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Report on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master plan
Link to the Bicycle and Pedesterian Master Plan: https://vizcomm.wixsite.com/albanybikepedplan
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So
the
agenda
for
tonight's
briefing
will
include
an
overview
of
the
projects,
the
plans,
vision
and
goals,
a
quick
look
at
the
project
website
and
its
features.
The
results
of
the
initial
community
engagement
events,
upcoming
events
for
the
plan
and
at
the
end,
will
provide
some
time
for
any
questions.
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So
start
off
the
bicycle
and
pedestrian
master
plan
was
made
possible
in
part
by
funding
from
the
Capital
District
Transportation
Committee,
also
known
as
CDT
c
c.
Dt
c
is
the
capital
districts
Transportation,
Metropolitan,
Planning
Organization,
and
they
help
fund
infrastructure
projects,
provide
technical
assistance
and
fun
planning
projects
throughout
the
Capital
Region.
So
the
city
received
a
grant
for
$67,500
through
cvtc's
2020,
community
and
transportation
link
explaining
program
to
update
the
city's
2009
bicycle
master
plan
over
the
course
of
2020.
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The
purpose
of
this
update
was
to
review
and
make
any
necessary
updates
to
the
existing
2009.
Bicycle
master
plan
create
a
new
pedestrian
master
plan
fryer.
Today's
the
needs
of
pedestrians
and
cyclists,
who
experience
transportation
disadvantages
and
that
could
include
people
who
walk
or
cycle
is
their
primary
mode
of
transportation.
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People
of
color,
lower
wage
earners,
people
who
live
in
a
household
without
a
personal
vehicle
people
with
one
or
more
disabilities,
people
over
65
or
under
16,
and
people
whose
primary
language
is
not
English
and
then.
Finally,
the
intended
outcome
is
to
provide
a
clear
direction
on
the
locations
for
future
pedestrian
and
bicycle
infrastructure
and
recommend
policies
that
promote
and
support,
walking
and
cycling
in
the
city.
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So
based
on
the
committee
feedback,
the
Planning
vision
for
the
plan
was
that
more
of
Albany
is
served
by
walking
and
cycling.
Networks
that
are
welcoming
intuitive,
continuous
walking,
biking
and
transit
are
fundamental
and
viable
transportation.
Options
that
support
a
sustainable
future
Albany
streets
feel
safe
and
comfortable
for
all
people
who
use
them
and
there's
a
culture
of
awareness
and
compassion
that
supports
all
road
users
as
they
share
the
road.
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So
to
achieve
that
vision,
goals
for
the
project,
the
plan
will
include
the
following
objectives:
identifying
a
connected
and
continuous
low
traffic
stress
bicycle
network
that
connects
key
destinations
and
is
accessible
to
all
all
the
residents
and
visitors
and
similarly
also
identifying
a
priority
pedestrian
network
that
connects
Albany
residents
with
the
places
they
live,
work
and
play
prioritizing,
walking
and
cycling.
Access
to
transit,
supporting
excellent
places
to
walk
and
bike
for
recreation.
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So
this
is
a
screenshot
of
the
homepage
for
the
project
website
and
the
website
link
is
listed
below
at
the
top
of
the
homepage.
You
can
view
the
vision
and
goals
of
the
project
that
I
just
discuss
view
the
timeline
for
the
plan
access
the
links
for
the
wiki
map
and
survey
that
I'll
discuss
on
the
next
slide,
find
upcoming
project
events
and
access
meeting
videos
for
the
six
neighborhood
meetings
and
use
the
comment
box
to
send
our
project
team
questions
and
comments
on
the
plan.
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So
these
are
screenshots
of
the
project
survey
and
the
wiki
map.
The
wiki
map
has
been
especially
exciting
because
we've
already
seen
423
people
use
the
wiki
map
to
provide
location,
specific
comments
on
cycling,
walking,
signage
and
safety
issues
in
the
city,
as
well
as
make
comments
on
other
users.
Comments
to
build
upon
those
because
of
the
large
number
of
comments
I
do
want
to
stress
that
it
might
take
a
little
time
to
load
when
you
first
use
the
map,
so
just
be
patient
with
it
and
it'll
work
out.
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The
survey
and
wiki
map,
along
with
the
project
website,
will
be
available
through
the
end
of
the
year
and
will
inform
the
policy
recommendations
and
the
proposed
projects
in
the
plan
and,
if
any
of
the
committee
members
want
to
see
a
demonstration
of
how
to
add
a
comment
to
the
map,
I'm
happy
to
do
that
at
the
end
of
the
meeting.
So.
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So
in
place
of
the
introductory
in-person
meeting.
Our
project
consultants
began
planning
developed
an
introductory
eight-minute
YouTube
video
to
appoint
residents
with
the
goals
and
timeline
of
the
plan
web
site
survey
and
wiki
map.
In
June,
there
were
seven
meetings
held
on
zoom'
to
discuss
current
cycling
and
walking
issues
and
future
policies
and
infrastructure
projects
that
could
improve
cycling
and
walking
in
the
city.
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From
the
bicycle
user
group
meeting,
some
of
the
themes
that
were
discussed
included
the
difficulty
in
cycling
on
streets
with
steep
inclines
and
no
bicycle
facilities.
Some
examples
of
that
are
bike
lanes
and
without
those
facilities
it
makes
it
difficult
to
get
from
the
eastern
to
the
western
portions
of
the
city.
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So
for
neighborhood
meeting,
one
that
included
Center
Square,
downtown
Hudson,
Park,
Lincoln,
Park,
mansion
Park,
south
pastures,
Washington,
Park
and
Washington
Square
neighborhoods
comments
from
this
meeting
included
a
need
for
more
north-south
bicycle
routes
in
residential
neighborhoods
participants.
Appreciated
routes
such
as
the
new
South
End
connector,
wanted
to
see
an
increase
in
the
number
of
routes
internal
to
the
city.
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Some
participants
also
wanted
to
see
the
conversion
of
traffic
lights
to
stop
signs
since
people
speed
through
yellow
lights
and
some
residents
believe
that
motorists
are
more
likely
to
respect
a
stop
sign
as
compared
to
a
yellow
light
and
connections
to
major
destinations
such
as
the
Empire
State
Plaza
in
Washington.
Park
are
often
not
safe
due
to
poor
visibility,
fast
speeds
and
a
lack
of
signage.
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So
for
neighborhood
meeting
two
that
included
Delaware
Avenue
Lincoln
Park,
Mount,
Hope,
2nd
Avenue
and
South
End
neighborhoods.
Some
of
the
comments
from
this
meeting
included
that,
while
South
Carroll
serves
as
a
major
route
for
residents
who
do
not
have
access
to
cars,
the
condition
of
the
road
and
lack
of
bicycle
facilities
make
it
a
difficult
route.
D
Some
of
the
participants
wanted
to
see
a
formalization
of
the
use
of
existing
paths
in
University
Heights
through
the
existing
campuses
and
existing
paths
to
improve
the
visibility
of
those
improve
connections,
increase
the
number
of
barn
and
dance
intersections
to
make
wider
roads
easier
and
safer
to
cross.
For
anyone
who
doesn't
know
what
a
barn
Stan's
intersection
is,
it
allows
pedestrians
and
cyclists
on
each
corner
to
cross
the
same
time,
so
that
allows
for
diagonal
crossings
and
therefore
shorter
crossings.
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Participants
wanted
to
see
improved
pedestrian
connectivity
between
schools
and
neighborhoods
so
that
kids
could
walk
to
school.
They
also
wanted
to
see
traffic
calming
improvements,
additional
sidewalks
and
bicycle
lanes
on
streets
such
as
brevet,
er,
Street
and
Manning
Boulevard.
To
improve
connections
between
Washington
and
Western
avenues
and,
finally,
prioritizing
pedestrian
and
cycling.
Improvements
on
streets
such
as
rap
road
and
fuller
road
to
improve
in
term
useful
connections
with
the
town
of
colony
and
Guilderland.
D
So
for
neighborhood
meeting
five
that
included
Arbor
Hill
Sheridan
hollow
timber
of
triangle,
West
Hill
and
West
End
neighborhoods
comments
from
these
meetings
included.
The
participants
wanted
to
see
a
continuation
of
the
new
bicycle
lanes
on
Broadway
and
banan's
into
Albany
to
provide
an
easier
connection
between
Albany
and
minions.
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Continuing
the
Clinton
Avenue
bicycle
lanes
down
to
Broadway
to
provide
more
connections
addressing
exposed
tree
roots
that
reduce
the
accessibility
of
sidewalks
for
pedestrians
of
all
abilities
and
finally,
connecting
ten
Brook
Street
and
Northern
Boulevard
bicycle
lanes,
the
Manning,
Boulevard
and
or
lark
drive,
and
the
final
neighborhood
meeting
meeting
six.
This
included
the
North
Albany
shaker
Park
in
Bishopsgate
neighborhoods.
D
Our
project
consultants
will
have
to
plan
that'll
be
presented
in
mid-october
to
early
November
to
members
of
the
public
at
a
public
workshop
and
that'll
give
members
of
the
public
an
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
draft
plan
and
give
our
project
team
some
time
to
make
any
revisions
based
on
those
comments
and
we're
anticipating
to
have
a
final
plan
completed
in
December
of
this
year.
So
again,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
committee
for
the
time
to
speak
this
evening
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
at
this
time.
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E
I
was
a
little
surprised,
I,
don't
know
if
any
other
council
members
got
notified
of
that
particular
event,
but
some
of
us
were
pretty
outspoken
in
support
of
that
and
I'm
very
supportive
of
this
master
plan
and
moving
forward
I
used
to
participate
on
an
advisory
committee
that
sort
of
fell
by
the
wayside
when
staff
left
so
I'm
glad
to
see
the
administration
is
picking
up
on
this
again
I'm
curious
for
each
one
of
these
neighborhood
meetings.
How
many?
If
you
could
give
me
a
rundown
of
how
many
participants
were
at
each
one?
D
E
E
My
saying
to
some
extent
on
a
piecemeal
basis,
by
doing
it,
I
assume
meetings
etc,
but
I'm
thrilled
that
the
city
is
focusing
in
on
this
and
I'm
thrilled.
Also
that
you're
talking
about
doing
some
pilots
to
actually
move
forward
and
get
a
little
bit
more
experience.
I
have
a
bicycle:
I
am
free
to
use
it
generally
on
the
city.
Streets
I
do
give
bicyclists
wide
berth,
especially
since
I
have
a
hybrid
and
it
can
sneak
up
on
people.
E
They
may
not
be
aware
of
the
fact
that
I'm
there,
but
I
think
this
is
really
important.
I.
You
know.
I
know
that
in
New
York
City
that
bicycling
is
taking
on
new
importance
down
there,
as
people
are
concerned
about
going
on
public
transportation
and
I.
Think
that
that's
also
a
legitimate
concern
here
in
the
Capital
Region.
While
we're
dealing
with
the
corona
virus,
we
do
have
the
challenges
of
maybe
four
months
of
the
year.
E
E
D
So
it's
great
to
get
input,
especially
from
people
like
you
who
are
interested
and
want
to
take
that
first
step
and,
as
you
mentioned
with
transit,
this
is
going
to
be
a
really
important
time
to
find
new
ways
for
people
to
get
in
and
around
Albany,
especially
for
people
who
don't
have
access
to
a
car.
So
this
is
in
a
lot
of
ways,
a
really
good
time
for
us
to
be
looking
at
it.
D
So
it's
exciting
on
that
end
and
then
with
the
potholes,
we
are
looking
to
make
connections
with
the
plan
to
the
equity
agenda
as
well,
so
I
think
that'll
be
a
good
way
to
start
connecting
infrastructure
improvements
to
where
it's
going
to
make
the
most
impact.
So
that's
an
exciting
connection
that
looking
forward
to
you
as
well,
hey.
D
Not
immediately
finding
it
I
I
will
say
for
most
meetings.
It
was
about
25
to
30
people
all
right,
so
there
were
some
smaller
meetings,
so
we
are
trying
to
reach
out
to
community
groups
and
neighborhoods
that
maybe
did
not
get
as
high
of
an
attendance.
But
for
a
lot
of
the
meetings
we
got
a
fairly
large
attendance,
but
right
now
we're
scheduling,
focus
groups
to
kind
of
build
upon
those
meetings
to
make
sure
that
we're
covering
every
neighborhood
and
making
sure
we're
getting
input
from
as
many
people
as
possible.
E
I
I'm
thrilled
they
you
think
there
was
25
to
30
people,
I
mean,
since
these
were
multiple
neighborhood
associations.
That
might
be.
You
know
just
two
to
four
people
from
each
Neighborhood
Association,
but
you
know
sometimes
I've
attended
neighborhood
associations.
Where
that
you
know
in
normal
times
where
that
is
the
public
turnout
and
you
wind
up
with
more
speakers
than
you
do.
You
know
actual
participants.
E
The
other
thing
I
just
wanted
to
mention
to
you
is
that
I,
don't
think
was
covered
here,
as
Leah
galbi
had
mentioned
to
me
that
she
was
doing
something
with
regard
to
I.
Was
a
training
people
or
showing
people
how
to
navigate
to
actually
have
like
a
sample
of
let's
get
together
at
this
particular
location
and
now
figure
out
how
how
you
can
get
around
the
city
safely
to
give
people
I
need
people
like
me,
a
little
bit
more
confidence
in
using
a
bicycle,
etc.
D
And
that's
a
great
point:
we
are
looking
at
promoting
education
and
awareness
as
part
of
the
plan.
We
also
received
some
complimentary
variants
from
an
organization
called
America
walks
or
will
be
able
to
do
some
additional
demonstration
projects
down
the
line
that
are
geared
towards
improving
safety
and
awareness
in
lower-income
neighborhoods,
and
then
we
also
received
some
additional
funding
from
CDT
C
as
a
separate
grant
to
do
some
safety
education
initiatives
as
well,
so
those
will
be
kind
of
following
this
plan
as
well.
D
So
we
will
be
building
upon
that
and
unfortunately,
as
part
of
coated,
our
deputy
director
Yasmin
Robinson
was
planning
to
make
connections
to
do
events
for
the
plan
at
the
bike,
rodeo
that
normally
happens
in
Lincoln
Park,
but
unfortunately
we
had
to
postpone
that
but
types,
those
types
of
connections
that
you
were
mentioning
and
the
bike
rodeo
will
be
good
ways
to
continue
the
efforts
of
the
plan
once
it's
been
finalized.
So
we're
looking
forward
towards
that.
So.
E
I
just
want
to
add
one
final
thing
here:
anything
you
do
to
improve
and
follow
the
suggestions
that
you've
gotten
is
you
know
I,
don't
envision,
people
complaining
about
what
people
might
want
is
more
in
the
future
and
I
would
anticipate
that
you
might
want
more
in
the
future
and
we're
not
gonna.
Have
all
the
funding
to
be
able
to.
You
know
immediately
roll
everything
out,
so
you
know,
let's
not
get
discouraged
by
not
being
able
to
do.
You
know
optimize.
Some
of
this
outrage.
B
F
D
F
F
My
bike
I
work
in
a
bike
shop
for
six
years;
I
love
bicycles,
so
one
of
the
things
that
might
make
my
point
is
I'm
worried
when
somebody
says
a
traffic
light,
isn't
as
strong
as
a
stop
sign,
I
think
the
opposite:
that
people
roll
through
a
stop
sign
and
I
just
wanted
to
get
that
comment
out.
I
know
we
did
pretty
good
at
the
Eagle
Hill
neighborhood
meeting
on
this
I
couldn't
make
it
I
had
another
committee
meeting
that
night
but
I
know
that
was
between
close
to
30
people
at
that
meeting.
F
One
of
the
things
that
got
back
to
me
from
district
kuso,
timbira
off
and
caring
dollar
was
that
they
brought
up
about
sidewalks
on
Russell
Road.
Now
in
your
report,
I
see
Berkshire
Boulevard
mentioned,
but
nothing
about
Russell
and
Russell.
Does
beat
the
school
Eagle
Hill
School,
which
is
the
only
school
from
this
neighborhood,
and
it's
something
that
what
I
heard
that
in
the
20s
there
was
a
petition
done
to
get
sidewalks
on
Russell
Road
I
mean
we're
trying
to
work
with
the
mayor's
office
on
getting
it.
F
You
know
we're
talking
about
a
couple
million
dollars,
but
I.
Just
if
there's
any
way
we
can
get
the
road
in.
That's
that's
County,
Road
203.
Actually,
my
other
question
that
starts
to
I
wanted
to
find
out.
I
didn't
see
anything
in
the
report
and
I'm
just
curious
about
the
battery
of
assisted
bikes.
Is
that
something
that
we
can
I
know
that
state
mandated,
but
is
that
something
we
can
push
or
ask
for,
especially
with
our
health?
It
would
make
it
a
lot
easier.
A
A
F
Little
bit
nervous
about
I,
read
potholes
I'd
like
to
see
covered
up,
but
I'm
worried
about
the
cobblestones.
I
hope
we're
not
thinking
about
covering
over
cobblestones,
because
they
are
historic
and
there's
not
that
many
streets
in
Albany
and
I
think
you
know
we
ever
did
a
movie
or
something,
and
they
wanted
to
do
like
a
20s
movie
that
we
have
streets
with
cobblestones.
That
might
be
attractive.
And
again
that's
just
my
opinion,
but
my
I
guess
the
question
I
got
is
on
the
battery
assisted
bikes.
Is
that
something
we
can
push
for?
Yes,.
D
I'll
try
and
go
through
your
comments
in
order,
so
there
were
participants
of
meeting
one
who
also
had
the
same
opinion
as
you
about
the
stop
signs.
They
were
mainly
talking
about
street
lights
in
center
square
when
they
were
referring
to
that
so
I
mean
that
is
gonna,
be
very
location
specific
if
that
change
was
made
for
Russell
Road
again.
This
is
the
time
to
make
those
suggestions,
and
that
is
a
really
good
example
of
maybe
doing
it
an
inter
municipal
project
with
both
Bethlehem
and
the
county,
so
they're
good
options
there,
but.
D
F
Russell's,
more
important
than
Berkshire
Russell
roads
a
lot
smaller,
it's
thinner
and
it
feeds
the
schools
and
talking
to
Joe
Eigo
on
the
14th
ward.
They
had
money
years
ago
to
do
Berkshire,
Boulevard
and
the
residents
there
said
no
and
they
used
the
money
for
something
else.
I'm
not
saying
don't
do
Berkshire
Boulevard,
but
I
think
it
would
for
the
school
and
trying
to
get
kids
to
walk
and
ride
their
bikes
to
school.
I.
Think
that
would
be
important,
so
I'm,
sorry,
I
didn't
mean
to
cut
you
off,
but.
D
And
then
for
the
pedal-assist
bikes?
Yes,
there
is
local
legislation
that
can
be
implemented,
I.
Think
since
again
many
people
are
going
to
be
commuting
in
and
out
of
Albany.
We
would
want
to
look
at
policies
that
neighboring
communities
are
implementing
to
make
sure
that
we're
proposing
and
looking
into
similar
legislations,
so
there's
not
a
conflict
between
municipalities
and
then
for
the
cobblestones
in
a
lot
of
places
in
the
city.
D
Those
cobblestones
are
actually
from
the
1990s,
so
they're,
not
historic,
cobblestones
themselves
and
for
some
of
the
intersections
where
they
might
get
replaced,
they
might
be
used
as
trim
work
along
the
edge
of
the
walking
paths,
so
maintain
an
aspect
of
the
character
but
make
sure
that
it's
easier
for
cyclists
with
thin
tires
and
also
people
who
use
assistive
devices
to
get
through
intersections.
Thank.
D
B
Where's
the
statement
I
think
it's
good
that
the
city
make
this
investment
data
is
showing
Minnelli
and
generation.
C
are
more
towards
biking
and
owning
cost.
So
this
is
a
good
investment.
If
you're
looking
at
the
future
and
the
use
of
the
roadways,
I
did
have
a
question
about
you
mentioned
the
beverwijk.
Did
you
attend
a
Bewick
Neighborhood
Association
meeting
Oh
was
Neighborhood
Association
invited
yeah.
D
So
members
of
the
neighborhood
association
were
invited,
and
so
the
way
that
we
structured
the
meetings
is
that
we
made
a
map,
and
so
certain
clusters
of
neighborhoods
were
put
together.
So
we
encourage
people
that
lived
in
those
areas
to
attend
those
meetings
and
talk
about
issues
specific
their
neighborhoods.
But
people
from
any
neighborhood
could
attend
any
meeting
just
to
make
sure
that
it
was
easy
enough
for
people
to
attend
a
meeting
and
get
their
input
in
and
also
provide
comments,
maybe
outside
of
the
neighborhood.
D
D
A
If
you'd
like
us
to
hold
another
special
meeting
for
the
Neighborhood
Association,
just
let
us
know,
and
we
can
schedule
one
that
works
works
for
them.
You
know
the
nice
thing
about
zoom
is
that
you
can
be
a
available.
You
know
pretty
easily.
So
you
know
if
there's
some
people
in
your
ward,
that
want
to
make
sure
that
their
voices
are
heard.
Just
let
us
know
and
we'll
do
that
right
away.
Oh
that.
G
To
piggyback
on
that,
we'd
also
extend
the
opportunity
to
any
council
member
that
wants
to
go
out
and
walk
ride.
Whatever
I
mean
we're
anxious
to
get
to
know
your
neighborhoods
better,
and
this
could
be
a
way
to
do
it
I
think
a
couple
of
those
streets
that
came
up
like
you
said
we
are
gonna
put
in
sidewalks,
there's
gonna
be
some
conflict
with
pre-existing
conditions
that
are
gonna,
take
a
little
bit
time
to
work
out
so
you're
gonna
know
some
of
your
constituents
best
and
I.
Think
that
would
be
helpful
in
that
capacity.
B
Thank
you
and
I'll
reach
out
to
the
public
leadership
and
see
if
they
are
actually
having
some
meetings
continuously
monthly.
So
you
know
they
may
be
able
to
put
you
into
one
of
the
upcoming
meetings.
My
life
action
was
I
know
you
spoke
about
how
this
you
you
see.
If
the
grant
funding
to
do
the
study,
is
there
any
funding
for
the
actual
infrastructure
changes
that
may
have
to
or
that
will
have
to
be
done.
D
So
not
at
this
point,
usually
when
you're
applying
for
grant
funding,
you
have
to
have
a
plan
to
support
that
project.
So
once
the
plan
is
finalized,
then
we
can
start
looking
for
funding
sources
through
the
consolidated
funding
announcement
through
the
state
and
other
sources,
and
then
we
can
use
that
plan
to
justify
why
we
want
to
make
those
improvements.
D
F
E
E
Well,
you
didn't
have
sign-in
sheets,
I,
guess
so
I
don't
know
so
I,
the
purpose
being
to
give
each
one
of
us
a
little
bit
more
confidence
with
regard
to
who
that
there
was
representation
from
the
different
neighbourhoods
at
each
one
of
these
meetings,
and
also
some
of
us
might
issues,
but
for
people
that
we
know
that
we
think
might
have
input
that
might
not
have
been
able
to
attend
and
I
think
be
easiest
way
would
be
for
us
to
have
the
participant
list.
If
that's,
if
you're
comfortable
doing
that,
yeah.
D
E
E
D
F
C
C
F
D
D
So
if
Li
you're
able
to
see
the
website
right
now
so
right
now
I'm
under
the
events
section
of
the
website,
and
so
we
had
some
technical
difficulties
with
the
bicycle
user
group
meeting.
So
we
were
not
able
to
get
a
recording
for
that,
but
we
were
able
to
get
a
recording
for
neighborhood
meeting
one
through
six.
So
you
can
watch
the
video
of
the
meeting
just
by
clicking
the
link.
F
C
B
C
G
I
just
wanted
to
say
well
we'll
make
sure
to
contact
the
affected
council
members
before
we
roll
out
any
of
those
demonstration
projects
or
finalize
those
you
know.
Hopefully
we
can
be
partners
in
those
I
think
we're
looking
at
a
lot
of
relatively
non-controversial
items,
but
if
there
are
anything,
any
ideas
that
you
can
think
of
that
that
may
be
included.
I
probably
would
be
the
best
person
to
describe
what
the
different
categorizations
of
those
would
be
but
feel
free
to
reach.
C
E
Thank
you
so
as
Kathy
as
you
were
asking
you
know,
you
imagine
that
you
know
we'll
have
further
conversations
that
thought
occurred
to
me.
So
is
there
anything
in
terms
of
next
steps,
anything
that
you
would
like
us
to
be
doing
at
this
point
to
support
you?
Is
there
anything
you
need
from
us
now
or
before
the
end
of
the
year,
that
you
would
like
us
to
be
doing
to
support
you
in
this
project.
D
Thank
you
for
the
offer
I
mean
I
think
it
would
be
really
helpful
just
to
get
the
word
out
about
the
plan.
Just
and
again,
if
you
know
of
any
organizations
that
you
think
we
should
be
reaching
out
to
like
Alfredo
mentioned
with
the
beverwijk
Neighborhood
Association.
Those
are
the
type
of
connections
that
we
want
to
keep
making
just
again
to
make
sure
that
we're
reaching
as
many
people
as
possible
I
think
it
when
it
gets
closer
to
the
public
workshop.
D
A
A
You
know
we
really
want
to
hear
from
those
people,
because
they're
the
ones
we'll
be
the
most
served
by
this
plan
and
I
think
they
are.
You
know
the
people
who
are
most
affected
by
things
like
potholes
are
not
being
able
to
walk
on
cobblestones
or
people
with
disabilities.
So
we
really
want
to
understand
all
perspectives
and
and
views
on
this.
So
if
you
know
people
in
your
words
that
you
can
connect
us
with,
that
would
be
really
helpful.
A
A
You
done
that
already,
yes,
I
spoke
with
Steve
and
Chiquita,
so
we're
you
know
trying
to
come
up
with
a
soon
call
for
them,
but
you
know
a
lot
of
the
time.
You
know.
People
who
live
in
public
housing
are
really
hard
to
reach,
and
so,
if
you
can
help
us
even
with
gathering,
you
know
scattering
people
up,
you
know
virtually
I.
Guess
that's
really
helpful,
because
you
know
we
can
send
out
so
many
emails,
but
people
don't
respond
or
know
who
we
are.
A
You
know
they
might
not
connect
with
what
we're
doing
so,
sometimes
having
a
personal
connection
with
people
like
you
have
with
people
in
your
wards
might
help
us,
you
know,
be
able
to
connect
with
with
others.
So
I
know
you
know
like
the
Southend
Arbor
Hill
West
Hill,
Sheridan
Hollow.
We
always
have
a
hard
time
reaching
people
in
those
neighborhoods,
because
they've
got
a
lot
going
on.
But
this
plan
is,
you
know,
I,
think
especially
important
for
them.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
their
voices
are
heard
so.
E
The
the
other
organization
I
thought
about
is
the
Albany
City
School
District.
They
send
out
a
lot
of
notices
to
parents
in
all
the
neighborhoods
and
and
so
people,
not
only
as
parents
and
you
know,
MS
schools,
but
there
are
also
residents
essentially
and
and
those
people
could
get
the
word
out.
Yeah.
D
E
Ryan
Lesko
is
the
person
I
would
recommend
that
you
reach
out
to
and
I
can
send
you
an
email
with
his
contact
I'll
just
copy
him.
He
sort
of
monitors
all
of
the
electronic
emails
and
they
do
stuff.
That
predominantly
is
about
the
school
district,
but
I,
you
know
I
get
like
you
know
ten.
You
know
notices
a
day
sometimes
from
him,
but
certainly
generally
about
you
know
once
a
day
minimally
about
a
wide
variety
of
things
that
are
happening.
School
district
awards
summer
programs
for
kids
and
that
kind
of
thing.
E
C
Today,
another
population
I
wanted
to
mention
is
the
senior
population,
a
good
group
to
get
in
touch
with,
based
on
this,
where
in
seventh
Ward
in
the
ninth
or
in
the
8th
Lord
is
the
NORC.
Naturally
neighborhood
occurring
retirement
community
and
there
you
can
contact
them
through
Jewish
Family
Services,
but
they
have.
They
have
a
you
know
a
lot
of
contact
seniors
as
a
lot
of
seniors.
Don't
have
cars
and
even
ones
who
do
you
know
they?
They
would
like
to
walk
more
and
feel
safe,
walking.
C
F
Wonder
to
jump
in
the
universities.
The
uptown
campus
is
mostly
in
my
ward.
I
do
work
there
I
know
when
the
students
come
back.
A
lot
of
them
do
commute
between
the
uptown
campus,
and
you
know
Pine,
Hills
and
downtown.
Is
that
something
you
would
want
to
do
it
so
meeting
with
the
school?
Is
it
too
late
when
the
students
come
back
in
September.
G
Can
I
just
add
one
thing
before
you?
It's
sort
of
a
comment
and
a
question
so
I
happen
to
think
it
serves
the
city
better.
When
we
do
have
a
legislative
body,
you
know
endorse
or
adopt
these
plans.
So
one
of
the
questions
I
had
for
you
all.
You
know
and
doesn't
it
be
an
immediate
answer,
but
you
know
what
what
do
we
need
to
do
to
get
there
in
terms
of
communication
with
you,
follow-up
meetings
or
things
of
that
nature?
G
You
know
it's
something:
we're
working
with
an
existing
budget
and
scope
here,
so
we
have
to
be
mindful
of
that,
but
you
know
we'll
definitely
do
our
best
to
both
engage
the
community
per
your
recommendations
and
to
consult
with
you
as
necessary,
because
you
know
again.
This
is
something
that
I'd
like
to
see
live
on
for
a
long
period
of
time,
so
yeah.