Attendance: Fred Moore (presiding), John Hostage, George Kelso, Romin Koebel, Barry M. Steinberg

Guest: Andy Rubel

1. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as amended.

2. Car-Free Progress Report (Andy Rubel)

The book should be at the printer before the next Board meeting. All reviewers have given us excellent feedback. The next step will have to be a public relations campaign.

3. Annual Meeting Logistics.

Carolyn Mieth and John Hostage have reserved the John Hancock Conference Center, 40 Trinity Place, in the Back Bay, for Wednesday, 21 May for our annual meeting.

The theme of the meeting will be the release and roll-out of Car-Free, Tenth Edition. Andy Rubel will speak on the making of Car-Free.

Suggestions for speakers for the meeting included Herb Pence to talk about streetcars along the Artery Park or perhaps a member of the Arborway Committee.

Andy Rubel suggested several principles for getting new people involved in APT: (1) we need volunteers looking for a worthwhile cause; (2) their volunteer work should be effective and empowered; (3) the volunteers need recognition.

We need a list of volunteer opportunities.

4. APT letter on the Program for Mass Transportation (PMT).

The meeting functioned as a committee of the whole to draft the letter, which is subject to a 21 March deadline for submission. We agree with the Conservation Law Foundation that the meeting process is more open than it used to be, but not enough.

5. Other Items.

Romin Koebel reported that George Kelso was instrumental in stopping a Government Center hotel and in the installation of a forthcoming walkway over Congress Street between City Hall and the Faneuil Hall complex.

6. The next meeting is Wednesday, 9 April 2003 at 6:00 p.m.

7. The meeting adjourned 7:55 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

BARRY M. STEINBERG

Clerk