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* [http://www.lexingtonma.gov/center-streetscape-and-battle-green-projects Official web page] | |||
* [[Media:A_Plan_For_Lexington_Center_1966.pdf|A Plan for Lexington Center]] (Feb 1966). This represents a blueprint for the redesign of the Lexington center at the and of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s - this is the decade when Lexington center acquired its current street and sidewalk design, with its distinctive promenade with two rows of small trees. The plan was developed by the then-Planning Board and by the Town Committee to Study the Revitalization of the Lexington Center. The design advisory group included [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_C._Fletcher Norman Fletcher], member of The Architects Collaborative and of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Moon_Hill Six Moon Hill] association, and also collaborator of Walter Gropius; and [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2013/03/23/walter-pierce-modernist-architect-designed-lexington-peacock-farm-development-schools-research-buildings/NbKeLuG5xg4G3LZKZlIBON/story.html Walter S. Pierce], designer of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock_Farm Peacock Farm]; and landscape architect [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Sasaki Hideao Sasaki]. | * [[Media:A_Plan_For_Lexington_Center_1966.pdf|A Plan for Lexington Center]] (Feb 1966). This represents a blueprint for the redesign of the Lexington center at the and of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s - this is the decade when Lexington center acquired its current street and sidewalk design, with its distinctive promenade with two rows of small trees. The plan was developed by the then-Planning Board and by the Town Committee to Study the Revitalization of the Lexington Center. The design advisory group included [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_C._Fletcher Norman Fletcher], member of The Architects Collaborative and of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Moon_Hill Six Moon Hill] association, and also collaborator of Walter Gropius; and [https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2013/03/23/walter-pierce-modernist-architect-designed-lexington-peacock-farm-development-schools-research-buildings/NbKeLuG5xg4G3LZKZlIBON/story.html Walter S. Pierce], designer of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock_Farm Peacock Farm]; and landscape architect [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Sasaki Hideao Sasaki]. | ||
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| Issues and Initiatives |
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| Schools |
| The Black Experience at Lexington High |
| School Start Times |
| School Construction |
| Construction Costs |
| School Lunch |
| Urban Design |
| Center Streetscapes |
| Energy and Environment |
| Net Zero |
| Heat Pumps |
| Plastic Bag Ban |
| Natural Gas Service |
| Solar Panels |
| Local Politics |
| Short Term Rentals |
| Affordable Housing |
| Gun Control |
| Medical Marijuana |
| Right of NonCitizens to Vote |
| Teardowns, Traffic Lights, Water Rates |
| Old Issues |
| Hartwell Anaerobic Digester |
- Official web page
- A Plan for Lexington Center (Feb 1966). This represents a blueprint for the redesign of the Lexington center at the and of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s - this is the decade when Lexington center acquired its current street and sidewalk design, with its distinctive promenade with two rows of small trees. The plan was developed by the then-Planning Board and by the Town Committee to Study the Revitalization of the Lexington Center. The design advisory group included Norman Fletcher, member of The Architects Collaborative and of the Six Moon Hill association, and also collaborator of Walter Gropius; and Walter S. Pierce, designer of Peacock Farm; and landscape architect Hideao Sasaki.