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From YouTube: Committee on Boston's COVID-19 Recovery on June 3, 2022
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Dockets #0503, 0504, 0511, 0640, 0652 - This hearing is one in a series to discuss American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding proposals from the Mayor and from Councilors. This hearing will focus on Climate, Mobility, and Digital Equity
A
A
For
the
record,
my
name
is
kenzie
back,
I'm
the
district,
eight
city
councilor
and
also
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council's
committee
on
boston's
cove
at
19
recovery
joined
here
today
by
my
colleagues
council
president,
ed
flynn
of
district
2
councillor
liz
braden
of
district
9..
Today's
this
public
hearing
is
being
recorded,
it's
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
city
council
dash
tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn,
channel
82
and
fios
channel
964.,
we'll
be
taking
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
this
hearing.
A
So
if
you're
interested
in
testifying
here
with
us
in
the
chamber,
please
sign
up
on
that
sheet
near
the
door
over
there.
If
you're
interested
in
testifying
virtually
I'd,
ask
that
you
email
ccc.covid19
at
boston.gov
for
the
link,
that's
ccc.cov
ida,
boston.gov,
we'll
send
you
the
link
for
virtual
testimony
and
we're
operating
hybrid
on
testimony
these
days
and
also
you
can
email
that
same
address
with
any
written
testimony,
including
if
you're,
watching
this
hearing.
A
After
the
fact,
today's
hearing
is
on
docket
0503
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston
to
accept
and
expand
the
amount
of
349
million
500
000
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
city
of
boston's.
Chief
financial
officer,
collector
treasurer
from
the
coronavirus
state
and
local
fiscal
recovery
fund
in
the
treasury
of
the
united
states,
established
by
section
9901
of
the
american
rescue
plan
act
of
2021
arpa
and
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
the
arpa.
A
The
grant
payment
would
fund
kobe
19
response
and
recovery
efforts
and
accelerate
a
green
new
deal
for
boston
through
once
in
a
generation.
Transformative.
Investments
that
address
the
systemic
health
and
economic
challenges
in
the
areas
of
affordable
housing,
economic
opportunity
and
inclusion,
behavioral,
health,
climate
and
mobility,
arts
and
culture
and
early
childhood
doc
at
0504
message
and
order
authorizing
the
city
of
boston.
To
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
40
million
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
by
the
united
states
department
of
the
treasury
to
be
administered
by
the
city
of
boston's.
A
Chief
financial
officer
collector
treasurer
from
the
coronavirus
state
and
local
fiscal
fiscal
recovery
fund
in
the
treasury
of
the
united
states,
established
by
section
9901
of
the
american
rescue
plan
act
of
2021
arpa
and
pursuant
to
the
requirements
of
the
arpa.
The
grant
payment
would
fund
provision
of
government
services
to
the
extent
of
the
reduction
in
revenue
of
such
state
territory
or
tribal
government
due
to
the
coven
19
public
health
emergency
relative
to
revenues
collected
in
the
most
recent
full
fiscal
year
of
the
state
territory
or
tribal
government
prior
to
the
emergency.
A
So
those
are
the
two
mayoral
dockets
that
are
on
deck
for
today
and
then
also
co-noticed
with
that
are
three
council
originated
dockets
docket,
zero;
five,
one
one
order
for
a
hearing
to
utilize
federal
covered
recovery,
funds
to
construct
municipal
composting
infrastructure,
docket,
zero,
six,
four,
zero
order
for
a
hearing
on
appropriating
federal
relief
funds
to
stabilize
and
expand
public
sector
personnel
capacity
beyond
pre-pandemic
levels
and
docket
zero.
Six.
A
Five:
two
order
for
a
hearing
to
discuss
utilizing
american
rescue
plan
act,
arpa
funding
to
improve
digital
equity
in
the
city
of
boston
and
just
a
reminder
for
folks
or
who
have
been
tuning
in
or
anybody
are
new
for.
Anyone
who
hasn't
been
what
we've
done
is
the
administration
filed
a
proposal
for
american
rescue
plan
act,
funding
use.
This
is
specifically
the
sort
of
general
funds
that
were
sent
to
the
city
without
an
earmark
to
where
they
were
going
separate
from
things
like
rental
relief,
where
we
got
dollars,
but
it
was
specifically
for
that
purpose.
A
So
this
is
kind
of
this
general
funding,
there's
350
million
of
it
left
not
yet
designated,
and
the
administration
put
in
a
proposal
for
how
to
spend
that
in
about
eight
different
subheadings.
You
heard
me
read
them
quickly
in
the
docket
and
so
for
the
council
to
kind
of
dig
in
more
and
understand
the
proposals.
We've
split
that
into
a
number
of
hearings,
so
we've
already
had
a
hearing
on
the
housing
proposals.
A
So
that
was
this
wednesday
and
then
we
also
had
a
hearing
on
the
early
childhood
economic
inclusion
and
another
category
proposals
on
friday
and
and
now
today
this
morning,
we're
talking
about
climate
and
mobility,
and
this
afternoon
we'll
be
talking
about
public
health
and
behavioral
health.
Today,
we're
talking
actually
this
morning
about
climate
and
mobility.
Those
were
the
two
categories
from
the
administration
and
also
digital
equity,
because
it's
something
that
the
council
saw
missing
from
the
proposal
from
the
mayor's
side
and
so
there's
a
docket
co-sponsored
by
myself,
counselor
flynn
and
counselor
mejia.
A
That's
co-noticed
today
to
kind
of
also
get
digital
equity
into
the
conversation,
and
so
we
are
expecting
later
on
to
hear
from
tech
goes
home
and
to
address
some
questions
there.
But
basically,
the
goal
of
this
structure
is
both
to
give
the
council
a
chance
to
dig
into
these
different
topic
areas
in
terms
of
what
the
administration's
proposing,
and
also
to
put
some
of
the
counselor
proposals
that
have
bubbled
up
kind
of
right
next
to
the
administrative
ones,
so
that
we
can
talk
about
them
with
the
mayor's
death
and
start
to
kind
of
figure
out.
A
I'm
joined
here
by
chief
yasha
franklin,
hodge
who's,
our
chief
of
streets
and
has
in
his
portfolio
transportation
and
sanitation,
he's
also
joined
by
stephanie,
suskin,
director
of
transportation,
chief
mariana
white
hammond,
our
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
space
and
and
with
her
ryan
woods
our
parks,
commissioner.
So
we're
grateful
to
them
all
for
coming
and
I
believe
we're
going
to
chief
franklin
hodge.
First,
that's.
E
C
C
This
is
all
new.
This
is
all
new
technologies,
so
I
appreciate
you
acknowledging
some
of
the
team
members
who
are
here
today.
You
know
just
to
to
rehash.
We
have
a
couple
of
additional
folks
who
aren't
listed
on
the
slides,
but
I'm
joined
to
my
left
by
stephanie
suskin,
who
runs
the
city's
bike
program
and
initiatives,
as
well
as
a
number
of
our
safety
initiatives.
C
We
have
charlotte
fleetwood,
who
is
also
heavily
involved
in
planning
with
for
safety
projects
and
neighborhood
projects,
matt
moran,
who
leads
our
transit
team
and
kirsty
hotsteader.
Who
is
a
key
member
of
that
transit
team,
particularly
working
on
some
of
our
bus,
fair
work?
I
also
she
just
stepped
out,
but
sarah
anders
is
our
director
of
strategic
initiatives.
C
Who's
been
instrumental
in
pulling
this
together,
so
I
just
want
to
first
start
by
thanking
my
staff
for
their
great
work
on
this
we're
going
to
talk
about
three
proposals
today.
You
know
all
of
these
are
really
when
we
sort
of
got
asked
to
look
at
at
this
funding
availability
and
and
make
some
recommendations
we
we
really
started
with
with
our
values
and
our
priorities.
C
So
the
first
proposal
is
the
the
walkable
city
program,
and
this
is
really
looking
at
making
walking
safe
and
inviting
for
all
in
the
city,
regardless
of
age
or
ability,
as
we
look
at
our
priorities
around
shifting
more
trips
to
walking,
transit
and
biking,
making
sure
that
our
sidewalks
are
and
our
crosswalks
are
safe,
that
they're
accessible.
That
they're
clear
is
a
key
priority
for
us
and
something
you
know
really
the
table
stakes
to
be
able
to
get
a
higher
mode
share.
C
C
Really,
this
is
this:
we're
using
sort
of
main
streets
here
as
shorthand
for
neighborhood
business
districts,
recognizing
that
there
are
many
neighborhood
business
districts
that
are
not
part
of
the
main
streets
program,
but
the
goal
is
to
build
improvements
both
to
the
physical
environments.
Things
like
wider
sidewalks
benches
trees,
safer
crosswalks
in
some
of
those
business
districts
to
make
them
more
inviting
to
people
to
walk
we'll,
also
be
looking
at
some
of
the
other
infrastructural
changes.
C
Things
like
signal,
timing
on
crosswalks
and
the
goal
will
be
to
identify
a
handful
of
neighborhood
business
districts
throughout
the
city,
where
we
can
do
an
intensive,
focused
investment
on
implementing
key
pedestrian
accessibility
and
safety
improvements.
The
second
component
is
our
safe
routes
to
schools
program.
C
We
in
this
last
year
have
implemented
a
pilot
program
to
improve
clearance
of
ramps
and
pedestrian
crossings,
but
it
ends
at
the
ramp
and
the
sidewalks
remain
the
responsibility
of
abutting
property
owners.
The
goal
of
this
initiative
would
be
to
pilot
a
a
a
in
a
commercial
business
districts,
some
city-funded
removal
of
snow
or
clearance
of
snow
on
the
sidewalk
area.
Looking
at
access
to
businesses
looking
at
bus
stops,
this
will
not
be,
and
this
cannot
fund
a
full
city-wide
sidewalk
program.
C
There
we
go
america's
best
biking
city,
so
I
I
truly
believe
that
boston
is
poised
to
become
the
best
city
in
the
country
for
biking.
We
have
some
incredible.
You
know
work.
That's
been
done
in
recent
years
that
really
helps
make
the
city
more
safer
and
more
accessible
for
people
on
bikes.
We
have
a
lot
of
sort
of
natural
assets
in
the
form
of
our.
You
know.
C
Relatively
compact
footprint,
our
relatively
low
traffic
speeds
some
incredible
existing
pathways,
like
the
emerald
necklace,
the
southwest
corridor,
the
dorchester
harbor
waterfront,
which
is
an
emerging
pathway
in
the
panzer
river,
the
charles
river.
These
are
really
places
that
can
act
as
as
spines
in
a
bicycle
transportation
network,
but
to
make
it
to
make
to
make
the
city
truly
accessible
by
bike.
C
The
focus
of
this
will
be
on
planning
and
identifying
the
locations
where
additional
bicycle
infrastructure
can
go
working
with
community
members
to
create
to
to
develop
the
details
of
how
those
pathways
will
be
laid
out,
and
the
goal
of
doing
this
in
an
accelerated
fashion
is
to
increase
our
competitiveness
for
federal,
grant
applications
and
state
grant
applications
for
actually
doing
that
construction.
We
have
substantial
city
capital
funding,
set
aside
for
the
bicycle
network,
which
we
envision
using
as
local
match
for
the
network
that
would
be
designed
using
these
arpa
funding.
C
C
We've
seen
a
great
deal
of
data
now
from
around
the
country,
showing
that
e-bikes
are
a
great
way
to
make
biking
viable
for,
especially
for
older
adults
and
people
with
disabilities,
who
may
not
be
able
to
use
a
traditional
pedal
bike,
and
this
program
would
help
address
some
of
the
high
cost
and
accessibility
challenge.
Financial
accessibility
challenges
that
are
sometimes
associated
with
e-bikes,
to
really
give
us
a
sense
to
learn
the
role
that
they
can
play
for,
communities
that
are
not
currently
part
of
or
don't
feel
like
they
have
access
to
biking
in
boston.
C
So,
right
now,
the
three
routes
that
are
covered
under
the
fair
free
pilot
program
are
the
23,
the
28
and
the
29.
These
are
routes
that
run
entirely
within
the
city
of
boston.
We
have
some
incredible
early
data
on
the
benefits
of
this
on
the
route
28
and
we're
in
the
process
of
gathering
additional
data
on
the
23
and
the
29.
C
But
when
we
announced
this
expanded
pilot,
we
had
an
outpouring
of
interest
and
excitement
from
surrounding
municipalities.
A
number
of
our
neighbors
looked
at
this
and
said
this.
This
is
transformative.
This
is
something
that
we
would
love
to
be
able
to
do
in
our
communities,
and
so
we
are
looking
to
set
aside
money
to
allow
us
to
collaborate
with
some
of
our
neighbors
to
identify
routes
that
can
particularly
those
that
serve
lower
income
communities.
C
C
D
A
D
All
right,
okay,
we're
back
so
our
first
conversation
was
around
the
electrification
of
bps
school
buses.
It
is
worth
noting-
and
I
know
that
counselors
have
asked
the
majority
of
the
money
for
this.
Expansion
is
coming
out
of
bps,
but
the
essa
funds
that
they
currently
have
do
not
cover
some
of
the
cost
of
actually
the
electrification
and
recharging
infrastructure,
so
we're
using
some
of
the
arbor
funds
to
make
that
possible.
D
D
We've
already
got
an
rfi
put
together
and
are
reaching
out
to
some
folks
who
have
helped
other
groups
around
the
country
talking
to
some
folks
about
the
ways
that
it's
been
successful
and
some
of
the
pitfalls
that
we
would
like
to
avoid
as
we
move
forward.
So
as
it
mentions
the
impacts
up
to
20
school
buses
with
reduced
carbon
emissions
and
zero
tailpipe
pollution
really
important,
and
we're
looking
right
now
at
the
reedville
lot
as
the
best
location.
D
For
that
to
happen
just
in
terms
of
where
it
is
infrastructurally
in
the
fact
that
we
already
have
a
long-term
lease
there.
But
we
are
also
looking
at
a
longer-term
electrification
strategy
and
really
looking
at
how
we
make
sure
that,
as
we
deploy
those
buses
can
we
be
focusing
in
them
in
the
neighborhoods
that
have
the
biggest
challenges.
In
terms
of
pollution,
so
we
will
be
working
on
that
we're
still
not
quite
there,
but
and
we're
coordinating
with
eversource
on
the
long-term
infrastructure
plan
to
roll
this
out
across
the
city.
D
D
Ensuring
the
trees
are
pruned
and
maintained
more
quickly.
Many
of
us
know
there's
quite
a
backlog,
but
this
will
help
us
to
move
that
more
effectively
and
efficiently,
and
we
also
have
max
ford
diamond
is
here?
Oh
there
we
go
he's
right
there
to
the
right,
and
so
he
is
our
treeboard
and
and
and
in
charge
of
all
things
tree
and
just
came
from
a
tree
event
in
east
boston.
So
we'll
he'll
be
available
for
more
questions,
so
we
want
to
also
incentivize
tree
planting
on
private
property.
D
Finally,
I've
got
two
more
food
systems.
Our
food
system
slide.
As
many
of
you
know,
the
office
of
food
ex
office
of
food
access
became
the
office
of
food
justice
and
now
sits
under
our
cabinet
and
is
in
close,
close
tie
coordination
with
grow
boston,
which
is
also
expanded
under
the
mayor's
office
of
housing.
So
this
25,
two
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars,
is
a
collaboration
between
both
offices.
It
will
come
through
our
cabinet
but
be
distributed
across
the
two
groups.
D
It's
a
one-time
investment
to
build
rooftop
farms,
so
we
would
love
to
see
even
more
rooftop
farms.
One
thing
worth
noting
is
many
of
our
roofs
are
old.
They
were
built
at
a
time
when
people
weren't
thinking
about
the
possibilities
of
what
could
happen
on
the
roof,
and
so
we
are
looking
for
a
few
key
rooms
that
have
the
opportunity
where
we
might
be
able
to
grow
significant
amount
of
food,
so
this
will
definitely
be
dictated
by
where
we
find
rooms
that
are
strong
enough
to
make
that
work
work.
D
With
these
we
are
still
going
to
have
to
begin
to
sunset,
the
high
level
we
were
able
to
do
under
the
under
the
pandemic,
but
this
allows
us
to
make
that
transition
more
gradually,
because
we
didn't
want
to
get
to
the
point
where
people
had
been
receiving
a
lot
of
support.
The
need
was
still
there
and
suddenly
the
availability
was
greatly
curtailed.
D
So
this
will
help
us
phase
it
up
down
into
the
place
that
we
have
been,
but
over
three
years,
as
opposed
to
last
summer,
to
this
year
being
such
a
drastic
change
and
then
we
are
offering
temporary
halal
for
food
support
to
afghan
evacuees
who
arrive
in
the
country,
particularly
over
the
last
few
months.
As
the
united
states
government
policy
in
afghanistan
has
has
led
to
a
uptick
in
refugees
in
the
surrounding
community,
wanting
to
make
sure
that
people
are
getting
culturally
appropriate
foods.
D
That
is
actually
a
big
hallmark
of
all
the
work
that
we're
doing
and
if
folks
want
to
have
more
conversation
about
that,
what
we're
doing
to
make
sure
that
people
have
access
to
the
foods
that
they
know
from
home
that
are
healthy
and
nutritious.
So
we,
our
impacts,
are
increased
growing
capacity
over
two
rooftop
gardens
and
one
thousand
raised
beds
across
the
city.
D
And
we
had
a
whole
hearing
about
that.
So
we're
really
excited
that
we
are
less
than
two
weeks
from
the
start
of
our
first
cohort.
A
power
core
young
adults
want
to
recognize
our
director
davo
jefferson,
who
he
and
his
team
have
been
doing.
A
massive
effort
to
hire
staff
to
get
things
moving,
to
put
partnerships
in
place
to
set
up
all
of
the
kinds
of
programs
that
they
will
will
engage
in
and
one
of
those
things
will
be
really
focused,
support
on
tree
tree
care
and
maintenance,
particularly
in
our
urban
wilds,
but
beyond.
D
So
it's
based
on
a
proven
model
from
powerpoint
philadelphia,
which
I
know
council
brock.
You
have
been
able
to
see.
I
highly
encourage
anybody
if
you're
in
the
philadelphia
area
go
see
them,
it
really
lifted
my
spirit
and
gave
me
a
sense
of
what
was
possible
to
see
what
they
were
doing,
and
I
have
complete
confidence
in
our
team
here
in
boston
to
make
that
happen.
So,
as
you
know,
there
was
an
addition,
an
initial
investment
of
three
million
dollars.
D
This
gives
an
additional
investment
of
six
million
dollars,
allowing
them
to
really
be
stable,
starting
off
with
a
full
use
of
those
funds
and
then,
as
the
program
goes,
they
will
also
be
building
their
own
partnerships.
We'll
also
want
to
talk
about
what
permanent
funds
in
the
city
budget
can
be
available
for
them,
but
we
are
excited
excited
by
the
way
the
philanthropic
community
is
already
asking
questions
and
responding.
So
we
think
that
this
is
a
program
that
can
be
strong
and
sustainable.
D
So
these
are
our
key
pieces.
I
think
many
of
them
are
things
that
you
have
heard
about.
They
are
responsive
to
the
requests
that
we've
gotten
from
the
community
and
to
the
point
that
we
know
that
council
black
has
emphasized
they're
one-time
investments
that
we
have
already
began,
putting
in
place
strategies
for
how
we
will
sustain
them
beyond
the
arpa
resources
availability.
D
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
chief
and
before
we
go
to
counselor
questions.
I
I
do
want
to
invite
marvin
down
to
just
testify
on
behalf
of
tusk,
goes
home
if
you're
ready,
yeah
just
because
we,
so
you
know,
as
I
mentioned
it's
not
in
the
in
the
council
in
the
mayor's
proposal-
and
I
don't
expect
either
of
you
chiefs
to
be
here
ready
to
talk
about
the
digital
equity
piece.
A
But
we
do
have
mike
lynch,
the
director
of
cable
and
broadband
here,
and
so
some
questions
from
counselors
about
this
proposal
came
up
at
the
doit
hearing
and
we
said
we
would
talk
about
it
here.
So
I
just
want
marvin
to
to
folks
have
a
letter
written
testimony
from
techo's
home
counselors
do.
But
I
just
want
him
to
make
a
few
brief
remarks
so
that
if
people
have
questions
for
mike,
they
can
roll
them
into
their
questions.
So.
G
Good
morning
morning,
president
flynn,
chair
bach
and
mejia
members
of
the
council
a
month
ago,
I
testified
before
you
about
the
value
importance
of
embedding
digital
equity
in
the
city
of
boston's
plan
for
how
to
use
more
than
349.5
million
in
federal
funding
for
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
On
behalf
of
tech
home,
I
thank
you
for
your
attention
and
responsiveness
to
this
critical
priority.
G
As
we
have
discussed
previously,
the
digital
opportunity
gaps
within
the
city
of
boston
remain
significant.
Recent
data
shows
us
that
nearly
52
000
households
in
boston,
don't
have
a
computer
at
home.
Forty
one
thousand
don't
have
broadband
access
and
many
more
struggle
to
use
available
digital
tools
effectively
without
specific,
culturally
competent
training
and
support.
G
A
question
today
is
a
proposed
two
million
dollar
investment
with
arpa
funds
that
would
significantly
boost
tech,
goes
home's
effort
to
expand
digital
access
and
create
the
foundation
for
greater,
more
sustainable
racial
education,
health
and
economic,
equal
equity
across
boston
for
more
than
20
years.
As
you
know,
tech
goes
home
has
partnered
with
community-based
organizations
and
a
network
of
hundreds
of
committed
instructors
to
provide
digital
devices.
Internet
service
and
digital
skills,
training
to
individuals
and
family
in
boston
beyond
tens
of
thousands
of
people
have
graduated
from
our
programs.
G
97
percent
of
our
graduates
report
learning
digital
skills
that
will
help
them
improve
their
lives
and
graduates,
use
these
skills
to
help
their
chill
their
children
with
school
start
their
own
businesses,
access,
telehealth,
search
for
jobs
in
housing
and
remain
connected
with
loved
ones.
We
are
deeply
appreciative
of
our
long-term
partnership
with
the
city
of
boston
and
the
city's
existing
commitment
to
fund
digital
equity
efforts,
most
significantly
through
the
peg
access
fund
and
as
demand
for
tech.
Those
home
courses
continue
to
increase.
The
proposed
investment
of
2
million
in
arpa
funding
would
help
us
close.
G
The
gap
on
the
unmet
need
an
infusion
of
2
million.
Just
a
fraction
of
the
overall
arpa
spending
will
allow
techno's
home
to
increase
organizational
capacity
to
engage
100
new
plus
new
community
partners,
allowing
us
to
significantly
expand
enrollment
for
the
individuals
and
families
in
need
of
digital
tools.
Skills
training
create
stronger
ecosystems
for
digital
equity
in
boston.
By
supporting
our
partner
organization's
ongoing
work
to
address
the
disparities
in
employment,
education,
health
and
more,
we
could
devote
specific
resources
to
connecting
learners
to
the
highest
quality,
most
sustainable
internet.
They
can
get.
G
Programs
like
the
acp
and
the
ie
are
the
most
effective
current
pathways
to
affordable,
high
speed
internet
service,
but
enrollment
can
be
confusing
and
difficult
to
navigate.
As
many
of
us
know.
By
focusing
on
leveraging
our
network
of
trusted
instructors
to
facilitate
enrollment,
we
projected
techco's
home
can
connect
up
to
4
500
households
per
year,
reaching
60
to
70
000
people
over
four
years
in
boston
to
reliable,
affordable
internet
for
the
long
term.
G
The
proposed
two
million
dollar
investment
will
not
eradicate
digital
inequity
in
boston,
but
it
will
make
a
significant
dent
and
expand
opportunities
for
thousands
of
residents
with
this
investment.
The
city
can
take
another
vital
step
and
signal
its
leadership,
intent
to
expand
opportunity
and
justice
for
all
residents.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify.
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
If
there
are
any.
Thank
you.
A
Great,
thank
you
so
much
marvin
and
I
think
if
you
can
stay
close
and
if
mike
can
also
be
close,
I
just
want
counselors
to
know
that
in
your
questions,
you're
welcome
to
both
ask
the
chief
of
streets
about
his
projects,
the
chief
of
environment,
about
hers
and
then
as
well.
If
you
have
a
question
on
this
digital
equity
front,
mike's
here
and
and
so
is
marvin.
So
without
further
ado,
we'll
go
to
counselor
questions
I'll
reserve
mine.
H
Chief,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
presentation.
I
know
one
one
challenge
one
concern
I
had
on
electric
bikes.
I
know
that's
the.
I
know
we
want
to
expand
access
to
residents,
but
I'm
still
somewhat
concerned
about
the
safety
of
electronic
bikes
electric
bikes
on
our
streets
in
our
in
our
neighborhoods,
but
is
there
any
any
way
as
we
build
infrastructure
for
this,
that
we
are
able
to
protect
people
that
are
on
these
e-bikes?
H
C
C
Currently,
we
do
not
have
regulatory
authority
to
sort
of
mandate
helmets
for
any
particular
type
of
bike
rider
as
a
city,
but
I
think
we're
very
you
know,
committed
and
interested
in
giving
people
access
to
educational
opportunities
and
and
programs
that
help
them
understand
their
responsibilities
as
a
cyclist
and
how
to
ride
safely
and
how
to
keep
themselves
safe
and
those
around
them
safe
I'll.
Let
stephanie,
if
you'd
like
to
speak
at
all
about
some
of
the
work
that
we've
done
in
that
and
any
any
thoughts
you
have
on
there.
B
F
H
Thank
you.
So
let
me
just
go
back
to
my
question.
Certainly
I
I
support
expanding
and
making
sure
everybody
has
equal
access
to
this
persons
with
disabilities
communities
of
color.
I
I
support
that.
I
want
to
be
clear
about
that,
but
what
I
want
to
see,
I
want
to
see
people
on
e-bikes
with
helmets
on
they
go
fast
there
they
they're
in
this
in
our
streets
and
crosswalks,
I'm
not
saying
I'm
against
them.
I
want
to
make
sure
people
are
protected
and
people
are
safe
as
we
address
infrastructure
on
this.
C
We
can
certainly
look
into
what
our
legal
options
are,
for
that.
My
understanding
is
that
regulations
around
safety
equipment
would
typically
be
regulated
at
the
state
level,
and
so
I'm
not
sure
whether
or
not
we
have
legal
authority
to
put
in
place
new
rules
around
that.
What
I
would
say,
though,
is
when
we
look
at
the
rate
where
crashes
occur,
the
nature
of
those
crashes,
the
severity
of
those
crashes.
C
All
the
data
we
see
locally
and
nationally
suggests
that
the
best
way
to
keep
people
safe
on
bikes
is
by
building
safe
infrastructure
and
by
separating
bikes
from
vehicular
traffic.
The
number
one
cause
of
injuries
for
people
on
bikes
is
not
falling
off
the
bike.
It
is
f,
it
is
contact
with
a
car,
and
that
is
really
the
goal
is
to
ensure
that
there
are
fewer
crashes.
C
Helmets
are
a
very
important
layer
of
safety,
but
many
of
the
crashes,
and
especially
many
of
the
fatal
crashes
that
have
occurred
in
boston
quite
frankly,
without
getting
into
graphic
detail.
Helmets
would
not
have
kept
anyone
safe,
and
so
we're
really
trying
to
do
both
educate
people
and
put
in
place
where
we
can
appropriate
policies
for
requiring
safety
equipment,
but
more
than
anything,
make
sure
that
people
have
the
places
to
ride
safely
so
that
they
can
stay
out
of
harm's
way.
H
Okay-
and
I
understand
many
people-
don't
agree
with
me
on
helmets
for
people
that
are
on
electric
bikes,
but
I
I
think
it's
critical.
I
think
it's
an
important
part
and
it's
and
it's
our
responsibility
as
a
city
to
keep
people
safe
and
not
only
do
we
keep
people
safe,
but
pedestrians
that
are
also
walking
in
crosswalks
across
the
street
can
also
be
hit
by
someone
on
an
electric
bike
as
well.
So
pedestrian
safety
is
something
I've
been
focused
on
for
five
years.
H
I
was
impressed
by
the
presentation
from
marvin
from
tech
goes
home.
I
have
great
respect
for
your
organization.
I
have
worked
with
you
guys
for
four
or
five
years
and
you
do
a
tremendous
job,
I'm
working
with
counselor
block
and
council
mejia
on
expanding
access,
digital
access
to
people,
seniors
persons
with
disabilities,
how
to
reach
locations
communities
of
color.
H
H
During
the
school
year
during
the
pandemic,
I
would
have
students
constituents
that
one
person
at
a
time
could
be
on
the
computer
on
the
internet,
correct
the
bps
and
it,
and
then
the
brother
or
sister
would
try
at
the
same
time,
and
one
of
them
would
get
bounced
off
because
there
wasn't
enough
bandwidth,
assistance,
connectivity
and
so
both
both
children
couldn't
access.
The
computer
couldn't
access
their
academic
work,
but
I
know
this
is
something
you
also
take
very
seriously
too.
G
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
president
biden,
starting
out
this
conversation
with
the
acp
expansion
and
asking
that
the
isps
internet
service
providers
will
take
in
consideration
expanding
their
low-cost
plan
to
have
a
larger
bandwidth.
What
we're
doing
is
also
working
with
the
local
isps
and
trying
to
figure
out
how
we
can
create
a
solution
to
ensure
that
families
can
work
collectively
simultaneously
during
their
time
of
need
in
the
home
and
not
feel
like
someone
needs
to
turn
off
their
machine
or
turn
off
their
video.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you
and
one
other
point
I
wanted
to
make
marvin
is
it's
also
critical?
We
work
together
and
we'll
work
together
with
council,
black
council
mejia,
my
colleagues,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
we
expand
access
to
residents
living
in
public
housing
as
well.
Absolutely
they
don't
have
the
same
access
as
wealthy
people,
absolutely
some
of
these
exclusive
neighborhoods
of
boston.
G
H
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
so
good
to
see
you
all
again
seeing
a
lot
of
each
other.
These
days.
Let's
see,
I
have
a
long
list
of
questions,
I'll,
try
and
get
through
the
sidewalk
issue
and
really
applaud
the
you
know
to
make
our
main
streets,
our
business
districts
more
walkable.
I
know,
there's
a
big
issue
with
once
you
get
off.
I
The
main
drag
is
the
whole
issue
about
the
state
of
our
sidewalks
off
further
away
from
the
main
streets,
and
I
know
we
have
a
a
program
to
replace
all
the
ada,
replace
and
install
new
ada
ramps
that
are
ada
compliant
and
then
that's
delaying
the
repair
of
our
regular
main,
the
main
streets
so
are
not
main
street
side
streets
or
whatever.
So
some
of
our
some
of
our
sidewalks
are
in
pretty
rough
shape.
C
Hopefully,
as
we
get
more
practiced
in
doing
this
kind
of
work
at
high
volume
over
the
coming
years,
that
we'll
have
opportunities
to
accelerate
that
even
further
and
perhaps
in
a
future
budget
request.
Ideally
we'll
be
asking
to
pull
forward
some
of
those
dollars
to
get
through
that
work
more
quickly.
But
right
now
we're
focusing
on
hitting
our
targets
and
ensuring
that
we
have
funding
set
aside
for
continued
sidewalk
work
beyond
ramps.
I
The
other
issue
that
interferes
like,
I
know
we're
really.
I
love
street
trees
and
I
know
we
have
lots
of
residents,
who'd
love
to
have
a
street
tree
and
in
the
tree
pet,
the
vacant
tree
pit
that's
sitting
outside,
but
in
some
cases
the
sidewalks
are
narrow.
It's
not
the
best
place
to
put
a
tree.
I
know
residents
may
many.
Some
residents
are
interested
in
actually
having
a
tree.
Okay,
you
can't
put
it
in
the
sidewalk
outside
my
house.
Can
you
put
it
in
my
yard
or
whatever
is?
Is
that
a
pro?
I
D
We
are
looking
at
why
we
stop
doing
that
and
what
we
can
do
I
mean
I
think
there
are
some
challenges
in
terms
of
our
ability
to
regulate
what
people
do
or
don't
do
on
their
private
property.
So
I
think
that
we
have
been
aware
made
aware
that
that
did
exist
and
we
are
looking
into
the
ability
to
replicate
that
very.
I
I
A
long
list
so
I'll
keep
going
the
roof
farms.
I'm
really
excited
about
the
idea
of
the
roof
farms.
I
do
know
that
brighton
high
school
has.
I
have
it
here
on
my
phone,
the
roof
term.
They
have
a
roof,
5
000
square
feet,
45
a
roof
is
a
great
shape,
could
be
realistically
15
to
20
raised
beds
with
different
variations,
the
whole
nine
yards,
even
fruit,
brain
trees.
With
a
shallow
root
system.
I
We
are
evaluating
that
roof
and
from
the
I've
talked
to
the
bps
people,
and
they
say
they
just
need
to
fix
an
access
issue.
You
know
they
need
to
fix
the
stairs.
I
really
wish
we
could
get
our
act
together
and
get
all
this
to
work
because
it
seems
like
they've,
been
talking
about
this
for
years
and
we're
just
not
getting
anywhere.
They
are
top.
D
I
Next
question:
the
fair
free
buses.
I
love
the
idea
of
the
inter-municipality
cooperation
to
expand
the
fairbread,
reeboks
or
subsidized
bus
of
some
description.
We
have
the
57
which
comes
through
watertown
through
brighton
down
to
and
then
with
the
65
that
goes
to
go
through
brookline.
We
have
the
66
which
goes
cambridge
and
brookline,
and
then
we
have
the
seven
day,
which
is
a
huge
workhorse.
It
goes
waltham,
watertown,
bright,
austin,
brighton
and
cambridge.
I
All
of
them
are
heavily
used
heavily
used
by
working
families
to
get
to
and
from
to
get
to
health
care.
To
do
all
sorts
of
things
I
I
would.
I
would
like
to
add
make
sure
that
those
those
four
routes
are
on
the
list
in
terms
of
been
looked
at
for
some
priority.
If
we
are
able
to
expand
our
subsidized
bus.
C
C
You
know
we
are
excited
to
have
funding
set
aside,
but
also
very
careful
to
make
sure
that
the
funding
that
we
expend
is
targeted
for
residents
of
boston,
and
so
we
are
going
to
need
municipal
partners
in
our
neighbors
who
are
willing
to
bring
their
own
resources
to
the
table,
to
address
some
of
the
transportation
costs
associated
with
fair
free
for
their
residents
and
we're
definitely
in
conversations
with
brookline
and
cambridge
and
can
certainly
reach
out
to
watertown
and
some
of
the
other
neighboring
municipalities
about
their
interest.
In
this.
I
I
People
who
work
in
labs
necessarily,
but
I
do
know
that
you
know
the
charles
river
community
health
center
in
western
avenue
is,
is
serviced
by
the
the
90,
the
the
60s,
the
70,
and
on
occasion
you
see
a
a
family
with
a
sick
child
standing
waiting
for
the
bus
to
come
and
after
dark,
and
it's
it's
not
easy
to
get
back
to
wall
of
fame
or
the
water
town.
So
what
I'm
keeping
going?
Madam,
you
can
yell
at
me
when
it's
time
to
stop
electric
electric
buses.
One
can
one
there.
I
If
you
go
to
montreal,
you
should
ask
them
to
show
you
their
their
equipment
for
repairing
potholes.
They
have
a
humongous,
they
have
a,
they
have
a
one-stop
machine
that
goes
and
repairs
potholes,
and
it's
just
it's
like
a
dragon.
That's
that
breathes
fire.
It
melts
the
it
melts.
The
the
ash
felt
and
scrapes
it
out
and
puts
new
ice
filled
in
and
taps
it
down
and
on
to
the
next
one.
It's
I
never
even
knew
such
a
thing
existed
until
I
saw
it
in
montreal.
C
I
Yes,
indeed-
and
it
is
better
cold
up
there,
but
anyway,
how
am
I
doing
for
time?
Man
30
seconds,
30
seconds?
Okay,
let
me
see.
Oh,
yes,
had
a
great
visit
out
to
the
I-90
project
the
other
day
and
one
issue
of
I
know
in
the
chinatown
area.
They've
done
a
lot
of
work
with
tufts
medical
tufts,
researchers,
tufts
university
researchers
on
micro,
their
and
ultra
fine
particle
particulates.
I
We
are
going
to
see
a
migration
of
the
the
mass
pike.
It's
going
to
come
much
closer
to
residential
areas
in
along
the
railway
line
there,
and
really
wonder
if
there's
any
possibility-
and
this
may
be
slightly
off-
but
to
look
at
doing
some
research
into
particulate
pollution
and
and
ways
that
we
can
mitigate
that
when
we're
doing
this
major
infrastructure
project.
I.
C
I
think
that
it's
an
incredibly
important
issue,
it's
understudied
and
under
appreciated
in
boston.
We
have
many
projects
developing
new
residential,
near
highways
and
a
project
like
this
which
relocates
the
highway.
I
will
say
the
city
has
been
engaged
in
deep
conversation
with
massdot
about
the
scope
and
scale
of
that
project.
C
I
J
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
administration
for
being
here
for
your
presentation.
I'm
going
to
try
to
make
my
questions
quick,
chief
franklin,
hodge.
I'm
really
excited
and
really
a
big
fan
of
the
fair
free
bus
pilots.
I
want
to
put
a
just
a
suggestion
of
something
I
think
the
city
needs
to
do
better,
I'm
at
when
it
comes
to
both
the
discussions
around
fair
free
buses.
J
The
discussions
around
a
center-running
bus
lanes,
especially
as
we're
looking
at
the
blue
hill
avenue
project,
is
communicating
and
centering
those
who
are
actually
benefit
the
most
from
those
projects.
I
think
that
gets
lost
a
lot
in
those
conversations,
because
those
are
not
the
people
necessarily
who
are
able
to
attend
neighborhood
meetings
or
have
the
time
to
give
feedback,
and
so
we
have
to
find
a
way
of
incorporating
how
they
experience
these
changes
in
a
very
material
way
into
our
effort
to
get
community
buy-in.
J
I
think
it's
critically
important
and
having
people
doing
that
in
different
languages,
because
these
conversations
are
very
difficult
and
I
think
if
we
are
able,
you
know
whether
it's
maybe
at
community
meetings
being
able
to
play
a
video
of
interactions
with
people
to
show
how
they're
experiencing
fair
free,
busing
or
or
what
it
would
mean
to
say,
15
minutes
in
transit
time.
I
think
that's
important
that
it's
not
coming
from
administrators
in
the
city
who've
been
working
here
for,
however
many
years.
J
C
C
J
J
E
C
So
so
so
that
this
is,
yes
is
a
short
answer.
You
know.
We
view
these
lanes
not
just
for
bikes
they're
for
for
low
speed
mobility
devices
of
all
types.
I
think
you
know
the
city
is
still
formulating
a
plan
when
it
comes
to
sort
of
shared
electric
scooters,
there's
a
whole
industry
of
companies
that
want
to
offer
these
on
a
rental
basis,
and
at
this
point
we're
looking
closely
at
that
to
try
to
see
if
and
how
we
would
integrate
that
into
boston.
C
But
I
think,
as
we
start
to
design
these
lanes
and
and
these
new
facilities
we're
looking
at
it
for
all
the
sort
of
the
smaller,
more
efficient
low,
low
carbon
emission
modes-
and
certainly
you
know,
we've
seen
here
and
elsewhere
that
stand
up
electric
scooters
are,
can
easily
share
that
infrastructure
with
bikes
and
they're
very
they're,
very
compatible
vehicles.
I'm.
J
A
I'm,
a
big
fan
so
and
a
related
comment,
just
a
comment
is
that
same
with
bike:
ridership,
actually
there's
this
perception
of
who
who
is
and
who
isn't
a
bike
rider
in
the
city
of
boston
that
I
think
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
at
debunking.
A
lot
of
low-income
folks
ride,
bikes,
because
cars
are
expensive
right,
not
out
of
like
this
desire
to
be
super
green,
and
so
I
think
that
that
too
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
of
saying
like
who
are
these
protected
and
for
a
lot
of
folks.
J
We
know
what
what
bike
lanes
represent,
especially
in
our
communities.
They
represent
gentrification
and
they
represent
a
number
of
other
things,
and
so
I
think
we
just
have
to
do
a
better
job
there
of
communicating.
Who
is
what
who
are
the
bike
advocates
and
and
and
who
we're
trying
to
to
serve
with
these
bike
lanes.
I
have
questions
for
chief
reverend
chief
mariama
away
hammond
on.
I,
I
think
it's
wonderful.
The
office
of
food
justice
is
under
your
department
now
and
I'm
really
excited
for
the
work
that
you're
going
to
do.
J
There's
great
work
happening
in
community
already,
the
edge
water
food
forest
in
matapan.
The
guild
in
dorchester
is
doing
some
really
great
work
around
urban
farming.
So
I'm
just
really
excited
about
that.
My
question
is
actually
about
tree.
Canopies
we've
talked
about
this
in
hyde
park
and
I'm
trying
to
understand
right.
We,
you
know,
I
think
we've
talked
about
high
park
being
the
second,
the
the
neighbor
with
the
second
largest
tree.
Third,
third
right
and.
J
Right
and
so
then
I'm
wondering,
then
you
know,
I
think
there
was
a
tree
canopy
assessment
in
2020,
where
even
that's
true
high
park
experienced
a
great
loss
of
trees,
and
I'm
wondering,
if
that's
due
to
so.
This
is
kind
of
related
to
a
second
question.
If
it's
related
to
the
private
ownership
issue
and
what
neighborhoods
experience
the
most
tree
loss
due
to
the
issues
of
of
of
private
individuals,
inability
or
difficulties
facing
in
maintaining
their
trees.
D
So
I
think,
there's
a
question
about
how
much
data
we
have.
I
know
there
are
two
main
things
driving
a
lot
of
our
tree:
canopy
loss,
one
well,
a
third,
that's
more
minor,
but
we'll
come
back
to
that,
so
the
first
being
development.
It's
true
that
quite
often,
a
lot
of
development
is
clear:
cutting
large
numbers
of
trees.
There
are
also
significant
numbers
of
residents
who
cut
down
trees
because
they
are
challenged
and
to
care
for
them,
and
so
we
we
need
to
think
about
that.
D
A
good
question,
I'm
not
sure
I
mean
I
know,
we
know
what
the
aggregate
law
says.
I'm
not
sure
we
know
how
each
of
the,
how
that
loss
is
sort
of
coded
against
the
different
kinds
of
things,
and
then
we
do
have
tree
stress
and
tree
death,
which
is
another
layer
of
things
and
that's
also
been
exacerbated
by
climate
change,
and
so
one
of
the
things
we
really
want
to
do
is
doing
some
of
this
tree.
Maintenance
could
also
be
sometimes
we're
losing
trees
earlier
than
we
need
to
be
because
we're
not
maintaining
them.
D
We
see
something
a
branch
that's
damaged.
If
we
could
remove
that
branch
that
tree
could
make
a
comeback
if
we
leave
it
on
for
two
more
years,
whatever's
happening
in
one
part
of
the
tree
starts
being
more
of
a
problem
in
other
parts
of
the
tree.
So
I
think
I
don't
think
we
have
that,
like
down
data
all
the
way
to
across
the
canopy.
I
know
that
max
has
very
detailed
data
in
terms
of
that
what's
happening
for
our
street
trees,
because
we
track
those
at
a
great
amount.
D
B
D
J
You
thank
you,
madam
chair,
put
one
out
thing
out
there
regarding
digital
equity,
something
that
I
think
frustrates
me
and
what
always
makes
me
want
to
move
to.
The
municipal
broadband
discussion
is
like
the
role
of
private
corporations
here
in
in
really
helping
to
close
that
gap.
So
I
don't
know
if
that's,
if
you
have
information
on
that
or
or
what
we
can
be
doing
to
better
engage
private
corporations
that
are
profiting
off
of
something
that
I
think
should
be
a
public
utility.
G
No,
it's
a
great
point.
I
think
there
are
a
number
of
costs
associated
with
development
of
that
infrastructure-wise,
but
it
is
a
conversation.
That's
been
on
the
table,
one
in
which,
I
would
say
we
have
not
driven,
but
we
do
know
that
it's
circulating
a
lot,
so
we
can
continue
that
conversation
offline
and
figure
out
some
of
some
alternatives.
J
K
K
I
just
want
you
to
know
it
is
noted
and
appreciated,
because
it
really
is
all
about
green
all
day
every
day.
So
I
really
appreciate
everyone
being
here
and
I
want
to
just
kind
of
start
off
with
thanking
the
chief
chief
franklin
hodges.
I
was
going
to
call
you
yasha,
but
I
could
never
say
your
first
name
right.
K
It
was
your
first
week
working
starting
your
new
job
and
you
know
showed
up
and
and
responded,
and
so
I
think
that
half
the
battle
is
always
showing
up
right,
and
so
I
really
do
appreciate
the
thought
and
energy
that
you
continue
to
put
into
meeting
people
where
they're
at
and
woods,
my
god,
every
single
email.
I
send
you,
you
respond
all
these
baseball
players.
I
don't
know
how
I've
become
the
godmother
of
the
baseball
league
here,
but
they're
always
calling
me
about
everything
that
they
need
and
you
guys
always
show
up.
K
B
K
I
reserve
that
for
the
other
department
so
that
I'm
always
coming
for,
but
you
guys
are
good
with
me,
so
I
really
do
appreciate.
You
know
that
we're
talking
about
climate
and
mobility
together,
because
oftentimes
those
two
things
you
know
they
overlap
and
for
a
lot
of
young
people,
particularly
in
neighborhoods
like
dorchester,
roxbury,
mattapan,
mobility
and
accessible
and
access
towards
our
harbor
and
beaches,
is
extremely
limited.
K
K
And
then
I
love
the
idea
of
using
opera
funding
to
create
roof
top
farms.
Just
a
little
quick
little
side.
Note.
The
first
time
I
think
I
saw
one
was
at
your
house
chief
hammond,
I
went
to
your
house
and
I
was
like
oh
my
gosh
she's
growing
things
on
her
porch.
That
is
so
weird
and
then
I
was
like
how'd.
K
It
would
love
to
hear
your
strategy
around
that
and
then
for
the
folks
for
tech,
goats,
home.
You
know
that
counselor
flynn
and
counselor
bach
we're
here
for
you
all
all
day
every
day
since
2020
have
been
really
loud
in
this
space
and
I'm
just
curious
as
there
are
line
items
for
digital
equity
to
create
digital
workforce
development
projects.
But
I'm
just
curious.
K
How
are
you
thinking
about
expanding
programs
that
also
include
immigrant
owned
businesses,
many
of
which
have
a
digital
divide
and
can
stand
to
use
some
support
and
how
do
they
grow
their
business
through
digital
access
and
equity?
If
you
could
just
talk
about
that,
if
you
haven't
thought
about
it,
just
going
to
encourage
you
that
that
is
a
growing
population
that
needs
a
lot
of
support
and
then
the
last
thing
in-
and
this
is
for
the
bicyclist,
so
I
got
one
for
you
too.
K
I'm
just
curious.
If
you
could
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
what
the
boston
cyclists
union
has,
you
know
they've
been
doing
a
great
job,
engaging
communities
of
color
who
have
concerns
about
the
intersections
of
violence,
public
safety
and
cycling,
and
every
time
I
talk
to
them,
I
always
want
to
talk
about
that.
K
We
can
have
bike
lanes
all
we
want,
but
if
people
do
not
feel
safe
riding
in
their
neighborhoods
they're
not
going
to
so
I'm
just
curious
about
what
role
and
how
you're
going
to
think
about
public
safety
and
violence
at
the
intersection
so
that
we
can
get
communities
of
color
to
feel
safe.
Writing
that's
a
lot
of
questions.
So,
madam
chair,
you
can
be
the
facilitator
who
you
want
to
go
first,
but
I
want
them
all
answered
just
so.
You
want
to.
A
Okay,
who
wants
to
go
for
it
and
then
I
just
say:
yeah:
okay:
why
does
it
marvin,
because
he's
standing
though
first
and
then,
but
also
if
mike,
has
anything
to
say
about?
I
don't
know
if,
if
do
it
is
doing
anything
vis-a-vis
businesses
and
immigrant
businesses,
but
would
welcome
you
to
come
as
well,
but
yeah.
G
G
K
B
G
D
L
Thank
you
for
your
important
question,
councilman
here
and
for
the
opportunity
to
contribute
to
this
conversation
in
regards
to
high
schools.
We
put
together
a
pretty
comprehensive
outreach
plan
to
touch
a
number
of
different
community
agencies
and
also
various
neighborhoods
that
have
the
population
that
we're
targeting.
We
in
specifically
have
a
partnership
with
madison
park
in
talking
with
their
student
services
and
their
guidance
council
department
to
make
sure
that
our
information
is
distributed
to
their
student
body
in
boston
day
and
in
the
academy
as
well.
L
We'd
like
we've,
also
included
boston,
green
academy
to
that
list,
and
we
just
did
a
resource
fair
at
the
burke
last
week,
so
looking
to
expand
the
outreach
as
much
as
possible.
We
are
going
to
serve
30
students
in
our
first
cohort
and
we
are
up
to
28
folks
who
have
registered
thus
far
so
we're
doing
pretty
good
with
our
outreach.
You
did
mention
a
high
school
that
I'm
not.
K
K
Yes,
a
little
bit
older,
a
lot
of
them,
you
know,
have
had
interrupted
education,
some
are
undocumented
and
I
think
we've
been
talking
about
like
how
do
we
create
some
some
opportunities
for
some
young
people,
I'm
going
to
make
sure
that
we
connect
you
directly
to
the
principal
there,
because
I
think
that
they're
they're,
hungry
and
looking
for
opportunities
for
their
students,
and
I
think
that
this
is
such
a
great
pathway
for
them
to
consider.
So
I
will
make
sure
that
we
make
a
personal
introduction
to
baba
today.
Much.
D
D
People
are
bringing
those
skill
sets
really
excited
about,
for
instance,
that
viet
aid,
where
a
lot
of
the
young
people
wanted
to
do
some
work,
so
they
are
getting
beds
in
town
field
and
right
in
fields
corner
and
we
actually
connected
them
with
the
folks
at
nightingale
community
garden,
some
older
residents
that
have
already
been
growing
sort
of
help,
some
of
the
younger
residents.
So
we
think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
help.
D
We
really
have
been
excited
to
work
with
asg
consulting
on
some
of
that
work
and
really
thinking
about
how
we
use
farmers
markets
as
a
place
of
activation
and
engagement
for
folks.
So
we
are
looking
at
that
there.
There
are
some
folks
growing
in
the
city
of
boston,
but
I
do
think
we
also
need
to
be
thinking
about
the
supply
chain
outside
of
the
city
of
boston,
there's
even
more
land
sort
of
in
some
of
the
worcester
area.
Already
some
immigrant
groups
going
there.
D
The
question
is
not
just
how
we
can
help
people
to
grow.
We
definitely
want
to
do
that
and
how
can
we
also
expand
access
for
people
who
are
growing,
maybe
beyond
our
borders,
but
have
some
of
the
same
kinds
of
foods
that
we
want
folks
to
have
access
to
so
there
there
is
a
larger
plan
and
I
got
the
you
were
running
out
of
time.
Look
so
I'm
one.
M
A
No,
it's
fine!
What
I
wanted
to
say
was
it's
totally
fine.
So
as
as
folks
in
the
chamber
may
have
sussed
out,
we
are
counter
programmed
competing
with
both
the
caribbean
american
breakfast
and
the
jrotc
graduation.
So
therefore,
this
is
why
counselors
are
asking
questions
and
disappearing,
and
so
because
counselor
mejia
right
now
there's
nobody
here,
waiting
on
you,
it's
totally
fine
for
them
to.
K
I'm
sure
they
have
better
food
over
there.
You
know
I'm
about
to
go
get
my
plate,
but
one
thing
is
that
via
aid,
the
the
young
people
have
been
like
deep,
organizing
in
that
community.
So
I
just
want
to
give
them
a
shout
out.
We
met
with
them,
they
are
fierce,
they
are
like
on
it
and
I
just
just
want
to
uplift
them
because
they
they
definitely
got
it
done
now.
The
bikeless
question.
C
Yeah
sure,
well
before
I
get
to
that
two
quick
things
on
the
on
green
jobs
that
are
transportation
related
that
I
think
I'm
really
excited
about.
So
one
is
one
of
the
the
things
that's
happening.
I
believe,
through
the
power
core
program
is
a
group
of
young
folks
will
be
working
at
bikes,
not
bombs,
to
get
training
on
how
to
do
electric
bike
maintenance.
C
Electric
bikes
are
the
best
selling
kind
of
electric
vehicle
in
the
united
states
right
now
they
are
growing
rapidly
and
there
is
a
huge
gap
in
maintenance
skills.
I
can
say
this
is
an
electric
bike
owner.
It's
really
hard
to
find
somebody
who
knows
how
to
do
it,
and
so
we
see
a
lot
of
job
opportunities
in
the
future
as
that
grows,
and
we
want
to
be
really
supportive
of
that.
The
other
green
job
thing
I
wanted
to
flag
is
that
the
city's
public
works
department
recently
partnered
with
madison
park.
C
I
will
let
stephanie
speak
to
the
question
about
access
and
anything
that
she'd
like
to
say
on
violence
and
safety.
I
guess
I'd
just
say
very
briefly.
I
think
really
appreciate
you
highlighting
that
point
that
safety
on
the
streets
is
not
just
about
safety
from
physical
injury
in
a
crash.
It's
also
about
the
many
other
things
that
people
need
to
feel
safe.
C
Many
of
those
things
are
not
challenges
that
can
be
solved
exclusively
through
design,
but
our
approach
to
how
we
design
what
we
build
where
we
build
it,
how
we
think
about
the
more
intangible
things
of
how
to
make
us
a
public
space
inviting
comfortable
for
people,
whether
it's
lighting,
whether
it's
art,
whether
it's
places
for
people
to
gather
so
that
there
are
eyes
on
the
street.
All
of
that
is
part
of
what
we
try
to
incorporate
into
our
planning
process.
C
It's
not
just
about
creating
a
way
to
move
people
from
a
to
b,
but
it's
about
creating
spaces
that
people
feel
comfortable
in
there's
a
lot
of
other
components.
It
comes
to
you
know,
other
aspects
of
community
violence.
It's
a
question
of
policing,
there's
a
whole
series
of
things
that
intersect
with
that.
But
I
think
it's
something
that
we're
trying
to
learn
how
to
how
to
be
more
intersectional
in
how
we
think
about
the
work
that
we're
doing.
K
As
I
have
my
chief
of
staff
texting
me
that
it's
my
turn
to
speak
over
there,
I
just
want,
but
I'm
still
so
engaged
in
this
conversation,
so
they
go.
I
gotta,
you
know
I
I
think
I
know
this
is
the
conversation
about
arbor,
and
this
is.
We
can
have
a
whole
hearing
on
this.
Other
thing
that
I
want
to
harp
on.
K
So
I
think,
as
as
you
all
continue
to
roll
out
your
you
know
all
of
these
strategies
in
terms
of
community
engagement
and
communication,
that
centering
climate
justice
is
about
our
mental
health
and
wellness
too
right
and
and
being
able
to
ride
our
bikes
freely
creates
more
community.
So
I
I
think
that
people
may
be
more
apt
to
want
to
embrace
and
and
see
this
as
not
something
that's
being
done
to
them,
but
with
them.
If
we
can
include
some
of
the
things
that
they're
struggling
with
every
day,
so
there's
something
that-
and
I
don't.
K
I
know
I
don't
need
to
say
that
to
chief
hammond
because
she
knows
being
a
community
organizer
and
activist
out
in
these
streets,
but
I
just
do
really.
I
just
want
to
underscore
how
important
it
is
for
us
to
be
super
intentional
about
our
language
and
and
just
really
uplifting
it
in
a
way
that
people
can
see
themselves
in
the
conversation
not
about
it.
You
know
so
just
that's
it
and
then
I
really
gotta
go
because
my
chief
of
staff
is
exploding.
D
I
think
a
lot
of
parents
who
are
my
age
now
are
not
allowing
their
children
to
be
out
and
about
on
bikes
on
the
t,
because
we
are
have
not
maybe
still
processed
our
own
trauma
from
that
time,
and
so
I
think,
that's
as
we
think
about
the
safety
issue.
It's
not
just
getting
hit
by
a
car.
It's
also
the
memory
for
many
of
us
of
some
of
those
days
of
violence.
K
And-
and
I'm
sorry
I
keep
talking-
I
love
this
topic,
but
I
I
do
think
that
part
of
covet
recovery
and
the
trauma
that
we've
experienced
there
is
an
opportunity,
yes
to
create
some
sort
of
event
or
campaign
or
something
that
says
get
out
of
your
homes
into
your
bikes.
Let's,
let's
really
be
in
community,
because
that
trauma
is
real.
K
You
know,
and
even
though
it
wasn't
due
to
violence,
I
was
I
was
like
12
or
13
years
old
and
I
was
riding
a
bike
that
did
not
belong
to
me
right
and
one
of
my
neighbors.
This
was
in
the
there
was
a
lot
of
racial
tension
back
then
he
sicked
his
german
shepherd
on
me
knocked
me
off
the
bike
and
I
don't
like
riding
bikes
and
I'm
deathly
afraid
of
dogs
right.
K
So
you,
when
you
talk
about
trauma,
we
carry
those
things
and
it's
hard
for
us
to
let
go
of
those
things
when
we've
had
something
that
is
so
traumatic
happen
to
you.
You
keep
associating
that
experience
right,
so
I
do
believe
that
there's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
heal
and
for
us
to
really
think
about
trauma
and
and
and
and
bring
the
bikes
back.
K
A
A
I
wondered,
I
might
actually
start
on
the
digital
equity
side
mike.
If
I
can,
if
I
can
get
you
to
come
up,
I
I
guess
you
know
what
we
were
discussing
in
the
do
it
hearing
last
week
was
precisely
this
issue
around
needing
to
get
folks
signed
up
for
the
acp
right,
because
it's
such
an
enormous
benefit.
A
I
share
counselor
louis
jones
view
that
this
entire
thing
should
be
a
public
utility
system
and
not
the
way
that
it
works
right
now,
but
within
the
context
of
what
it
work
of
how
it
works
right
now,
getting
our
families
signed
up
for
the
30
bucks
a
month
acp
program
and
having
that
be
paid
for
by
the
feds
right
huge
opportunity.
You
reference
the
fact
that
we
had
and
I'm
blanking
right
now
on
the
number
I
can't
remember
7
500
or
oh.
N
N
I'll
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
that
counselor,
but
I
think
we're
currently
running
at
about
15
of
those
who
are
eligible.
There
are
eight
different
categories.
I
think
I
mentioned
this
last
week:
women,
infants
and
children,
eligibility,
snap
eligibility,
public
housing,
a
couple
of
other
elements
and
200
to
the
poverty
level.
So
it's
rather
a
broad
big
scope,
awareness
and
the
challenge
of
sign
up
and
then
acquiring
the
equipment
seemed
to
be
the
big
hurdles.
N
A
And
so
it's
a
huge
segment
of
the
city
right,
it's
and-
and
it
just
feels
I
mean
to
this
point
of
because
obviously
the
natural
question
about
us
sending
arp
of
dollars
to
techo's
home
is
hey
with
the
peg
fun.
We've
got
these
recurring
resources,
and
this
is
one
time,
and
so,
as
was
mentioned
earlier
in
the
presentation.
I
very
much
want
to
like
apply
this
acid
test
of
like
what's
going
to
be
left
after.
A
We
spend
the
one-time
dollars
right,
but
it
does
feel
like
based
on
what
you
were
saying
last
week
that,
because
we
expect
this
acp
thing,
we
know
it's
going
to
continue
for
a
while,
and
then
we
kind
of
think
that
once
it's
running,
there's
going
to
be
some
kind
of
conversion
in
the
long
run
like
the
feds
will
keep
supporting
it.
In
some
sense,
it
feels
like
there
is
a
real
one-time
value
to
accelerating
our
assistance
and
getting
people
signed
up.
N
Absolutely
counselor,
I
know
that
I
want
to
say
it's
philadelphia,
I'm
not
100
sure,
but
I
believe
that
they
have
identified
a
spend
of
about
200
per
sign
up.
But
if
you
think
about
that,
that's
signing
them
up
for
300
and
say
400
worth
of
benefit
in
the
first
year
in
subsequent
years,
another
300
each
year.
So
it's
considerable
value
to
the
community.
If
you
can
get
the
sign
up.
A
N
A
N
They
do
flat
out
outreach
to
sign
folks
up
for
the
affordable
connectivity
plan
and
I
think
that
perhaps
we
could
fund
as
many
as
40
to
60
organizations
to
do
that,
be
they
non-profits
community-based
organizations,
churches,
everybody
who
wants
to
last
year.
100
agencies
expressed
interest
in
the
fund,
we're
hoping
we'll
get
the
same
this
year.
G
I
just
wanted
to
include
a
part
of
our
proposal
is
to
do
capacity
building,
which
would
include
someone
who
is
devoted
to
supporting
those
registrations
for
acp
to
get
access
to
that.
And
then
we're
also
trying
to
develop
plans
for
longer
term
impact,
as
you're
requesting
right
now
to
secure
internet
access
beyond
the
scope
of
what
acp
is
designed
to
mean.
G
A
A
How
much
do
we
think
is
in
each
of
these
buckets,
like
you
kind
of
stressed,
on
the
biking
side,
that
you
were
looking
to
spend
a
lot
on
like
planning,
but
you
weren't
as
clear
on
the
walking
side
in
terms
of
like
how
much
of
this
is
paying
for
the
actual
like
stuff
right
versus
technical
assistance,
et
cetera.
So,
can
you
break
that
down
a
little
bit
yeah.
C
So
I
mean
the
short
answer:
is
we're
still
figuring
out
the
breakdown
and
need
to
do
some
initial
additional
analysis?
I
think
the
the
bucket
that
is
the
so
so
on
the
snow
clearance
piece.
You
know
we're
we're
in
the
midst
of
designing
that
and
then
figuring
out
what
a
you
know.
We
we
have
not
started
the
the
the
process
of
scoping.
Both
you
know
what
a
geographic
scope
would
be
for
that
and
then
doing
cost
estimates
based
on
that
of
how
much
area
we
can
cover.
C
Similarly,
with
safe
routes
to
school,
there's
a
programmatic
aspect
to
that
that
is
still
being
scoped
in
terms
of
understanding
the
capacity
of
bps
for
partnership.
In
that
other
grant
resources,
we
could
be
able
to
leverage
simultaneously
with
this
there's
some
new
federal
grant
programs,
the
safe
streets
for
all,
for
example,
which
include
safe
routes
to
schools,
type
programs
in
it
and
the
the
usdot
has
still
not
released
they're
planning
to
do
so
very
shortly,
but
their
full
funding
package
on
that.
C
And
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
scope
those
pieces
so
that
we
can
understand
sort
of
how
to
best
allocate
that
8
million
across
those
three
key
initiatives.
So
a
long
way
of
saying
that
we're
still
working
on
the
the
precise
breakdown
and
it
will
be
driven
in
part
by
capacity
and
other
resources.
We
can
leverage.
A
C
Yeah
there
would
so
we've
we've
targeted
about
five
percent
of
the
total
grant
towards
capacity
so
that
that
toward
staff
capacity
is
about
400
000,
and
so
we
would
anticipate
that
you
know
a
program
like
safe
routes
to
school.
As
an
example
is
typically
going
to
require
a
you
know,
a
substantial
amount
of
person-to-person
engagement-
it's
not
just
designing,
it's
also
being
in
schools,
it's
talking
with
students
and
parents
and
teachers
and
administrators.
C
C
We
do
have
a
neighborhood
planning
team.
We
have
in
our
fy
23
budget,
some
expansion
plan
for
that,
and
so
you
know
we
there's
a
potential
that
we
would
still
want
to
add
a
staff
person
to
help
coordinate
on
this
particular
aspect
of
that
work.
But
I
think
we're
you
know.
We
think
a
lot
of
that
will
be
done
in
the
context
of
our
existing
policy
and
planning
staff
capacity.
A
C
This
is
a
challenge
that
predates
this
administration,
but
is
ours
to
address,
and
we
are
taking
that
not
just
seriously
but
as
for
me,
it's
it's
my
top
priority
to
do
the
structural
work,
the
hiring
work,
the
process
work
necessary
to
get
to
the
place
where
we
can
move
projects
through
a
pipeline
in
a
predictable
and
rapid
way
and
take
advantage
of
the
capital
dollars
that
the
mayor
and
the
council
has
been
so
generous
to
provide
to
us
to
actually
get
this
work
done.
Our
efficiency
of
spend.
C
F
F
I
think
this
location
is
better,
so
there's
a
balancing
of
how
much
we
have
to
hear
from
people
and
adjust
our
plans
with
our
ability
to
just
like
knock
them
out,
and
you
know
we
had
a
fairly
contentious
meeting
last
night
about
a
new
crosswalk
location,
because
every
new
crosswalk
removes
on-street
parking,
and
you
know
that
kind
of
thing
is
important
for
us
to
spend
time
listening
and
trying
to
find
solutions
that
minimize
negative
impact
on
the
immediate
residents.
So
I
know
it's
it's
frustrating,
but
it
is.
F
C
A
No,
I
very
much
heard
and
also
I
would
say
that
if
we
had
more
capacity
and
again,
this
is
the
capacity
thing
is
about
the
fact
that,
like
we
all
are
aware
that
we
have
tremendous
individuals
at
btd
and
pwd
who
we
are
asking
to
do
a
crazy
number
of
things.
It's
like,
however
long
a
process
is,
if
you
had
more
people,
more
of
them
would
be
hitting
construction
at
any
given
time
right.
So
there's
just
a
sort
of
like
you
know
there.
A
There
is
that
question
of
how
long
is
a
piece
of
string
in
terms
of
the
like
community
process.
I
agree,
but
there
is
also
this
kind
of
like
you
know.
We
we
hate
it's.
Just
it's
tough
to
see
construction
seasons
go
and
not,
but
we
hope
for
a
very
productive
one
here
and-
and
I
guess
on
the
almost
snow
removal.
So
yes,
as
you
know,
sidewalk
snow
removal,
huge
huge
issue
that
I
am
very
focused
on.
I
was
very
grateful
to
mike
brawl
for
throwing
those
40
bobcats
out
there
last
winter.
A
I
think
it
was
the
definition
it's
funny.
We
talk
about
pilots,
a
lot
right,
but
a
lot
of
time
like
pilots.
We
like
plan
them
for
like
three
years,
and
I
appreciated
that
mike
was
just
like
I'll
ask
everybody
to
bring
their
bobcats
with
them,
and
it
was
just
like
actually
truly
what
a
bobcat,
what
a
pilot
can
be.
I
think-
and
you
know,
and
honestly
all
we
heard
from
residents
was
appreciation
and
can
you
send
them
to
this
corner
right?
A
You
know
after
that,
because
they
were
coming
in
that
second
24
hour,
and
it
was
just
like
the
same
people
who
were
exhausted
and
back
to
the
question
of
just
like
how
much
work
you
can
squeeze
out
of
one
person.
It
seems
like
it
would
be
great
if
we
had
some
like
folks
who
were
sort
of
the
pedestrian
snow
clearance,
folks
who
were
kind
of
like
fresh
troops
coming
in
for
that
second
phase
of
the
battle.
C
Yeah
no
completely
agree.
I
think,
there's
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
here.
The
other
thing
I'd
say
is
you
know
when
we
look
at
our
snow
contracts
for
the
main
street
clearance,
they
tend
to
be
managed
by
a
relatively
small
handful
of
very
large
companies,
and
so,
as
we
think
about-
and
this
is
true
with
snow-
it's
true-
with
waste
reduction,
it's
true
across
the
cabinet,
where
we
have
large
contracts
that
have
very
large
vendors.
We
want
competition
in
those
markets.
C
We
want
to
build
up
more
companies,
more
local
mwbes,
to
be
able
to
compete
for
the
big
and
the
small
stuff.
So
we
see
this
as
a
way
to
really
try
to
see
that
ecosystem
of
businesses
that
can
do
small,
medium
and
large
size
work
for
us
and
hopefully
give
us
more
options,
as
we
put
things
out
in
the
future.
A
And
then
also
just
you
know,
and
this
gets
raised
whenever
we're
talking
about
main
streets,
there
are
obviously
substantial
sections
of
the
city
that
have
dense
pedestrian
foot
traffic
that
do
not
have
a
main
streets
district.
That's
certainly
true
in,
like
all
of
beacon,
hill
and
back
bay
in
my
district
and
fenway,
so
yeah.
A
And
so
basically
the
I
think-
and
you
know
and
part
of
the
original
vision
I
think
of
the
study
on
the
main
streets
program
was
to
try
to
help
people
join,
but
then
everything
got
kind
of
sideways,
and
so
I
would
just
say
I
don't
think
we
want
to
set
up
a
snow
clearance
program
where,
if
somebody
doesn't
have
a
main
streets
district,
they
don't
get
like
counted
as
a
commercial
business
district.
That
could
use
this,
because
I
think
that
will
that
will
exacerbate
folks
sense
of
being
left
out.
C
A
And
then
just
a
note,
I
would
offer-
and
I
have
one
question
and
then
I'll
go
to
counselor
braden,
but
just
on
on
the
bps,
safe
streets,
partnership
and
the
same
thing
chief
on
the
on
the
bps
electrification.
I
just
think
it's
worth
being
aware
that
the
council
is
frustrated
by
the
fact
that
bps
has
still
not
shared
an
esser
plan
with
the
council.
A
There
is
it's
an
enormous
amount
of
money
that
the
that,
yes,
the
council
doesn't
have
appropriating
power
over,
but
everything
that
bps
does
with
it
that
it
wants
to
have
be
continuing,
is
going
to
come
over
on
the
operating
budget
and
also
it's
the
same
amount
as
we're
talking
about
on
arpa.
And
so
I
think
there
is
a
lot
of
hostility
in
the
council
to
authorizing
arpa
dollars
for
bps
related
initiatives
when
we
have
still
not
heard
from
bps
how
they
intend
to
use
their
federal
dollars.
A
D
The
one
thing
that
we'll
say
is
we
were
made
aware
that
this
was
an
issue
and
the
reason
that
these
specific
funds
are
being
allocated
through
opera
dollars
is
that
our
understanding
is
that
there
were
some
restrictions
on
esser
that
didn't
make
it
possible
for
this
kind
of
infrastructure
to
fall
under
esser.
I
think
that's
in
part,
because
the
infrastructure
doesn't
actually
sit
at
bpa
there's
a
number
of
a
set
of
things
that
are.
D
A
challenge
within
the
way
that
esser
is
set
up
that
doesn't
allow
it
to
fund
these
kind
of
infrastructure
investments.
So
just
want
to
note
we
we
duly
noted
yes
well.
I
cannot
comment
on
the
larger
piece.
I
will
say
that
we
have
had
a
really
good,
strong
working
relationship
with
the
bps
transportation
department
and
that
doesn't
speak
to
the
whole
necessarily,
but
I
think
that
I
have
been.
I
don't
want
to
say,
pleasantly
surprised.
I've
just
been
glad.
D
Let's
just
say,
I've
been
glad
that
the
way
that
that
those
conversations
evolve,
I
know
kat
asheville-
is
here
on
our
team.
There
is
a
conversation
weekly
to
just
check
on
where
things
are.
I've
been
able
to
see
things
moving
and
the
rfi
and
really
excited
that
this
is
not
the
environment
department,
leaning
on
bps.
D
A
Great
no-
and
I
appreciate
that
context
and
then
the
question
that
I
wanted
to
ask,
because
I
I
feel
I
feel
like
we
honestly
shouldn't
even
max's
time,
is
so
precious
that
I
can't
believe
he's
in
this
hearing,
because
I
feel
like
like
hour
for
hour.
Our
one
arborist's
time
is
like
one
of
the
most
valuable
resources
in
the
city.
So
I
so
since.
D
A
O
Staff
staff's
our
biggest
problem,
no
one's
applying
for
our
jobs.
The
people
that
do
apply
are
nowhere
near
qualified
and
we
don't
have
any
way
of
training
people
or
the
time
to
so.
Yes,
most
of
the
money
would
be
go
towards
contracted
services,
which
is
what
we
use
now
to
do
all
of
our
pruning
and
removals
anyways.
I
think
maintenance
is
one
of
our
biggest
hurdles.
Right
now
pruning
trees.
O
We
only
spend
about
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
a
year
on
pruning
trees
and
we
spend
you
know
350
thousand
dollars
on
removing
them
not
quite
an
even
number
and
we're
spending
2.2
million
planting.
So
we
can
plant.
You
know
as
many
trees
as
we
want,
but
if
we
can't
maintain
them
currently,
we
can
only
maintain
about
1800
trees.
A
year
pruning
wise.
We
have
38
000
trees,
so
everyone
here
can
do
that
math
quickly.
O
You
know
we're
pruning
about
five
percent
of
our
trees.
If
we're
lucky,
our
cycle
should
be
about
on
a
five
to
seven
year
cycle
for
every
tree
in
the
city
being
pruned
and
with
only
being
able
to
do
five
percent
we're
nowhere
near
that.
So,
yes,
our
capacity
is
staffing
and
it's
also
just
money
to
have
more
crews
out
there
pruning
trees.
O
My
inspector
can
probably
inspect
40
trees
a
day
to
prune,
and
my
contractor
can
prune
per
bucket
truck,
probably
eight
trees
a
day.
So
you
know,
if
we
added
another
pruning
crew,
we
would
be
able
to.
You
know,
get
that
backlog
of
work
done.
We
would
really
like
to
focus
on
our
main
streets
that
have
the
most
traffic
roads
that
have
the
most
you
know,
struck
by
us
by
buses,
trucks,
vehicular
incidences
and
starting
pruning
those
trees,
but
also
pruning
our
young
trees.
O
Trees
that
we've
planted
in
the
last
three
to
seven
years
have
never
been
pruned.
Unless
it's
me
going
out
there
or
one
of
my
staffers
going
out
there
and
actually
pruning
that
young
tree,
no
one's
doing
it
and
as
a
arborist,
we're
always
taught
that
if
we
can
set
that
tree
up
for
success
by
maintaining
it
for
those
first
10
years
to
our
best
ability
that
we
know
those
trees
are
actually
going
to
be
the
ones
that
grow
to
the
large
mature
trees
that
we
see
throughout
the
city
and
yeah.
O
A
Vis-A-Vis
the
the
green,
the
power
core
program,
but
I'm
sort
of
curious
like
are
there
intermediate
roles
like
for
people
who
don't
have
the
arborist
credential
like
like
sort
of
tree
like
when
I
was
looking
in
the
budget?
But
it's
like
there's
tree
four
person
and
there's
like
I
don't
know
what,
where
tree,
climbers
sort
of
fall
in
but
like
just
trying
to
understand
both
for
potential
graduates
from
power
core
who
might
not
have
the
arborist
credential
yet
like?
O
Yes,
I
would
say:
there's
lots
of
room
for
intermediate,
there's
also
room
for
people
just
coming
in
the
door
that
are
learning
just
to
do
basic.
You
know:
skills
working
on
our
crew
chipping
brush.
You
know
on
the
ground,
while
someone's
actually
doing
the
work
that
tree
forming
job
one
of
our
hardest
things
is,
you
have
to
have
a
cdl
driver's
license
and
a
hoisting
license
to
run
a
bucket
truck
and
to
drive
that
vehicle.
O
O
So,
yes,
there
are
positions
that
could
be
created
in
terms
of
a
tree,
climber
type
title
where
that
person
is
going
out
and
pruning
small
young
trees.
We
don't
currently
have
that
title
in
the
books
and
that
tree
form
and
title
would
be
someone
that
would
oversee
that,
where
I'm
not
requiring
the
tree
former
to
be
an
arborist.
But
someone
that
has
you
know
three
to
five
years
of
experience.
Trimming
trees
but
also
has
those
two
professional
licenses,
the
hoisting
license
and
this
commercial
driver's
license
to
be
able
to
operate
that
machinery.
A
O
Do
own
we
own,
we
currently
have
three
two
bucket
trucks
and
we'll
have
another.
We
used
to
have
four
bucket
trucks.
Two
of
them
have
been
surplused
and
we
are
going
to
be
getting
another
one,
another
small
bucket
truck
and
we're
getting
them
under
cdls
that
we
don't
need
someone
to
have
a
cdl
driver's
license
to
kind
of
get
away
from
that
they
still
need
to
have
hoisting
license
to
run
it.
But,
yes,
we
are
working
around
that
aspect
as
well.
Okay,.
A
Great,
I
think
what
I'm
going
to
do
is
ask
my
colleagues
I'm
going
to
go
to
colleagues
and
if
you
have
specific
questions
for
max
or
on
tree
pruning,
we're
going
to
do
like
a
mini
round.
Because
then
I
would
like
to
let
him
go
because,
like
I
said,
we
only
have
one
arborist
in
the
whole
city
and
we're
and
we're
way
behind
on
the
tree
pruning.
So
I
just
I
feel
bad
about
the
fact
that
he's
already
been
here
for
a
couple
of
hours.
So
I
just
want
to
add.
A
I
I
do
appreciate
your
great
work.
I
know
the
folks
out
at
chandler
pond
appreciated
your
insights
into
how
to
deal
with
some
of
the
emergent
tree
issues
out
there
and
and
your
help
with
that.
So
thank
you
and
just
in
terms
of
your
your
knowledge
of
the
industry
and
and
the
arborist
background
like
what
are
the,
what
are
the
barriers
to,
and
I
I
know
it
in
my
head.
But
what
are
the
barriers
to
actually
increasing
the
number
of
arborists?
I
know
cambridge
has
five
or
six.
O
Would
see
numerous
one,
we
have
a
residency
requirement
right,
it's
pretty
hard
to
get
people
to
move
in
here
to
the
city,
I'm
lucky
in
that
my
I
grew
up
most
of
my
life
living
in
the
city,
so
I
had
a
place
to
live,
and
I
understood
that,
but
it's
hard
to
get
people
in
our
industry
to
move
to
the
city.
There's
not
many
tree
companies
in
the
city.
O
I
think
there's
really
only
two
and
they're
not
large,
so
most
people
aren't
used
to
living
here,
so
you
have
to
bring
them
in
the
other
thing
is
training?
There's
not
a
lot
of
people
currently
going
to
school
and
getting
education
in
arbor
culture.
It's
an
industry
that
people
are
kind
of
shying
away
from
right
now,
because
it's
the
second
most
dangerous
job
in
the
world.
Currently
to
do
so,
they
are
tending
to
go
towards
the
highest
paying
employer
at
that
time.
O
O
I'm
someone
who
went
to
a
school
for
high
school
I
went
to
an
ag
school
in
walpole
called
norfolk
aggie.
I
then
went
to
umass
amherst
for
four
years
to
get
my
degree
and
then
became
a
certified
arborist.
While
I
was
there,
so
it's
just
pushing
people
towards
that
path
which
people
are
shying
away
from.
O
To
learn
that
I
think
that's
yeah,
that's
one
of
the
big
things
is
the
training
and
the
education
that
it
takes
in
the
time
a
lot
of
private
employers
have
taken
upon
themselves
to
create
their
own
training
divisions.
Large
tree
companies
like
davie
tree
or
bartlett
tree,
who
are
huge.
National
companies
have
created
their
own
training
programs
in-house
that
they're
using
to
to
bring
people
up
from
no
knowledge
to
being
able
to
go
out.
O
O
Utilities
and
trees
do
not
get
along.
I
know
there
was
an
unfortunate
lack
of
understanding,
I
would
say,
probably
in
the
60s
and
70s
and
80s,
even
of
what
kind
of
trees
to
plant
where,
as
someone
else
from
brighton,
I
would
assume
you're
talking
about
a
lot
of
norway,
maples
that
have
grown
up
and
grown
into
these
power
lines.
The
power
the
utility
company
has
a
right
to
come
in
and
clear
the
trees
back
from
their
lines.
O
Those
arborists
are
those
people
doing.
The
work
are
not
arborist.
They
are
trained
specifically
on
how
to
safely
prune
trees,
away
from
power
lines
without
killing
themselves
or
endangering
others.
Their
main
job
is
to
make
sure
that
you
know
that
utility
that
service
is
always
going
to
work
in
the
neighborhood
that
it's
in.
If
we
all
had
underground
power
lines,
we
wouldn't
be
thinking
about
any
of
this.
O
K
I
came
back
and
I
missed
my
speaking
opportunity,
but
I
got
to
hang
out
with
our
jrotc
kids
downstairs,
but
I
know
where
you
have
a
tight
schedule.
So
thank
you
for
your
service.
I'm
glad
that
you
are
here
with
us.
I
I
only
know
of
like
two
arborists
and
I
don't
even
know
if
they
are
unionized
or
if
they're
bootleg
or
what
their
situation
is.
K
But
I
do
know
of
two
that
are
of
color
and
you've
raised
a
lot
of
really
good
points
in
terms
of
like
everything
that
you
had
to
go
through
to
get
there,
so
I
don't
know
how
they
got
there,
but
they're
doing
this
work,
so
I
have
to
look
into
their
credentials.
But
my
question
is
what
opportunities
exist,
especially
when
we
start
thinking
about
this
as
a
career
option
for
young
people
of
color,
because
I
only
know
two
arborists
who
are
of
color
now.
K
O
I
would
say
it's
about
having
an
agricultural
school
in
this
city,
having
training
programs
where
people
would
be
where
they
would
see
that
kind
of
work
actually
getting
done.
If
you
have
lived
and
grown
up
in
the
city,
your
whole
life
and
you
don't
walk
through
the
arboretum
every
once
in
a
while
or
something
like
that
or
through
a
park
while
true
work's
getting
done
you're
not
going
to
know
how
any
of
it's
done.
O
So
if
it's
not
something
that's
in
front
of
you
and
that
you're
taught
about
in
school
and
in
high
school,
then
it's
not
a
career
or
anything.
That's
going
to
be
brought
forward
to
you.
You
know
the
the
schools
that
exist
now
are
not
in
these
underserved
communities
and
cities.
They're
in
you
know
more
rural,
suburban
areas
like
walpole
the
north
shore
and
essex
western
mass
cape
cod.
O
So
they're
not
focused
right,
like
if
madison
park
had
a
tree
program
or
a
enviro
horticulture
program,
environmental
science
program,
something
like
that
people,
young
adults,
would
actually
then
get
to
learn
about
it
and
know
what
it
is.
But
I
think
it's
the
fact
that
people
don't
know
it's
a
viable
job
opportunity
that
pays
pretty
well
and
you
know
we're
a
very
small
group
of
people.
There's
not
there's.
You
know
only
about
550
certified
arborists
in
this
whole
state.
So
it's
a
niche,
a
niche
you
could
say
for
sure.
O
So
it's
more
just
spreading
the
word
and
and
getting
people
to
know
that
it's
a
job
that's
out
there
in
that
there
is
a
huge
career
ladder
in
it.
Going
from
you
know
your
your
base,
labor
all
the
way
up
to
selling
tree
work
at
you
know
as
a
manager
or
something
like
that,
there's
a
huge
career
ladder
and
there's
so
much
employment
opportunities.
It's
unbelievable
right
now
and.
K
For
the
record,
can
you
for
those
who
are
tuning
in?
Can
you
tell
us
what
is
the
pay
rate
like
what?
What
is
the
potential
the
earning
potential,
because
I
think
sometimes
you
know
when
people
when
young
people,
especially
when
they
hear
a
you
know,
and
they
hear
a
dollar
a
month
like?
Oh,
my
god,
I
can
make
that
much
money
doing
that.
What
would
that
be.
O
O
I've
heard
as
high
as
20
an
hour
with
a
couple
years
of
experience,
you're
talking
22
you
get
that
commercial
driver's
license
you're
talking
25
dollars
an
hour.
You
know
you're
you're,
eventually
going
to
be
somewhere
in
the
mid
40
dollar
an
hour
range.
If
you're
running
a
crew,
you
know
and
managing
that
crew
and
going
to
properties
and
doing
that
work.
So
yeah
you
could
you
could
be
someone
that
makes
80
to
100
000
a
year,
no
problem
doing
treat
work,
wow.
O
Of
that
as
well
yeah
scarcity
yeah.
If
there's
not
a
lot
enough
people
to
look
at
the
work,
it's
going
to
drive
the
cost
of
the
work
up.
There's
not
a
lot
of
people
that
want
to
do
the
work.
It's
going
to
you
know,
drive
your
labor
costs
up
even
more,
and
then
the
equipment
itself
is
extremely
expensive
to
begin
with
to
get
into,
and
then,
of
course,
the
maintenance
that
goes
along
with
it.
K
O
O
D
D
D
Folks
in
this
area
and
again
the
very
folks
that
you're
talking
about
the
folks
who
have
not
had
access
to
this
career
and
will
be
starting
with
the
curriculum
that
comes
out
of
philadelphia,
which
is
the
same
kind
of
community,
but
the
the
question
of
whether
or
not
we
could
help
madison
in
that
area.
That's
another
question:
it's
not
going
to
be.
D
Thing
because
we're
just
trying
to
get
these
30
slots
moving
and
get
everything
going
to
grow
into
it.
But
that
is
a
conversation
that
could
be
worth
having,
because
there
are
enough
urban
wilds
throughout
the
city.
It's
not
the
same
as
having
a
forest,
but
maybe
there
are
some
ways.
We
could
also
build
that
capacity
into
our
boat
schools
to
to
make
it
more
possible
for
young
people
to
to
get
in
early.
M
O
M
Okay,
that's
that's
my
question
sharon.
No,
I'm
teasing
no,
but
I
do
know
you've
been
here.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
and
sorry.
I
stepped
out
as
the
chair
of
veterans
of
military
affairs.
We
were
having
an
exciting
ceremony
for
our
junior
rotc
that
several
of
our
high
schools
have
so
that
was
exciting,
but
sorry
to
miss
most
of
it.
I'll
watch
the
tape,
but
thank
you
for
all
you
do
and
advocating
for
whatever
you
need
and
more.
O
A
A
A
Playground
that's
getting
built
there
because
they
were
really
involved
in
the
design
process,
and
so
they
feel
they're
really
they've
been
excited
watching
it
and
one
of
the
things
I
said
to
them
was
maybe
we
can
see
if
there's
a
way
to
get
the
arborist
to
come
out
and
tell
them
about
the
trees
and
kind
of
like
the
tree
care
piece,
because
it's
like
a
green
space
right
next
to
the
bps
school.
That
they're
already
like
feeling
a
sense
of
ownership
and
attachment
to
so.
O
That's
yeah,
the
biggest
thing
is
ownership.
I
was
just
in
east
boston
this
morning,
helping
with
the
tree
planting
initiative
and
it's
just
10
residents
who
are
taking
their
free
time
to
help
plant
street
trees
and
trees
and
parks
and
they're.
You
know
doing
the
work
themselves,
so
they
care
that
that
tree
survives.
O
Whereas
if
they
see
you
know
my
contractor
or
someone
plant
a
tree,
it's
a
different
story
that
when
you're
actually
getting
in
there
and
your
hands
are
getting
dirty
and
you
understand
what
the
benefits
are,
that
you're
more
willing
to
help
and
and
feel
good
about
it
as
well.
So
I
definitely
get
it
absolutely.
Thank
you.
A
B
A
I
It's
a
unicorn.
You
know,
I
think,
when
we
think
about
the
infrastructure
that
will
support
this
arbor,
arborist,
trainings,
etc,
trying
to
preserve
what
urban
wilds
we
have.
Many
of
our
urban
wilds
are
privately
held,
especially
in
olson
brighton.
We
have,
and
then
we
have
a
harvard
arboretum
bang
in
the
middle
of
our
city
and.
I
Yeah
I
know
they've
been
around
for
400
and
they'll
be
around
for
another
400
and
we'll
all
be
gone
before
we
yeah
I'm
just
looking
at
their
programming.
You
know
they
have
some
interesting
are.
We
are
really
talking
to
harvard
about
potential
partnerships
and
in
terms
of
internships,
programs
and
programs
for
educational
but
arborist,
arborist,
trainings
and
undergrad?
Are
we
talking
to
you.
D
Yeah,
so
we
had
a
conversation
a
couple
weeks
ago
about
having
them
sort
of
make
some
connections.
They
are
also
interested.
We
also,
they
also
some
greenhouse,
there's
a
number
of
things
that
that
we
had
on
the
list
of
things
to
have
some
conversations
with
them
about
so
yeah.
We
do
meet
with
them
talk
with
them.
Most
of
the
conversations
have
been
about
getting
that
arch
moving
through
between
the
city
and
the
mbta
and
public
we've
had
some.
I
Trees,
I
know-
and
I
I
chair
the
committee
on
pilot
and
intergovernment
relations
and
and
institutional
relationships
as
well,
and
you
know
we're
a
lot
of
our
institutions
are
up
for
institutional
matter
at
master
plan,
renewals
and
then
coming
and
we'd.
Really
I
for
me
personally
I'd
love
to
explore
how
we
could
strengthen
those
partnerships
and
maybe
get
more
juice
from
from
the
relationship,
so
I
would
certainly
be
putting
that
on
the
list
for
to
talk
to
them
about
we
may
not
may
get
some
somewhere
out
of
that.
Maybe
not
you
know.
I
B
I
E
K
K
K
D
Yeah
I
mean,
I
think,
that
it's
something
we're
looking
at
and
a
number
of
spaces,
most
particularly
right
now
we're
in
the
middle
or
towards
the
end
of
the
boston,
common
master
plan
and
we're
almost
done
with
the
franklin
park
master
plan.
That's
where
we've
been
putting
a
lot
of
energy
and
sort
of
the
parks.
D
We
do
own
the
arboretum,
but
we
don't
manage
it.
But
I
think
the
other
question
is:
could
we
be
doing
more
to
make
sure
that
our
values
are
are
more
shared
with
those
parts
and
that
we're
also
coordinating
with
them
and
bringing
them
into
some
of
the
efforts
that
we're
already
making
to
to
diversify
those
parks?
D
But
it
also
requires
some
conversations
with
the
public
and
and
some
thinking
through
some
of
the
the
challenges.
I
know
that
councilman
murphy
has
also
reached
that
reached
out
about,
and
I
think
you
also
raised
quickly.
I
know
there
were
a
number
of
things.
We
did
our
waterfront.
Why
that
doesn't
feel
welcoming.
I
lived
near
carson
beach.
D
Welcome
comfortable.
I
do
think
you
know.
I
want
to
highlight
a
number
of
the
things
that
the
folks
in
franklin
park
do
like
having
yoga
in
the
park
but
having
that
yoga
led
by
a
woman
of
color
who
is
not
a
size
two
that
matters
that's
right
when
you
want
to
feel
like
welcome
and
there's
a
running
club
pioneers.
D
I
know
black
girls
run
used
to
run
around
jamaica
pond
and
that
brought
a
lot
of
people
to
jamaica
pond
that
didn't
go
to
jamaica
palm
before
it
didn't
seem
like
their
go
to
park.
So
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
opportunities
to
partner
with
entities
and
to
really
think
about
how
some
of
those
group
based
activities
could
shift
into
those
spaces,
creating
the
kind
of
entree
that
you
had.
When
that
you
were
welcome
for
a
specific
event
in
a
specific
day,
but
I'm
sure
now.
K
K
K
K
Up,
don't
I'm
not
going
after
your?
You
know
your
district,
but
I
will
say,
though,
that
there's
an
opportunity
for
us,
as
we
start
thinking
about
equity
and
as
we
start
thinking
about
our
parks,
is
how
we
value
our
land
speaks
to
how
we
value
the
maintenance
of
that
land
and
the
amount
of
dollars
that
we
pour
into
the
upkeep.
K
D
So
I
do
want
to
know
we
don't
control
those
assessments.
I
know,
but,
but
I
will
say
this:
we
don't
use
those
costs
to
decide
how
much
we
invest
in
a
park
and
the
small
concern
is
the
reason
that
that
came
up
is
because
there
was
the
insinuation
that
we
would
not
make
ada
accessibility
in
the
boston
common,
because
we
were
not
going
to
be
compelled
to
do
so
by
law
versus
in
malcolm
x,
where
we
were
compelled
to
do
so
by
law.
D
I
want
to
know
we're
making
just
as
much
ada
accessibility
in
the
boston
common
as
was
dictated
in
malcolm
x.
It
doesn't
matter
what
the
law
says
about
how
much
that
land
is
worth.
People
should
be
able,
it
doesn't
matter
to
me
if
I
can
get
out
of
making
those
investments,
because
it's
200
million
dollars
versus
2
million
dollars.
People
who
have
mobility
challenges
should
be
able
to
go
into
every
single
park,
no
matter
what
the
market
says.
D
So
there
are
going
to
be
changes
on
the
hill
in
the
boston
common
that
I'm
sure
at
some
point.
Somebody
will
be
upset
about
and
they
will
say
we
should
leave
it
like.
It
was
back
in
the
day,
but
back
in
the
day,
people
in
wheelchairs
couldn't
get
there,
and
in
this
day
and
time
we
will
make
sure
that
they
all
can.
So.
I
know
I
know
that
there,
but
I
I
wanna
push
back
on
the
notion
that
we
would
make
different
decisions
in
different
parks
based
on
the
market-based
assessment
of
what
that
was.
K
A
A
We'll
share
that
with
our
team
and
and
and
now
that's
been
sent
by
email,
it's
a
public
record.
So
if
anyone
watching
this
would
like
it,
I'm
sure
we
can
provide
it
courtesy
of
the
committee
yeah.
I
just
wondered
if
I
could
just
quickly,
but
I
think
the
one
thing
that
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
ask
about
was
on
the
8
million
for
the
bikes,
like
kind
of
a
similar
question
of
the
walkable
question
of
just
like.
What's
the
breakdown,
and
especially
the
subsidy
program
like
how
much
of
is
it?
F
A
F
F
So
some
of
the
thinking
here,
as
I
was
like
putting
together
the
ask,
is
about
one
and
a
half
to
two
million
in
that
e-bike
subsidy
to
cover
all
of
that.
But
there
are
some
unknowns.
You
know
we
still
need
to
decide
how
much
of
a
rebate
do
we
want
to
give.
There
are
as
many
options
in
other
cities
in
the
us,
as
you
can
probably
think
of
in
terms
of
how
they
run
the
program,
how
much
money,
what
bikes
are
eligible,
etc
so
like.
F
We
need
to
spend
a
little
bit
of
time
thinking
that
through.
But
I
would
like,
for
the
maximum
amount
of
that
money
to
be
going
to
individuals
to
be
able
to
solve
their
mobility
needs,
and
then
the
other
sixth
issue
would
be
for
planning
and
design
services
in
support
of
establishing
workable
routes
for
low-stress
bike
connections
in
our
neighborhoods
to
parks,
health,
centers,
et
cetera,.
A
B
F
A
Got
it
great,
yeah
and
and
just
in
the
incoming
attractions
category?
I
think
this
committee
would
like
to
have
a
hearing
once
we're
done
with
budget
on
just
understanding
sort
of
that
that
full
landscape
of
dollars
that
came
through
the
like
the
department-specific
federal
infrastructure,
the
bipartisan
infrastructure
law
like
pockets
and
sort
of.
I
know
that,
obviously
there
are
things
we've
already
got
filed
in.
F
But
I
I
think
to
your
earlier
point
also
going
through
this
effort.
Now
means
that
once
we
have
a
design
like
we're
ready
to
build
it,
so
we're
not
waiting
years
on
the
community
process,
we've
already
done
all
of
that
work
and
found
the
right
design,
so
it
doesn't
feel
as
like
long-coming,
so
we
can
actually
implement
a
full
network
at
once.
A
And
how
how
should
I
think
about?
I
mean
it
seemed
like
when,
when
you
guys
were
launching
and
I'm
aware
that
it's
personnel
stuff
that
caused
a
sort
of
stutter
step
on
this.
But
when
you
were
launching
the
you
know,
the
small
scale,
safety
improvements
thing
that
part
of
the
notion
there
to
your
point,
about,
like
community
input,
etc,
was
throw
something
out
and
make
it
with
temporary
stuff
and
then
and
then,
like
figure
out
what
works.
A
Once
everybody's
observed
the
things
that
work
and
the
things
that
don't
and
we
lose
a
lot
of
flex
posts-
and
I
guess
I'm
curious
on
the
walkable
main
streets
district
piece
like
because
again
arpa
dollars
right,
we
gotta,
spend
them
like
they
gotta
get
spent
by
a
deadline.
So
are
we
like?
Would
this
be
the
type
of
thing
where
we
think
about
putting
in
temporary
things
that
we
then
make
permanent,
or
would
it
be
one
and
done
measure
twice
cut
once
like?
What's
the.
C
Yeah,
I
think
that's
a
great
question.
You
know
our
approach
is
ultimately,
even
when
things
are
temporary,
we
see
value
in
having
conversations
with
the
community
before
they
go
in
and
before
during
and
after
you
know,
we
cannot
so
much
as
spray
paint
markings
on
a
street
anticipating
some
work
without
getting
a
string
of
calls
and
emails
from
residents.
Saying
what's
happening
here
was
I
consulted?
You
know
it
is
people
feel
a
genuine
sense
of
stewardship
over
their
streets
and
in
many
ways
that's
good,
but
it
means
that
we
to
move
quickly.
C
C
I
would
envision
something
similar
for
the
walkable
main
streets
program
to
you
know
really,
you
know
be
able
to
make
some
quick
changes.
You
know
using
those
paint
and
flex
posts,
but
doing
it
in
consultation
with
the
community.
There
are
also
things
that
we
can
do
around
signals
which
don't
even
require
any
physical
infrastructure
changes
most
cases.
Sometimes
we
have
to
upgrade
the
signal
infrastructure
to
to
modernize
the
way
the
timing
is,
but
we're
looking
at
those
as
potential.
You
know
short-term
things
as
well.
Well,.
A
A
Excited
to
hear
that
and
yeah,
I
would
just
say
on
this:
I
mean
specifically
in
this
mission
hill
case
I
think,
what's
challenging,
is
not
being
able
to
give
people
any
like
we're
sort
of
mid-process
and
not
being
able
to
give
them
any
sense
of
like.
What's
the
trajectory
on
the
sort
of
like
okay?
Well,
now
we're
looking
at
it
like,
I
could,
when
we
were
originally
putting
it
in,
I
think
there
was
good
consultation.
A
It
was
here's
the
designs,
we're
gonna,
try.
Things
went
in
roughly
when
we
thought
they
would
and
with
a
little
bit
of
timing
challenges
around
the
start
of
the
school
year
in
mission
hill,
which
is
a
terrible
time
always
to
put
in
enemy
infrastructure
and
then,
but
now
it's
sort
of
like
we're
at
that
next
stage
and
I
think
again
on
the
communications
piece
sort
of
being
able
to
say
to
people.
This
is
when
we
think
we
would
get
something
more
permanent
or
something
revised.
B
A
Also,
just
want
to
flag
that
I
think
we're
the
more
of
the
temporary,
not
not
true
temporary
right.
But
this
like
intermediate,
easy,
quick,
build
stuff
that
we
have
the
more
that,
like
the
sort
of
one-off
problems
with
that
are
becoming
systems.
Problems
like
the
fact
that
now
there's
a
bunch
of
drains
that
the
street
sweepers
can't
clear,
because
they're
blocked
by
daylighting
flex
posts
which.
C
Yeah-
and
we
and
we
are
we-
are
we
are
working
to
adapt
some
of
our
maintenance
programs.
You
know
flexpose
have
there
is
supply
chain
crisis
for
flexbus
right
now,
so
we
did
a
bunch
of
refresh
of
some
of
our
posts
earlier
this
year.
Unfortunately,
some
of
them
on
state
and
cambridge
street
got
pretty
heavily
pummeled
by
the
mbta's
blue
line.
C
Shuttle
diversion
blue
line
diversion
shuttle
buses
trying
to
get
the
t
to
pony
up
to
replace
those
again,
but
we
have
a
number
of
other
locations
throughout
the
city
where
we
know
we
need
to
do
some
of
that
refresh
and
we're
waiting
on
supplies.
But
that
is
a
program
that
we
are
working
to
build
within
the
transportation
department.
To
maintain
that-
and
I
think
the
point
on
cleaning
is
a
good
one-
and
certainly
something
we'll
continue
to
work
with
on
our
with
our
highway
division
of
public
works.
C
F
Well,
I
think,
there's
also
just
a
balance
of
what
we're
doing.
We
can
obviously
do
a
lot
more
quick,
build
interventions
per
year
than
we
can
with
granite
and
concrete
just
from
how
long
it
takes
to
do
frame
point,
but
so
in
some
places
you
know.
I
think
this
is
something
that
we
still
need
help
thinking
through,
which
is
at
what
point?
Is
the
quick
build
good
enough
for
the
goals
that
we're
trying
to
achieve?
And
that
is
what
it
is.
F
It
will
never
become
a
curb
extension
because
we
have
other
higher
needs
of
intersections
to
get
to,
and
I
think
that
is
one
thing
that
you
know
I
have
taken
away
from
the
initial
launch
of
the
small
scale.
Safety
program
was
just
what
is
the
right
level
of
intervention
of
community
engagement
of
finality
versus?
F
A
Okay,
those
are
all
of
my
questions.
I
mean
I
could
go
on
indefinitely,
but
I
kind
of
already
have-
and
I
I
just
tremendously
appreciate
everybody
here
and-
and
you
know,
and
also
thank
you
to
mike
for
coming
and
marvin
for
coming
and
us
allowing
us
to
kind
of
add
this
digital
equity
piece
in
with
these
two,
the
mobility
and
climate
piece.
A
How
do
we
meet
that
with
our
permanent
resources
and
then
obviously
heard
a
lot
about
tech?
Goes
home
there's
also
a
docket
on
the
list
today,
but
we
didn't
have
the
waste
zero
waste
goal
folks
here,
so
we
didn't
focus
questions
on
it,
but
it
is
obviously
in
your
cabinet
chief
around
the
idea
of
really
building
like
permanent
composting
infrastructure
in
the
city
and
that's
something
that
myself
counselor,
laura
and
counselor
baker
have
co-sponsored,
and
it
really
is
in
line
with
some
of
the
rfps
that
your
your
department's
already
issued.
A
I
just
really
want
to
say
on
that
that
it,
it
seems
to
me
like
a
very
clear-cut
case
of
where
there
we
have
a
huge
sort
of
one-time
need.
That
would
have
a
big
systems
impact
for
us
for
a
long
time,
because
we
have
ended
up
hostage
to
these
recycling
company
contracts
and
if
we
think
about
adding
food
waste
as
a
whole.
Another
category,
the
question
of
like,
are
we
the
city
of
boston,
gonna
like
own
that
and
really
own
our
own
destiny
on
that?
A
Or
are
we
as
that
grows
as
a
stream,
and
it
has
to
grow
as
a
stream
right
for
us
to
meet
our
zero
waste
goals?
Do
we
end
up
again
kind
of
like
hostage
to
maybe
a
not
very
competitive
contractual
world,
and
I
think
the
really
interesting
opportunity
is
that,
with
the
state
driving
everybody
to
think
more
about
organics,
the
idea
of
actually
building
infrastructure
that
could
not
only
handle
our
own
capacity
but
could
actually
make
us
a
facility
of
choice
for
other
neighboring
communities.
A
I
think
is
a
really
interesting
one
for
the
city,
not
for
nothing
most
cities.
Annexation
campaigns
a
hundred
years
ago
had
to
do
with
the
fact
that
they
had
sewer
plants
and
that
there
was
a
there
was
a
like.
You
know
it
was
either
sewer
or
water
right
and
it's
like.
Oh
damn.
We
actually
really
want
to
be
in
that
system
right
and
I'm
not
suggesting
this
is
going
to
achieve
annexation
of
brookline.
I
A
Do
but
I
do
think
that
looking
at
this
as
a
place
where
the
city
of
boston
could
lead
own
our
own
destiny
to
councillor
mejia's
point
and
what
you
were
going
back
and
forth
on
chief,
you
know
about
how
do
we
like
making
composting
something
that,
like
people
in
the
city
of
boston,
do
something
that
we
feel
like
we
own?
Like?
Oh
our
stuff?
A
A
Right
like
it
seems
like
if
we
don't
like
right
now,
we're
stuck
with
the
digester
the
core
one
in
charlestown
that
sort
of
got
its
own.
You
know
they've
made
their
decisions
about.
What's
the
fuel
being
generated,
what's
the
mix
where's
the
digestate
going,
it
feels
like
we
want
to
own
those
things
like
long
term
in
ways
that
align
with
all
of
our
goals
like
we
need
to
own,
and
it
feels
to
me
like.
A
On
the
one
hand,
I
know
it
feels
aggressive
to
say,
let's
get
this
infrastructure
in
place
in
time
for
the
arpa
spend
deadlines.
On
the
other
hand,
it
almost
seems
like
we
can't
afford
not
to
when
you
look
at
like
the
trajectory
that
we
need
to
meet
for
our
zero
waste
goals
and
the
fact
that
I
think
your
team
is
trying
to
get
things
aligned
so
that
the
next
set
of
organics
contracts
we
can
think
about
in
a
different
way.
A
So
I
just
really
want
to
underscore
that
that's.
The
fact
we
didn't
talk
about
that
today
is
does
not
mean
that
it's
just
like
a
casual
filing
to
indicate
a
vague
interest
in
a
thing
that
the
council
doesn't
intend
to
pursue
it.
I
think
really
is
like
a
pretty
important
thing.
It
needs
to
be
a
really
active
conversation.
C
Yeah
we're
happy
to
come
back
and
have
that
conversation
I
think.
As
the
counselor
knows,
we
have
an
rfp
right
now
that
has
recently
been
awarded.
That's
really
designed
to
look
at
what
our
options
may
be,
as
you
alluded
to
there's
a
lot
of
complexity
in
the
food
waste
disposal,
space
and,
frankly,
a
lot
of
questions
and
some
interesting
trade-offs
to
be
made.
Is
you
know
the
goal
around?
You
know
keeping
a
waste
stream,
local
and
and
in
the
organic
cycle
versus
you
know,
maximizing
greenhouse
gas
reduction
emissions.
C
A
Absolutely
looking
forward
to
it
and
yeah,
and
it
does
strike
me
again
as
something
where
there
are
citing
questions
and
challenges
right
and
so
again
to
stephanie's
and
your
point
about
like
partnership
and
sort
of
political
partnership.
This
feels
like
something
that
it's
good
to
have
like
the
council
in
the
conversation
at
the
beginning,
so
that
we
can
kind
of
think
about
an
environmental
justice
lens
on
all
those
citing
conversations
as
well.
A
A
So
if
there
is
anybody
else
who
thinks
that
they
are
signed
up
for
public
testimony,
you
should
be
logging
into
the
zoom
right
now
or
waving
your
hand
in
the
room,
but
otherwise
we're
going
to
worry
and
then
I'm
going
to
gabble
us
out
lori.
Can
you
hear
me?
I
can't
give
you
irv
great.
Yes,
we
can
hear
you.
You
have
the
floor.
P
P
We
have
a
business
group
and
a
coalition,
and
more
and
approaching
more
than
one
group
will
maximize
the
likelihood
of
reaching
more
small
businesses,
particularly
those
owned
by
people
of
color,
about
what
follows.
I've
made
these
suggestions
about
a
community
engagement
in
emails,
conversations
and
meetings,
so
I'll
make
them
here
as
well.
Specific
suggestions
have
been
made
to
help
the
transportation
department
gather
data
from
hard
to
reach
groups
and
neighborhood
groups
that
are
affected
in
others,
survey
techniques.
The
questions
asked
the
fielding
could
definitely
be
improved.
P
I'm
internationally
known
for
my
survey,
expertise
and
I
volunteered
to
consult
without
pay
to
help
in
these
efforts
in
terms
of
objective
data
vision,
zero
is
one
of
the
premier
databases
it's
hard
to
aggregate
data,
though
on
it
and
requests
for
aggregated
data.
Relevant
to
specific
projects
needs
to
be
provided.
A
With
that,
I
think
that's
all
of
our
public
testimony
and
just
double
checking
nobody
else,
great
excellent,
all
right
and
with
thanks
again
to
all
the
departments
for
joining
us
and
all
of
your
expertise
and
work
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
boston
and
I'm
looking
also
at
the
people
in
the
risers,
because
they're
dave.
I
really
appreciate
you
building
this
program
and
matt
moran.