect our history!
This is a huge amount of money to fix something that isn't broken. Keep the bricks, but maintain them. Augment the historical aesthetic. Above all Lexington needs to pull back taxes on business so we've got something to offer besides banks and real estate companies.
Stephen B.
I support saving the brick sidewalks to the maximum extent possible.
Christina K.
Please preserve and improve the existing brick sidewalks. They add so much well-needed character to Lexington Center.
Paulo M.
Not everything is about savings or codes
Jeff M.
The original Sasaki Lexington Center may well have saved lexington Center and the character of the entire town. We all owe debt of gratitude to that design and all who united to make it a reality. Keep Lexington Center Great!
Sarah W.
Keep the bricks!
I checked the website of the supporters of the Lex Center "renovation". They claimed that the Woburn St./Mass Ave. intersection is the most dangerous town center intersection in the state. But that's basically outside of Lex Center, and way away from the brick sidewalks. And they made a big deal of the 188 injuries and 2 fatalities over the last 14 years in Lex Center. But they provided no info on where these occurred. I'm guessing the bulk of it was at the afore-mentioned intersection.