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Description
Dockets #0480-0486 - Fiscal Year 2023 Budget: Public Works & Transportation
The focus of this hearing is the FY23 budgets for the Public Works Department and the Boston Transportation Department.
Dockets #0480-0482
Orders for the FY23 Operating Budget, including annual appropriations for departmental operations, for the School Department, and for other post-employment benefits (OPEB).
Docket #0483
Orders for capital fund transfer appropriations.
Dockets #0484-0486
Orders for the Capital Budget, including loan orders and lease-purchase agreements.
A
A
The
council's
budget
review
process
will
encompass
a
series
of
public
hearings
beginning
in
april
and
running
through
june.
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
this
process
by
giving
testimony
for
the
record.
You
can
do
this
in
several
ways
attend
one
of
our
hearings
and
give
public
testimony.
We
will
take
public
testimony
at
each
department,
departmental
hearing
and
also
at
two
hearings
dedicated
to
public
testimony.
A
The
full
hearing
schedule
is
on
our
website
at
boston.gov
for
slash
counsel,
dash
budget.
Our
scheduled
hearings
dedicated
to
public
testimony.
One
was
april
26
at
6
p.m
and
june.
The
next
one
will
be
on
june,
2nd
at
6
p.m.
You
can
give
testimony
in
person
here
in
the
chamber
or
virtually
via
zoom
for
in-person
testimony.
Please
come
to
the
chamber
and
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
entrance
for
virtual
testimony.
A
You
can
sign
up
using
our
online
form
on
our
council
budget
review
website
or
by
emailing
the
committee
at
ccc
w
sorry,
ccc
dot,
wm
boston,
dot
gov
when
you
are
called
to
testify.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
and
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
Email,
your
written
testimony
to
the
committee
at
ccc.wm
boston.gov
or
submit
a
two-minute
video
of
your
testimony
through
the
form
on
our
website
for
more
information
on
the
city's
council
budget
process
and
how
to
testify.
A
Please
visit
the
city
council's
budget
website
on
at
boston.gov
for
slash
council
dash
budget
today.
Hearing
today's
hearing
is
on
dockets
zero.
Four,
eight
zero,
two
zero
four,
a
two
orders
for
the
fy
23
operating
budget,
including
annual
appropriations
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
and
for
the
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits.
Op
dockets
0483
orders
for
capital
fund
transfer
appropriations,
docket
0484-20486
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements.
A
A
A
A
If
anyone
has
showed
up
we'll
then
turn
to
second
round
and
then
third
round
in
that
order,
the
counselors
will
have
seven
minutes
to
ask
questions
and
response
it's
up
to
them
to
moderate
their
time,
and
then
they'll
have
five
minutes
in
the
second
round
and
then
three
minutes
for
third
round
or
wrapping
up
I'll
now
turn
over
to
the
floor
for
the
administration
for
their
presentation.
Thank
you
welcome
and
please
state
your
name
again,
so
I
can
get
the
pronunciation.
B
Absolutely
well,
thank
you
very
much,
so
my
name
is
yasha
franklin
hodge.
I
am
chief
of
streets.
You
got
the
name
exactly
right
so
good
morning,
good
morning,
members
of
the
council
and
thank
you
for
inviting
me
and
my
team
here
today
and
chair
fernandez
anderson.
Thank
you
for
leading
this
complex
and
incredibly
important
process.
B
B
So
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
the
more
than
800,
hard-working
employees
of
the
streets
cabinet
in
both
public
works
and
the
boston
transportation
department.
Many
are
on
the
front
lines
of
our
city
services.
Our
team
members
are
working
day
and
night
every
day
of
the
week
in
all
kinds
of
weather,
doing
the
jobs
that
our
residents
depend
on,
but
whether
they
work
on
the
street
or
in
an
office.
Our
staff
quite
literally
keeps
the
city
moving.
They
keep
the
city
clean
and
they
keep
the
city
safe.
B
B
We
come
together
at
an
exciting
time
for
our
city
in
many
ways,
boston
is
thriving.
Our
economy
is
strong,
we're
on
a
path
towards
recovery
from
the
pandemic,
and
increasingly
the
voices
of
those
that
have
been
historically
unheard
are
recognized
and
represented
in
rooms
such
as
this
one,
but
we
face
immense
challenges
too.
Our
economic
success
brings
its
own
pressures
from
sky-high,
housing
costs
to
congested
streets.
B
These
challenges
are
all
centrally
relevant
to
the
work
of
the
streets
cabinet.
We
cannot
address
them
with
business
as
usual.
We
must
make
change,
even
as
we
continue
to
deliver
the
services
that
our
residents
rely
on
day
in
and
day
out,
and
this
change
starts
by
building
streets
that
work
for
everyone,
regardless
of
how
they
travel.
B
We
have
a
transformative
mayor
whose
vision
for
people
first
city
and
a
green
new
deal
will
necessarily
take
place
on
our
city
streets.
The
budget
marawu
has
submitted
to
you
invest
in
this
vision.
We
are
committed
to
treating
public
transit
as
a
public
good
by
building
improvements
such
as
dedicated
bus
lanes,
investing
in
bike
share
in
our
connected
bike
network,
expanding
our
street
safety
and
traffic
calming
efforts
and
reducing
the
environmental
impact
of
waste
through
expanded
composting
and
recycling
efforts.
B
We
also
have
much
work
to
do
to
build
the
organizational
structure
and
processes
that
can
deliver
our
capital
program
quickly
and
make
the
most
efficient
use
of
city
dollars.
The
budget
is
the
first
step.
The
work
ahead
is
to
do
the
public
administration
necessary
to
deliver
on
the
promise
and
vision
of
the
budget.
B
Despite
the
headwinds
we
sometimes
face,
we
have
a
team
that
has
tremendous
talent
and
passion
for
their
work.
I'm
optimistic
that,
with
your
support,
we'll
be
able
to
deliver
positive
transformative
change
with
the
urgency
that
bostonians
want
and
deserve.
So
I'd
like
to
do
a
brief
presentation
about
our
team
and
the
work
that
this
budget
will
support.
B
B
We
we
did
have
a
bit
of
a
substitution
so
because
mike
is
unable
to
join
us.
John
vazela,
who
leads
our
construction
division
in
public
works,
is
up
here,
and
I
have
a
number
of
members
of
my
cabinet
senior
leadership
from
my
cabinet
here
and
here,
and
they
will
be
available
to
come
down
and
answer
any
questions
that
may
come
up
that
lead.
Those
of
us
up
here.
B
So,
to
start
with
our
public
works
department,
the
core
mission
of
public
works
is
to
deliver
the
exceptional
core
city
services
that
keep
our
city
running.
We
have
we
manage
the
city's
vehicle
fleet,
we
are
also
the
department
that
leads
the
construction
and
design
of
much
of
the
the
change
on
our
city
streets,
whether
that's
keeping
things
in
good
repair
or
building
new
streets
and,
most
importantly
at
least
for
a
few
months
out
of
the
year.
The
public
works
department
leads
the
city's
response
to
winter
weather.
B
B
B
B
Our
highway
division
focuses
on
making
sure
that
our
streets
are
clean.
The
potholes
are
filled
that
there's
that
during
the
winter
that
snow
is
is
plowed.
This
is
a
significant
chunk
of
the
work
to
just
keep
the
the
day-to-day
experience
of
our
streets,
pleasant
and
functional,
and,
last
but
not
least,
our
engineering
construction
and
building
maintenance
divisions.
B
The
policy
and
planning
team
does
much
of
the
constituent,
engagement
and
initial
design
work
for
transformational,
projects
that
change
the
way
our
streets
work
and
function.
They
work
in
very
close
contact
with
public
works
during
the
the
engineering
and
construction
process.
They
also
lead
a
number
and
operate
a
number
of
key
city
programs
such
as
the
fair
free
bus
pilot,
as
well
as
the
blue
bike
system.
B
The
btd
engineering
team
is
charged
with
operating
the
the
city's
streets
on
a
daily
basis,
making
sure
that
our
traffic
signals
function
as
they
should.
They
operate.
Our
traffic
management
center
they're
also
responsible
for
analysis
and
planning
around
some
of
the
safety
initiatives
that
we
do
to
ensure.
We
have
the
right
signage,
that
we
have
crosswalks,
where
they
need
to
be
they're.
A
critical
part
of
keeping
the
streets
functioning
day
in
and
day
out,
the
office
of
the
parking
clerk
is
the
business
end
of
our
parking
systems.
B
They
handle
tickets
payments,
adjudications
resident
parking
permit,
issuance
they're
paired
with
the
field
operations
team,
which
contains
our
traffic
enforcement
division,
which
does
the
ticket
writing,
ensures
that
people
are
following
the
rules
of
the
road,
as
well
as
the
operations
team
that
works
to
keep
our
signs.
Our
signals,
our
pavement
markings
in
a
state
of
good
repair.
B
B
As
I
said,
there
is
a
lot
of
detail
here
which
I
will
not
get
into,
and
there
are
programs
that
I
will
not
have
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
so
for
any
of
my
team
members
watching.
I
apologize
if
I
don't
mention
your
project,
but
we
have
an
incredible
amount
of
work
going
on
in
this
cabinet
and
just
want
to
provide
this
as
an
overview
for
the
members
of
the
council,
but
I
want
to
start
by
just
talking
about
some
key
principles
that
guide
the
work
that
we
do.
First
is
safety.
B
B
We
know
that
as
a
growing
city,
that
we
cannot
accommodate
more
people
more
business
if
we
do
not
have
more
trips
taking
place
by
walking
by
biking
and
mass
transit,
so
that
goal
is
something
that
we
that
pervades
the
work
that
we
do
across
the
cabinet
and,
lastly,
is
equity,
building
a
transportation
system
that
works
for
everyone,
no
matter
where
they
live,
no
matter
how
they
travel.
Your
zip
code
should
not
determine
whether
you
have
access
to
safe,
convenient,
affordable
transportation,
and
we
are
working
every
day
to
make
that
more
of
a
reality
in
boston.
B
Some
of
our
key
initiatives
that
I
will
highlight
are
traffic
safety.
This
is
you'll
you'll,
see
a
theme
here
that
many
of
our
initiatives
touch
on
multiple
divisions
in
both
of
our
departments
within
our
cabinet.
We
have
our
neighborhood
slow
streets
program.
The
the
slow
streets
program
hit
something
of
a
speed
bump,
so
to
speak
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
largely
due
to
construction
delays
related
to
covid,
we
are
getting
back
on
track.
We
have
five
projects
that
are
in
construction
now
and
we
are
under
design
for
three
more.
B
We
are
also
launching
this
fiscal
year,
our
small-scale
safety
program.
This
was
a
program
that
was
actually
funded
in
last
year's
budget
and
for
various
reasons,
the
positions
that
were
authorized
were
never
hired.
This
program,
while
neighborhood
slow
streets,
focuses
on
neighborhood
level
interventions.
B
Small-Scale
safety
is
intended
to
focus
on
specific
locations
intersections
or
blocks
where
there's
a
known
safety
issue,
with
the
goal
of
being
able
to
work
quickly
in
every
neighborhood
of
the
city
to
make
interventions
throughout
the
year.
The
last
thing
that
I'll
say
is
that,
although
these
are
two
specific
programs,
safety
is
key
to
everything
that
we
do,
and
there
is
not
a
project
that
we
undertake
a
road.
B
B
On
the
the
the
zero
waste
front,
our
goal
is
to
eliminate
the
waste
in
boston
that
is
landfilled
or
incinerated.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
get
there,
but
we
have
some
exciting
initiatives
from
the
launch
of
the
city's
first
curbside
composting
program
that
will
be
coming
in
this
upcoming
fiscal
year
and
expanded
recycling
programs
for
various
types
of
waste
that
are
currently
disposed
of
in
the
in
the
trash
stream.
B
We
are
investing
in
improving
the
bus.
We
of
course
know
that
we
do
not
operate
the
transit
system
in
boston,
but
we
control
much
of
the
roadway
on
which
it
does
function
and
there's
a
lot
that
we
can
do
to
make
buses
more
reliable,
faster
and
attractive
to
people
in
the
city.
This
budget
increases
funding
for
building
bus
priority
infrastructure.
B
This
system
has
been
immensely
popular,
we've
seen
tremendous
growth
over
the
last
several
years.
The
data
from
april
of
this
year
has
already
broken
a
number
of
records
and
we
were
planning
to
expand
the
system
by
almost
fifty
percent
over
the
next
two
fiscal
years,
with
additional
locations
for
docks
and
bikes
with
our
core
city
services.
We
have
a
number
of
projects.
We
are
doing
substantial
work
to
improve
accessibility
in
the
city.
We
are
improving
the
placement
and
the
quality
of
the
litter
baskets.
B
As
I
mentioned
before,
our
street
lighting
team
is
working
to
upgrade
and
maintain
the
street
lighting
system
and,
of
course,
every
day
we
are
out
there
patching
sidewalks
and
potholes
our
btd
field
operations.
Team
has
been
investing
in
increasing
in-house
capacity
to
do
installation
of
much
of
the
safety
infrastructure
that
we
are
trying
to
build,
as
we
do
more
for
safety
flex
posts,
speed,
feedback
signs,
led
crosswalk
signs
that
increases
our
costs
and
rather
than
send
that
out
to
expensive
contractors.
B
B
Lastly,
the
pavement
markings
as
humble
as
they
may
be
are
crucial
to
the
functioning
of
our
streets
and
to
their
safety.
We
are
continuing
our
work
to
increase
the
state
of
good
repair
of
our
pavement
markings
to
ensure
that
crosswalks
lines
and
other
indicators
function
as
they
should
much
of
our
work.
If
you
dissect,
our
capital
budget
is
focused
on
state
of
good
repair.
We
have
800
miles
of
streets,
1600
miles
of
sidewalks,
40
bridges
that
the
city
is
responsible
for
all
of
these
take
work.
B
They
take
investment
to
make
sure
that
they
stay
in
good
condition
and
that
we're
doing
the
necessary
changes,
such
as
the
rebuilding
of
curb
ramps
on
our
sidewalks
to
keep
them
accessible
to
people,
regardless
of
whatever
mobility
challenges
they
may
have.
So
we
have
substantial
work
underway,
we're
happy
to
talk
more
about
these
programs.
B
The
last
thing
I
just
wanted
to
mention-
and
then
I
will
wrap
up
is-
is
just
to
talk
about
the
phases
of
our
capital
work.
I
think
it's
important
for
the
council
to
know
and
and
understand
the
way
that
projects
move
through
our
pipeline.
It
starts
with
design
and
for
some
projects.
If
we're,
you
know,
for
example,
rehabilitating
a
bridge.
Most
of
that
work
happens,
two
floors
up
where
our
engineers
do
the
work
of
figuring
out
what
changes
need
to
happen.
B
It
is
work,
but
it
is
often
out
of
sight,
but
when
we
are
making
changes
that
change
or
transform
a
street,
the
work
starts
in
the
community.
It
starts
with
conversation
about
what
people,
people's
hopes
and
goals
are
for
their
streets.
It
starts
with
building
an
understanding
of
what
people
like
and
don't.
It
starts
with
exploration
of
options
and
trade-offs
that
come
with
any
change
that
we
may
make
and
through
that
iterative
process,
we
go
from
an
idea,
a
concept
to
designs
and
eventually
to
drawings
that
are
ready
to
be
constructed.
B
B
As
you
can
imagine,
once
a
shovel
goes
in
the
ground,
you
often
find
things
you
did
not
anticipate
and
they're
very
good
at
adapting
and
adjusting
in
the
field
to
make
sure
things
get
built
and
then
once
a
project
is
complete,
we
are
not
done
because
we
still
do
the
work
of
visiting
the
work
visiting
the
site,
making
sure
it's
functioning
as
it's
intended.
Whether
there
are
tweaks
that
need
to
be
made
in
design
or
ongoing
maintenance
needs
that
need
to
be
addressed.
B
So
with
that
I'll
conclude
my
presentation,
you
know
I
want
to
thank
you
again
for
this
time
and
your
support
for
our
work.
As
I
mentioned,
I
have
many
of
my
team
members
here
and
they're
happy
to
to
speak
and
answer
any
questions
that
you
have.
I'm
looking
forward
to
hearing
your
questions,
your
feedback
and
better
understanding
your
priorities,
and
there
will
be
great
conversation
I
think
today
and
to
follow
throughout
this
process.
So,
thank
you
very
much
for
the
time.
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
hosting
today's
hearing
and
cheering
and
thank
you
obviously,
to
to
beat
pd
into
public
works
and
to
yasha
for
his
presentation.
I've
disappointed.
Obviously
the
superintendent
is
not
here.
I
want.
I
will
make
comments,
obviously
in
his
absence
that
arguably
he's
probably
one
of
our
best
public
servants
guy
that
truly
works.
24
7.
D
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
I've
called
him,
whether
it's
late
at
night
early
in
the
morning
or
on
the
weekends,
but
he
did
an
excellent
job
on
snow
removal,
was
very
accessible
to
this
body.
I
know
that
when
we
had
tricky
spots
or
spots
particularly
around
our
schools,
our
community
centers
our
libraries
that
needed
to
be
hit
a
second
time.
D
D
I
wanted
just
to
shift
a
little
bit
on
sidewalk
repair,
because
now,
as
we
sort
of
now
get
into
the
warmer
months,
which
we'll
see
a
nice
spring
warming
this
week
that
sidewalk
repair
tree
pruning,
those
will
be
the
ones
that
sort
of
jump
out.
So
I
guess
I
get
requests
from
across
the
city
on
the
sidewalk
repair
piece.
What
is
your
overall
budget
for
sidewalk
repair
and
how
do
we
prioritize,
which
sidewalks
get
repaired?
First,
a
lot
of
them.
D
The
frustrating
piece
I
think,
for
me
is
you
know,
will
request
a
safety
interventions,
whether
that's
the
speed
humps
or
the
flashing
beacon
lights
rays,
pedestrian
crosswalks,
particularly
at
intersections
that
we
know,
are
dangerous
and
we've
got
calls
coming
in
from
across
the
city
and
I'll
spare
the
details
of
naming
them
one
by
one
here.
But
the
frustrating
piece
is
that
it
seems
to
take
forever
to
get
the
necessary
changes,
and
so
I
just
want
to
see
what
what
we
can
do
to
expedite,
particularly
for
the
pedestrian
improvements
at
those
octopus-style
intersections.
D
I
know
that
I
and
several
my
colleagues
have
been
working
with
longfellow
area,
neighborhood
association,
to
try
to
make
things
safer
they're
over
in
the
walter
street,
which
I
did
see
as
part
of
the
slide
presentation.
But
so
that's
in
a
nutshell,
for
me:
sidewalk,
repair,
barrels
and
hokies
and
the
slow
streets
program
and
how
we
as
members
of
the
council
when
we
get
calls
from
constituents
about
a
dangerous
intersection.
D
B
Thank
you
counselor,
and
I
appreciate
your
kind
words
for
mike.
I
know
that
he
is
glued
to
his
screen
right
now
and
watching-
and
I
will
I
know,
appreciate
those
as
well
I'll
speak
briefly
to
a
couple
of
these
and
turn
it
over
to
some
of
my
colleagues
to
speak
more
on
street
cleaning.
I
think
that's
probably
the
easy
one
to
start
with
if
there
are
locations
that
you
or
other
members
of
the
council
have
where
additional
trash
barrels
are
would
be
helpful.
B
Please
let
us
know
we
do
have
an
inventory
of
those
and
we're
happy
to
deploy
them
where
they
are
needed.
You
know
with
hokies,
we
do
have
limited
capacity,
but
we
can
flex
that
capacity
to
address
hot
spots
in
areas
where
there
are
particular
concerns.
So
please
do
not
hesitate
to
reach
out
to
us
if
there
are
those
locations
and
we'll
try
to
make
sure
that
we're
putting
resources
where
they're
most
needed
on
the
slow
streets
side
of
things.
B
B
The
small
scale
safety
program
that
I
mentioned
earlier
will
be
one
of
the
ways
that
we
hope
to
expedite
this
work.
It
will
allow
us
to
do
a
steady
stream
of
smaller,
more
localized
efforts
that,
hopefully,
will
let
us
address
the
most
challenging
hot
spots
quickly.
Some
of
the
depending
upon
the
nature
of
a
situation
intersections
are
a
challenge.
B
They
often
do
not
lend
themselves
to
a
sort
of
small
scale
type
work
and
sometimes
require
not
only
extensive
planning
and
engineering,
but
also
substantial
construction,
and
so
we
want
to
get
input
from
the
council
about
where
we
have
the
biggest
challenges.
We
also
see
it
in
our
crash
data
as
well,
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we're
prioritizing
both
big
and
small
projects
in
the
work
that
we
do
through
our
safety
programs
and
through
the
regular
churn
of
reconstruction
and
improvements
that
we
make
in
the
streets.
B
E
Good
morning,
everybody
thank
you.
The
city
is
committed
to
accessibility
in
the
city
itself.
We
have
taken
on
building
1630
handicap
ramps
each
year
from
now
until
the
time
that
the
city
of
boston
becomes
compliant,
but
we
have
in
public
works,
expanded
that
to
think
that
we
not
only
need
the
ramp
itself,
we
need
to
deal
with
things
like
the
council
said
trip
hazards
tree
lifts.
E
We
will
also
have
a
sidewalk
program
that
we
entitled
walkable
streets
that
will
bring
you
from
these
accessible
neighborhoods
to
the
very
important
things
like
bus
terminals,
trains,
library,
schools,
things
like
that,
so
these
should
be
connected
to
a
separate
program
that
we
have
so
you'll
see
us
in
your
neighborhoods.
Then
you'll
see
us
on
your
larger
roadways
to
bring
people
into
the
more
very
important
areas.
D
D
If
we
can
get
a
letter
over
to
them
as
soon
as
possible
suggest
that
they
take
public
transportation,
I
think
they
get
free
t-passes
themselves
and
and
convert
those
spaces
to
very
precious
metered
spaces,
so
that
the
businesses
in
that
downtown
area,
particularly
the
new
food
court,
that
has
come
online,
which
is
a
critical
amenity
to
all
the
businesses
there
attracting
people
to
come
and
to
stay
into
dying
there.
They
have
nowhere
to
park
because
the
mbta
is
taking,
I
think
between
20,
maybe
25
spaces.
D
I
don't
know
if
they're
paying
the
city
for
those,
I
don't
know
if
they
just
took
them
over
themselves.
It's
offensive
particularly
the
fact
that
south
station's
directly
across
the
street,
and
I
think
they
own
some
very
precious
real
estate
up
at
kneeland
street.
I
left
you
a
message
a
couple
weeks
ago.
I
haven't
heard
back
so
if
we
could
get
an
answer
to
that,
that
would
be
appreciated.
We'll
definitely
follow
up
with
councilman.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
B
Madam
sheriff,
I
may
just
once
again,
I
I
realized
that
I
used
a
term.
We
used
a
term
here
that
maybe
some
are
not
familiar
with,
which
is
the
hokie.
So
hokies
are
the
folks
who
do
the
manual
collection
of
trash
in
addition
to
the
street
sweeping
so
they
walk
with
the
elbows
and
shoulders
exactly
exactly
and
they
get
the
trash
that
sometimes
the
sweepers
can't
so.
G
G
I
often
say.
Oh,
we
know.
Policy
is
important,
but
without
the
nuts
and
bolts
that
your
departments
provide,
our
city
would
screech
to
a
halt,
and
I
want
to
recognize
the
important
role
you
all
play
in
keeping
our
city
moving
forward
and
also
safe
and
healthy.
It's
very
important,
our
residents,
you
know
we
couldn't
go
about
our
daily
lives
if
these
services
weren't
provided.
G
So
I
appreciate
that
work
and
also
I
do
have
to
six
months
now
on
the
job
here
and
I
have
to
say,
I've
called
many
of
the
staff
in
all
the
different
departments
and
if
I'm
calling
late
at
night
early
morning
on
the
weekends
they're
always
answering
and
responsive.
So
I
really
appreciate
that,
because
that
makes
my
job
is
delivering
constituent
services
to
the
residents
much
easier.
So
thank
you
for
that.
I
have
a
few
questions.
G
G
I
live
in
a
three
family
on
the
corner
of
adams
street,
which
is
a
busy
street
diagonally
across
from
the
hemi
park,
and
we
have
crosswalks
and
bus
stops
and
handicap
ramps
and
hydrants,
and
nobody
stops
in
that
crosswalk
and
we
have
so
many
children
coming
down
from
monsignor
and
streets
coming
down
from
dorchester
ave
to
go
to
the
park.
We
have
dog
walkers
coming
down
to
use
the
park
or
just
get
to
other
parts
of
the
neighborhood.
G
So
I'm
not
really
just
asking
a
particular
ass
but
wondering
how
do
we
make
sure
or
get
because
how
long
is
that
list?
So
it
would
be
great
to
know
how
do
we
get
certain
crosswalks
in
the
neighborhood
that
we
see
as
we're
out
there
actually
living
in
these
neighborhoods
prioritized
the
staffing
issue.
I
know
all
departments
across
the
city
are
having
a
staffing
crisis.
G
What
role
do
you
see
in
playing
in
the
workforce,
development
and
maybe
partnering
with
bps,
because
when
I
hear
about
your
departments
or
isd
having
all
these
good
job
openings,
it's
not
more
money,
they're
saying
they
just
need
staff.
So
how
do
we
supporting
your
departments
to
make
sure
we're
aligning
the
curriculum
in
bps
or
offering
workforce
development
to
our
kids
to
feel
that
they
know
they
have
an
opportunity?
And
you
know
these
jobs
are
there
for
them,
also
on
council
of
flaherty
mentioned,
but
I
did
want
to
bring
up
again.
G
Is
there
a
plan
to
get
a
small
scale
safety
program
back
up
and
running?
And
my
final
more
of
a
comment,
maybe
a
question,
but
I
know
when
calling
mike
girl
during
the
snowstorm-
and
he
was
always
responsive
and
wonderful
and
also
being
a
bps
teacher
for
over
20
years
there
they
have
a
snow
removal
budget.
G
They
do
a
very
minimal
amount
of
snow
removal
and
often
times
we're
calling
public
works
when
we
get
calls
from
different
schools
to
if
it's
shoveling
out
the
playground
or
more
than
just
a
path
from
the
bus,
stop
and
sometimes
they've
gone
to
help.
But
I
know
that
the
budget,
the
money
is
there
in
the
bps
budget,
so
wondering
how
can
we
help
in
that
or
how
can
we
happen?
B
Yeah,
thank
you
very
much
counselor
and
it's
it's
great
to
hear
that
the
team
has
been
responsive
to
the
things
that
that
you
brought
to
their
attention
and
we
certainly
pride
ourselves
on
that
so
I'll
take
this
in.
I
guess
I
can
just
take
these
in
order.
So
when
it
comes
to
to
crosswalks,
you
know,
there's
the
the
the
specific
things
that
we
do
in
any
given
location
may
vary
depending
upon
the
challenges
that
we
see
in
that
spot.
B
You
know
winter
takes
a
toll
on
the
the
most
basic
things
of
just
even
the
markings,
and
so
please
use
through
on
one
to
let
us
know
or
call
us
directly
if
there
are
specific
places
where
you're
seeing
faded
markings
that
are
a
cause
for
concern.
We
do
have
a
refresh
program,
but
this
is
the
time
of
year
when
all
the
snow
is
gone
and
you
look
around
you
go
hey
what
happened
to
that
crosswalk,
so
you
know
we're
working
through
those
when
it
comes
to
other
improvements.
B
There
are
more
significant
interventions
that
involve
construction
or
changing
the
road,
whether
that's
adding
a
raised
crossing.
Those
do
require
a
bit
more
engineering
and
planning.
That
is
one
of
the.
That
is
the
type
of
thing
that
we
expect
to
do
through
our
small-scale
safety
program.
In
addition
to
the
regular
and
the
larger
scale
reconstruction
work
that
we
do,
but
it's
always
helpful
to
know
where
there
are
specific
challenges,
especially
when
there
are.
You
know
road
users
who
may
be
more
vulnerable
students,
elders,
and
so
we
can.
B
We
can
spend
some
time
focusing
on
that.
I
did
mention
the
small
you
mentioned
and
I
mentioned
the
small-scale
safety
program,
but
we
are
hoping
to
get
that
fully
up
and
running.
We
have
made
some
progress
in
the
in
the
first
iteration
of
it
even
before
last
year's
budget.
I
think
there
were
six
problem
areas,
high-risk
areas
that
got
addressed
through
that
program,
but
we're
aiming
to
be
able
to
do
20
to
30
a
year
once
it's
fully
operational
at
scale.
B
B
One
initiative
that
was
launched
recently
that
I'm
very
excited
about
bill
coughlin
in
our
central
fleet
division
has
been
working
with
madison
park
to
develop
a
training
program
for
electric
vehicle
maintenance
from
repair,
recognizing
that
that
is
the
future,
and
so
that
is
both
to
train
city
staff
and
then
to
through
a
train.
The
trainer
model
roll
that
into
the
madison
park
curriculum
later
this
year,
so
really
excited
to
see
that
we
hope
we
will
get
some
great
talent
out
of
that,
and
I
think
we're
always
looking
for
other
opportunities.
B
B
We
do
try
to
provide
a
little
bit
of
add-on
support
where
we
can,
especially
when
it
relates
to
the
street
property
transition,
making
sure
that
kids
can
get
off
the
bus
safely.
We
are
sort
of
happy
to
bring
the
expertise
that
we've
developed
and
the
support
of
just
process
to
bps
to
help
make
sure
they
have
the
resources
they
need.
But
ultimately
we
are
not
staffed
to
maintain
bps
property
as
a
matter
of
course,
but
we
appreciate
your
dedication
to
making
sure
that
kids
can
get
outside
year
round.
A
A
I
I
A
few
questions
I
had
car
share
infrastructure
with
development,
increased
development,
I'm
a
little
concerned
that
we're
losing
some
of
our
zipcar
spots
in
our
neighborhoods
and
I'd
love
to
get
an
update
on
the
number
we
have
and
are
the
plans
to
expand
it
because
we're
asking
people
to
give
up
their
cars
we're
asking
developers
to
build
buildings
that
don't
have
the
same
ratios
of
parking
as
we
used
to
have
and
and
people
need
cars
from
time
to
time.
So
having
access
to
a
car
share
program
is
really
really
important.
I
So
I'd
love
an
update
on
that
austin.
We
absolutely
need
a
hokey.
I
I
don't
know
how
many
you
have
across
the
city,
but
we
don't
have
any,
and
the
area
on
on
brighton,
ave
and
and
cambridge
street
right
now,
cambridge
street,
harvard
harvard
ave
place,
looks
pretty
tatty
a
lot
of
the
time
and
we
really
need
to
address
our
graffiti
issues,
but
we
also
need
to
address
just
keeping
the
place
tidy.
I
Let's
see
the
cambridge
street
bridge,
I
know
it's
in
the
budget
for
a
significant
improvement
in
bicycle
connectivity.
There
I
was
at
a
meeting
last
week
in
which
were
mass
doctors
looking
at
rehabilitating
that
bridge.
So
I'd
love
some
idea
about
the
timeline
for
that.
If
we're
going
to
rehabilitate
the
bridge,
you
can't
imagine
we're
going
to
invest
800
thousand
dollars
in
in
bike
connectivity
if
the
whole
thing's
going
to
be
ripped
up
enough.
I
Zero
goals
are
really
important
to
us
out
in
olson
brighton
and
just
really
like
an
update
on
you
know
in
the
area
in
and
around
said
elizabeth
we're
going
to
be
seeing
a
a
new
garage
built
there,
but
it
may
be
years
before
we
get
the
infrastructure.
Put
in
place-
and
we
need
it
right
now,
so
anything
that
can
be
done
to
to
help
that
ex
expedite
that
situation.
I
The
other
issue
that
came
up
is,
you
know,
bike
parking,
not
just
for
the
blue
bikes,
but
for
folks,
like
a
huge
number
of
people
in
austin
and
brighton
rely
on
bicycles
for
their
transportation
and
they,
when
they
go
to
the
main
streets
area,
there's
no
one.
Nowhere
to
park
there
safely
securely
park
their
bicycles,
so
we
actually
need
to
increase
the
infrastructure
as
far
as
if
we
can
and
then
the
crosswalks
issue
we
have
a
list
of
places
to
put
crosswalks
one
in
particular,
is
the
in
in
oak
square.
I
I
It's
just
a
matter
of
time
before
there's
a
serious
accident
and
then
we
have
other
crosswalks,
and
you
know
we
will
be
all
over
it
with
terms
of
faded
markings
and
and
the
crosswalk
standards
to
see.
If
we
can
try-
and
you
know,
have
whale
marked
crosswalks
and
we're
also
working,
how
do
you
work
with
btd?
If
there's
a
an
area
like
on
parson
street,
between
faneuil
and
and
north
beacon?
I
B
Thank
you
councillor
I'll.
Take
it
a
little
bit
out
of
order,
so
both
of
the
last
two
that
you
mentioned,
the
the
safety
concerns
on
parsons
between
north
beacon
and
faneuil,
and
the
work
around
oak
square.
Both
of
those
would
be
excellent
candidates
for
our
small-scale
safety
improvement
program.
We
can
also
take
a
look
at
potentially
what's
doable
shorter
term
in
oak
square
and
just
evaluate
what
might
be
possible
there.
B
The
I'm
going
to
invite
one
of
my
team
members
gupta,
who
leads
the
btd
policy
and
planning
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
car
share
question
that
you
opened
with
you
know.
We
have
data
that
suggests
that
every
car
share
in
the
neighborhood
can
take
14
cars
off
the
street
by
allowing
people
to
have
fewer
cars
in
their
household.
B
There
are
two
cambridge
street
bridges
that
are
in
our
in
our
orbit
right
now,
there's
another
one
in
up
in
charlestown,
so
I'm
not
sure.
I
know
I've
been
in
conversations
with
massdot
about
both
of
them,
but
we
will
make
sure
that
with
any
reconstruction
of
either
of
them,
because
both
are
good
candidates
for
bike
facilities
that
we're
working
closely
with
massdot
to
address
bicyclist
safety
on
those
bridges,
the
one
in
your
district,
there
may
be
some
work
done
soon.
B
J
J
J
We
also
require
the
developers
of
every
new
building
to
have
set
aside
reserve
spaces
for
for
car
share
companies,
and
we
enforce
that
through
our
access
plan
agreement
that
we
that
each
developer
is
required
to
sign
with
the
transportation
department,
so
we're
trying
to
expand
as
much
as
possible.
It's
you
know,
developers
are
are
happy
to
set
aside
spaces.
These
are
spaces
that
are
used
quite
a
bit
and
you
know
we
continue
to
expand
the
availability
of
zip
cars
in
partnership
with
the
car
share
in
partnership
with
the
car.
J
C
J
J
We
are
constantly
expanding
that
as
well,
particularly
with
new
development
projects,
where
they
are
required
to
be
a
very
strict,
probably
top
in
the
nation
bike
parking
guidelines
for
new
developments
relative
to
where
they
are
located,
how
many
they
should
be
and
how
accessible
they
are
up.
And,
of
course,
we
continue
to
expand
our
bike
rack
program
as
well
throughout
the
city
on
our
streets.
I
H
K
Good
morning
everyone
excited
and
grateful
to
your
team.
I
would
echo
the
sentiments
of
my
colleagues.
You
guys
always
pick
up
the
phone
answer:
an
email,
late
night
weekends,
like
really
do
appreciate
how
hard
you
work
for
the
city
of
boston.
So
I
have
six
questions
and
if
we
could
do
this
right
I'll
get
through
my
seven
minutes
right.
So
I'm
just
curious.
If
you
could
just
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
the
frequency
around
cleaning
up
some
of
our
main
street
areas.
K
So
just
kind
of
talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
that
process,
and
then
I
also
would
like
to
just
uplift
that
we've
gotten
some
calls
from
some
folks
in
certain
parts
of
the
city
of
boston,
that
what
they're
seeing
is
a
migration
with
what's
happening
in
massacase
happening
in
other
main
street
areas
and
so
curious
about
what
your
coordination
is
with
the
boston
public
health
commission
to
kind
of
get
ahead
of.
Some
of
you
know
the
cleanup
efforts
there.
K
I
would
love
to
know
a
little
bit
about
what
is
going
on
in
your
department
to
increase
gender
diversity
and,
while
we're
asking
the
question
in
regards
to
staffing,
would
love
to
know.
If
you
could
talk
to
me
about
this,
the
climate
and
culture
and
the
morale
of
your
team
in
terms
of
just
just
promotions
and
things
of
that
nature
like
what
are
you
going
to
be
doing
differently
to
ensure
that
your
members
are
moving
up
the
ladder?
K
I'm
curious,
if
you
could
just
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
communication
that
happens
when
there's
going
to
be
street
changes.
I
live
I'll.
Just
speak
from
my
own
lived
experience
here,
so
the
intersection
of
where
my
house
is
is
by
where
evans
street
is
and
it
became
a
one-way,
and
I
don't
remember
getting
any
emails
or
communication
around
that.
It
was
just
like.
K
K
B
Great
questions,
thank
you.
Counselor
I'll
do
my
best
to
get
answers
in
seven
minutes
on
all
of
those,
so
first
of
all
on
the
frequency
of
main
street's
cleaning.
So
we
are
adding
shifts
for
weekend
work
for
the
spring
in
every
district,
and
we
also
prioritize
main
streets
on
monday
mornings
after
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we,
we
do
clean
up
after
the
weekends,
we're
starting
to
add
sweeper
operations
as
well
on
sunday
mornings
in
squares
and
main
streets
districts.
B
So
we
are
working
especially
this
time
of
year
when
there
are
more
people
out
and
about
to
to
make
sure
that
we're
delivering
services
all
week
long
in
keeping
things
clean
over
the
weekend
in
terms
of
the
challenges
related
to
mass
and
cass
and
and
some
of
the
migration
of
that.
So
you
know
we
do
work
very
closely
with
the
boston
public
health
commission
at
mass
and
cass.
B
You
know
we
provide
significant
additive
cleaning
service,
support
and
general
work
to
repair
and
keep
the
streets
in
a
state
of
good
repair
in
that
area.
You
know
we
certainly
are
in
you
know,
mike
braul,
who
can't
be
here,
is
in
typically
daily
conversations
with
some
of
the
key
leadership
on
public
health
and
the
folks
who
are
working
to
engage
and
support
the
communities
at
mass
and
cass
and
we're
certainly
in
communication
about
where
we
become
aware,
for
example,
there's
encampments
elsewhere.
B
We
provide
support
services
to
them
for
for
cleaning
and
but
obviously
always
done
with
public
health
as
the
lead.
You
know
we
are
not
a
public
health
agency
and
certainly
city
cleaning
services
should
be
are
an
important
second
to
ensuring
that
people
are
treated
with
dignity
and
respect
in
those
neighborhoods.
So
we
do
align
with
them
on
that
in
terms
of
diversity
and
staffing
and
both
in
our
leadership
team
and
beyond.
So
you
know,
this
is
an
area
where
I
think
we
have
some
work
to
do
you
know.
B
B
K
Know
that
my
time
is
going
to
come
up
soon,
so
I
just
want
to
like
just
underscore
the
importance
of
like
identifying
some
benchmarks
and
some
goals
and
objectives
so
that
when
we
meet
we'd
love
to
just
get
an
update
of
like
where
we
stand.
But
just
I
just
wanted
to
note
that.
But
if
you
could
just
try
to
get
to
the
rest
of
my
questions,.
B
Yeah,
of
course,
of
course,
on
communications
on
street
changes.
I
actually
don't
know,
and-
and
I
don't
know
if
brad
or
somebody
else
in
my
team
can
answer.
Okay,
we
do
have
somebody
stephanie
who
leads
some
of
our
safety.
Work
can
probably
come
down
and
I
think,
give
you
a
specific
answer
on
evan
street
and
some
of
the
outreach
there.
She
can
also
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
general
outreach
that
we
do
in
terms
of
bps
driveways.
L
L
M
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
administration
for
being
here
and
for
answering
questions
and
just
echo
my
colleague's
statements
that
we
know
that
this
is
really
hard
work
and
but
really
important
work
for
our
constituents
and
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you
do.
I'm
gonna
ask
my
questions
question
by
question,
because
it's
easier
for
me
that
way.
The
first
question
is
so
chief
franklin,
you
talked
about
trash
cans
and
how
the
ease
with
which
they
can
be
put
out.
M
One
of
the
first
things
I
did
even
before
I
was
you
know
after
I
got
elected,
was
you
know
someone
complained
to
me
about
the
lack
of
a
trash
can
and
it
they
still
don't
have
it.
I
confirmed
it
this
morning,
knowing
that
this
hearing
would
happen.
So
can
you
walk
us
through
the
timeline
of
how
long
does
it
take
from
us
putting
in
a
request
with
a
real
one
to
actually
seeing
a
trash
can
go
up
on
a
street.
B
Yeah,
that's
a
good
question
and,
to
be
honest,
I'm
going
to
have
to
get
back
to
you
on
our
exact
process
for
handling
those
requests
through
3-1-1,
because
I'm
not
certain
of
it.
What
I
would
say
to
the
counselors
and
their
staff
is
if
there
are
specific
locations
where
you
know,
there's
an
issue
please
reach
out
to
me
or
my
team
directly
and
we'll
make
sure
that
it
gets
expedited
attention.
B
We
there's
a
little
bit
of
a
balancing
act
with
trashcan
placement.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
utilized
and
that
they're
also
not
attracting
household
or
commercial
trash
that
doesn't
belong
there,
and
so
you
know
it's.
I
don't
know
that
there's
a
highly
sophisticated,
formal
process,
but
there's
an
incredible
amount
of
on
the
ground.
Wisdom
from
the
teams
that
do
the
collection
to
understand.
What's
working,
what's
not,
but
we
can
always
bring
a
request
to
their
attention
and
sometimes
it's
about
moving
something,
a
block
or
adding
something
new
where
there
isn't
one
now.
M
This
one
seems
to
like
a
good
strategic
location,
a
liquor
store
nearby,
they
get
a
lot
of
litter
and
you
know
when
these
go
disregarded.
They
feel
like.
Oh
well,
it's
because
you
don't
care
about
our
neighborhoods,
and
so
we
have
to
do
a
better
job,
particularly
in
black
and
brown
neighborhoods,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
responding
to
that,
and
I
guess
similar
questions
around
recycle,
recycle
bins
like
where
do
we,
where
those
are
not
everywhere,
where
there's
a
trash,
can
why
not?
M
B
M
Okay
and
then
another
question
is
about
the
progress
we've
been
making
on
curb
cuts.
It
seems
like
we
are
trying
like
there's,
that
goal
of
having
making
sure
that
every
street
has
a
curb
cut
20
by.
I
think
it's
20
30
as
a
result
of
us
being
sued
right.
So
that's
reactive.
What
are
we
doing
to
make
sure
that
we're
being
more
proactive
so
that
we
are
making
it
easy
for
our
folks
with
disabilities
types
of
strollers?
B
I'll,
let
john
who's
leading
that
work
take
it,
but,
as
you
note,
we
are
under
a
consent
decree
to
get
all
roughly
10
000
of
our
curb
cuts
brought
within
288
compliance
within
the
next
10
years,
and
our
plan
for
this
year
is
1600.
So
it's
very
ambitious
and
john
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
we're
both
being
proactive
as
well
as
responsive
in
that
work.
E
Thank
you,
council.
This
public
works
with
the
help
of
disabilities
has
created
a
portal
on
the
disabilities
website
that
anybody
can
go
to
and
request
a
curb
cut,
the
repair
of
a
curb
cut
or
any
type
of
obstacle
that
prevents
anybody.
With
the
mobility
issue
to
to
to
be
heard
and
to
get
an
answer
from
us,
we
will
respond
to
each
one.
M
Thank
you-
and
I
guess
this
goes
to
both
questions
I
think
sometimes
for
constituents
and
for
residents.
It
would
just
make
it.
The
timeline
could
just
be
made
known
to
them
sooner
rather
than
like
okay,
this
will
happen
and
just
being
realistic
about
personnel
or
how
long
it
will
take,
because
they
can
put
in
a
request
and
they
can
just
sit
there.
So
I
just
I
just
think
some
timelines,
I
think,
would
be
helpful.
M
M
E
E
So
if
someone
puts
in
a
request
to
the
disability
portal,
they
will
have
an
answer
that
we
received
their
request
and
given
a
case
number
within
24
hours
within
30
days,
the
location
will
be
looked
at
and
to
put
into
a
program
most
cases
unless
it
needs
a
design
or
something
that
would
change
like
curb
lines
or
something
like
that.
The
requests
will
be
repaired
within
one
year
if
it
needs
a
design.
Those
things
might
take
a
little
bit
longer,
but
we're
hoping
to
have
them
resolved
within
two
years.
M
B
Been
exacerbated
the
last
few
years
by
covet,
when
I
spoke
at
the
outset
about
the
process,
investments
that
we
need
to
make
it's
squarely
aimed
at
that
it's
about
building
a
capital
improvement
plan
and
a
program
that
can
deliver
on
that
consistently
year
over
year.
My
goal
is
to
you
know,
have
to
be
every
year
coming
back
and
saying:
we
need
more
money
in
our
capital
budget
because
we
have
spent
it
all
and
we
have
more
important
work
to
do
right
now.
B
You
know
the
challenge
is
making
sure
that
we
have
the
resources
in
the
structure
that
allows
us
to
expand
what
is
authorized.
So
that
will
be
one
of
the
benchmarks
that
I
hold
myself
accountable.
To
is
really
that
percentage
of
capital
allocation
that
we
can
utilize
and
put
to
work
for
the
residents
of
boston.
B
N
Such
a
problem
give
some
history.
Thank
you
counselor.
My
name
is
barajas
singer
your
city
engineer.
The
city
has
actually
thousand
three
hundred
private
ways.
Much
of
it
is
in
our
outlying
neighborhoods,
where
it
is
hype
rochester
when
boston,
annexed
those
cities.
So
the
way
how
these
private
ways
were
put
together,
they
were
actually
done
by
developers
to
keep
certain
rights
so
to
convert
the
convert,
the
ownership
of
a
private
way
to
become
a
public
state
there's.
Actually
a
state
statute
called
this.
N
M
O
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
good
morning,
good
morning,
everybody
yasha.
How
are
you
are?
We
are
we
involved,
or
are
you
involved
in
any
of
the
planning
and
design
around
the
the
infrastructure,
improvements
associated
with
columbia?
Point
the
columbia
point
project
over
there,
kazusko
circle,
morrissey
boulevard,
all
the
lead
up
to
it.
Yeah.
B
O
B
O
So
if
that,
in
my
my
thought,
my
fear
is
that
if
the
development
happens-
and
we
don't
address
any
of
that
stuff,
there
kazusko
circle,
morrissey
boulevard
moakley
park-
that
if
we
don't
address
any
of
that
stuff,
then
basically
the
people
on
my
side
of
the
city
will
never
be
able
to
get
through
there,
so
yeah.
So
so
who's
involved
in
it
who's
sitting
with
the
state
who's
sitting
with
the
planners
or
is
it
did
that
all
just
fall
apart?
No.
B
It's
not
falling
apart,
but
the
process
has
taken
longer
than
we
would
have
liked,
and
I
think
you
know
the
result
is.
As
you
note
there
is
development
happening
before
a
plan
is
fully
in
place.
Yeah
one
of
the
things
that's
being
done
is
some
mitigation
funding
is
being
held
in
reserve,
recognizing
that
there
will
need
to
be
work
done
in
the
future
in
order
to
address
the
issues
uncovered
by
the
planning
and
that
some
of
that
should
be
paid
for
by
developers,
even
those
who
are
already
starting
to
build.
O
O
B
L
O
E
O
Okay,
maintenance
sidewalk
street
street,
paving
that
sort
of
stuff.
Yes,
sir
okay,
and
so
along
that
line
I
had
asked.
I
had
a
whole
list
of
of
streets
to
do
asking
for
speed
bumps
and
basically
just
got
to
know
from
you
guys,
so
not
a
single
speed
bump.
Does
anybody
want
to
talk
about
why
some
neighborhoods
can
get
speed
bumps
but,
like
my
request,
just
a
straight
no.
L
O
B
So
I
I
believe
I
believe
that
this
is.
This
will
be
one
of
the
things
that
we
can
look
at
as
part
of
the
small-scale
safety
program
that
we
are
launching
when
it
comes
to
speed
humps
depending
upon
the
location.
Some
are
suitable.
Some
are
not
for
the
installation
of
speed
hubs.
Part
of
our
challenge
right
now
is,
as
I
said,
my
opening
remarks.
We
have
a
neighborhood,
slow
streets
program
that
looks
at
neighborhood
level
improvements.
B
O
I've
been
asking
for
st
brennan's
for
about
four
years
man
and
that
predates
you.
I
understand
that
absolutely
so
why?
Why
am
I
on
the
pay?
No
mindless?
If
I've
been
asking
for
four
years,
why
is
there
not
even
a
start
on
that
and
with
I
just
don't
understand
it,
and
and
all
of
my
requests
are
like
that
you
say
pleasant
street
until
to
get
back
to
what
councilman
he
was
saying
how
something
happens
outside
of
her
front
door.
O
Pleasant
street,
I
was
told
two
years
ago
would
be
done
and
then,
like
last
year,
they
started
up
a
whole
new
process
without
letting
me
know,
there's
been
changes
that
have
happened
on
daughter,
big
changes.
That
just
happened,
and
this
is
transportation
that
just
happened.
My
office
isn't
even
isn't
even
like
you,
don't
tell
us
about
it.
I'm
a
district
city
council,
big
changes
that
happen.
I
should
know
about
them.
O
B
Mix
of
find
my
list
here
so
I
don't
misspeak-
is
a
mix
of
engineering
staff,
planning
staff
and
folks
working
on
our
waste
reduction
and
zero
waste
program.
Primarily
there
may
be,
we
also
have
a
recruiter
position,
that's
being
created.
This
is
one
of
the
things
that
we've
asked
for
from
an
administrative
perspective,
to
help
ensure
that
we
can
address
some
of
the
staffing
challenges
that
we
have
is
to
bring
in
additional
administrative
support
on
that
hiring
process.
O
B
Yeah,
a
number
of
the
positions
both
for
small-scale
safety
and
the
new
budget
investments
are
focused
on
public
works.
We
have
two
senior
civil
engineers,
three
zero
waste
coordinator
roles.
We
have
a
building
maintenance
position
in
public
works
and
a
highway
inspector
focused
on
ramps
that
will
live
in
the
public
works
department.
O
I
I
have
to
just
a
criticism
here.
I
I
feel
like
that
to
give
two
departments-
huge
departments
20
minutes
to
to
basically
it
felt
like
speed
d
speed
dating.
I
think
that
they
should
have
as
much
time
as
they
need
to
tell
us
what
they
need
to
tell
and
we
should
have
as
much
time.
We
should
stay
here
till
midnight
if
we
have
to
we.
The
time
restraints
are
not
working
for
me,
because
I've
got
a
whole
laundry
list
of
things
to
do.
O
I've
got
I've,
got
things
but
that
I've
been
asking
for
for
years
and
no
response
at
all.
So,
needless
to
say,
I
have
an
hour's
worth
of
questioning
that
that
should
happen
on
the
first
on
the
first
when
we
dealt
with
with
budget
they
were
talking
about.
This
is
all
high
level
and
we're
not
going
to
drill
down
they're
here.
So
they
can
drill
down
they're
here.
So
they
can
answer
every
little
large
and
small
question
that
we
have
and
and
and
I
just
don't
think
we
should
be
putting
time
restraints,
especially
on
them.
O
I
mean
I
get
it
with
us
because
we
can
be
long-winded
and
we
can
stay
here,
but
I
I
I
just
it
feels
rushed
to
me
and
that's
not
a
criticism
of
you.
That's
just
what
I'm
feeling
right
now
it
it
feels
like
we're.
Just
gonna
tell
you
a
little
bit
and
then
you're
going
to
have
to
dig
for
it
and
if
another
person
says
to
me
it's
available
on
the
website,
I'm
not
looking
on
the
website.
A
A
A
Will
I
I
I
don't
mind
staying
here
till
midnight
and
going
and
on
and
on
and
on,
but
there
are
about
30
hearings,
and
so
it
just
I
agree
with
council
baker
that
it
does
feel
forced
and
rushed,
and
for
you
too,
if
there
are
questions
that
you
feel
is
on
the
website
for
the
record.
We
expect
to
have
those
answers.
Please,
and
then
michelle
okora
will
follow
up
with
you.
We
will
email
you
and
then
email
your
responses
to
all
the
counselors.
B
Q
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
public
works
and
btd
for
always
being
responsive.
I
want
to
just
shout
out
superintendent
bro
eric
prentice
robert
lewis,
brian
coughlin,
and
then
the
supervisors
in
the
yard
that
I
was
able
to
visit
during
the
snowstorm
claims,
perkins
and
willie
simon
and
all
the
other
other
employees
that
work
under
the
apartment
department
just
want
to
piggyback
off
of
what
council
louis
jenna
has
asked
around
the
private
ways.
Q
Is
there
any
resources
that
we
can
give
to
those
private
ways
to
just
make
them
that
are
not
dead
ends
that
we
can
make
them
easier
to
pass
through
and
then
also?
I
would
love
to
do
away
all
the
private
ways
in
my
district
as
well.
Are
there
any
resources
that
we
could
give
to
those
homeowners
to
to
make
it
into
a
public
way
and
to
approve
those
streets?
Q
There
was
a
status
wanted
to
check
in
on
the
status
of
the
footpath
on
wellington
hill
that
was
brought
up,
I
believe,
last
year
or
two
years
ago,
just
want
to
check
in
on
that
the
club
columbia
road
median.
I
know
there's
been
talks
about
this
redesign
of
this
quarter
corridor
for
several
years.
How
can
we
make
it
more
green
or
how
can
we
just
clean
that
area
up
hokies
in
my
neighborhood,
whether
it's
bowdoin
in
geneva,
common
common
square
washington
street
between
airy
street
and
blue
hill
columbia
road?
Q
Q
B
Yeah,
those
are
great,
so
I'm
gonna
call
on
some
members
of
my
team
power
in
particular
to
talk
about
the
stairs
and
the
the
footbridge
so
on
private
ways.
So
we
do
do
very
limited
amount
of
snow
clearance
in
the
winter
in
the
event
that
we
need
to
to
support
access
by
emergency
vehicles
beyond
that,
though,
the
city
doesn't
have
the
resources
or
even
the
authority,
to
do
significant
work
within
private
ways.
B
N
Counselor,
I
have
good
news
for
you
on
two
fronts:
wellington
street.
The
path
of
the
stack
is
that
is
with
your
support,
to
pass
the
capital
budget,
hopefully
thumbs
up.
On
july
1st.
We
will
program
that
for
construction
we
are
completing
the
design.
So
that's
a
go,
so
we
need
your
help
to
pass
the
capital
budget.
That's
one,
the
mascot
street,
the
staircase
that
is
at
the
end
of
that
industry,
or
that
little
segment.
N
What
is
missing
in
that
staircase
is
a
railing
city
staff
is
working
towards
securing
offline
contractors
to
do
that
work
so,
hopefully,
before
the
summer
is
out,
we
will
have
that
training
taken
care
of
and
the
third
asset
counselor.
That
is
in
your
in
your
area
that
we
need
to
have
a
shared
conversation
with
you.
It's
a
jones
avenue
bridge,
that's
a
pedestrian
bridge.
N
It
has
seen
better
days
and
it
is
currently
closed
just
because
it
is
closed
counselor.
We
can't
keep
it
the
way.
It
is
because
it
is
over
the
mbta
tracks
and
it's
it's
seen
better
days.
So
I
would
very
much
like
an
opportunity
to
start
that
conversation
with
you,
sir,
and
then
work
with
the
community
to
manage
that
perfect
yeah.
I
love
that
conversation.
Please
help
us.
E
Good
morning,
sir,
the
glenway
roadway
is
terrible
and
it
is
in
our
sights.
We
started
last
year
down
by
harvard
street
fixing
the
pedestrian
ramps.
We
are
continuing
to
fix
those
and
soon
enough
you
will
see
that
that
entire
roadway
to
be
resurfaced,
the
federal
law
and
handicap
accessibility
says
that
we
have
to
fix
all
ramps
on
any
paving
roadways.
So
we
have
been
starting
down
there
and
right
now,
the
engineers
are
out
field,
designing
the
remaining
ramps,
and
shortly
we
should
be
having
those
under
construction.
R
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
all
of
you
for
being
here
today
and
answering
our
questions.
I
have
quite
a
few
questions,
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
equity,
move
to
my
questions
about
the
capital
budget
and
then
to
operating
all
which
I
probably
will
not
get
to
in
this
round.
So
my
first
question:
can
you
talk
to
me
about
the
procurement
process
in
your
department?
R
What
are
the
requirements
that
we
have
for
vendors
and
what
changes
are
you
making
to
make
the
process
more
accessible
for
specifically
boston-based
mwbes?
You
know
you,
you
sent
this
breakdown
to
us
and
there's
not
much
representation
for
local
local
vendors.
So
I'm
curious
about
what
your
plan
is
to
correct
it.
Would
you.
B
Absolutely
so,
our
procurement
is
in
many
cases
dictated
in
its
structure
and
process
by
both
city
statute
and
state
procurement
law.
So,
depending
upon
the
size
and
nature
of
the
contract,
we
frequently
have
to
put
things
out
to
competitive
bid
and
there's
a
fairly
rigorous
process
that
determines
how
we
review
those
bids
and
make
awards.
B
We
do
see
that
and
increase
consolidation.
You
know
our
strategy
has
largely
been
focused
around
looking
for
opportunities
to
do
smaller
scale
bids
and
to
create
opportunities
for
smaller,
hopefully
local,
hopefully,
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
to
bid
and
there's
really
two
reasons
for
that.
One
is
to
improve
the
diversity
of
our
vendors,
but
the
other
is
to
improve
competition.
B
We
think
we
will
be
a
stronger
city
both
in
the
health
of
our
business
community
and
our
residents,
if
we
can
help
grow
and
nurture
some
of
these
smaller
businesses,
and
we
will
be
better
stewards
of
city
funding
if
there's
more
competition
for
the
contracts
that
we
have
so
two
examples
of
this
would
be
our
snow
removal,
our
snow
clearance
on
our
municipal
lots
and
our
recycling
cart
delivery,
where
we've
broken
out
into
smaller
contracts
to
allow
for
more
competitive
bidding
from
smaller
local
businesses.
Thank.
R
So
you
also
sent
us
information
about
the
top
10
salaries
in
your
department.
Eight
of
the
top
ten
earners
are
white,
and
none
of
them
are
women.
What
is
going
on
there
are
there
any
partnerships
that
we
can
leverage
to
create
a
pipeline
into
these
positions.
When
I
looked
at
your
five-year
demographic
breakdown,
it
looks
like
the
racial
breakdown
is
actually
pretty.
Even
so,
there
shouldn't
be
a
lack
of
available
talent
to
to
kind
of
move
up.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
B
Yeah,
no,
it's
it.
I
mean
the
the
the
data
you're
referring
to
is
accurate
and
it-
and
you
know,
I
think,
as
I
as
I
said
earlier
in
response
to
another
question.
The
diversity
of
our
leadership
team
does
not
reflect
the
diversity
of
our
department
or
the
diversity
of
our
city,
and
that
is
work
for
us
to
do.
We
have
tremendous
talent
within
our
department.
B
What
I
don't
want
is
a
department
where
people
feel
like
they.
You
know
they
can
come
in,
they
can
work
and
then
they
hit
a
wall
at
a
certain
point-
and
you
know
I'm
relatively
new
in
this
role,
but
and
and
sort
of
don't
want
to
speak
for
or
about
practices
of
the
past.
But
I
think
for
me
recognizing
those
the
need
to
create
talent
pipelines
to
leadership
is
of
utmost
importance.
Thank.
R
You
so
much,
and
so
I'm
going
to
move
questions
to
the
transportation
capital
budget
specifically,
and
I'm
going
to
ask
some
about
my
district.
Can
you
share
more
about
the
center
south
street
redesign,
the
center
street
redesign
in
west
roxbury
and
the
glisten
square
capital
projects
on
the
transportation
budget
and
what
phases
each
of
those
projects
are
in.
J
J
Yes,
we'll
be
back
to
the
community
center
south
straight
in
jamaica,
plain
between
monument
square,
really
between
forest
hills
to
height
square.
That
is,
we
had
started
a
process
before
forward.
We
are
going
to
pick
it
up
again.
Now,
okay,
we
have
a
planner
we
assigned
to
that,
and
I've
had
a
few
conversations
with
some
of
the
leadership
local
community
group
leadership,
particularly
the
main
streets
group
yeah,
the
two
main
streets.
Yes,
so,
but
that's
so.
R
B
It
is
indeed
currently
on
held,
as
you
well
know,
that
it
was
a
somewhat
contentious
project,
but
we
want
to
revisit
it
and
restart
some
of
those
conversations,
it's
very
clear
that,
even
in
the
time
since
that
project
launched,
there
have
been
additional
fatalities
and
despite
the
fact
that
there
is
not
unanimity
within
the
community
about
a
path
forward,
I
think
it
is
absolutely
essential
that
the
city
invest
time,
resources
and
money
to
make
that
a
safer
street
than
it
currently
is.
We
are
we.
R
Great
yeah,
we
had
a
fatality
of
a
city
called
employee.
While
I
was
on
the
campaign
who
was
riding
his
bike
on
that
street
and
since
I've
been
inaugurated,
two
people
have
been
hit
by
cars,
and
so
I
think
you
know.
However,
we
can
kind
of
up
the
urgency
on
bringing
that
back
to
the
community.
I
would
really
appreciate
that
are
the
roslindale
gateway
and
arboretum
gateway
projects
connected
to
the
walter
street
redesign
at
all.
B
R
L
So
on
walter
street,
as
you
may
know,
we're
already
planning
for
improvements
at
two
of
the
signalized
intersections
to
redesign
those
fully
and
add
both
the
compliant
ramps,
but
also
improve
pedestrian
space
and
safety.
I
think
on
the
larger
walter
street
as
a
whole,
we
need
to
have
some
more
conversations
about
the
condition
of
the
sidewalks
and
what
else
needs
to
be
done
to
understand
what
the
budget
would
need
to
be
great.
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
S
R
A
So
with
my
colleagues
and
I
we
can
thank
you
for
the
correction
to
council
flynn
with
myself,
and
I
we
can
my
colleagues
and
I
we
can
actually
talk
about
which
departments
to
call
back
so
that
we're
feeling
like
there
is
that
we
we
are
we're
not
speed
dating
counselor
flynn.
I
apologize
for
missing
you.
A
C
T
So
if
you,
if
you
are
out
of
state
with
an
out
of
state
plate,
drive
plate
or
parked
illegally,
unless
the
police
ticket
you,
but
there
is
no
enforcement
from
saturday
to
monday.
My
point
is
it's:
it's
like
a
mardi
gras
atmosphere.
There
and
people
come
into
my
neighborhood
to
go
to
the
bars
in
in
in
party
basically
at
the
expense
of
residents
in
the
quality
of
life
of
residents.
T
What
I'm
asking
is,
can
we
have
enforcement
on
the
weekends
to
ticket
aggressively
ticket,
especially
out
of
state
cause
from
saturday
afternoon
to
sunday
morning,
because
I've
had
it
with
those
guys-
and
I
know
it's
going
to
be
a
long
summer
with
them.
My
neighborhood
is
not
a
place
for
people
to
come
in
and
party
the
whole
weekend.
It's
about
families,
it's
about
seniors!
It's
about
helping
persons
with
disabilities
going
up
to
the
public
library,
getting
our
kids
to
the
parks
crossing
our
streets
safely,
and
it's
not
about
going
to
bars
for
three
state.
B
Council
president,
thank
you
and,
as
a
recent
resident
of
your
neighborhood,
I
understand
the
frustrations
that
you're
talking
about
I'm
gonna.
Let
rad
speak
a
little
bit
to
the
to
the
the
state
of
parking
enforcement
and
what
might
be
possible
in
the
future.
I
will
say
that
this
is
one
of
the
teams
that
we
have
faced
some
pretty
significant
staffing
hurdles
on.
B
T
T
S
S
Counselor
we,
as
you
know,
we
we
do
not
work
on
on
sundays.
We
and
we
have
a
smaller
shift
on
saturday
afternoons
into
saturday
evening.
So
but
I
can
talk
we
we
can
follow
up
and
you're
concerned
and
make
sure
that
we
have
some
coverage
additional
coverage
in
south
boston
as
much
as
possible,
but
resident
parking.
S
You
know
we
know
is
in
especially
in
in
that
neighborhood
is
a
is
a
challenge,
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
who
come
and
park
and
we
do
want
to
be
as
responsive
as
possible.
I
think
I
think
the
best
thing
to
do
is
to
continue
to
call
in
311,
and
I
will
look
at
the
staffing
levels
related
to
officers
and
enforcement
in
south
boston
during
those
hours.
T
Thank
you.
I've
requested
many
of
my
intersections
to
be
on
the
list
and
I
I
will
say
thank
you
to
the
public
works
team
and
the
transportation
team
for
being
professional.
Certainly
it's
slower
than
I
hope,
but
I
I
understand
that,
but
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
they
are
trying
to
be
helpful.
I'm
trying
to
get
raised,
crosswalks
flash
beacon
lights
on
broadway.
T
I
want
speed
humps
on
l
street
up
near
meadow
of
wanna
park,
and
maybe
maybe
it's
personal
for
me,
but
my
many
many
of
you
see
my
parents
walking
that
are
elderly
they're
85
years
old.
They
walk
with
a
special
needs
boy
that
can
that
is
very
difficult.
Difficulty
walking
they
go
to
the
public
library
and
when
they're
in
the
crosswalk
there'll
be
a
speeding.
Car
was
talking
to
council
lara
about
this
last
week,
there'll
be
a
speeding
car
going
right
by
them
going
45
miles
an
hour
on
on
fifth
street
on
all
street.
T
So
you
know
no
no
regard
for
seniors,
no
regard
for
a
little
boy
person
with
disabilities
or
or
anyone.
I
see
a
lot
of
mothers
taking
their
kids
to
kids
to
school
into
the
into
parks.
Also,
this
25
mile
an
hour
speed
limit
is,
is
outrageous,
not
sure
why
it's
not
15
miles
an
hour
for
someone
to
be
traveling
on
a
speed
in
on
the
street
in
boston
going
25
miles
an
hour
in
my
opinion
is
extremely
reckless
outrageous.
T
B
Yeah
we
share
your
your
concern
and
frustration
with
this,
and
it
is
a
top
priority
for
us.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
to
make
our
streets
safer,
to
reduce
the
speed
of
traffic
to
make
crossing
safer,
and
we
are
very
committed
to
that
work,
but
it
it
is.
It
is
a
process
to
get
there
and
we
hope
to
increase
our
capacity
as
quickly
as
we
can.
T
T
B
T
T
They
want
to
work,
they
want
to
get
back
into
the
in
into
into
paying
their
bills
and
supporting
their
families.
That's
that's
one
of
the
best
jobs
around
as
a
hokie.
Can
we
give
some
of
these
especially
men,
these
young
men,
an
opportunity
to
work
for
the
city
and
and-
and
I
bet
you
they
will
work
hard
and
do
a
professional
job
working
for
the
city.
T
B
Agreed
and
I'm
actually
getting
some
real-time
notes
from
mr
burrell,
so
we
have
worked
with
roka
before
to
hire
people.
We
don't
do
quarries
for
roles
that
do
not
necessitate
them,
and
we've
had
some
really
great
success
with
that
program.
So
would
really
be
happy
to
sit
with
you
explore
what
we've
done
more
and
get
your
thoughts
on
how
we
can
expand
that.
T
A
U
U
U
That
the
money
that's
in
the
budget
is
for
bins
and
technical
assistance,
so
we'll
be
working
with
them
on
trying
to
divert
some
food
waste.
They
do
have
some
concerns
about
locations,
and
you
know
larger
buildings
versus
townhouse
style
or
you
know
where
they
would
start
if
they
have
the
staff
to
even
support
such
a
program.
U
A
B
We
also
have
a
program
that
focuses
on
specific
corridors
where
we
see
the
the
combination
of
poor
quality
sidewalks
high
usage.
So
these
are
often
places
in
main
street's
districts
or
corridors
where
there's
a
lot
of
people
walking
to
access
transit
and
we
prioritize
places
with
high
sort
of
social
vulnerability
index.
B
H
A
A
We
know
this
because
we
did
a
whole
study
on
3-1
responses,
and
so
we
have
it
by
neighborhood
or
by
districts,
and
we
understand
that
district
7,
roxbury
south
end
fenway
and
which
is
a
tiny
bit
of
fenway
and
a
tiny
bit
of
dorchester
is
sort
of
like
fifth
in
numbers
of
in
results
and
turnaround
time
and
that's
across
the
board
for
everything
with
311
responses.
Can
you
tell
me
why
that
is.
B
A
Thank
you
would
love
to
share
this
with
you
and
in
terms
of
speed,
humps
one
neighbor,
a
couple
of
streets
that
come
to
mind
is
alexander
magnolia,
huge
problem.
There
they've
been
going
at
it
for
two
years
asking
for
speed,
humps
and
they've
had
applications
community
process,
they've
been
waiting
and
waiting
and
nothing-
and
I
I
canvas
on
sundays,
even
though
after
election
I
still
go
to
the
doors,
and
I
was
there
and
I
saw
for
myself.
There
is
a
lot
of
speeding
and
it's
just
outrageous.
A
And
so
then
thank
you
so
much
we
we
have.
We
we're
collecting
an
inventory.
I
mean
I'm
sure
you
mentioned
you
would
audit
for
needs
and
then
prioritizing
them
by
disability
or
other
priorities,
but
we
do
we.
We
are
canvassing
and
we
are
looking
at
priority
areas
that
we
can
share
with
you
as
well,
but
on
tremont
street
there
was
a
redesign,
but
it
stopped
at
mass
ave,
so
south
end
got
done,
but
roxbury
didn't.
Is
there
a
reason
for
that.
L
The
reason
is
because
the
residents
asked
us
to
we
were
responsive
to
neighborhood
concerns
that
not
enough
residents
in
lower
roxbury
had
been
engaged
in
the
process
and
we
launched
an
entirely
separate
design
process
called
the
lower
roxbury
transportation
study,
of
which
we
are
currently
going
through
concept
design
right
now,
so
there
will
be
more
updates
and
I
think,
we've
actually
reached
out
to
have
some
time
with
your
office
to
go
through
those.
So
you'll
hear
some
more
soon.
Okay,.
A
A
Are
totally
different
trash
cans,
totally
different
lights,
totally
different
streets,
totally
different
sidewalks,
totally
different,
whatever
advocacy
and
community
process
is
going
on
in
the
south
end,
I
would
love
to
work
with
you
even
tonight
to
get
this
going.
I
want
the
same
for
roxbury.
We
all
you
want
the
same
for
roxbury
whatever
structurally
or
systemically
has
impeded
you
from
doing
that.
We
would
love
to
work
with.
L
Just
of
note
are
some
other
projects
that
are
underway
in
roxbury
right
now,
including
the
ruggle
street
reconstruction.
Obviously,
our
work
in
nubian
square
continues.
We
have
multiple
neighborhood
slow
street
zones
in
roxbury
highland
park,
which
is
mostly
complete,
but
also
marlin.
Mount
pleasant
is
in
design
right
now.
We
are
also
working
in
the
ls
safe
routes
to
school
program,
so
the
ellis
school.
L
A
You
the
issue
with
that,
is
that,
when
monies
go
are
allocated
or
proposed
in
capital
plans
that
we
are
funded
roxbury,
that
is
most
likely
not
with
or
at
least
the
majority
of
the
money
is
not
with
city
funds.
So
it
takes
a
long
time
for
things
to
get
done,
and
we
would.
I
would
love
to
look
at
that
those
numbers
and
see
where
the
money
is
being
proposed
to
come
from,
so
that
roxbury
can
get
prioritized
as
well.
A
I
understand
that
you
may
have
issues
with
representation,
as
councilor
had
mentioned
about.
You
know
ethnic
or
racial
demographics
in
your
higher
and
then
most
of
your
lower,
which
is
30
black
lower
employees.
Then
they
are
more
majority
black
right.
So
we
want
to
help
you
in
that
in
having
conversations
being
transparent
about
how
are
we
working
together
to
fix
this
inequity?
A
And
I
think
for
the
last
question
I
have
five
seconds
left.
The
last
question
is
just
the
eggleston
square.
I
know
this
is
consolaris
district,
but
eggleston
square
area.
There's
a
lot
of.
I
keep
getting
calls
because
people
think
it's
district.
Seven
and
people
are
complaining
in
this
road
and
I
think
there's
another
one
in
us
and
school
street
people
are
saying
we
never
heard
of
this
community
process
for
eglitson
square
and
people
have
a
lot
of
issues
with
this
right.
A
So
blue
hill
have
the
same:
blue
hill
live
in
dudley
street
completely
looks
a
mess,
especially
from
grove
hall,
to
dudley
street
right
and-
and
I've
been
talking
with
you
guys
about
repaving
this
area
for
the
r
corridor.
But
one
of
the
issues
is
that
the
community
process-
that's
going
on,
like
you,
may
get
a
thousand
people
talking
about
bikes,
but
the
people
that
want
to
dodge
bullets
because
riding
a
bike
is
not
as
a
safety
concern
or
the
fact
that
I
have
to
take
my
hooptie
to
drive.
A
So
I
can
get
to
my
two
jobs
and
might
take
care
of
my
kids
like
these
are
differences
in
communities,
especially
very
condensely,
populated,
right,
vulnerable
communities
that
they
we
need
to
properly
talk
to
them
in
order
for
people
to
feel
like
the
city
doesn't
always
go
in
and
tell
them
what
is
good
for
them
and
not
engage
them.
So
your
engagement
in
community
processes
need
to
involve
the
demographics
or
reflect
the
demographics
of
the
residents,
and
it's
not
at
the
moment,
except
with
bluehill.
A
B
We
are
learning
and
improving
our
processes
for
doing
this
with
respect
to
blue
collab,
specifically,
that
project
is
not
done.
That
project
is
not
designed.
We
are
just
launching
a
community
engagement
process
now
with
a
set
of
consultants
that
will
include
community
members
and
members
of
both
advocacy
organizations
within
the
community
and
city
wide,
as
well
as
people
who
will
be
part
of
the
community
who
want
to
be
involved
in
that
outreach
and
can
help
guide
and
shape
it.
B
So
as
an
example,
some
of
the
early
outreach
on
bluehill
lab
that
led
to
the
application
for
the
grant
involved
door-to-door
conversations
with
small
businesses.
It
involved
interviews
and
surveys
with
people
on
the
bus.
It
involved
ride-alongs
with
elders
in
the
community
that
were
traveling
by
various
modes
of
transportation
to
understand
their
needs.
B
These
are
the
types
of
practices
that
we
are
trying
to
integrate
into
our
standard
toolkit
to
make
sure
that
the
work
that
we
do
reaches
as
many
people
as
it
can
and
has
the
input
and
voice
of
as
many
people
as
we
can.
So
I
think
you
know
I
I
I
want
to
both
acknowledge
the
fact
that
it
isn't
always
excuse
me.
B
If
you
look
at
some
of
the
major
investments
in
our
capital
budget,
like
the
cummins
highway
project
like
nubian
square,
like
blue
hill
ave,
what
you
see
is
a
focus
of
dollars
on
places
that
have,
from
my
perspective,
been
historically
under
invested
in
in
an
attempt
not
only
to
be
equitable
today,
but
to
also
address
the
inequities
of
the
past.
We
are
not
perfect.
We
have
more
work
to
do.
We
need
the
input
and
support
of
the
council
and
members
of
the
community
to
help
us
understand
where
those
gaps
are,
but
the
commitment
is
there.
A
Thank
you,
chief
yasha.
I
think
I
I
I
do
have
to
reinstate
like
like
I
do
have
to
state
or
clarify
I
I
do
agree
with
you
in
your
in
the
capital
proposal
you
or
somebody,
and
I
think,
would
be
you
advocated
strongly
to
repair
and
create
projects
in
areas
that
historically
has
been
disenfranchised,
and
I
thank
you
for
that.
B
A
F
A
We
have
five
people
two
minutes,
each
hanging
there
with
us
colleagues
and
then
we'll
go
straight
to
council
bach
for
her
ten
minutes.
This
trend,
the
second
round,
will
be
longer
we're
just
gonna
condense
it
in
one
and
we'll
start
with
council
block
as
soon
as
we
return
from
public
testimony
so
that
we
can
do
our
second
round
yeah.
A
V
Great
thank
you.
I'm
becca
wolfson
executive
director
of
the
boston,
cyclists
union.
Our
work
is
focused
on
making
it
safe,
accessible,
equitable
and
inviting
to
get
around
by
bike.
Thank
you
for
providing
this
opportunity
to
testify
and
thank
you
to
the
staff
and
council
here
today
who
clearly
care
about
this
work.
There's
some
things
in
the
budget
that
we're
very
excited
to
see,
including
continued
expansion
of
the
blue
bikes
bike
share
program.
V
Some
really
important
infrastructure
projects,
positions
in
bps
to
educate
students,
how
to
safely
ride
bikes
and
an
increase
in
staffing,
which
is
probably
the
most
important
part
of
the
budget.
So
many
projects
that
have
been
stalled
or
waited
on
are
due
to
lack
of
staffing
and
we're
excited
and
optimistic
about
that
increase.
During
coveted
bike,
infrastructure
and
people
for
streets
have
provided
safe,
socially
distant
places
to
recreate
and
also
a
way
to
get
around,
that
is
affordable
and
allow
people
to
avoid
public
transit,
who
don't
yet
feel
safe
or
have
adequate
access.
V
V
2030
had
a
five-year
timeline
which,
if
you
can
believe
it
means
done
by
the
end
of
this
year,
the
five-year
goals
and
go
boss
in
2030
included
construction
of
34
miles
of
protected
bike
lanes,
since
2017
only
about
14
miles
have
been
constructed,
which
means
by
the
end
of
this
year
we
need
20
more
miles
on
the
ground.
What
we
didn't
hear
today-
and
I
hope
that
can
be
answered
in
the
next
round-
is
what's
the
overall
mileage
of
new
protected
bike
lanes
being
added
in
this
year's
budget.
V
We
did
some
back
of
the
envelope
math
and
the
projects
by
our
calculations
included
only
add
about
six
miles
of
protected
bike
lanes.
We
know
this
plan
has
been
inherited
and
so
has
the
lagging
progress,
but
with
this
administration's
commitment
to
the
green
new
deal
and
accessible
transportation,
we're
looking
for
urgency,
funding,
staffing
and
support
to
get
at
least
12
miles
constructed
this
year,
so
many
projects.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your.
W
Thank
you.
I,
the
enthusiasm
for
the
mayor's
vision
is
contagious
and,
however,
I
want
to
make
the
point
that
it
has
to
coexist
with
residents.
Real
life
expect
experiences,
and
I
want
to
thank
you,
the
people
in
the
department
and
the
the
cabinet
for
corresponding
with
me,
but
I'm
going
to
speak
to
the
point
of
inclusion
and
communication
with
suggestions.
W
W
One
example
involves
the
closure
of
a
block
to
traffic
in
the
heart
of
a
small
business
district.
The
btd
did
not
systematically
survey
the
small
non-restaurant
businesses,
who
were
arguably
the
most
affected,
rather
passers-by,
were
surveyed.
In
another
case,
an
entire
neighborhood
association
was
left
out
of
feedback
opportunities
on
a
road
project
within
its
borders.
W
The
btd
projects
aspire
to
be
databased
and
likely
they
are,
but
the
public
deserves
to
see
both
the
subjective
and
objective
data
that
substantiated
change,
requests
for
survey,
respondent
data
that
is
de-identified,
aggregated
and
stratified
have
not
been
honored.
Attendees
at
a
public
meeting
were
instructed
to
retrieve
objective
data
off
of
the
city's
website,
rather
than
the
btd,
providing
it
as
a
matter
of
form,
so
recommendations
for
best
practices
include
reaching
hard
to
reach
residents
by
perhaps
collaborating
with
community-based
organizations
about
projects
to
be
happening.
W
This
worked
really
well,
I
think,
with
the
department
of
public
health
and
covet
coded
outreach
and
could
work
well
for
the
btd
ensure
the
best
most
rigorous,
rigorous
practices
for
surveys
and
feedback
mechanisms
by
using
and
engaging
evaluation
specialists
and
analysts,
and
perhaps
some
of
the
new
hires
could
have
this
specialized
expertise
for
outreach
precede
changes
with
pilot
studies.
I
know
that's
being
done,
but
I've
yet
to
see
really
rigorous
techniques.
Thank
you.
Sorry.
A
F
F
I'm
very
very
pleased
that,
finally,
the
city
did
start
to
to
do
traffic
calming
and
the
inexpensive
quick
build
that
was
done
along
american
legion
has
made
a
substantial
improvement
in
the
in
safety.
Cars
are
no
longer
able
to
weave
in
and
out
at
uncontrolled
speeds
that
maybe
is
the
primary
or
the
the
best
solution.
The
thing
is,
though,
the
intersections
have
had
almost
no,
they
had
no
reconstruction
for
for
significant
improvements.
F
The
pedestrian
walk
time
was
increased,
which
was
good,
very
good,
but
this
is,
you
know
one
of
the
highest
crash
corridors
in
the
city.
It
was
in
the
top
three
percent
of
the
you
know.
High
crash
with
injuries
map
and
the
five-way
intersection,
the
octopus
of
commons
and
american
legion,
the
remaining
stretch
of
american
legion
from
cummins
to
high
park
avenue
and
the
other
intersections
all
along
american
legion
to
blue
hill
avenue.
F
P
P
P
Stephanie
seskin,
who
I
spent
a
lot
of
time
with
our
neighborhood
and
she
and
her
team
designed
a
very
good
slow
streets
for
our
neighborhood.
I
want
to
point
out
to
people
that,
if
you're
expecting
the
city
to
send
the
city
is
made
up
of
hundreds
of
pocket
neighborhoods.
If
you
expect
the
city
to
send
around
people
from
transportation
and
figure
out,
what's
needed
themselves
in
each
neighborhood,
it's
never
going
to
happen.
There's
not
enough
staff.
You're
gonna
have
to
increase
it
tenfold.
P
Neighborhoods
need
to
find
someone
who
will
take
responsibility
to
do
the
primary
work
of
filling
out
the
application,
which
is
much
more
than
a
ten
minute
exercise.
You
don't
have
to
be
an
engineer,
but
it's
a
lot
of
work.
You
have
to
talk
to
your
neighbors,
you
have
to
you,
have
to
work
with
the
the
small
streets
and
it
goes
from
there.
That's
just
the
reality
of
it.
P
I
want
to
talk
a
little
about
funding
and
I
want
to
ask
about
the
northern
avenue
bridge,
which
is
a
bridges
that
goes
into
south
boston
over
the
four-point
channel.
It's
been
abandoned
about
14
years.
It
looks
like
we're
about
to
spend
over
slater
to
spend
10
million
dollars.
I
haven't
on
it.
A
100
million.
Excuse
me,
100
million,
maybe
80
from
the
city,
I'm
not
sure
where
it
is
now.
A
X
X
X
I
think
we
need
to
speed
up
the
rate.
We're
making
progress,
also
bike
parking.
The
bike
corrals
just
make
it
conducive
for
people
to
travel
by
bike.
Happy
to
see
the
projects
that
are
ongoing
in
the
fenway
street
repaving
melania
caspela
verb
will
be
huge,
look
forward
if
possible,
to
west
roxbury
center
street
southwest
corridor
crossing
bikes
on
the
tee,
the
rocks
fence,
connector
and
I'll
close.
X
By
saying
that,
I
believe
motorists
do
not
want
to
hit
or
hurt
bicyclists,
but
I
it's
terrifying
to
hear
bicyclists
say:
oh
the
butterest
said
they
didn't
see
me
it's
like.
How
can
we-
and
I
think,
you're
doing
it
by
creating
these
facilities,
get
the
motorists
to
expect
to
see
a
bicyclist
and
look
out
for
them
and
not
be
surprised?
It's
it's
terrifying
for
the
motorists
to
to
be
involved
in
a
crash,
so.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
all
right
now,
we'll
begin.
Our
second
round
council
bach
sent
me
a
message
that
she
was
listening
to
the
entire
hearing,
since
you
guys
are
so
important
and
I'll,
give
you
10
minutes,
council
block
and
then
we'll
go
on
to
a
second
and
then
we're
combining
our
second
and
third,
so
everyone
will
have
eight
minutes
total,
but
council
black
will
have
ten
fair
council
back.
You
have
the
floor.
Y
Thank
you
so
much.
I
really
appreciate
it.
Madam
chair
and
yes,
I
have
been
listening
to
the
entire
hearing.
I'm
sorry,
I
was
in
transit,
but
these
days
you
can
actually
listen
to
a
hearing
in
the
air.
I
and
I
want
to
say
a
million
thank
yous,
this
team.
There
isn't
anybody
up
here
who
hasn't
worked
extensively
with
my
staff
on
lots
of
safety
interventions
throughout
the
district
and
just
hugely
appreciate
that,
but
I'll
jump
right
into
questions
pedestrian
snow
removal.
Y
B
B
B
We
do
hope
to
expand
and
also
focus
that
program
in
the
years
ahead.
We
are
looking
at
main
streets
and
neighborhood
business
districts
as
an
area
that
we
may
put
some
particular
attention.
I
think
we're
asking
ourselves
the
question
now
if
we
were
to
take
that
pilot
and
formalize
it
into
a
program.
What
should
and
could
that
look
like,
given
the
resources
that
we
have
and
that
we
may
be
able
to
deploy?
B
Y
That'd
be
great,
and
the
only
thing
I
would
say
is
just
if
we
could
not
in
that
replicate
the
unevenness
of
who
has
a
main
streets
district.
Yes,
like
I
think
you
know
we
face
this
challenge.
Often
in
my
district,
we
mission
hill
is
the
only
part
that
has
main
streets
and
similarly,
like
you
know
when,
when
you
guys
have
had
programs
in
the
past
that
think
about
proximity
to
schools,
you
only
think
about
bps
schools,
and
so
then,
when
a
district
doesn't
have
bps
schools,
it
also
can't
get
speed
bumps.
Y
B
Yes,
we
are
revising
it.
Our
head
of
btd
engineering,
amy
cording,
is
up
in
the
gallery
and
she
and
her
team
are
taking
another
look
at
our
signal
policy.
It
did
get
revised,
I
think
four
years
ago
and
quite
frankly,
we
think
there's
more
opportunity
to
revisit
that
to
make
it
something
that
is
more
pedestrian
friendly.
Y
And
I
want
to
talk
about
green
storm,
water
infrastructure
and
sort
of
some
stuff
that
you
glanced
on
in
response
to
councillor
warrell,
but
it
it
feels
as
though
you
know
we're
on
the
development
side.
One
of
the
things
that
my
team
tries
to
do
is
push
anybody
who's
developing.
You
know
to
make
sure
that
we're
thinking
about
bios
whales,
rain,
garden,
right
opportunities
to
get
groundwater,
that's
very
important.
For
us.
Y
We
have
the
groundwater
district
in
much
of
my
district,
but
it
feels
ironically,
like
sometimes
we're
not
going
with
the
green
stormwater
infrastructure
solution
in
our
own
public
works
projects
that
we
might
push
a
private
entity
to
do,
and
it
feels
like
the
reason
for
that
is,
maintenance
concerns.
And
then
we
see
this
unevenness
where
we
might
have
somewhere,
where
there's
like
a
neighborhood
association
or
a
business,
that's
sort
of
willing
to
take
on
the
maintenance
contract
and
because
they
are
we'll
give
we'll
do
planters.
Y
We'll
do
you
know
greener
stuff
in
those
bump
outs
and
then,
where
nobody's
willing
to
do
that,
we
just
pour
concrete,
but
we're
pouring
concrete
for
decades,
and
it's
you
know
in
terms
of
the
inequity
concerns
that
the
council's
been
talking
about.
It
seems
like
a
real
issue
and
this
again
gets
back
to
acknowledging
that
we
are
expanding
the
remit
right
like.
If
we
go
from
gray
to
green
infrastructure,
then
there
there
would
be
maintenance
obligations
on
the
department
that
did
not
exist
before
and
there
you
can't
take
those
without
there
being
staffing.
Y
Yet
at
the
same
time
like
if
we're
gonna
do
green
infrastructure,
then
we
have
to
have
a
plan
for
maintenance
and-
and
so
I
guess,
I'm
sort
of
wondering
how
you're
thinking
about
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
systems
but
like
how
how
we
retool
our
systems
to
really
support
that.
Because
I
mean
I
even
think
like
what
we
certify
as
sort
of
city
safe
like
affects
what
goes
in
here,
and
so
is
there
an
opportunity
to
pilot
some
different
things.
Y
B
Yeah,
I
completely
agree.
I
think
this
is
an
area
where
we
have
much
to
do
in
terms
of
learning
and
educating
ourselves
about
how
to
build
maintainable,
green
storm,
water
infrastructure,
there's
a
investment
in
the
environment,
department's
capital
budget
for
focused
on
climate-ready
streets-
that's
proposed
this
year,
and
that
would
be
work.
That
would
be
done
in
very
close
partnership,
of
course,
with
public
works
parks
in
boston,
water
and
soar.
To
really
look
at
how
we
can
work
collectively
as
a
team.
B
Some
of
that
is
to
fund
actual
work,
but
a
lot
of
this
is
building
the
muscles,
the
the
best
practices,
the
procedures
and
all
of
the
the
pieces
that
need
to
come
in
to
make
green,
green
storm
water
infrastructure,
something
that
we
can
construct
as
a
matter
of
practice
and
maintain.
As
a
matter
of
practice,
we
see
tremendous
potential
to
reduce
runoff
and
environmental
pollutants
with
this
and
to
provide
benefits
such
as
shade
reduced
heat
island
effect
and
more
beautiful
streets.
B
N
Counselor
agree
with
everything
which
we
are
saying
at
the
end
of
the
day,
one
whatever
we
build,
we
need
to
maintain
it
so
trying
to
balance
the
resource
matrix
between
those
that
are
here,
meaning
city
staff
and
contracting
resources.
So
we
are
exploring
opportunities
very
aggressively
and
very
actively
to
find
the
private
sector
who
can
participate
in
doing
some
of
this
maintenance
work,
and
we
are
very
aggressively
looking
at
that
council.
N
Y
Great
yeah,
and
obviously
we
hope
that
the
green
jobs
pilot
can
also
rise
to
meet
this
challenge.
All
that,
but
it
just
is
there
a
sense
of
a
timeline,
though,
on
like
new
design
guidelines
like
things
things
that
would
actually
help
us,
like
a
library
for
instead
of
having
like
100
different
maintenance
contracts
around
the
city.
For
these
one-offs,
like.
Y
Okay
and
then
because
I
suspect
my
time
is
running
low,
I'm
just
going
to
list
a
few
things.
The
in
a
similar
vein
like
we
were
actually
got,
one
of
the
only,
I
think
small
scale,
safety
improvement
projects
on
mission
hill
before
the
team
sort
of
broke
up
because
of
the
staffing
challenges,
and
it's
been
it's
great
to
have
some
flex
posts
and
everything
slowing
down.
Folks
on
st
alphonsus
and
calumet,
which
we've
really
seen
a
lot
of
speeding
on.
Y
I
think
in
the
vein
of
a
pilot,
one
of
the
things
we
learned.
There
is,
for
instance,
like
if
we're
gonna
put
in
a
whole
bunch
of
flex
posts
in
a
place
where,
frankly,
we
expect
them
to
get
knocked
over
in
the
winter
by
plows.
The
question
of
like
whose
job
it
is
to
clean
up
the
flex
posts
and
replace
them
has
become
an
issue
and
we've
had
them
sort
of
lying
in
the
street
and
becoming
the
trash
in
the
street
quite
extensively.
Y
And
I
just
think,
as
we
do
this
across
the
city,
the
last
thing
I
would
want
would
be
for
people
to
react
negatively
because
of
that.
So
it
just
would
flag
that
it
feels
like
we
need
a
maintenance
plan
for
those
also
people
understanding
what
the
trajectory
eventually
would
be
towards
the
more
permanent
stuff,
because
I
know
that
the
idea
is
we
throw
in
the
flex
posts
and
they
would
help
us
figure
out
where
we
would
put
in
curbing
where
we
might
put
in
actual
speed,
bumps,
etc.
Y
Y
So
I
think
I
would
just
float
that
as
one
of
the
only
places
that
I
think
actually
had
one
of
these
come
in
similarly
third
spaces
as
we
do
these
bump
outs.
The
fact
that
public
works
is
creating
islands,
bump
outs,
etc.
That
are
part
of
the
pedestrian
experience.
But
then
nobody
owns
them
for
snow
clearance
is
becoming
a
problem.
We
have
like
six
or
seven
such
places
in
my
district
and
superintendent.
Y
And
since
that's
my
time
I'll
just
say,
I
I'm
really
excited
about
the
bike
lanes
on
boylston
and
cambridge,
and
we
had
a
great
conversation
with
superintendent
about
hokies
and
glad
to
hear
that
some
of
the
places
we've
been
seeing
the
most
trash
we
will
be
getting
those
spring
hokies
on
and
and
then
brick
sidewalk
replacement
is
a
huge
issue
for
me,
but
I've
already
got
a
list
of
requests
in.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair.
G
So
would
like
to
talk
about
that
more
and
like
to
make
sure
that
our
city
is
truly
accessible
for
all.
We
have
to
make
sure
those
with
mobility
challenges
that
were,
if
we're
putting
in
new
paths,
because
we
see
them,
they
were
plowed
right.
They're,
smooth
they're
painted
bright,
they're
safe,
and
I
feel
like
our
sidewalks
and
crosswalks
should
be
the
same
across
the
city
and,
if
they're
not,
then
we
should
also
be
in
the
bike.
Paths
too
also
how
many
ada
grievances
are
filed
each
year
with
other
to
know.
G
B
So,
starting
with
the
the
disability
and
access
piece
I
mean,
I
think,
ultimately,
the
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
all
of
the
infrastructure
we
have
for
travel,
sidewalks
bike
lanes
streets
are
accessible,
year-round
and
useful
year-round
to
everyone
in
the
city
who
wants
to
and
can
use
them.
That's.
That
is
the
goal.
We
should
not
be
forcing
people
using
a
wheelchair
into
a
bike
lane
or
into
the
street
if
they
do
not
want
to
be
there.
G
B
Of
navigating
with
a
stroller,
so
no
absolutely-
and
I
think
you
hit
the
nail
on
the
head
when
it
comes
to
accessibility,
which
is
that
it
isn't
just
about
people
with
disabilities,
accessible
streets,
work
better
for
everyone,
whether
they
are
able-bodied
or
not,
because
they've
been
designed
thoughtfully
to
give
people
the
most
flexibility
and
the
most
options.
So
that
is
the
goal
that
we
have.
B
I
may
be
going
talking
a
little
out
of
school
here
from
a
sort
of
formal
traffic
engineering
perspective,
but
I
will
say
personally
as
somebody
who
does
use
the
city's
bicycle
lanes
with
some
frequency.
You
know
I
you
know
well,
while
it
makes
me
realize
we
have
more
work
to
do
that.
Somebody
feels
like
they
have
to
be
in
the
bicycle
lane,
because
the
sidewalk
is
not
accessible.
B
I
am
glad
that
those
lanes
are
there
for
them,
I'm
glad
that
they
are
protected,
I'm
happy
to
have
them
there
until
we
can
get
to
the
place
where
our
sidewalks
work.
The
way
they
need
to.
That
is
a
better
option
for
some
people
than
then
certainly
than
using
a
wheelchair
in
the
street.
So
the
the
north
star
is,
it
all
needs
to
work.
It
needs
to
work
year
round
for
everyone.
G
Yeah,
that
would
be
interesting
because
I
know
many
years
helping
kids
off
the
bus
at
the
henderson
school.
It
wasn't
just
when
there
were
snow
banks.
You
were
lifting
kids
in
heavy
wheelchairs
over
broken
sidewalks
and
bumps
that
you
couldn't.
You
know
smoothly
push
on
to
property
that
the
city
should
definitely
be
also
maintaining.
So
I'd
love
that
information.
Thank
you.
Yeah.
E
A
I
I'm
very
focused
as
a
district
counselor
on
allston
brighton,
it's
the
second
largest
neighborhood
in
the
city.
We
have
75
000
residents
and
a
huge
number
of
those
residents
don't
own
a
car,
so
our
pedestrian
and
bicycle
infrastructure
is
really
critically
important.
I
was
just
wondering
if,
where
we
are
at
with
implementing
the
recommendations
of
the
olsen
brighton
mobility
study,
I
know
when
we
have
developers
putting
up
buildings.
We
asked
them
to
contribute
to
that.
But
are
we
checking
off?
How
are
we
checking
off
the
the
the
the
target?
I
The
recommendations
of
that
mobility
study,
then,
back
to
you
know,
just
thinking
about
some
particular
areas
that
are
particularly
challenging
cleveland
circle
is
on
the
edge
of
our
district.
It
is
a
nightmare
for
all
road
users,
especially
pedestrians
and
bicyclists,
and
I
understand
it's
complicated.
It's
right
on
the
brookline
line.
It
has
got
shared
jurisdiction
with
massdot
and
dcr,
so
it's
complicated,
but
it
is
one
of
those
areas
that
seems
to
get
not
get
the
attention
that
it
needs
in
terms
of
pedestrian
and
bicycle
safety.
I
Then
we
have
a
big
issue
with
resident
parking
programs.
We
again
also
brighton
was
surrounded
by
other
municipalities.
We
have
more
more
border
with
other
municipalities
than
we
have
with
the
rest
of
the
city.
Actually,
so
we
have
neighboring.
Municipalities
like
newton
and
brookline
do
not
allow
overnight
parking
in
their
streets.
So
what
do
they
do?
They
come
and
park
in
austin
brighton?
So
it's
really
difficult
for
our
neighbors
in
austin
brighton
and
we
need
to
really
do
something
radical
with
our
resident
parking.
I
Situation
to
see
if
we
can
put
some
put
some
teeth
into
it
and
and
enforce
it,
this
one
particular
street
brainerd
road
which
borders
brookline
the
residents
who
actually
live
on
the
street
can't
park
on
the
street
because
folks
from
brookline
are
parked
there.
Construction
vehicles
from
newton
are
from
brookline
that
are
not
allowed
to
park
in
brooklyn
straight
brookline
streets
come
across
and
and
park
in
brighton
and
all
in
allston
and
brighton.
It's
sort
of
a
joke.
I
I
D-14
three-quarters
of
the
spots
are
taking
up
taken
up
with
police
vehicles
and
equipment,
so
it
doesn't
really
function
as
a
municipal
parking
lot
to
the
point
that
people
actually
don't
trust
that
it's
a
municipal
parking
lot
and
will
not
even
attempt
to
park
there,
because
I
think
they're
going
to
get
towed
because
it's
a
it's
seen
as
a
police
parking
lot.
Even
though
it's
not
so
that's
a
big
concern.
I
How
do
the
boston,
transportation,
btd
and
public
works,
publicize
civil
service
processes
for
labor
service
roles
and
those
are
the
non
the
non-public
safety
jobs
and
how
many
of
our
personnel
are
civil
service,
and
is
there
a
program
to
help
people
enroll
and
and
go
through
the
state
process?
It's
sort
of
a
cloudy
area.
I
And,
let's
see
oh
yes,
mattress
recycling
austin
christmas
is
fast
approaching
and
that's
that's.
When
80
75
percent
of
the
population
of
austin
brighton
changed
the
dress
on
september
1st,
and
that
means
that
there's
a
huge
number
of
mattresses
put
out
on
the
sidewalk
and
somerville
has
got
a
grant
from
the
state
to
and
have
already
started
their
their,
so
there's
mattress
recycling.
Is
there
any
way
that
we
can
get
a
jump
on
the
november
first
deadline
and
get
something
going?
So
we
could
even
start
to
do
that.
I
This
fall
when,
when
the
students
come
back
in
september,
I
know
it
might
be.
I
know
we
were
looking
at
independent
vendors.
It's
it's
an
opportunity
for
maybe
a
minority-owned
business
or
a
woman-owned
business
to
to
really
get
a
job
on
a
new
program
in
the
city
and
yeah.
I
also
want
to
echo
my
colleagues
thing
about
snow
removal
in
our
district
along
because
we
have
so
many
bicyclists
and
pedestrians
people
who
don't
actually
own
cars.
I
So
much
of
the
priority
goes
to
clearing
snow
from
the
streets
and
that's
wonderful
because
we
need
our
emergency
vehicles
to
be
able
to
get
through.
But
you
know
in
terms
of
you
know,
along
comm,
I
have
in
our
main
streets,
districts,
oak
square
and
cleveland
circle,
all
those
neighborhoods
with
small
business
districts.
We
need
those
to
be
adequately
cleared
so
that
people
can
get
to
and
from
the
shops
and
from
their
businesses.
And
anyway.
I
think
that's
that's
a
lot.
So
thank
you.
B
Well
I'll
give
some
quick
follow-up
on
some
of
those
and
then
invite
brian
to
speak
to
the
mattress
recycling
question
of
vanet
to
speak
to
the
alts
from
brighton
mobility,
so,
first
of
all,
just
starting
with
resident
parking.
So
you
know
we,
as
I
think
I
alluded
to
earlier,
when
responding
to
the
council
president's
comments
about
south
boston.
We
have
some
significant
challenges
around
capacity
to
actually
fully
enforce
our
resident
parking
program
and
that's
a
place.
B
But
your
point:
your
district
contains
some
areas
that
are
somewhat
unique
in
terms
of
the
challenges
faced
because
of
the
proximity
to
neighboring
municipalities,
and
that's
certainly
conversations
we
want
to
have
with
you
as
part
of
that
policy
evaluation
process
to
make
sure
we're
factoring
that
into
whatever
planning
and
forward-looking
work
that
we're
doing
the
workforce
and
recruitment
piece
around
civil
service.
I
actually
don't
know
the
answer
to
that
question,
so
I'm
going
to
need
to
get
back
to
you
and
speak
with
some
of
my
team
members.
B
I
do
know
that
the
civil
service
hiring
requirements
creates
something
of
a
challenge
in
terms
of
making
sure
that,
as
you
say,
that
people
are
aware
that
they
get
on
the
list
and
then
that,
as
we
work
through
the
list
that
the
people
we
get
are
qualified
in
all
the
ways
we
need
them
to
be
to
work
for
the
city,
but
you
know,
without
a
doubt,
there
are
probably
things
that
we
can
be
doing
there.
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
areas
you
know.
B
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
are
adding
a
recruiter
position
to
the
cabinet,
and
part
of
that
is
really
to
look
at.
How
do
we?
How
do
we
find
and
develop
talent
at
large,
and
so
the
civil
service
piece
is
absolutely
a
part
of
that,
and
so
I'm
hopeful
that
that
person
will
be
able
to
help
us
think
through
the
kinds
of
programs
that
you
mentioned,
which
may
be
helpful
in
improving
our
recruiting
recruitment
of
people
in
the
civil
service
vini.
Do
you
want
to
talk
about
austin,
brighton
and
brian,
about
mattresses,
sure.
J
J
A
B
U
Be
brief,
thank
you
con
celebrating,
so
the
the
mattress
request
for
information
actually
went
out
this
morning
at
nine
o'clock.
So
as
far
as
being
ahead
of
that
van
there's,
your
answer
we
we
are
ahead
of
it.
So
it's
going
to
be
quite
an
impact
on
the
city
for
mattresses
to
be
banned,
we're
going
to
be
working
on
ways
to
to
mitigate
that
ban
and
get
ahead
of
it
and
and
know
what
we're
doing
and
create
jobs
in
the
process.
U
So
as
much
as
other
cities
and
towns
around
us
can
do
pilot
programs,
the
insight
of
where
that
mattress
is
going
to
go
is
45-50
miles
away
from
here.
So
it's
going
to
continue
to
add
to
the
collection,
costs
and
increase
the
cost
for
all
communities
in
the
state.
So
the
infrastructure
piece
is
huge.
It's
not
only
a
boston
problem,
it's
a
statewide
problem
for
everybody
on
november
1st,
so
it's
I'm
glad
to
have
support
from
the
council
on
this
band
coming
up.
So,
looking
forward
to
working
with
you.
K
K
K
Be
quick,
then,
how
about
that
so
I'll?
Just
I
have
three
questions
and
then
some
statements,
okay,
so
that
will
minimize
my
air
time.
So
I
just
curious
if
you
could
just
talk
quickly
about
american
legion
highway,
specifically
around
some
signage
and
it's
a
very
dangerous
intersection,
and
I
just
want
to
know
what
updates
exist
in
that
space.
K
K
So
I'm
just
curious
what
coordination
happens
between
the
city
and
other
utility
companies
just
because
it
is
very
disruptive
and
then
I
just
kind
of
want
to
underscore
the
importance
of
staff
and
diversity
and
vendor
diversity.
I
think
the
next
time
it
would
be
really
important
to
council
baker's
point
in
terms
of
really
coming
back
here
to
answer.
Some
of
these
very
specific
questions
would
love
to
see
a
timeline
benchmarks,
goals
and
objectives
and
how
we're
going
to
get
to
closing
that
gap.
K
You
know
I've
traveled!
Well,
I
only
went
to,
I
can't
say
a
lot
of
other
country,
but
chile
recently,
and
it
was
an
opportunity
for
me
to
learn
about
different
infrastructures
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
noticed
is
that
they
had
bike
lanes,
flashing
lights
from
like
bike
lanes
and
I'm
just
curious
about.
As
we
start
thinking
about
safety
for
by
our
richarlist.
What
are
we
doing
around
building
some
of
that
infrastructure
in
the
city
of
boston?
K
And
then
I
just
want
to
underscore
my
colleagues
points
around
private
driveways
in
2020,
2021
and
2022..
We
have.
I
know
I've
asked
these
questions
around
private
driveway,
so
it
would
be
helpful
if
the
administration
could
offer
some
very
specific
recommendations
that
we
can
fight
for
here
on
the
council
to
help
address
this
once
and
for
all,
and
then
the
last
thing
that
I
just
wanted
to
underscore.
I
really
appreciate
counselor
baker's
questions
around
the
accountability
and
transparency.
K
In
terms
of
the
fact
that
you
know
my
colleague
has
been
asking
for
requests
for
the
past
four
years.
I
would
like
for
the
for
you
all
to
consider
putting
together
some
sort
of
dashboard
from
the
moment.
A
request
gets
asked
to
kind
of
like
following
through
and
we'd
like
to
know
why
why
things
are
not
happening
within
the
time
that
have
has
been
requested,
and
that's
just
across
the
entire
city
of
boston,
would
love
to
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
I'm
excited
to
hear
that
you're
going
to
add
more
staff.
K
B
L
L
K
L
L
We
are
currently
working
on
plans
for
each
of
the
signalized
intersections
to
improve
pedestrian
safety
by
adding
pedestrian
protection.
Islands
we're
also
adding
three
new
crosswalks
on
the
corridor
that
will
all
have
the
appropriate
signage.
We
will
make
sure
that
we're
adding
more
signage
if
needed
at
those
locations
since
they're
new.
E
Just
in
regards
to
the
utility
coordination,
when
we
do
resurfacing
or
whole
street
reconstructions,
even
slow
streets,
we
do
have
a
program
and
we
meet
with
the
utilities
to
limit
the
amount
of
times
that
we
put
something
in
and
it
it
it
has
a
utility
conflict.
The
slow
streets
projects
themselves
a
little
bit
more
difficult
to
wrangle
them
in
because,
when
you
put
in
speed
bumps
or
things
like
that,
there
might
be
one
house
number
on
a
very
long
street
like
a
dorchester
avenue
and
they
might
not
even
realize
that
they
have
worked
there.
E
B
So
you
know
we
have
some
of
our
programs
where
we
have
a
very
specific
and
rigorous
prioritization
system
in
place,
neighborhood
slow
streets,
probably
being
the
biggest
of
those
we
have
others
where
it
is
not
as
clear
why
we're
prioritizing
what
we're
doing
when
work
when
things
are
expected
to
happen.
So
this
is
an
area
of
work,
and
I
hear
this
clearly
from
the
council.
I
also
hear
this
from
members
of
the
public
and
the
advocacy
community.
B
L
K
K
I
think
that
if
we
could
build
the
infrastructure
that
we
could,
we
could
create
the
type
of
city
that
is
bike
less
friendly,
and
I
think
that
also
starts
with
our
schools,
making
sure
that
we're
investing
in
and
creating
opportunities
for
young
people
to
be
able
to
ride
their
bikes
to
school.
But
that
also
goes
back
to
counselor
for
anderson's
point
in
terms
of
safety,
like
people
are
dodging
bullets,
so
getting
on
a
bike
is
not
something
that
anyone
could
do.
So
all
of
these
things
are
interconnected.
R
This
is
a
piece
that
btd
and
main
streets
organizations
is
ultimately
doing
a
lot
of
work
in
and
they've
applied
for
cpa
money
and
learned
that
they
really
they
weren't
fit
for
cpa.
But
part
of
the
proposal
is
regrading
the
concrete
area
and
that
you
know,
because
it's
sloped
and
it's
going
to
make
it
more
accessible
for
seniors
and
people
with
mobility
challenges.
R
The
concrete
project,
I
think,
is
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and
it's
not
one.
The
organization
can
seek
external
grants
to
basically
fund
the
entire
project,
except
for
this
concrete
grading
and
basically
because
it
must
be
done
by
the
city
of
boston.
If
it's
really
ever
to
happen,
I
see
that
you
have
some
line
items
in
your
budget
for
place,
making
and
other
more
general
subheadings.
Is
this
the
space
in
this
line
item
where
this
budget
for
this
project
could
float.
B
B
R
Thank
you.
I
appreciate
that
my
next
questions
are
just
going
to
be
about
the
operating
budget.
Specifically
around
first
is
around
the
central
fleet,
and
so
in
your
central
fleet
services
program.
You
have
a
goal
of
effectively
delivering
services
and
you
have
two
performance
measures
that
are
set
at
95
right.
One
of
them
is
for
preventative
maintenance
actions
to
be
completed
in
24
hours
and
services
completed
within
30
days
of
schedule.
R
B
R
B
Yeah
got
it
so
a
couple
of
things,
so
we
are
seeing
relative
to
2020
we're
seeing
a
reduction
in
overtime,
we're
also
seeing
a
reduction
in
repairs
in
service
of
equipment,
so
those
line
items
you
know
typically
relate
to
it's
very
much
tied
to
the
age
of
the
fleet
and
the
specific
needs
of
the
fleet.
So
any
budget
that
we're
looking
at
for
this
year
is
based
on
an
analysis
of
the
current
fleet.
B
We've
done
a
quite
a
bit
of
replacement
of
some
of
the
older
items
in
our
fleet
that
were
no
longer
cost
effective
to
maintain.
So
this
budget
reflects
our
best
estimate
of
what
we
would
actually
need
in
terms
of
contracted
services
to
keep
the
fleet
as
it
is
today
in
a
state
of
high
functioning
and
support
for
you
know
and
capable
of
serving
needs
for
the
city.
So
the
short
answer,
your
question
is:
yes,
I
feel
like
we
have
sufficient
funding
proposed
in
this
budget
to
achieve
the
goals
that
we've
set
up
for
ourselves.
B
R
H
R
B
Right
that
sounds
fine
in
terms
of
neighborhoods,
not
every
dollar
that
we
spend
is
accounted
for
in
a
neighborhood
level.
We
do
for
our
capital
projects
with
all
respect
to
council
bakers,
dislike
of
websites.
We
do
have
a
very
robust
capital
map
on
the
city's
website.
That
shows
where
capital
projects
are
located,
whether
they
be
street
repavings
or
new
street
construction.
B
There
are
some
resources
there,
but
it
is
not
inclusive
of
every
dollar
either
on
the
capital
side
or
on
the
operating
side.
We'd
be
happy
to
talk
more
with
the
council
about
what
would
be
helpful
in
terms
of
the
kind
of
reporting
and
how
we
might
break
down
the
various
parts
of
our
budget
in
ways
that
reflect
its
geography
of
how
it's
being
spent.
R
N
N
R
B
Madam
chair,
could
I
take
20
seconds
just
to
acknowledge
and
introduce
a
few
of
my
team
members
who
have
not
already
been
acknowledged
or
in
this
gallery
today.
Of
course,
thank
you.
So,
first
from
vtd
we
have
amy
cording,
who
leads
our
engineering
team
up
there,
coleman
flaherty?
Is
there
who's?
The
leads
budget
for
btd,
steve
mcguire
leads
the
office
of
the
parking
clerk
carla
tangle.
M
B
Me
who
leads
constituent
work
for
the
department
we
have
tom
mckay
on
public
works,
who
handles
building
maintenance
and
much
the
work
with
our
bridges,
mike
donaghy
from
our
street
lighting
division
and
kathy
garcia,
who
operates
all
of
our
permitting
and
chris
coakley,
who
leads
communications
for
public
works.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
that.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
all
of
those
folks
got
recognized
both
for
their
hard
work
and
for
being
here
today
to
support
the
cabinet.
O
O
So
I'm
going
to
ask
ryan
if
you
want
to
come
down
we're
going
to
want
to
know
what
the
what
the
tipping
cost
is,
what
the
cost
of
the
waste
is,
what
the
cost
of
recycling
is
and
when
he's
coming
down
it's
and
then
there's
another
7
million
in
contracted
services,
no,
not
another,
seven
million,
but
under
that,
what
is
that?
Seven,
seven
million
in
contracted
services?
What
are
we
spending
on,
or
maybe
brian
can
answer?
First
brian?
U
U
Those
contracts
are
up
in
2024.
There
are
some
extension
years
on
those,
but
again
with
the
disposal
at
least
there's
not
much
competition
and,
as
chief
mentioned
the
you
know,
the
collection
there's
not
many
bidders
in
these
jobs.
So
you
know
we.
We
want
to
implement
programs
where
we
can
assist
other
people
that
you
know
be
attracted
to
a
bid
yeah.
U
U
U
No,
my
vision
is
actually
to
include
a
smaller
company.
Just
like
we
do
with
recycle
carts.
Try
to
get
a
minority
woman-owned
business
in
the
door,
get
them
contracted
to
go,
curbside
pick
it
up
sort
of
like
a
television
yeah
or
you
know
what
I
mean
like
get
on
a
list.
They'll
have
to
take
it
to
a
certain
place,
yeah
the
places
that
we
can
bring.
It
are
the
ones
that
are
in
dire
need
for
expansion.
O
U
U
O
U
There's
two
there's
a
bunch
of
different
methods.
So
what
we're
now
analyzing
like
what
the
city
can
do
for
a
facility
to
build
our
own
infrastructure,
because
we
all
want
our
own
infrastructure,
there's
many
different
ways
that
we
can
process
food
waste,
so
we're
going
to
be
limited
on
where
this,
where
the
location
is
going
to
be
how
big
the
site
is
stuff
like
that.
U
So
this
this
it
has
to
be
a
multi-modal
approach,
sort
of
like
transportation
like
we
need
to
be
able
to
get
rid
of
our
food
waste
in
multiple
different
ways,
and
that
might
even
end
up
being
down
the
garbage
disposal
for
some
people
that
don't
have
access
to
a
backyard.
A
front
yard
side
alleyway.
You
know
the
best
thing
for
them
to
do
is
to
use
a
disposal.
So
we
have
to
really
do
a
deep
dive
into
our.
U
O
U
O
In
in
would
we
ever
think
of
yards
that
could
accept
it
and
people
in
the
city?
Could
you
know
like
smaller
towns,
they
have
recycling
that
you
can
bring
to
like,
with
our
leaves?
Should
we
be
able
to
bring
our
own
leaves
out
to
oh
to
can't
think
of
the
name
of
the
street.
Now,
where
we
compost
our
leaves
like
have
we
thought
of
any
of
that?
Any
of
that
approach
like
like
allowing
the
residents
to
bring
recycling
or
or
our
leads
or
comp
posts.
U
O
U
U
And
there's
only
a
certain
amount
and
it's
away
from
the
wetlands
and
it's
it's
monitored
pretty
well,
we
can't
just
put
food
waste
because
then
you
have
to
worry
about
you
know
leachate
and
all
that
stuff
that
it
just
gets
into
the
soil
and
creates
a
mess.
So
there's
a
lot
of
different
layers
to
this.
We
all
want
to
eventually
have
the
same
result
and
have
our
own
facility
yeah.
You
know
we.
U
O
O
B
B
O
B
The
three
year,
fair,
free
pilot,
is
an
attempt
to
learn
and
better
understand
how
let
me
get
closer
to
mike
how
removing
fares
can
affect
transportation
outcomes
in
terms
of
ridership
in
terms
of
saving
money
for
constituents
in
terms
of
the
performance
of
the
bus.
It
is
truly
a
pilot.
The
goal
of
this
is
to
learn
what
the
benefits
and
or
drawbacks
are
of
fair
free
and
the
short
answer
is:
we
do
not
have
a
long-term
funding
plan
for
it.
O
But
that's
problematic
because
it's
three
bus
lines,
a
pilot,
so
you're
gonna,
tell
people
for
three
years.
You
can
have
this.
You
can
have
this
and
in
three
years
in
year,
four
we're
gonna
go
and
take
it
away
from
them
and
and
then
say:
oh
we're,
advocating
with
the
state
the
rep
for
mayor
is
not
gonna,
say
yeah.
All
right,
I
agree
to
put
10
million
in
so
boston.
Boston
can
run
three
more
three
more
bus
lines.
I
just
think
it's
it's
problematic.
We
we
just
dove
into
it.
O
I
thought
it
was
political
and,
and
quite
frankly
I
worked
in
a
department
that
that
did
all
the
printing
for
the
city.
We
don't
do
that
now.
We
couldn't
even
get
an
answer
on
how
much
the
printing
cost
the
city
now
and
we
were
closed
over
a
million
bucks
we're
talking
about
in
year.
Four,
that's
probably
going
to
be
for
another
three-year
contract.
That's
probably
12
million
bucks.
I
I
talked
to
four
different
people.
This
week
they
were
like.
O
What's
going
on
with
the
taxes
the
taxes
going
up
and
up
and
up
you
know
so
so
small
population
and
we're
going
to
spend
12
million
in
four
years.
I
just
it
concerns
me:
it's
not
sustainable
and,
and
that
population
I
think,
you're
selling
a
bill
of
goods
saying
okay,
this
is
free
for
now,
but
when
you
have
to
go
back
there
and
tell
them
it's
not
free
anymore
you're
going
to
stop
paying
it's
kind
of
that's
going
to
be
a
problem.
B
B
O
B
O
B
Q
B
Yeah,
so
we're
in
the
early
stages
of
that
we
think
we
have
somebody
who's
going
to
be
joining
us
for
the
summer
focused
on
this
particular
issue
and
helping
us
to
map
out
the
different
potential
paths
we
could
take.
But
it's
going
to
be
a
long
conversation
to
really
make
a
plan
for
the
future
of
rpp
and
one
that's
going
to
involve
all
the
people
here
and
many
people
in
our
community.
I
think
the
biggest
challenge
we
face
right
now
in
terms
of
applications
is
enforcement
capacity.
B
We,
as
we've
has
been
noted
previously
have,
in
some
cases,
limited
ability
to
enforce
some
of
the
rpp
restrictions
that
we
have
in
place
today
and
what
we
don't
want
to
do
is
add
more
neighborhoods
and
streets
to
that
program
and
then
not
be
able
to
actually
deliver
on
the
enforcement
that
people
are
expecting
and
hoping
to
see.
So
part
of
the
rethink
of
the
program
at
large
is
to
you
know,
really
make
sure
that
we're
focusing
rpp
on
the
things
where
it
can
make
a
positive
impact
and
achieve
specific
goals
that
we
have.
B
We
will
also
look
at
the
sort
of
operational
requirements
that
come
with
that.
I
will
say
that
there
are
a
few
neighborhoods
that
have
previously
submitted
applications
that
got
stalled
out
during
the
pandemic
in
part,
because
we
couldn't
do
some
of
the
outreach
we'd
like
to
do
as
part
of
that
program
in
fairness
to
those
neighborhoods.
Although,
while
acknowledging
our
capacity
limitations,
we
are
trying
to
work
through
some
of
the
applications
that
have
been
previously
submitted
and
at
least
come
to
a
decision
on
those
we
still
have.
B
The
staffing
challenges
are
real,
so
we
still
have
to
figure
that
out
before
we
can
implement,
but
we
don't
want
to
keep
the
neighborhoods
that
have
already
applied
in
a
state
of
limbo.
That
said,
we
don't
think
we
can
responsibly
accept
new
applications
until
we
get
a
little
bit
more
clarity
on
our
capacity
to
enforce
them.
Q
Awesome
and
then
can
you
talk
to
me
about
the
rethink
of
slow
streets?
Will
we
be
doing
that
the
same
going
forward
or
is
there
a
rethink
around
that
and
then
also?
My
last
question
is
the
need
for
increasing
walkability
at
dorchester,
ave
and
gallivan
boulevard?
I
know
gallivan
boulevard
is
state,
but
just
at
that
intersection,
how
can
we
increase
the
walkability,
even
washington
and
gallup
and
boulevard
as
well
so
dorchester,
ave
and
washington
and
gallagher.
B
Yeah,
so
in
terms
of
slow
streets,
I
mean,
I
think
we
need
to
take.
We
do
need
to
take
a
look
at
the
program.
It
is
very
effective
at
accomplishing
a
certain
type
of
goal,
as
we've
talked
about,
it's
run
into
some
pretty
substantial
challenges
going
from
planning
and
design
to
construction,
and
we
think
we're
working
through
that
as
we
work
through
that.
B
I
think
we
want
to
look
at
that
alongside
our
small-scale
safety
improvement
program,
to
ask
the
question
of
are
these
two
programs
together,
combined
with
the
other
capital
work
that
we're
doing
that
has
safety
benefits?
Are
these
enough?
Are
these
in
combination
delivering
the
changes
we
need
as
quickly
as
we
need
in
all
of
the
places
that
we
need
them?
I
don't
think
we
know
the
answer
to
that
question.
B
Yet
the
fundamental
challenge
we
have
is
that
there
are
800
miles
of
streets
and
I
have
not
been
to
a
single
neighborhood
in
the
city
of
boston.
That
does
not
want
more
traffic
calming
more
safety
improvements.
At
some
point
we
will
have
to
rebuild
or
make
changes
to
every
one
of
those
800
miles
of
streets
in
order
to
meet
the
expectations
and
very
reasonable
goals
of
our
residents.
B
So
it's
not
a
specific
answer
to
your
question
other
than
to
say
our
focus
right
now
has
been
one
gets:
neighborhood
slow
streets
back
into
construction,
so
that
if
we
don't
have
this
big
backlog
to
get
the
small-scale
safety
improvements,
and
then
we
will
take
a
look
at
both
of
those
programs
in
our
program
overall
to
see,
if
there's
more
that
we
need
to
do.
I
don't
have
a
specific
answer
for
you
on
the
dot
ab
gallivan
boulevard
in
washington,
gallivan,
and
you
know,
as
you
note
the
fact
that
gallivant
is
a
state
road.
T
I
focused
on
pedestrian
safety
in
the
first
round,
the
other
issue.
I've
spent
a
considerable
amount
of
time
effort
on
over
the
last
five
years.
Pest
control
I've
worked
with
brian
on
it
and
other
other
members
of
the
of
public
works.
Certainly
it's
working
closely
with
isd
code
enforcement
ons
and
in
the
district
councils
as
well.
T
What's
the
latest
we're
doing
on
pest
control?
It's
it's
probably
one
of
the
top
issues.
As
I
mentioned,
I
focus
on
and
I
focus
on
it
because
my
residents,
my
constituents,
demand
that
I
focus
on
it.
So
what
are
we
doing
on
it?
Are
we
do
we
have
enough
money
in
the
budget?
Are
there
any
pilot
programs
that
we
can
develop
if
we
can't
solve
this
problem?
T
Residents
are
are
beginning
to
express
their
major
disappointment
in
in
in
us
if
we're
not
able
to
solve
this
problem,
that's
happening
in
in
most
most
neighborhoods,
and
let
me
reference
that
by
saying
the
city
of
officials
that
work
on
this
issue
do
a
tremendous
job.
My
opinion
is,
we
don't
have
enough
of
them
and
we
don't
have
enough
funding
for
pest
control.
B
Thank
you.
Council
president,
I'm
going
to
ask
brian
coughlin
to
speak
a
little
bit
about
what
we're
doing
in
our
waste
reduction
and
code
enforcement
divisions,
but
I
think,
as
you
noted,
this
is
a
sort
of
multi-department
multi-team
effort.
It
involves
isd,
it
involves
our
highway
division
and
the
work
they
do
to
sweep
and
put
hokies
out
on
the
street
and
make
sure
litter
baskets
are
emptied
in
a
timely
fashion.
T
T
T
T
There's
a
system
to
it,
including
composting
as
well,
including
recycling
as
well
hokies,
as
you
mentioned
chief,
are
a
critical
part
of
that.
So
all
of
these
quality
of
life
issues,
if
we
don't
get
these
ones
right,
we're
in
for
a
long
summer,
but
I
do
have
faith
in
the
city
officials
that
do
work
hard
in
a
very
professional,
but
I
need
to
make
sure
we
need
that
department.
Those
departments
beefed
up
in
with
the
necessary
resources.
Brian,
you
got
the
floor.
Thank.
U
You
councilor,
since
we've
met
the
last
time
about
a
month
ago,
we've
we've
implemented
an
overnight
code
enforcement
initiative
in
chinatown.
Obviously
this
it's
a
difficult
topic
with
you
know,
trash
being
out
all
day.
Almost
you
got
restaurants
that
are
out
night
and
residential
twice
a
week.
You
know
this,
it's
a
tough
balance,
so
you
know
we
we
sent
some
officers
down.
There
did
a
lot
of
education
at
first.
U
As
far
as
that
goes
with
putting
the
materials
out
curbside,
you
can
go
down
there
any
day
of
the
week
and
there's
bags
out
there
and
nothing's
contained
you
got.
You
know,
shopping
bags
full
of
trash.
You
know
so
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
we
need
to
do.
Part
of
this
budget
as
you'll
see,
is
a
chinatown
pilot
for
an
anti-litter
campaign,
so
we're
going
to
work
with
our
folks
at
highway
in
the
highway
division.
U
With
the
you
know,
the
public
battles
get
some
literature
on
the
barrels
that
the
residents
can
understand
in
their
own
language.
We're
going
to
you
know
we're
going
to
work
with
the
language
access
team
on
implementing
some
new.
You
know
whether
it's
a
handout
or
a
mailer
directly
for
the
chinatown
neighborhood.
It's
not
just
a
chinatown
problem,
so
we
need
to
look
at
it
that
way,
as
a
you
know,
holistic
way
to
really
keep
the
city
clean,
but
as
far
as
the
rodents
themselves,
you
know
isd
handles
rodent
control.
U
If
you
want
to
call
it,
you
know
directly,
we
can
try
to
mitigate
rodents
by
you
know
enforcing
the
tickets
that
you
know
we
can
have
a
conversation
about
the
the
violations
and
whether
they
have
enough
teeth.
You
know,
that's
something.
To
really
look
at
you
know
is
fifteen
15
20
change
in
behavior,
I
don't
know,
but
if
we,
if
we
want
to
do
something,
we
can
certainly
have
a
conversation
on
that
type
of
thing.
Maybe
that'll
help
but
yeah,
I
think
that's
you
know.
T
Thank
you
brian.
I
appreciate
that
appreciate
you
working
with
me,
you've
been
very
professional.
The
other
part
of
it
is
the
illegal
dumping
that
I'm
that
I
have
concerns
with
it's
common
in
chinatown
for
contractors
really
to
dump
their
trash
wherever
they
feel
like,
and
I
chased
a
guy.
He
dumped
his
trash
on
tyler
street
near
the
near
the
near
the
side
of
taitung,
taitung
village,
where
the
without
little
parkers-
and
I
chased
him
up
up
tyler
street,
took
a
left
on
beach
street
wasn't
able
to
get
him.
T
He
was
in
his
car,
but
I
want
to
see
I
want
to
see
the
the
fines
increased.
I
want
to
hit
these
guys
in
the
pocketbook.
You
know
you
wouldn't
dump
your
trash
in
west
roxbury
or
you
wouldn't
dump
your
trash
in.
You
know
on
in
in
the
back
bay
next
to
tom
brady's
house,
but
go
ahead
and
dump
it
in
in
chinatown
next
to
next
to
a
tenant
because
he
doesn't,
he
doesn't
have
the
political
ability
to
call
anybody.
So
you
know
I
I
want
us.
T
T
How
are
we
going
to
make
sure
that
residents
neighbor,
neighbors
neighborhoods
in
and
around
that
area,
which
includes
south
boston,
which
includes
obviously
the
south
end
includes
roxbury,
includes
dorchester?
What
are
we
doing?
Public
works
wise
to
help
residents
deal
with
the
mass
and
cass
crisis,
especially
on
quality
of
life
issues,
and
that
includes
needle
pickup.
That
includes
trash.
That
includes
hokies.
T
B
B
So
to
answer
that
question
I
mean
I
think,
we've
got
a
few
things
going
on.
One
is
that
there's
some
very
intensive
and
focused
work
at
mass
and
cast.
We
have
street
sweeping
now
in
some
cases
happening
twice
a
day
we
have
had
enhanced
trash
pickup
to
working
with
bphc,
to
provide
places
for
people
to
dispose
of
trash.
Needle
pickup
is
not
handled
by
the
public
works
department.
B
For
all
the
reasons
you
can
imagine,
but
we
do
partner
closely
with
bphc
to
make
sure
that
there
is
coordination
between
our
cleaning
and
theirs
in
terms
of
other
neighborhood.
The
focus
remains,
as
it
always
is,
on
ensuring
cleanliness
on
providing
trash
receptacles
on
providing
sweeping
and
hokey
services
to
keep
things
clean
when
they
get
messy.
B
B
They
see
litter
that
needs
to
be
addressed
and
they
are
making
sure
that
the
right
people
get
deployed
to
do
it
and
it's
responsive
to
what
is
happening
on
the
streets
and
neighborhoods
that,
for
whatever
reason,
whether
it's
people
who
have
come
from
mass
and
cast
or
elsewhere
in
the
city
or
just
the
general
everyday
traffic
on
the
street,
for
whatever
reason,
there's
a
buildup
of
any
kind
of
litter
or
issues
that
we
can
address.
We
try
to
make
sure
we're
deploying
resources
through
addressing.
T
Well,
let
me
just
let
me
just
end
with
this.
I
know
my
time
is
up.
You
have
the
the
chair
of
the
ways
and
means
the
the
city,
council
and
doctors
for
myself
we're
here,
along
with
council
flaherty,
we
represent
the
area
right
around
mass
and
cass
within
a
one
mile
area.
If
you
do
a
one
mile
radius
around
mass
and
cast
that's
who
we
represent
in
and
we're
getting
calls
every
day
about
trash
in
and
around
our
neighborhoods,
and
because
mass
and
cass
is
the
main
area
we
we
need.
T
B
Absolutely
we
actually
had
a
hokie
started
in
andrews
square
last
week
and
you
know
we're
constantly
diverting
personnel
to
to
address
the
issues
that
crop
up
and
that
what
we
see
it's,
not
a
it's
a
moving
target,
and
so
that
means
you
know
we
have
to
be
flexible.
It's
also
about
increasing
our
overall
capacity.
But,
yes,
you
have
the
commitment
that
we
will
work
with
you
and
your
fellow
counselors
on
targeting
the
areas
that
need
the
most
attention.
A
C
C
S
I
don't
have
that
information
we
can
get
for
you.
We
have
seven
thousand
single
space
meters
and
we
have
a
hundred
and
fifty
multi-space
meters
in
the
city
and
each
multi-space
meter
serves
what
eight
to
ten
spaces.
So,
but
how
exactly?
How?
Many
of
the
number
has
been
pretty
steady,
but
I
you
know
we
they,
as
we've
made
changes
in
the
street.
We've
made
changes
in
the
locations
of
the
meters.
D
Correct
and
so
obviously,
in
addition
to
knowing
how
many
metered
spaces
we
have
I'd
like
to
get
a
sense
as
to
how
much
sort
of
the
meter
fund
revenue
it's
generated
over
the
last
say
three
to
five
years,
and
I've
noticed
some
years
where
we've
seen
a
decrease
in
meters,
hoping
that
maybe
there's
an
offset,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
real.
It's
simple
math.
We
use
the
meter
fund
to
to
to
fund
a
lot
of
the
programs
that
we're
trying
to
implement
to
make
our
streets
safer.
D
In
addition
to
obviously
making
our
streets
safer
and
creating
you
know
more
opportunities
for
pedestrians
and
cyclists,
but
that
money
comes
from
somewhere
in
a
large
portion
of
it
comes
from
the
meter
fund
revenue,
and
so
we
need
to
make
sure
that
that
remains
robust
and
that
we're
giving.
I
think
some
folks
think
that
removing
meters
curbs
driving
behavior
in
its
to
the
contrary,
what
it
does
it
it
doesn't
decrease
or
curb
driving
behavior.
It
increases
the
handicap,
parking
fraud
and
abuse
that
exists
in
our
city
regularly.
D
D
You
don't
have
to
take
public
transportation.
You
don't
even
have
to
go
into
one
of
these
expensive
garages
in
boston.
You
just
got
to
get
a
doctor
to
sign
a
note
and
away
you
go
and
the
sad
part
about
that
is
the
people
that
really
need
it
get
hurt
the
most
they're
not
hurting
the
city,
because
well
they
are
in,
in
addition
to
obviously
hurting
people
who
need
it.
D
The
most
they
are
hurting
the
city,
because
they're
they're
laughing
at
us
they're
giving
us
the
big
middle
finger
and
they're,
not
because
they
don't
even
have
to
pay
the
meter.
You
just
put
the
placard
up
and
then
you
get
to
stay
there
the
entire
day,
if
folks
think,
don't
think
that
that's
a
scam
that
plays
itself
up
and
down
every
single
street
in
the
city
of
boston.
D
Some
people
are,
but
others
are
finding
a
way
around
it
and
the
way
around
it
is
through
the
through
the
placard
scam,
and
so
until
we
get
our
hands
around
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
get
laughed
at
every
single
day.
And
I
don't
know
what
the
answer
is,
whether
that's
bringing
in
the
garage
owners
and
the
parking
lot
owners
trying
to
you
know
make
some
sense
as
to
their
fee
structure
or
if
we
allow
our
traffic
enforcements
to
start
to
enforce
any
way.
They
can
that's
a
big
piece
that
I
think
gets
missed.
D
Oftentimes,
also
funding
parking
enforcement
offices
on
the
weekend
so
take
the
meter
fund.
For
example,
we
could
be
created
with
the
media
fund,
we
could
go
beyond
eight
o'clock,
we
could
also
do
weekends
and
we
can
also
do
sundays
and
maybe
have
sort
of
maybe
a
four-hour
sunday
option
again
in
and
around
areas
that
are
heavily
traversed.
The
south
boston
waterfront,
the
north
end,
the
downtown
around
the
commons
back
bay,
beacon
hill,
the
tourist
attractions
fenway,
the
garden
stuff,
like
that.
D
So
we
can
give
some
thought
to
being
creative
around
having
a
sunday
enforcement
option
and
then
for
neighborhoods
that
have
the
resident
parking.
What
happens
chief
is
that
folks
come
in
late
saturday
afternoon
and
they
set
up
shop
park,
the
car
and
then
the
next
earliest.
It's
not
going
to
be
until
monday
at
8
a.m.
But
if
it's
a
long
weekend,
it's
probably
not
till
tuesday.
D
So
if
we
could
create
a
weekend
shift
and
whether
that's
an
overtime
shift
for
the
workers
or
whether
that's
just
its
own
shift,
I
think
that
it
pays
for
itself
right,
particularly
if
we
have
our
enforcement
officers
out.
There
writing
tickets,
and
not
just
this,
isn't
just
for
sort
of
the
public
safety
violations,
which
you
would
imagine
the
hydrants
and
the
handicap
ramps
and
the
the
loading
docks.
D
But
this
is
the
enforcement
of
if
we
have
immediate
capacity
on
the
weekends
to
generate
revenue
for
our
city,
as
well
as
on
the
resident
parking,
particularly
in
the
particularly
thickly
settled
areas
of
say,
the
south
end
and
back
bay,
beacon,
hill,
south
boston
everywhere,
where
the
resident
parking
program
is
making
a
difference.
It
makes
a
difference.
Basically,
you
know
five
and
a
half
days
a
week.
What
happens
is
saturday?
D
Everyone
plays
the
game,
they
wait
for
the
enforcement
vehicles
to
leave
and
they
come
in
town
and
then
they
literally
get
you
know
whole
cycle
which
kind
of
defeats
the
purpose
right.
They
would
go
a
long
way
if
we
could
get
parking
enforcement
officers
working
through
the
weekend,
but
have
the
shifts
obviously
be
fair
or
maybe
it's
a
dedicated
shift.
Maybe
it's
an
overtime
shift,
maybe
there's
opportunities
for
our
workers
to
make
extra
ends
meet
on
a
sunday.
Maybe
they
refuse
it.
Maybe
it
goes
to
sort
of
a
new
enforcement
officer.
D
That's
learning
the
ropes,
but
I
think
that
it
should
be
included
in
in
parking
enforcement
as
well
as
expanding
the
meter
hours
as
well
as
I'd
like
a
list
of
the
meters
and
where
we
can
increase
meter
opportunities,
maybe
in
our
small
local
business
districts.
That
would
really
like
to
get
that
turnover
for
their
businesses
and
then
just
want
to
make
a
note
of
traffic
enforcement,
especially
around
the
west
newton,
tremont
and
columbus
ave.
My
office
is
getting
a
lot
of
phone
calls
from
that
area
and
then
obviously
tub
taylor
council
flynn.
D
O
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
council
flaherty,
so
the
the
central
fleet
are,
we
in
good
shape
in
the
central
fleet
like
public
works
vehicles
are
good.
I
know
a
couple
years
ago
there
was
some
concern
around
the
tow
trucks.
They
were
a
bit
in
disrepair
and
we
had
some
some
issues.
I
think
we
had
them
ordered,
but
they
were,
they
were,
they
were
all
back
order.
Are
we
drunk
are
the
tow
trucks
all
in
new
vehicles
now
or
or
pretty
new.
B
Yeah,
so
you
don't
know
off
the
top,
my
head,
the
average
fleet
age
of
the
tow
trucks-
I
will
say,
generally
speaking
talking
with
folks
in
central
fleet
there
is,
they
feel
pretty
good
about
both
the
state
of
the
fleet
and
the
availability
of
parts
and
equipment
that
we
need.
There's
still
some
supply
chain
issues
affecting
some
stuff
and
some
vehicle
types,
but
we're
generally
seeing
availability
of
the
things.
O
S
We,
I
know
there's
at
least
two
coleman.
Do
you
know
the
number
there's
at
least
two
tow
trucks
in
the
new
budget?
Four,
thank
you.
Oh
okay,
and
we
do
have
some.
You
know
we
are
working
to
keep
the
ones
we
have
in
good
shape.
There's
a
couple
that
are
out
right
now
for
valuation,
hopefully,
we'll
be
able
to
keep
them,
but
we
do
have
four
new
ones
in
the
in
the
budget.
O
And
you
can
answer
this
if
you
want,
but
you
don't
need
to
if
you
don't,
because
I
probably
know
the
answer
anyway,
why?
Why
do
we
not
use
when
we're
when
we're
full
court
press
like
say
in
the
north
end
or
something
there's
four
tow
truck
drivers
lined
up
there
to
start
towing,
an
entire
street
or
when
the
police
call
for
for
a
tour
while
for
the
most
part
you
never
see
city,
boston
trucks
there?
Why
does
that
happen?.
O
Well,
no,
I
mean
for
street
cleaning
or
for
I
mean
every
once
in
a
while
you'll
see
it
seems
like
we
contract
more
with
with
private
tow
trucks
than
with
our
own
people,
which
I
mean
I'd
much
rather
run
into
a
city
of
boston
person
and
say
hey
whatever
we're
that
tow
truck
driver.
He
sees
200
and
gone
not
going
to
have
a
discussion
like
have
we
looked
at
that
policy
at
all,
maybe
thought
of
a
little
more
focused
on
our
tow
truck
drivers
and
not
contracts.
O
S
S
O
Can
maybe
it's
juvenile,
I'm
not
sure
talk
talk
to?
No,
I
want
to
talk
about
the
actual
structure
that
is
frontage
road.
We
did
a
tour
there
again.
Everything
was
pre-covered
and
we're
trying
to
catch
up
to
it
and,
although
I
know
there
were
collapse,
waste
pipes
and
different
things
that
were
happening
within
that,
can
anybody
speak
to
the
actual
structure
of
the
building?
O
N
So
we
continuously
look
at
the
bed,
look
at
the
building
council
to
ensure
that
it
is
safe
for
those
that
are
using
it.
We
continue
to
do
minor
repairs.
We
are
working
with
the
public
facilities
department
to
ensure
that
a
broader
understanding
of
the
garage
is
done
a
few
years
ago,
council,
as
you
may
have
known,
we
fixed
from
the
top
deck
we
fixed
all
the
way
to
about
the
fourth
level.
One
two
three
four.
N
The
parking
garage
you
know
the
decks,
we
fixed
the
decks
in
terms
of
the
leakage
that
were
there,
the
waterproofing
so
but
it's
that
garage
has
been
there
for
some
time.
So,
as
with
any
old
structure,
it
continues
to
warrant
attention
and
we
are
giving
that
oversight
of
that
attention
to
ensure
that
the
garage
is
functional
both
to
all
its
users,
including
the
city
team,
is.
O
There
any
is
there
any
real
plan
about
a
new,
a
new
structure
there
or
or
is
there
any
plan
with
the
with
the
whole
area
like
like
transportation?
Has
it
has
part
of
their
part
of
their
toe
lot
in
there?
I
know
I
know
a
couple
years
ago
there
was
a
group
in
here
that
wanted
us
to
turn
it
into
like
some
kind
of
water
capture
system,
like
not
even
thinking
of
city
services
at
all.
So
where
are
the
discussions
on
that
whole
lot?
Have?
O
B
B
B
B
O
B
But
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
simply
responding
to
complaints,
because
what
we
see
in
311
data
is
that
higher
income
neighborhoods
are
much
more
likely
to
complain.
So
we
would
like
to
be
driven
by
data
about
what
the
actual
quality
on
the
ground
is,
as
well
as
an
understanding
of
where
the
investments
that
we
make.
O
Because
I
I
almost
wonder
if
you're
you're
looking
at
me
and
I'm
advocating
for
neighborhoods
that
are
walkable
neighborhoods
in
a
good
neighborhood,
that
I've
literally
been
trying
to
do
the
same
thing
for
years
and
and
get
no
response
or
even-
and
this
is
before
you
sure,
get
a
response
that
makes
me
think
that
there's
studies
going
on-
and
I'm
talking
about
saint
brendan's
here
now
and
I'm
talking
about
savannah
hill
court
by
the
court,
no
sidewalk
there,
people
flying
through
there
I've
been
promised
speed.
Bumps
I've
been
promised
these
things.
O
Total
frigging
disaster
total
disaster,
looking
for
some
bumped
out
sidewalks,
could
all
be
cured
if
one,
if
one
operator
cared
a
little
bit
about
the
neighborhood
like
I'm
asking
for
the
for
these
things,
and
I
and
I'm
gonna
want
them
so
so
leaving
here
today,
action
items
will
be.
Where
are
we
on
those
sidewalks
that
are
at
the
train
station
there
at
sydney
and
savan
hill?
Where
is
my
saint
brendan's?
Where
is
my
saint
brendan's
plan?
What
are
we
going
to
do
in
you
know?
O
I've
got
probably
20
streets
here,
and
most
of
them
are
speed.
Bumps
most
of
them
are
speed
bumps.
We
want
people
want
speed
bumps,
we
don't
want.
Oh
yeah,
we
put
another
slow
sign
up.
There
signs
aren't
working
sure
the
behaviors
they
have
to
see
something
on
the
street
says.
Oh,
this
may
harm
my
car.
If
I
go
flying
over
it.
B
Yep
so
so
noted,
I
think
a
couple
of
things
in
response,
so
we
need
to
build
our
overall
capacity
to
deliver
safety
infrastructure.
We
do
not
have
enough
capacity.
That's
part
of
what
this
budget
is
investing
in.
We
need
to
develop
processes
that
provide
clarity
around
what
is
being
considered
and
when
we
do
or
don't
do
something.
O
B
What
it
means
is
that
we
only
have
so
many
people
who
can
go
out
and
do
the
engineering
work
and
assess
what
works
in
a
given
location.
What
it
means
is
that
we
have
only
so
many
dollars
for
construction
and
we
have
800
miles
of
city
street
which
need
attention,
and
so
we
know
that
we
are
not
doing
enough
work
fast
enough
to
meet
the
needs
of
residents.
And
that's
what
I
mean
when
I
say
we
bid
capacity.
B
I
hear
you
and
you
know
I
I
can't
speak
for
the
past.
I
can
speak
for
what
I
see
being
four
months
in
on
this
job,
that
you
know
we
need
to
do
more.
We
need
to
do
it
faster,
and
that
means
we
need
the
resources
and
the
structure
to
do
it.
That's
my
work.
I
take
that
very
seriously
to
to
build
that.
It
will
not
happen
overnight,
but
it
will
happen
and
that's
what
me
and
my
team
are
committed
to
doing.
O
Okay,
so
I
can
expect
an
answer
on
st
brandon's.
I
can
expect
an
answer
on
seven
he'll
have
brad.
I
have
a
a
request
in
for
for
a
light
to
be
extended.
We
talked
about
that
earlier,
like
the
the
post
had
been
on,
seven
he'll
have
for
two
years
now
they
literally
come
pop
right
on
top
of
them
or
common
pop
one
up
on
the
sidewalk
one.
So
the
post
is
in
the
middle
of
two
cars,
totally
ridiculous.
O
O
O
O
O
And
I
know
you're
building
capacity,
I've
been
in
the
city
for
35
years
working
in
the
city.
You
should
have
seen
the
capacity
35
years
ago.
None
we've
got
tons
of
money
here,
we've
got
tons
of
opera
money
that
we're
just
spreading
all
over
the
place,
just
spread
it
drunk
and
sailor
type
and,
quite
frankly,
I'm
sick
of
it
up
to
here.
T
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
I'll,
be
I'll,
be
brief.
Beech
street
in
the
leather
district
the
sidewalks
were
done
several
years
ago.
Before
the
pandemic.
I
tried
to
get
it
extended
from
the
leather
district
into
chinatown,
since,
since
it
was,
it
was
being
done
anyway.
I
was
unsuccessful,
but
beech
street
is
in
rough
shape.
There's
a
lot
of
seniors
that
use
that
area
for
shopping
and
there's
these
big
big
holes
in
the
sidewalk.
I
I
saw
an
old
lady
hit
like
the
the
the
concrete
and
the
sidewalk
and
she
and
she
fell.
T
B
N
Bit
about
it,
council,
as
you
know,
as
as
we
all
know,
within
chinatown,
there
are
many
sidewalks
many
states
that
are
in
need
of
in
need
of
attention
and
can
benefit
from
the
attention.
So
in
included
in
this
capital,
submission
is
half
a
million
dollars.
What
we
want
to
do
is
use
that
money
to
get
an
assessment
and
have
a
multi-year
program
so
that
we
can
systematically
do
the
streets
and
the
sidewalks
in
chinatown,
as
we
have
done
everywhere
else.
So,
let's.
H
T
No
thank
you
power.
I
appreciate
it.
The
the
other
issue,
I
know
btd
and
public
works-
have
promised
that
we're
going
to
continue
the
chinese
signs
over
the
summer
and
that's
that's
a
priority
from
for
the
residents
they
really
wanted.
They
really
want
to
see
that
get
done.
Concurrent
jurisdiction.
I
know
we
talked
about
street
lighting,
you
you
guys
know
I'm
against
that,
and
you
know
that's
where
we
had
that
accident.
The
the
death,
unfortunately
on
on
summit
street,
taking
a
right
on
to
onto
melcher
street.
T
So
you
know
both
both
the
automo.
Both
the
car
in
the
person
can't
be
going
in
the
same
direction.
At
the
same
time,
if
you're
going
down
summer
street
and
taking
a
right
on
melcher
street,
the
person
that's
on
on
summit
street
walking
can't
be
walking
the
same
way,
meaning
if
you're
taking
right
in
the
vehicle
and
the
person
both
can't
have
the
right
of
way.
Someone
has
to
someone
has
to
have
the
right
of
way.
T
My
position
is,
we
have
to
be
more
respectful
for
the
for
the
pedestrian
and
and
let
the
vehicle
slow
down.
Let
him
stop
and
let
him
be.
Let
him
or
her
be
patient,
but
we
don't
have
to
have
both
of
them
going
at
the
same
time.
It's
also
the
case
on
high
street.
If
you're
going,
if
you're
on
high
street
right
over
here
and
you're,
taking
you're
going
down
high
street,
you
take
it
right
onto
congress
street,
you
take
it
right
onto
congress
street.
T
You
can
also
be
on
high
street
and
walk
across
the
street.
Both
both
the
car
and
the
pedestrian
have
concurrent
jurisdiction.
They
both
can
go
at
the
same
time
some
people
advocate
for
that
some
people
say:
that's
that's
a
safe
fruit,
but
I
don't.
I
don't
agree
with
that.
I
think
the
I
think
we
have
to
be
more
considerate
of
the
passenger,
the
car
and
the
vehicle
needs
to
be
patient.
T
They
need
to
wait
an
extra
20
seconds
so
that
a
worker
or
a
family
or
a
person
with
disabilities
can't
cross
the
street
I'm
I
I
don't
like
to.
I
don't
like
these
concurrent
jurisdictions
and
I
know
there's
several
hundred
of
these
locations
across
the
city.
I
wish
the
city
would
deal
with
this
issue
before.