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Ways & Means Hearing- Dockets #0760-0768 FY24 Budget: PWD, BTD
A
Thank
you
good
afternoon
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Tanya
Fredonia
Anderson,
the
district
7
City
councilor
I,
am
the
chair
of
the
Boston
city
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
this
hearing
is
being
recorded.
It
is
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
for
slash
City,
Dash,
Council,
TV
and
broadcast
on
Xfinity
channel
8,
RCN,
channel
82
and
FiOS
channel
964..
The
council's
budget
review
process
will
Encompass
a
series
of
public
hearings
beginning
in
April
and
running
through
June.
A
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
to
engage
in
this
process
by
giving
testimony
for
the
record.
You
can
always
do
this
in
several.
You
can
do
this
in
several
ways
attend
one
of
our
hearings
and
give
public
testimony.
We
will
take
public
testimony
at
the
end
of
each
department
or
hearing
and
also
at
a
hearing
dedicated
to
public
testimony
which
has
taken
place
already,
also
look
forward
to
June
1st,
where
we
will
do
public
testimony
in
conjunction
with
the
hearing
specifically
focused
on
capital
budget.
A
For
in-person
Testimony,
please
come
to
the
chamber
and
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
entrance
for
virtual
testimony.
You
can
sign
up
using
our
online
form
on
our
Council
budget
review
website
or
by
emailing
the
committee
at
ccc.wm
boston.gov,
when
you
are
called
to
testify.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
or
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
two
to
three
minutes
or
whichever
time
which
the
chair
myself
allows
that
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
Email.
A
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written
testimony
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committee
at
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a
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minute,
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City
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Council,
Dash
budget.
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket0760-20762
orders
for
the
FY
operating
budget,
including
annual
Appropriations,
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
the
other
post-employment
benefits
opeb.
A
A
B
We
have
Mike
brol,
who
is
our
superintendent
of
street
operations,
apologizing
our
city
engineer,
Kate
England,
our
director
of
green
infrastructure,
vineet
Gupta,
director
of
policy
and
planning
Nick
Gove
who's,
our
Deputy
Chief
of
streets
for
transportation,
also
serving
as
BTD
commissioner
and
Omar
koshafa.
Our
newly
minted
Director
of
Finance
and
budget
for
the
cabinet
and
I
am
Joshua
Franklin
Hodge
chief
of
streets.
We
do
some
opening
remarks
when
you
were
ready
but
happy
to
turn
it
back
to
you.
If
there's
additional
stuff
you'd
like
to.
A
Thank
you
so
much
for
our
format.
This
will
not
be
a
lawn
care
and
hopefully
we
can
narrow
this
down
to
just
an
hour
and
a
half
to
a
couple
hours.
We
will
begin
with
our
opening
statements
for
my
Council
colleagues
just
30
seconds
each
and
then
we'll
go
straight
to
your
presentation
round.
One
of
questions
each
will
have
10
minutes
and
then
closing
remarks
without
further
Ado.
A
C
D
Thank
you
chair,
thank
you
all
for
being
here,
looking
forward
to
this
budget
hearing
and
just
hearing
your
priorities
and
making
sure
that
we've
allocated
enough
money
to
keep
our
streets
safe,
and
you
know
our
people
moving
through.
Most
of
the
calls
we
get
into
at
least
my
office
either
are
on
ISD
side
for
rats
or
it's
traffic
issues,
but
people
need
to
get
to
work
drop
their
kids
off
at
school.
D
They
want
to
make
sure
they
feel
safe,
walking
our
streets
and
know
that
all
of
you
are
invested
in
that
and
just
want
to
shout
out
all
of
these
departments
here
very
responsive,
I'll
Echo.
What
councilor
Braden
said
and
lots
of
different
people
that
we
call
in
all
of
your
departments
and
they
pick
right
up
and
help
make
sure
that
we're
getting
constituents
what
they
need.
Constituent
Services
issues
fixed,
and
just
thank
you
for
that.
Looking
forward
to
the
conversation,
thank
you
chair.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
your
important
work
and
Leadership
Council.
Fernandez
Anderson
also
want
to
thank
the
panel.
That's
here
for
the
work
they're
doing
in
the
city.
Vl
leadership,
but
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
all
the
men
and
women
up
on
the
up
in
the
seating
up
there
as
well.
E
I
have
the
opportunity
to
work
with
them
almost
weekly
in
my
daily,
and
they
do
a
tremendous
job
for
the
residents
of
Boston
and
especially
the
the
workers
that
are
out
in
the
streets
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays
and
weeknights
and
late
at
night
and
away
from
their
families.
Public
Works
and
in
transportation
are
always
there
doing
the
best
job
they
can
for
the
residents
of
Boston
under
very
difficult
circumstances,
as
well,
so
really
the
backbone
of
our
city.
E
These
city
workers,
I,
don't
think
they
get
paid
enough
and
and
they're
they're
not
often
treated
treated
well
by
the
public
at
times,
especially
traffic
enforcement
people.
But
we
know
the
important
work
they
play
because
they
love
this
city.
They
love
the
neighborhoods
and
public
works
and
transportation
department.
It's
quality
of
life
issues,
it's
Neighborhood,
Services,
it's
nuts
and
bolts
of
city
government
and
that's
what
that's
what
an
urban
area
is
all
about.
E
F
F
A
Thank
you
councilman.
Here
we
do
have
a
budget
breakdown
from
our
budget
analyst
that
I
think.
If
my
Council
colleagues
wants
me
to
present,
we
have
it
ready.
You
would
like
that.
Okay,
we
have
it
ready
to
go
up
as
a
it's
a
PowerPoint,
and
there
are
some
things
that
I
would
like
to
focus
on
in
terms
of
like
how
capital
is
decided
and
what's
the
priority,
how
do
you
get
to
a
priority?
A
This
is
streets
right
like
if
it's
needed,
let's
go
to
that
first
and
what's
priority,
it's
more
engineering,
if
anything
so
really
want
to
have
that
transparent
conversation
with
you
and
obviously
thank
you
for
all
of
the
work
that
you
do.
I
also
want
to
Echo
my
concert,
president
Flynn,
who
mentioned
your
work
and
how
responsive
you
are.
I.
A
I've
said
this
before,
but
you
are
definitely
one
of
the
cabinets
that
responds
the
fastest
expediently
and
I
really
appreciate
that
one
of
my
biggest
priorities
for
district
7
is
cleaniness
beautification
and
Safe
Streets.
So
I
appreciate
all
of
those
three
I
think
fall
in
your
department.
So
appreciate
you
for
that.
But
when
I,
when
we
do
get
into
hard
conversations
about
capital
and
prioritizing
communities
of
lower
social
economic
class,
then
know
that
it's
obviously
not
personal,
that
you
are
doing
everything
that
you
can
as
professionals.
B
Yeah.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
chair
again
for
for
the
opportunity
and
thank
you.
Counselors
I
just
want
to
start.
I've
already
mentioned
all
the
folks
who
are
up
here
at
the
table,
but
I
want
to
acknowledge
one
other
member
of
our
senior
leadership
team,
Julia
Campbell,
who
recently
joined
us
as
our
Deputy
Chief
of
streets
for
infrastructure
and
design.
A
B
Thank
you
and,
as
was
noted,
there
are
other
team
members
from
the
public
works
leadership
team
here
in
the
gallery:
Mike
Donaghey,
Danny,
Chris,
Coakley,
Dennis,
roach,
Jerry,
Gorman,
Tom,
Mckay,
Clarence,
Perkins,
Trish,
Casey,
Norman
Parks
all
have
joined
us
for
for
this
as
well.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
being
here.
B
I
want
to
Echo
counselor
Flynn
council
president
Flynn's
comments
about
the
people
who
do
the
work
in
our
departments,
because
you
know
we
can
sit
here
as
a
leadership
team
and
talk
about
our
goals
and
our
vision,
and
we
can
talk
about
the
budget
and
the
new
initiatives.
But
none
of
this
work
happens
without
the
people
who
do
the
work
every
day
in
this
building
on
the
streets
in
our
district
yards.
This
is
how
our
cabinet
functions.
B
You
know
we
have
approximately
800
people
within
the
the
the
cabinet
and
they
do
jobs
that
range
from
issuing
permits
to
designing
streets,
to
fixing
street
lights.
To
hanging
signs
to
you
know
you
name
it
any
of
the
the
functions.
You
know
making
sure
that
our
streets
are
clean
and
well
care,
for
you
know
repairing
our
brick
sidewalks.
All
of
these
are
things
that
that
we
cannot
do
without
the
workforce
that
we
have
and,
and
they
are
the
backbone
of
this
cabinet
and
I'm,
just
very
grateful
for
their
Public
Service.
B
You
know
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
in
places
like
this
talking
about
transformation
and
new
initiatives,
but
the
core
Services,
whether
it's
filling
potholes,
picking
up
trash
fixing
the
the
lighting
infrastructure,
the
signals-
you
know:
plowing
sweeping
streets,
issuing
parking
tickets,
you
know
maintaining
our
bridges,
maintaining
our
roads
and
our
sidewalks
these.
This
is
the
this
is
the
foundation
right.
B
This
is
the
foundation
of
the
city,
it's
the
foundation
of
our
work,
and
it
is
what
this
kind
of
work
to
provide
for
the
everyday
needs
of
the
people
of
Boston
is
is
the
most
important
job
that
we
have.
So
we
are
very
proud
of
what
we're
able
to
do.
We
have
an
incredible
team
of
dedicated
people
who
do
this,
but
we
also
know
that
we
always
need
to
invest
and
improve
in
how
we
deliver
those
core
services,
and
so
that
remains
a
big
Focus
for
our
leadership
team.
B
The
SEC
second
big
theme
that
we
have
as
a
Cabinet
is
safety.
People
of
all
ages
and
abilities
deserve
the
right
to
move
freely
and
without
fear
in
the
city,
and
yet
we
are
a
city
where,
every
year,
more
than
3
000
times
the
EMS,
the
fire
department,
the
Boston
Police
Department,
responds
to
an
injury
crash
on
our
streets.
B
Yesterday,
two
kids,
a
brother
and
sister,
were
crossing
Dorchester,
Ave
and
Fields
Corner
in
front
of
the
Fields
Corner
MBTA
station
and
we're
struck.
All
of
these
people
have
survived.
They
are
all
you
know:
they've
been
treated
thanks
to
our
incredible
First
Responders
in
our
hospital
system,
and
they
will
be
physically
okay,
but
these
kinds
of
crashes,
these
experiences
they
leave
scars
on
our
community,
not
just
in
the
body,
but
in
the
trauma
that
people
experience
both
those
who
are
directly
involved
and
for
all
of
those
who
travel
around
the
city.
B
Knowing
this
risk
worrying
about
their
kids
or
their
parents
as
they
move.
This
is
essential
work
for
us
to
help
bring
these
crashes,
to
eliminate
Serious
injury
crashes
and
fatalities
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
to
make
the
changes
we
need
to
make
in
our
street
system
so
that
people
can
move
safely
and
we'll
talk
about
some
of
what
we're
doing
in
this
regard,
and
when
we
talk
about
new
initiatives.
B
The
third
big
area
that
we
are
focused
on
is
Shifting
how
we
move
it's
four
o'clock
now
and
if
you
were
to
walk
out
of
this
building
and
walk
a
couple
blocks,
you
know
towards
the
surface
Road.
You
will
see
immediately
that
how
we
get
around
Boston
has
to
change.
You
know
Tuesday
through
Thursday
almost
every
week,
the
regional
highway
system
reaches
its
capacity
at
some
point
in
the
afternoon
and
all
of
that
traffic.
B
This
is,
however,
despite
our
traffic,
a
vibrant
economy,
with
tremendous
amount
of
growth
potential
and
in
the
years
and
decades
ahead,
We'll
add
tens
of
thousands
of
new
residents
and
hundreds
of
thousands
of
new
jobs
in
Boston,
and
so
imagine,
if
every
one
of
those
residents
and
every
one
of
those
workers
added
yet
another
car
to
our
already
congested
streets.
The
only
way
we
can
keep
moving
as
a
city
is
to
change
how
we
move,
and
so
we
in
the
streets
cabinet,
are
working
to
change
our
streets
to
make
that
possible.
B
We
need
Transit,
that's
reliable,
convenient
and
affordable.
Part
of
that
work
is
supporting
the
MBTA
in
their
much
needed
effort
to
turn
around
a
system
that
is
struggling
to
move
people
where
they
need
to
go.
The
mayor
is
right
now,
with
the
general
manager
of
the
MBTA
and
the
Secretary
of
Transportation
in
her
office.
Talking
about
what
the
city
can
do
to
support
that
transformation,
walking
the
most
basic
form
of
transportation.
B
B
You
know,
despite
despite
what
you
may
read
in
the
comments
section
I,
don't
think
everyone
should
run
out
and
sell
their
car
and
buy
a
bike,
but
I
do
think
we
need
to
reshape
our
city
so
that
people
have
more
freedom
to
choose
how
they
move
and
so
that
there
are
good
alternatives
to
driving
for
more
of
the
trips
that
people
take.
So
in
all
three
of
these
areas,
core
services,
safety
and
mode
shift.
B
We've
made
a
lot
of
progress
in
the
last
year
and
we're
happy
to
share
some
of
that
with
you,
but
there
are
challenges.
Hiring
remains
exceptionally
difficult.
We
have
significant
areas
of
our
cabinet
that
are
understaffed.
This
is
most
acute
within
our
operations
team
and
our
engineering
teams.
We
have
work
to
do
on
our
own
internal
processes.
B
We
have
restructured
our
leadership
team
in
the
last
year
and
added
some
added
and
promoted
some
great
people
within
that
team,
but
there's
more
work
to
do
to
make
sure
that
we're
set
up
for
success,
but
I
am
optimistic.
Mayor
Wu's,
fy24
budget
proposal
provides
a
the
financial
Foundation
that
we
need
for
continued
progress
and
to
deliver
on
these
key
goals.
So
I'm
going
to
talk
just
quickly
about
three
of
the
big
new
initiatives
that
are
proposed
in
this
budget.
First
I
want
to
talk
about
the
city
safety
surge.
This
was
announced
on
Monday.
B
There
are
eight
new
positions
and
almost
12
million
in
new
capital
investment,
in
addition
to
the
capital
that
is
already
allocated
through
existing
programs
and
projects.
The
goal
of
this
there
are
three
big
outcomes
we
hope
to
achieve
from
this.
One
is
to
provide
more
traffic
calming,
particularly
in
the
form
of
speed.
Humps
in
more
places
in
the
city
should
not
be
a
competition
between
neighbors
and
neighborhoods
for
who
gets
safer
streets.
B
We
know
we
need
to
bring
safer
streets
to
all
parts
of
Boston,
and
so
we
are
working
to
speed
up
the
pace
at
which
we
can
do
that.
We
are
also
working
to
redesign
intersections.
This
is
where
most
of
our
crashes
happen.
So
our
goal
is
to
redesign
25
to
30
intersections
a
year
to
bring
me
a
variety
of
safety
features
into
place
that
can
help
reduce
the
risk
of
Crash
and
and
make
it
safer
for
safer
places,
especially
for
people
walking
and
biking,
but
also
for
drivers.
B
The
third
part
of
the
safety
surge
is
focused
on
signals.
We
want
a
signal
policy
and
an
implementation
of
our
signal
policy
that
makes
it
safer
for
people
walking
and
provides
a
baseline
level
of
assurance
that,
if
you
are
crossing
that
you
will
not
that
we
have,
we
have
set
up
the
intersection
so
that
you
are
not
being
placed
at
any
undue
risk.
B
We've
recently
revised
our
signal
operations,
guidelines,
Rewritten
I,
should
say
our
signal
operations
guidelines
from
top
to
bottom
to
bring
this
Baseline
pedestrian
safety
into
the
way
that
this
that
our
signaling
system
functions.
The
second
area
of
investment
that
I
want
to
highlight
is
green
infrastructure.
We
have
two
new
positions
and
roughly
500
000
for
maintenance
and
750
000
for
a
site
assessment.
Green
infrastructure
is
a
way
to
introduce
natural
elements
into
our
built
environment.
These
have
multiple
benefits.
It
helps
us
filter
and
manage
storm
water.
B
It
can
provide
additional
Greenery
in
our
neighborhoods
and
reduce
heat
island
effects.
It
can
add
tree
cover
and
shade
it
can
beautify
our
neighborhoods
and
too
often
when
we
build
infrastructure.
All
you
see
is
hard
surfaces
pavement
stamp,
brick
concrete,
because
we've
not
had
the
capacity
to
maintain
planted
surfaces
and
we've
not
had
the
right
policies
and
expertise
within
our
team
to
be
able
to
build
those.
So
with
this
investment
we
will
be
able
to
do
more
green
infrastructure
in
Boston.
B
B
The
last
investment
area
that
I
want
to
mention
is
the
work
we're
doing
around
electrification
of
the
transportation
system
we
have
in
electric
vehicles.
In
particular,
we
are
adding
one
new
position
for
a
program
manager
to
focus
on
our
work,
to
ensure
that
everyone
in
the
city
has
access
to
charging
infrastructure.
B
We're
also
working
to
do
a
series
of
demonstration
projects
on
curbside
charging,
so
thinking
about
a
future
where
the
many
people
who
charge
who
don't
have
off
street
parking
will
still
have
a
way
to
charge
a
vehicle
when
parked
on
city
streets.
We
are
investing
City
money
into
this,
but
we
are
also
working
to
tap
into
the
substantial
amount
of
federal
funding,
that's
available
to
support
charging
programs,
and
so
we
have
Grant
applications
in
the
works
for
a
number
of
federal
and
state
Grant
programs.
We
are
also
you
know.
B
For
us,
electric
vehicles
are
not
just
cars,
so
we
are
adding
funds
to
support
the
addition
of
electric
bikes
into
the
blue
bike
system
and
we
are
funding.
A
reduction
in
the
cost
associated
with
blue
bikes
passes
both
to
reduce
the
first
year
costs
for
new
members.
You
know
for
the
general
public
and
to
bring
the
price
for
our
income
eligible
members
down
to
five
dollars
a
year,
really
making
this
in
a
universally
accessible
option
for
anyone,
so
I
will
stop
there.
B
Those
are
just
three
of
the
initiatives,
they're
sort
of
not
far
from
all
that
we
are
doing,
but
it
hopefully
gives
you
a
sense
of
some
of
the
new
things
that
that
this
that
we
in
our
cabinet
and
this
Administration
is
excited
about
again,
I'm
very
grateful
to
the
council
for
the
opportunity
and
for
consideration
of
this
budget
proposal
and
for
the
support
that
you've
offered
to
us
in
the
work
that
we
do.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
She
is
amazing,
and
this
is
one
of
the
presentations
that
she
does
for
every
single
budget
hearing
so
for
public
works,
department,
Boston
and
Boston
transportation
department,
the
they
hear
some
background
and
definitions,
please
email
me
or
the
committee
ways.
It
means
email
and
I'm
happy
to
submit
a
copy
to
you.
A
A
A
I
really
wanted
to
ask
my
questions
first,
because
I
think
there
would
have
been
brief,
but
it's
not
proving
to
be
brief,
so
I'll
stop
there.
I
will
look
for
the
capital
budget
and
while
you
you
guys,
ask
your
questions
and
then
I'll
come
back
to
them.
Okay,
so
customer
here,
if
it's
okay
with
you,
I'll
stop
the
presentation
there,
because
it's
just
so
long,
no
problem,
counselor
Braden!
You
have
the
floor.
Thank.
C
B
C
G
C
A
large
part
of
it
is
taken
up
with
police
vehicles.
I
know
this
is
more
of
a
occupation
is
not
intense
to
the
law.
They
say
it's
just
in
terms
of
the
business
district.
I,
don't
know
if,
if
you
folks
could
have
a
conversation
with
BTD
and
see
if
we
could
free
up
some
more
parking
in
that
Municipal
lot
for
patrons
of
our
local
businesses,
it's
you
know.
I
appreciate.
It
just
seems
that
they
have
a
lot
of
equipment
that
maybe
just
park
there,
because
it's
convenient
rather
than
necessary,
but
just
a
question.
C
H
Very
good
Council,
as
you
noted,
there
are
two
phases:
there's
the
phase,
three
four,
which
is
the
remaining
part
of
com
ad
and
then
there's
the
intersection
of
Harvard
and
command
the
phase.
Three
and
four
right
now.
We
are
sort
of
in
a
limbo
situation,
because
the
MBTA
has
decided
at
the
most
interesting
time
to
move
the
tracks
from
where
they
are
to
the
center
and
that's
a
very
challenging
exercise
on
their
part.
We
have.
H
We
are
working
very
closely
with
them,
but
we
are
somewhat
slowed
because
we
have
to
sort
of
stay
in
synchronization
with
their
project.
But
we
are
in
coordination,
and
things
are
going
a
little
bit
slowly,
but
hopefully
in
the
right
direction,
because
they
understand
that
whenever
they
finish
their
project,
they
have
to
incorporate
the
work
which
we
are
doing.
So.
The
good
thing
is,
it
will
be
a
combined
project,
but
it's
going
a
little
bit
slower
than
what
we
were
used
to.
H
C
B
We
have
prioritized
the
zones
in
the
city
we
in
order
to
ensure
that
we
are
that
we
are
building
speed,
humps
and
calming
infrastructure
in
every
part
of
the
city.
We
are
committed
to
doing
at
least
one
Zone
per
year
in
each
Council
district,
and
so
you
will
see
that
sort
of
you
know
that
that
distribution
around
this
City,
but
within
the
districts
we've
prioritize
based
on
a
series
of
risk
factors
of
both
safety
history
and
the
presence
of
more
vulnerable
populations
to
determine
which
zones
happen
first.
C
C
I
Thank
you
and,
as
you
point
out,
two
of
our
co-ops
have
been
focused
on
that
intersection
and
have
worked
with
local
Butters,
as
well
as
local
community
members
to
try
and
make
it
safe.
The
design
approach
that
we've
We've
adopted
is
a
quick,
build
approach,
so
they're
not
going
to
reconstruct
the
whole
intersection
that
would
take.
You
know
tens
of
millions
of
dollars,
and
so
construction
will
probably
happen
next
year.
C
Yeah
sooner
rather
than
later,
would
be
great,
there's
a
there's,
a
senior
living
facility
in
that
space
or
around,
and
when
we
talk
about
when
your
staff
talk
about,
oh,
it
might
be
years
and
they
go
like
hang
on
a
minute.
We
don't
have
years,
you
better
get
a
move
on.
So
these
older
folks
would
really
like
to
see
these
because
they
really
are
trapped
in
their
building.
They
can't
safely
cross
the
road
over
there.
It's
really
bad!
If,
if
there's.
I
C
J
So
it's
been
challenging
out
of
the
gate
it
was
It
was
obviously
I.
Think
we've
kind
of
heard
that
it
was.
It
was
a
edict
set
forth
by
the
mass
dep.
We
were
left
to
kind
of
figure
out
a
plan
in
year.
One
and
we
have
we've,
got
a
good
plan
from
Dennis,
roach
and
Jerry.
Gorman
did
some
really
good
work
with
actually
enough
for
my
life
of
Omar
working
on
some
MBE
contracts.
J
We
we
were
able
to
get
two
contractors
out
to
your
point
about
Austin
Christmas,
smartly
by
Dennis
and
Jerry's
standards.
Dave
created
a
surge
time,
so
we
asked
them
to
pick
up
70
a
day
normal
season
as
we
get
to
that
for
the
four
weeks
around
both
because
we're
starting
to
count
March
31st,
it's
a
moving
out
day,
I
think
we're
we're
a
bit
Wishful
on
that
the
people
that
kind
of
spreading
it
out
between
Labor
Day
weekend
and
Memorial
Day
weekend
with
that
with
that
College
move
out.
J
But
we
have
a
surge
season
where
we've
got
both
those
contractors
add
trucks
on
the
street.
They
add
volume
to
the
contract,
so
they're
able
to
pick
up
more
we're
living
it
right
now,
with
this
March
31st
window
of
this
two
weeks
before
two
weeks
after
we're
seeing
some
good
work
done.
But
again
we
are
learning
from
this
first
year.
It's.
J
It's
it's
it's.
It
feels
like
in
some
neighborhoods,
they
fall
from
the
sky.
You
know,
maybe
they
border
neighborhoods
or
cities
that
don't
have
a
plan,
and
maybe
they
get
mobile
and
come
into
the
city.
So
we've
gotta,
you
know
we're
always
mindful
of
moving
trash
and
moving
debris,
but
we
do
have
a
plan.
We
do
have
concerts
out
there
working
working
very
hard
and
again
they've
they've
they've
built
in
that
surge
time.
So
we'll
have
time
in
between
those
two
yeah.
J
Week
ahead
of
time,
I
think
that's
very
smart.
We've
we
had
some
delays.
Well,
not
delaysia,
some
back
up
that
it
was
up
to
two
weeks
in
some
neighborhoods.
We
also
had
next
day
and
other
neighborhoods,
so
I
think
that
we're
down
around
four
to
five
days
now
in
some
of
our
heavier
districts,
so
I'd
say
you
give
it
a
week.
We
should
be
good
around
the
surge
time.
Give
it
a
couple
weeks
my
wife
called
in
one
for
Tuesday
we're
getting
picked
up
on
Friday,
so
we're
inside
of
the
thank.
A
You
thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
Council
Braden,
okay.
We
have
the
right
presentation
up
we'll
get
to
that
and
I'll
try
to
be
as
quickly
as
possible
and
for
those
of
you
at
home.
Please
forgive
me
if
I'm
rushing
through
so
for
public
works
department,
10,
Boston,
Transportation,
Department,
the
streets,
arpa
projects
funding
are
listed
here
on
this
slide:
10
million
to
Free
Fair.
A
A
A
A
And
then,
when
you,
when
we
go
to
the
capital
by
neighborhood
per
person
spending.
This
is
what
you
get.
So
this
is
just
a
breakdown
to
sort
of
give
people
an
idea
of
population
there
and
how
things
are
used,
but
it
doesn't
really
reflect
to
the
priority
of
the
projects,
of
course.
So,
and
we'll
talk
further
about
that,
this
is
the
breakdown
by
neighborhood
by
count
so
projects
per
neighborhood
from
Charlestown.
All
the
way
to
Dorchester
again.
A
A
If,
for
example,
Back
Bay
is
only
two,
then
y
double
the
cost
and
understanding
what
those
projects
are
as
well:
BPD,
Capital
by
project
type
and
then
for
non-school
building,
new
infrastructure,
340
million
streets,
392
million
infrastructure
improvements,
General
project
type
and
then
181
million
program,
30
million
it
1
million.
I.
Definitely
think
that
not
that
I
want
to
speak
through
this
like
a
voice
over,
but
I
definitely
think
that
I.T
should
get
way
more
like
so
much.
A
We
could
be
doing
with
that
right
and
then
streets
overview
here
and
I'll
stop
there,
as
I
mentioned
to
those
at
home.
If
you'd
like
a
coffee,
happy
to
share
with
you
and
happy
to
coordinate
with
any
Community
organization.
That
would
like
for
me
to
facilitate
one
of
my
budget
workshops
for
community
all
right,
I'll
stop
there
and
continue
on
counselor
Murphy
you're.
Next,
you
have
the
floor.
Thank.
D
So
when
we
get
the
calls
and
we
get
a
lot
of
them,
is
there
a
way
because
I
know
we've
talked
about
this
before
yeah
sure
about
kind
of
that
fact
check,
because
there's
concerns
about
a
lot
of
changes
or
policies
that
might
go
into
place.
But
what
are
the
actual
facts
to
match
it?
So
do
you
have
like
a
dashboard
about
different
projects
going
on
in
the
last
week,
we've
gotten
a
lot
of
emails
and
calls
about
like
the
JP
bike,
Lanes
I'm,
trying
to
like
figure
out
like
oh.
D
Where
are
we
on
that?
Something
must
have
come
out
because
I
know
people
are
asking
about.
It
got
a
lot
of
calls
about
Hayes,
you
know,
are
the
speed
bumps
coming
to
my
street
and
I'm
like
I,
don't
know,
let
me
find
out
so
is
there
a
way
that
we're
sharing
that
not
just
with
us
on
the
council
but
to
the
public,
where
it's
kind
of
out
there
yeah.
B
B
We
are,
will
sort
of
you
know
some
of
the
feedback
we've
seen
is
it's?
It's
not
the
question
you
just
asked:
when
will
my
street
get
speed
hubs?
It
can
be
a
little
hard
to
answer
that.
You
know
the
the
map
that
shows
the
zones
doesn't
have
every
street
name
on
it
and
so
we're
working
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
right
Maps
up,
but
our
intent
here
is
to
give
people
that
that
look
in
advance.
B
In
terms
of
bike,
Lanes
I
appreciate
the
you
know,
sort
of
interest
in
having
factual
conversations
with
folks
about
projects.
I'll
first
say
that
you
know
with
any
bike
project
that
we
do.
Are
you
know
one
of
the
primary
goals
in
the
design
is
to
how
to
minimize
impacts
on
other
users
of
the
street
and
in
particular,
minimizing
parking
impacts.
So
when
we
design
a
lane,
we
often
go
through
multiple
options
and
iterations
which
side
of
the
street
is
it
on
what
type
of
materials
and
and
width
do
we
use?
B
And
you
know
we
are
always
evaluating
in
the
different
with
the
different
options
sort
of
which,
what
that,
what
the
impacts
are
and
trying
to
find
ways
to
achieve
our
safety
goals
for
people
who
cycle
without
creating
any
undo
or
unnecessary
impact.
Some
people
who
drive
but,
as
noted
there
are
sometimes
projects
in
which
we
do
end
up
needing
to
remove
parking
at
some
amount
of
parking
as
part
of
a
a
bike
lane
project
every
bike
project
that
we
have
has
its
own
dedicated
web
page.
B
If
you
go
to
boston.gov
bike,
Dash
Lanes
you'll
be
able
to
see
all
of
the
projects
we
have
in
design
in
the
city.
Each
project
has
its
own
page
depending
upon
where
it
is
in
the
planning
process.
Some
of
them
have
very
detailed
information
about
actual
Concept
Designs
parking
impacts.
Some
are
still
earlier
in
the
planning
phase,
so
we're
more
in
the
stage
of
soliciting
input
from
community
members
and
haven't
yet
published
actual
designs.
You
know
I
think
you're
likely
hearing
about
Boylston
Street
in
Jamaica
Plain.
B
D
B
We
have
an
evaluation
process
and
then
we
select-
you
know:
we've
selected
every
year,
a
handful
of
neighborhoods
to
do
a
very
intensive
redesign
of
the
street
network,
speed,
humps,
curb
line
changes,
sometimes
directional
changes
or
other
restrictions
where
we
have
delivered
those
projects.
They
have
been
very
well
liked
and
very
effective.
B
The
problem
that
we
have
found
is
that
we
are
not
delivering
enough
of
them
and
we
have
not
been
able
to
the
the
intensity
of
time
time
to
do
community
engagement
to
do
design
and
to
do
construction
of
projects
that
move
curb
lines
and
change.
The
geometry
or
the
directionality
of
streets
is
really
extensive.
So
we
with
this
new
program
and
the
safety
surgery,
we've
kind
of
broken
apart
the
different
types
of
safety
interventions.
We
can
take
speed
humps
because
they
are
relatively
speaking.
They're
constructed,
but
they
are
the
simplest
kind
of
constructed
construction.
B
You
can
do
there,
mounds
of
asphalt
with
some
paint
and
some
signs.
They
do
not
affect
drainage.
They
do
not.
You
know,
impact
any
other.
They
do
not
affect
parking,
so
we
are
implementing
these
speed,
hump
zones
and
only
implementing
speed
humps
as
part
of
that
section
of
the
program
so
that
we
can
move
quickly.
We
can
have
separate
construction
contracts,
separate
design
contracts
and
really
work
through
these
zones
as
quickly
as
we
possibly
can.
B
But
we
have
found
that
any
you
know
any
change
in
direction
of
a
street
has
Winters
and
it
has
losers
or
these
people
who
feel
like
well
now
I
have
to
go
that
extra
block
around
to
get
to
where
I
live,
and
so
it
does
require
a
lot
of
community
conversation
and
we
can't
if
we,
if
we
tie
that
to
the
speed
hunt
program,
we
will
not
be
able
to
build
the
speed
humps
at
the
pace
we
want
to
do
it.
Thank.
D
You
can
I
just
want
to
follow
up
and
then
I'll
be
done.
Thank
you.
I
hear
a
lot
about
the
speeding,
but
how
it's
tied
into
also
enforcement
and
a
lot
of
the
community
meetings.
So
are
you
working
with
the
Boston
police
about
tickets
because
a
lot
of
people
say
well?
Why
aren't
we
just
ticketing
people
if
they're,
speeding
down
the
streets,
yeah.
B
I
I
don't
want
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
Boston
Police
Department.
We
certainly
do
when
we
have,
and
your
office
has
been
great
at
identifying
specific
areas
of
concern
when
we
have
those
locations
we
flag
them
for
the
police
department.
What
we
have
heard
is
that
their
Staffing,
their
own
Staffing
challenges,
have
made,
make
it
very
difficult
to
do
sustained
enforcement
efforts
and
what
we
have
seen
in
the
data
is
in
places
where
there
has
been
a
period
of
sustained
enforcement.
B
Unfortunately,
frequently
after
a
tragedy
has
taken
place
that
as
soon
as
that
enforcement
stops
that
motorist
Behavior
goes
back
to
the
way
it
was
in
terms
of
speeding.
So
we
don't
look
at
you
know:
police
enforcement
as
being
a
primary
tool
for
how
to
increase
safety
and
reduce
and
reduce
speeding,
but
we
do
think
it
is
part
of
the
puzzle.
B
What
I
will
say
is
that
there
is
legislation
at
the
state
that
would
legalize
automated
enforcement
in
Massachusetts.
This
is
something
that
many
other
states
have
done
to
great
success.
New
York
is
a
program
focused
specifically
around
school
zones
that
has
been
extremely
successful
in
reducing
repeat
offenses.
We
would
love
to
do
that
in
Boston.
We
are
strongly
supportive
of
legislation
that
would
allow
us
to
do
that,
but
we
need
our
friends
on
Beacon
Hill
to
act
before
we
can
start
that
process
and.
D
A
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair
again,
thank
you
to
the
panel
pedestrian
safety
has
been
probably
the
top
issue.
I've
been
focused
on
over
the
last
several
years,
I
advocated
for
blinking
pedestrian
signs,
including
Rapid
flash
Beacon
like
we
have
on
Summer
Street
or
State
Street
raised
crosswalks,
speed,
humps
I
know,
we've
we
have
very
few
in
South,
Boston
have
been
advocating
for
them
haven't,
received
them
I.
Think
a
speeding
car
is
a
public,
a
public
health
emergency.
E
I'm
also
concerned
about
some
of
the
changes
on
shutting
down
streets.
As
you
know,
Chief
is,
is
a
major
concern.
I
have
in
the
Back
Bay
in
other
areas.
Residents
have
said
to
me:
shutting
down
streets,
especially
in
the
summertime,
prevents
emergency
vehicles
from
from
getting
down
there
and
going
around
taking
extra
time
for
a
fire
truck
or
police
or
ambulance.
E
B
Councilor,
there
are
two
zones
in
your
in
South
Boston
that
are
in
design
now
that
covers
significant
portion
of
the
residential
neighborhood
in
South
Boston.
We
are
in
the
design
process
right
now
and
finalizing
our
construction
contracts.
So
I
want
to
be
cautious
about
giving
you
a
specific
time
until
we
have
all
the
kind
of
pieces
in
place,
we
need
to
deliver,
but
we're
aiming
to
do
construction
this
year.
E
We've
had
a
lot
of
traffic
accidents
in
in
South
Boston
as
well.
I,
actually
even
think
there
was
an
accident
again
on
Dorchester
Street.
You
know
Colony
Avenue.
Today,
cars
are
going
down
that
street
on
on
Dorchester
Street
I
live
on
the
top
of
Dorchester
Street
cars
are
going
down
there.
That's
that
street
40
50
miles
an
hour,
so
I
really
need
I.
I
would
like
for
us
to
reduce
the
speed
limit
to
20
miles
an
hour.
I
know
people
disagree
with
me,
but
we
really
need
to
do
something
about
that.
E
Intersection,
Dorchester,
Street,
Old,
Colony,
Avenue,
it's
unsafe
for
seniors,
unsafer
persons
with
disabilities,
there's
a
lot
of
kids
going
to
public
school
in
and
around
that
area
as
well.
Let
me
go
on
to
traffic
enforcement,
but
also
I
want
to
work
with
you.
Chief
I
think
it's
time
in
South
Boston
that
we
have
resident
parking
too
many
people
coming
to
the
neighborhood,
especially
in
the
summertime,
in
in
parking
for
the
entire
weekend
and
with
almost
no
enforcement
in
the
community,
especially
in
the
summertime.
E
B
B
We
are
below
100
parking
enforcement
Personnel,
a
full
complement
is
about
160
and
those
numbers
have
been
trending
down
continuously
over
the
last
few
years,
I
am
happy
to
say
that
under
deputy
chief
gove's
leadership,
we
have
begun
the
process
of
recruiting
or
what
will
be
our
first
new
class
of
parking
enforcement
officials
in
I
think
four
years,
the
the
we've
recently
posted
a
large
number
of
positions.
We've
had
over
70
applicants.
B
Our
intent
is
to
hire
this
class
and
train
them
and
when
they
are
on
the
force
to
then
hire
the
next
one
and
the
next
one
and
the
next
one
until
we
get
back
to
full
strength
and
as
we
do
that
that
creates
the
ability
for
us
to
expand
enforcement
and
expand
resident
parking
in
your
neighborhood
and
others
that
have
been
waiting
patiently
to
to
see
this
change.
So
the
short
answer
is
yes,
we
will
work
with
you
on
this.
Thank.
E
You
I
I
know
a
lot
of
the
workers
that
work
in
parking
enforcement.
They
do
a
terrific
job
again.
I
mentioned
this
in
my
my
opening
comments.
I
I
think
they
don't
get
paid
the
salary
that
they
they
deserve.
I
also
think
a
lot
of
people
across
the
city,
whether
the
residents,
a
tourist
or
a
people
just
coming
in
I,
don't
think
they
treat
them
with
respect
either,
and
it's
very
discouraging
because
I
know
a
lot
of
these.
E
E
B
We're
absolutely
happy
to
look
at
that,
and
I
could
not
agree
with
you
more
that
these
are
essential
public
servants
who
not
only
work
hard
but
provide
a
really
crucial
safety
function
right.
This
is
not
just
about
convenience
of
parking,
but
it's
about
making
sure
that
our
fire
hydrants
are
clear
that
crosswalks
are
not
blocked
and
having
those
folks
do
that
work.
No
none
of
them
deserve
to
be
treated
with
disrespect
or
threats
or
the
other
kinds
of
actions
that
we
see
so
yeah.
B
E
Thank
you.
My
final
point
something
I've
focused
on
probably
the
last
six
years:
Pest
Control,
not
not
a
sexy
issue
as
far
as
city
government
is
concerned,
but
an
important
issue,
one
of
the
issues
I
received
the
most
calls
on
probably
I,
know
the
city
of
Boston
does
a
terrific
job
on
Pest
Control
related
issues.
E
This
department,
these
this
this
Outreach
to
one
specific
Department,
because
it's
an
it's
an
issue.
That's
it's
a
public
health
issue.
It's
a
public
safety
issue.
It's
a
quality
life
issue.
It's
impacting
residents
and
Austin
and
Brighton
South
Boston
Chinatown,
Roxbury,
High
Park,
it's
impacting
every
neighborhood.
What
can
we
do
as
a
city
to
try
to
work
together
to
designate
one
Department
that
can
oversee
voted
mitigation.
B
I
know
that
there
are
conversations
happening
within
the
leadership
of
the
administration
about
this
question.
I
I,
can't
I
mean
I,
think
the
the
exactly
what
you're
asking
for
is
is
is
sort
of
why
I
can't
give
a
definitive
answer
as
a
single
cabinet
Chief.
But
you
know
it's
very
clear
that
the
issues
that
that
that
connect
to
rodent
infestations
are
are
cross-departmental.
They
relate
to
streets
and
waste,
they
relate
to
buildings,
they
relate
to
our
inspection
regimes
and
our
the
fines
around
site
cleanliness.
B
E
E
F
F
It
was
something
that
was
initiated
in
2019
and
then
it
went
on
pause
and
then
you
know,
there's
been
a
upheaval
around
that
so
I'm
just
curious
from
a
process
standpoint:
the
community
engagement,
kind
of
like
processes.
Can
you
just
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
kind
of
how
we're
moving
forward
with
that
and
the
role
Community
is
playing
and
helping
to
inform
your
decisions.
B
B
We
also
have
drop-in
sessions
that
are
planned
at
the
at
the
the
West
Roxbury
Boston
Public
Library
branch
on
Center,
Street
I,
believe
there
are
three
sessions,
two
general
public,
one
intended
for
small
businesses
and
we
have
a
website
and
an
email
address
set
up
where
folks
can
provide
feedback.
There
are
some
aspects
of
this
project
that
we
have
sort
of
based
on
the
safety
challenges
on
Center
Street
and
the
history
of
the
work
that
has
been
done
in
2019
and
subsequent
analysis
and
design
work.
B
This
street
needs
to
be
reduced
from
four
lanes
to
three.
The
majority
of
drivers
on
Center
Street
are
speeding
on
some
parts
of
the
street,
including
those
closest
to
the
Linden
school
and
the
YMCA.
We
see
thousands
of
drivers
a
day
going
over
30
miles
an
hour
in
an
area
with
unsignalized
crosswalks
and
many
pedestrians
in
the
heart
of
this
business
district.
So
yeah.
F
B
So
I
mean
navigation,
apps
are
creating
cut
through
traffic
everywhere
in
the
city.
You
know,
I
will
say
when
we
do
the
analysis
of
a
change
in
a
street
from
four
lanes
to
three,
where
we
add
turning
Lanes,
where
we
create
a
more
organized
Road,
the
volumes
of
traffic
on
Center
Street
can
be
handled
efficiently
with
a
three-lane
road
configuration.
It
is
well
below
the
thresholds
of
concern
in
terms
of
traffic
volumes
that
that
don't
work
at
three
lanes.
B
So
we
are
not
anticipating
substantial
push
of
traffic
onto
neighborhood
streets
that
it's
not
already
there,
but
one
of
the
areas
where
we
do
need
input
from
the
community
is
those
streets
of
most
concern.
You
know
we
want
to
hear
we
have
heard
from
a
few
folks
when
we've
talked
to
them
about
the
project
of
them.
Saying
Oh,
you
know
Mike
when
you
know
when
I
don't
want
to
drive
on
Center
or
I
want
to.
You
know,
take
a
shortcut.
This
is
the
route
I
use
understanding
that
is
helpful
to
us.
B
F
B
B
That
actually
has
the
folks
in
the
cycling.
Community
are
very
upset
with
that
project,
because
there
was
no
accommodation
made
for
bikes.
That
project
was
focused
exclusively
on
pedestrian
safety
and
the
bus,
and
when
we
look
at
the
lines
that
travel
through
Eggleston,
they
are
majority
used
by
lower
or
lower
income
bostonians.
They
are
majority
people
of
color.
B
That
project
represents
a
rededication
of
Street
space
from
people
who
drive
who,
on
average,
are
higher
income
to
people
who
ride
the
bus
who,
on
average,
are
lower
income
than
those
who
drive
so
I
I
would
argue
that
a
project
like
that
is.
You
know,
to
the
extent
that
there
is
an
element
of
class
in
that
it
is
that
we
have
made
a
very
deliberate
choice
to
support.
B
You
know
people
who
have
less
and
to
give
them
more
of
our
public
space
and
our
public
resources.
So
that's
similar
to
the
conversation
on
Blue
Hill
Ave,
where
you
know
we
have
10
000
people
a
day
over
ten
thousand
people
a
day
taking
the
bus
on
Blue
Hill
Ave.
These
are
not
some
of
these
people
drive
as
well.
F
So
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
Mathers
school
I
know
we
sent
out
an
email
in
regards
to
some
of
the
traffic
control
issues
that
they're
experiencing
there.
So
I'm
just
curious
from
the
moment
that
you
receive
a
email
or
a
request.
What
is
the
turnaround
status
for
feedback
for
folks?
Is
there
any
feedback
so
that
we
can
manage
everybody's
expectations
about
how
you
decide
to
move
forward?
If
you
decide
to
move
forward
at
all
and
then
the
last
question
that
I
have
is
in
regards
to
your?
F
This
is
more
for
public
works,
I'm
curious
about
your
personnel
of
color
kind
of
like
how
we
ensuring
that
black
and
brown
employees
are
moving
up
the
ladder,
because
there
was
a
lot
of
discrepancies
there.
We
filed
our
fair
chance
act
and
then
I'm
curious
about
minority
businesses
and
the
Contracting
opportunities
that
you
have
providing
to
people
of
color.
Those
are
the
last
three
questions
that
I
have:
okay.
B
So
we
are
looking
into
the
Mather
school.
We
just
that
just
made
it
to
our
cabinet
I
believe
on
Monday.
So
we
are
Nick.
Has
that
in
his
queue
of
the
issues
that
were
identified,
we
think
are
largely
around
signage
and
properly
identifying
a
school
zone.
So
the
engineering
team
is
looking
at
what
is
doable
there
under
the
signage
guidelines
that
we're
required
to
follow,
but
we
certainly
want
to
address
any
issues
with
with
signage
or
or
challenges
there.
B
You
know
I
can
say
I'm,
certainly
happy
to
let
Mike
speak
in
general
to
Public
Works
Staffing,
but
across
the
cabinet.
It
is
crucially
important
for
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
creating
Pathways
for
opportunities
for
people
of
color
for
all
people
within
the
cabinet,
but
especially
recognizing
the
you
know
historic
discrepancies
sees
of
who
has
what
jobs
within
the
city
we
you
know,
are
working
to
make
sure
that.
F
I
know
you're
saying
that
you're
working
towards
it,
but
we
filed
an
ordinance
and
passed
it
and
it's
the
fair
chance
act
which
holds
us
accountable
to
that
work
and
we
even
hired
as
a
result
of
that
work,
a
chief
diversity
officer
to
help
support
so
I'd
like
to
know
specifically.
What
are
we
doing
to
meet
the
mandate
around
that
I
know
we're
working
towards
it,
but
it
would
be
helpful
to
get
some
things
on
the.
B
I'm
not
sure
that
I'm
prepared
to
to
answer
specifically
to
the
the
the
specifics
of
the
fair
chance
act
and
how
that's
playing
out
you
know.
We
are
working
in
the
context
of
the
with
the
people
operations
cabinet
of
the
city
to
make
sure
that
we're
giving
all
of
our
hiring
managers
and
the
people
who
are
in
a
position
to
you
know
develop
Talent
within
our
cabinet.
B
The
tools
that
they
need
to
do
that
that
we
can
hire
in
ways
understanding
that
much
of
our
hiring
process
is
promotional
process
is
constrained
by
our
collective
bargaining
agreements
and
the
ways
in
which
those
operate.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
who's
in
a
position
of
decision-making
power,
has
knowledge
about
how
to
do
hiring
in
ways
that
are
unbiased
into
provide
the
tools
that
they
need
to
help
lift
up
members
of
the
workforce
who
show
promise
and
potential
to
grow
Within.
B
J
I
I
can
jump
in
on
the
on
the
Public
Works
operational
side
of
the
RMB
work.
We've
we
actually
put
together
a
set
of
contracts
for
stairs
and
footpaths.
We
all
talk
about
stairs
and
foot
Pastor
that
you
know
decrepit
in
the
summer
and
they're
following
a
podcast
empowered
does
great
work
to
put
them
back
together
in
the
winter.
We
have
to
maintain
them
for
snow
and
ice
control,
and
that
was
something
that
was
largely
done
inside
internal
folks
in
public
works.
J
With
the
staffing
issues
we've
had,
we've
had
to
kind
of
figure
out.
How
do
we
keep
everything
safe
in
the
winter?
But
how
do
we
do
it
with
resources,
so
I'm
going
to
butcher
the
term
Omar,
but
we,
but
we
were
able
to
place
these
contracts
that
we
actually
created
for
these
days
and
footpaths
into
a
separate,
sheltered
market,
and
in
that
sheltered
Market
we
were
able
to
find
four
different
contractors
they
took
on
the
contracts
this
past
year
we
actually
wrote
from.
F
J
J
J
But
so
the
the
that
worked
that
that
worked
very
well
to
find
and
working
with
Omar's
team,
his
previous
team,
to
find
some
contractors
who
actually
do
this
work.
Some
of
them
had
contracts
already
with
either
D
and
D
or
bra
or
some
smaller
work,
and
then,
as
I
noted
earlier,
with
the
mattress
contract,
we
we
had
that
problem.
We
had
to
solve
it.
We
we
also
used
some
of
the
work
that
we
had
already
kind
of
initiated
through
that
sheltered
Marketplace
work.
J
J
One
of
the
largest
MBE
contracts
given
out
operationally
and
it
was
it
was
it
was
born
from
the
relationship
that
started
in
the
sheltered
Marketplace
conversation
and
we're
obviously
looking
to
grow
on
that
and
that
build
we've
had
I'll
say
it's
been
five:
five
or
six
months,
it's
been
January
middle
of
January.
They
kind
of
Hit
the
road.
So
we've
had
yeah
five
months
of
good
work
and
we're
hoping
that
you
know
as
we
as
we
give
these
companies
City
work.
A
F
A
F
You
chair
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
I
know:
I
come
across
I've
been
upgraded
from
a
Chihuahua
to
a
German
Shepherd
now
I
think
it's
more
befitting.
Yeah
I
was
a
Chihuahua.
Now
I
am
a
German
Shepherd
they're,
smart,
loyal,
strong,
exactly
I
used
to
say,
I'm,
full
I
used
to
bark
a
lot,
but
now
I'm
a
German
Shepherd,
which
is
what
I'm
so
deeply
afraid
of.
F
Yeah,
so
so
my
job
on
the
council,
especially
as
a
city
council
at
large,
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
holding
ourselves
accountable
and
that
we
are
the
ones
that
are
supposed
to
be
the
ones
who
approve
this
budget.
In
this.
A
big
budget
right
and
I
think
what
I
have
seen
in
the
last
three
years
that
I've
been
here
is
that
we
have
these
hearings.
F
Those
are
the
people
that
tend
to
still
get
their
issues
heard
and
processed,
and
unless
they
call
one
of
us
there
oftentimes
a
lot
of
their
requests,
will
fall
in
deaf
years
and
I
just
want
to
note
that
for
the
record
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
working
alongside
you
and
your
team
to
fix
that
problem.
Thank.
A
You
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Customer
here
appreciate
you
and
your
advocacy,
councilor
Brian
varel
has
joined
us
and
Council
Colette
and
councilor
Worrell.
If
you
allow
me
to
just
take
things
in
order,
we'll
do
part
virtual
testimony.
Only
a
couple
people
in
line
you
are
actually
next
after
me,
I
will
pull
back
my
time,
allow
virtual
testimony.
So
we
can
stay
on
schedule
as
I
promised
to
public
and
then
we'll
go
straight.
I
will
yield
my
time,
go
to
council,
Coletta
and
then
console
Rel
and
then
we'll
wrap
up.
A
A
For
my
colleagues
or
those
of
you
watching
so
for
this
committee,
I
actually
hold
it
a
little
bit
differently,
I
like
to
prioritize
public
testimony
because
they
have
to
wait
for
so
long.
So
it's
usually
just
one
round
or
they
allow
them
to
go.
First,
learn
around
the
questioning
and,
if
folks
arrive
late,
then
I
allow
the
public
to
go
on
time
and
then
counselors
next
Miss,
radwin
I
I
received
your
letter.
If
you
can
hear,
if
you
can
hear
us.
A
L
A
L
Thank
you
for
the
compliment.
My
name
is
Lori
radman
I'm,
a
coordinator
of
the
Roslindale
Coalition,
and
my
testimony
is
gleaned
from
the
concerns
of
my
Coalition
members.
I
want
to
thank
the
chief
and
all
the
panel
in
advance
for
your
attention,
as
well
as
the
counselors
there's.
Some
bold
expenditures
in
the
transportation,
Department's
budget
and
bold
expenditures
require
impeccable
accountability,
in
other
words,
metrics
or
as
councilmania
calls
it
a
dashboard
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about
three
important
examples
of
how
accountability
could
be
measured.
L
So,
let's
start
with
bike,
Lanes
I
think
from
page
81
of
the
mayor's
budget,
there's
17.3
million
dollars
appropriated
for
bike
Lanes.
The
rationale
for
this
expenditure
requires
careful
scrutiny
because
I've
listened
to
working
sessions
and
public
hearings
about
how
amendments
should
be
written.
How
many
should
be
spent
and
there's
an
importance
of
funding
for
housing
returning
citizens
Etc.
So
it
would
be
good
good
to
see
symmetrics.
L
The
biplanes
that
have
been
completed
and
one
metric
would
be
the
number
of
bicycle
Riders
per
bicycle
Rider
hours
per
week
for
each
of
the
two
bike
lane
systems
in
my
area,
including
the
American,
Ouija,
Highway
bike
lanes
and
there's
a
bike
lane
at
the
Arborway
at
Center
Street
in
Roslindale
JP.
So
it'd
be
really
interesting
to
hear
how
many
bicycle
Rider
hours
per
week
there
have
been
over
the
past
year.
L
We
have
electric
for
unintended
consequences,
which
would
be
the
amount
of
time
it
takes
for
a
car
to
travel
the
length
of
each
of
these
bike
Lanes.
You
may
not
have
pre
and
post
data,
but
a
survey
of
current
users
would
at
least
provide
a
subjective.
Metric
number
two
is
dedicated
bus
links,
and
you
know
I
agree
with
your
testimony
about
who
takes
buses
and
speeding
up
the
buses
during
rush
hour.
Traffic
is
a
good
thing.
L
Dedicated
lanes
are
worthy,
however,
there
are
costs
when
you
block
off
bus
lanes
from
parking
and
cars,
and
it
affects
residents
quality
of
life.
So
there
are
the
bus
lanes
in
our
area
in
Roslindale,
run
from
5
a.m
to
10
a.m.
One
way
and
I've
asked
for
some
measurements
of
how
much
bus
travel
time
is
expediated,
how
much
faster
a
bus
goes
between
5,
a
and
six
a
in
the
morning
that
justifies
shutting
off
that
lane.
L
Similarly,
the
other
way
it
goes
from
2p
to
7p
and
I'd
be
very
interested
in
the
data
that
shows
the
buses
are
accelerated
between
2p
and
3p.
When
you
have
bus
lines
because
what's
happening
is
people
residents
are
fitted
against
residents
for
parking
and
I?
Have
one
Coalition
member
who's
already
received
three
tickets
in
in
one
week,
I
have
asked
for
this
from
the
from
your
Transit
team
director
I've,
put
in
a
public
information
request
and
not
gotten
anything.
L
Okay.
My
last
idea
is
parking
spaces
in
the
core
business
district
into
someone's
earlier
remark,
I
described
last
year
that
there
were
31
parking
spaces
in
the
Roslin
Yale
Square
commercial
District
that
we
either
lost
or
reduced
a
15-minute
parking
as
a
result
of
Boston
transportation
department
projects.
At
present,
the
core
business
district
has
more
than
10
empty
or
dark
storefronts.
L
Although
there's
not
a
one-to-one
correspondence
between
loss
of
customer
parking
and
loss
of
businesses,
it
does
vague
the
question:
how
do
you
attract
new
businesses
to
an
area
where
there's
not
sufficient
customer
parking
and
to
your
credit,
the
transportation
department
is
specifically
Matt.
Warfield
has
gathered
both
quantitative
and
qualitative
data
to
look
at
a
parking
plan
for
the
core,
District
and
I'm,
going
to
ask
you
to
look
into
something
else,
I'm
going
to
ask
the
transit
Department
to
please
work
with
the
bpda's
transportation
planner,
and
this
is
my
last
request.
As
of
today.
L
There
are
four
bpda
and
Sport
for
developments
have
been
approved
by
the
ppda
and
the
zba,
and
they
each
have
less
than
one-to-one
parking
spaces
per
unit
each
each
building,
you're
going
well,
it's
only
a
few
less
well
there's
a
cumulative
effect,
and
in
fact,
for
these
four
buildings
there
will
be
75
to
77
fewer
off-street
parking
spaces
than
residential
units
within
these
buildings.
Once
these
are
built,
considering
that
each
unit
May
in
fact
have
one
car
owning
resident
each
apartment
or
condo
may
have
one.
There
are
about
that.
L
Many
cars
that
are
going
to
need
street
parking
spaces
and
clearly
there's
going
to
be
more
competition
again
with
Roslindale
Square,
business
customers
and
owners.
So
in
summary,
I
look
at
the
transportation
budget
and
I
think
it
will
support
some
bullet
plans
for
change
and
I.
Think
metrics
are,
and
accountability
are
what
needs
to
go
together
with
those
bold
expenditures.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
M
M
Catherine
Friedman
I'm
a
leather
District
resident.
Thank
you
for
all
of
the
great
work
you
all
do.
I
really
appreciate
it.
I
just
have
a
couple
questions
though,
and
we
have
been
in
touch
about
some
some
safety
issues
in
the
leather
District,
but
a
question
I
have
is
when
you
mentioned
that
the
speed
bump
the
speed
humps
would
be
going
on
the
residential
streets
as
opposed
to
the
arterial.
M
What
happens
when
you
have
arterial
streets
that
are
also
residential,
like
Lincoln
Street
in
the
in
the
leather
District,
like
Kneeland
Street
in
Chinatown?
How
do
you
address
pedestrian
safety
when
you
have
those
conflicts
and
then
on
the
second
question
I'll
ask
is
you
did
mention
that
you
would
identify
areas
of
concern
to
BPD
for
traffic
enforcement?
Is
there
one
one
concern
that
I
have
is?
Can
the
communication
also
go
the
other
way?
M
So,
for
instance,
when
BPD
was
in
the
leather
District
back
in
February,
they
issued
410
citations
for
failure
to
stop
at
Lincoln
Street
and
Beach
Street
over
a
two-week
period
And.
Yet
there
was
no
means
of
sending
that
data
to
the
transportation
department.
Is
there
a
way
to
make
sure
that
that
communication
is
is
two
ways
so
that
if
enforcement
recognizes
a
safety
issue
that
you
can
potentially
address
it
through
better
Street
design,
Ms.
A
M
M
N
N
Chair,
my
name
is
Kathy
McCabe
and
I'm.
The
president
of
the
Longfellow
area,
neighborhood
association
in
Roslindale,
and
we
have.
We
have
been
very
concerned
about
Walter,
Street
and
Trans
on
needing
a
accommodations
that
are
safer
for
pedestrians,
as
well
as
slowing
down
traffic.
I
want
to
say
that
Chief
Joshua,
Franklin
Hodge
has
been
responsive,
but
we
were
disappointed
not
to
have
Walter
Street
for
included
in
planning
for
for
Walter
Street
and
the
five
intersections
that
we
have
problems
with
in
in
our
neighborhood
addressing
the
budget.
N
So
we
on
councilor,
Lara
and
counselor
Royal
had
both
requested
some
planning
money
so
that
we
could
have
an
overall
plan.
So
we
don't
have
unintended
consequences.
So
I
would
like
to
urge
on
the
city
always
means
Community
to
consider
incorporating
turn
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
the
budget.
I
think
this
aligns
with
two
of
the
pillars
the
chief
talked
about,
including
people
of
all
ages
and
all
abilities
to
freely
move
right
now.
N
Walter
Street
sidewalks
have
never
been
improved
for
at
least
80
years,
and
they
are
trip
hazards
and
hazardous
to
people
in
wheelchairs,
on
parents
walking
and
others
with
strollers
and
children.
As
well
as
Elders,
it
also
is
important
as
to
shifting
how
we
move
and
and
right
now,
people
don't
want
to
walk
or
cross
Walter
Street,
because
it's
not
safe
sight
lines
are
poor.
We
really
need
a
comprehensive
solution
for
it,
so
I'm
I'm
here
to
urge
the
council
to
consider
that
and
to
incorporate
the
pleasing.
N
The
budget
I
also
want
to
thank
BTD
and
Boston
Public
Works
on
core
services
in
our
section
of
the
city,
I
feel
like
they've
improved,
and
you
know
things
like
snow
plowing,
even
even
when
we
had
a
light
winter,
but
the
year
before
it's
been
much
better.
So
so
it's
in
an
upward
trajectory,
but
we
still
think
Walter.
Street
is
really
important
and
we've
been
advocating
for
this
for
a
long
time,
it's
seven
years,
so
we'd
really
like
to
be
heard
and
we'd
really
like
some
more
response.
N
A
O
A
O
You
hear
that
moh
moh,
we
love
you
too,
but
no
you
all
your
work
is
the
bread
and
butter
of
city
government.
It
doesn't
get
the
headlines
to
fix
the
bricks
and
the
sidewalks
to
fix
the
signals
or
to
install
a
crosswalk,
but
it
is
something
that
I
could
cause
every
single
day
in
my
district,
it's
very
walkable,
and
so
people
are
calling
me
all
the
time
sending
in
3-1-1
requests.
O
So
I
am
on
the
phone
with
all
of
you,
including
commissioner
brull,
who
helped
me
with
with
a
make
safe
in
the
North
End
just
the
other
day
and
to
be
consistent
too.
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody
who
has
helped
my
office,
so
The
Unofficial,
mayor
of
East,
Boston,
Lenny,
Curtis
and
Carlos
Hokies
in
East,
Boston,
Ty
Jackson,
commissioner
brawl
Eric
Prentice
is
a
Treasurer
and
should
be
protected
at
all
costs.
Clarence
has
helped
me
with
snow
and
the
past.
So
thank
you
to
that.
O
I
know:
John
vazella
just
left
department,
but
he
was
great
Pata,
Sal,
Santa,
Stefano
and
everyone
else
here.
I'm.
Sorry,
if
I
missed
you,
but
just
thank
you
so
much
for
your
work.
I'm
surprised
that
I
was
the
first
one
to
ask
this
or
I
might
not
be,
but
we
have
to
when
we're
charged
with
amending
the
budget,
trying
to
figure
out
where
to
pull
from
and
so
I'm
wondering,
because
we
really
didn't
have
any
snow
this
year.
What
is
left
over
like
where?
G
G
O
G
G
A
G
Oh
okay,
so
I
think
what
you're
looking
at
is:
there's
a
line
in
each
Department's
budget
that
says
snow
removal,
but
there's
actually
a
central.
No
only
yours
only
in
ours,
okay,
I
think
the
way
I'll
tell
you
the
way
it
works
is
that
we
spend
out
of
that
line,
but
the
money
then
gets
transferred
from
a
different
budget
called
snow
cleaning
or
clearing.
Okay,.
A
O
You
chair
long-term
repaving
and
sidewalk
repair.
This
has
been
a
priority
of
mine,
I'm
curious
to
know
what
the
average
mileage
of
streets
that
get
repaved
are
every
year.
If
you
have
a
benchmark
or
level
of
success,
what
goes
into
the
planning
process
into
what
treats
get
repaved
and
and
what
sidewalks
get
repaved.
My
understanding
is
that
there
was
a
benchmark
of
attempting
to
do
50
miles
per
year,
at
least
for
the
streets.
Are
we
meeting
that
and
if
so,
and
if
not,
why
not.
B
B
So
we're
able
to
look
at
a
given
pool
of
funding
that
we
have
available
to
us
bid
that
out,
based
on
the
sort
of
network
of
streets
that
we've
identified,
that
we
think
are
the
highest
priority
streets
for
repaving,
and
then
the
available
funding
dictates
sort
of
how
much
we're
able
to
get
done.
The
actual
prioritization
process
is
fairly
data
driven.
We
do
we
survey
about
a
quarter
of
the
city
every
year
for
to
determine
pavement,
Quality
Index.
We
then
mesh
that
data
with
what
we
know
about
upcoming
utility
projects.
B
B
So,
but
what
we
attempt
to
do
for
the
repaving
work
is
to
create
the
the
map
that
intersects
the
streets
most
in
the
the
streets
that
we
know
are
not
about
to
be
torn
up
and
put
that
into
the
paving
program.
There
are
other
things,
though,
that
we
try
to
factor
in
with
Paving.
First
of
all,
some
projects
that
we
do
Corridor
projects,
you
know
we're
in
the
midst
of
reconstructing
Tremont
Street
in
the
South
End
for
safety,
bus
and
bike
improvements
when
that
project
is
complete.
B
Most
of
that
street
will
be
fully
repaved
as
part
of
that
project.
Simply
because
so
much
has
been
torn
up
in
the
course
of
building
that
project
that
we
we
need
to
do.
Paving
there
there's
also
an
intersection
between
our
accessible
pedestrian,
ramp,
work
and
Paving,
frequently
to
achieve
ADA
compliance
on
a
ramp
and
the
appropriate
slopes.
We
actually
need
to
repave
an
area
around
the
ramp,
but
we
try
to
when
we
know
that
we're
doing
a
large
number
of
ramps
in
a
neighborhood-
and
there
are
significant
Paving
needs.
B
D
B
So
I
will
say
this
is
an
area
where
we
have
some
work
to
do
in
terms
of
how
far
in
advance
that
planning
is
happening.
Historically
going
back,
you
know
five,
ten
years
ago
the
city
was
publishing
a
multi-year
plan.
We
have
not
done
that
in
some
time.
You
know
our
core
repaving
program
streets
were
only
finalized
at
the
start
of
this
construction
season.
So
it's
only.
We've
only
had
those
for
about
a
month.
We
definitely
can
look
at
publishing
that
map.
B
You
know
in
a
publicly
accessible
way,
I
think
you
know
long
term.
Our
goal
is
to
interview
and
say
long-term
medium
term.
Her
goal
is
to
get
back
to
the
place
where
we
have
proactive
multi-year
pavement
planning
happening.
We
are
challenged
by
the
incredible
head
count:
issues
we
have
within
our
engineering
teams,
one
of
which
sits
within
construction
and
the
having
the
resources
to.
B
I
think
there's
a
variety
of
factors
right:
everyone
is
struggling
to
hire
in
the
current
labor
market.
Historically,
low
unemployment
rates,
I
think
salary
can
be
a
factor
it
is,
you
know
we
do
have
residency
requirements
here
which
obviously
create
a
higher.
You
know
cost
base
for
somebody
who
would
be
working
for
the
City
versus
another
employer
if
they're
not
already
a
city,
resident
and
I
think
we
you
know
we
simply.
B
This
is
a
we're
in
a
moment
of
you
know
tremendous
amount
of
federal
money
coming
into
infrastructure,
and
you
know,
despite
all
the
challenges
we've
had
in
recent
years,
an
economy
that
is
absolutely
booming,
and
so
that
creates
at
every
level
a
competition
for
talent.
I
mean
we
struggle
to
hire.
People
to
you
know
to
draw
to
operate
our
heavy
vehicles
and.
D
O
Have
so
much
time,
yeah
I'm,
sorry,
Hokies,
we
need
a
ton
of
more
Hokies.
East
Boston
is
littered
with
trash.
I
just
started
this
trash
initiative
and
I've
been
in
direct
contact
with
with
your
department.
We
desperately
need
to
pay
them
more.
They
can't
afford
to
live
here.
They
can
make
more
money
scooping
ice
cream.
He
likes.
Why
would
they
go
and
scoop
up
trash
on
our
streets?
So
that's
something
that
I
hope
is
being
fixed
and.
O
J
Actually,
at
the
the
rating
for
that
job
is
called
Craftsman.
That's
we
have
13
across
the
city
when
in
full
we
have
four
right
now,
so
we
are
down
nine,
that
that
carries
the
ability
to
use
tools,
effectively,
drive
heavy
motor
equipment
off.
You
know,
operate
trucks,
be
able
to
load
and
unload
salt,
so
we
yeah
we're
at
foreign,
so
that
kind
of
tells
you
and
that's
a
that's
a
decent
ratio.
As
we
look
across
that
Highway
operation
as
well.
O
O
Everything
is
happening
all
at
once,
and
nothing
is
talking
to
one
another
and
so
having
the
ability,
if
it's
simply
just
a
GIS
mapping
system
and
having
Ed
harrisford,
be
able
to
say.
Oh,
this
is
happening
on
this
curb.
Maybe
we
should
do
that.
Maybe
we
should
push
it
back,
that's
something
that
I
would
like
for
you
all
to
work
with.
Do
it
on
and
then
parking
regulations.
My
understanding
is
that
our
enforcement
officers
and
I
would
like
to
see
more
in
East
Boston.
O
A
A
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
piano
I
just
want
to
give
a
big
shout
out
to
commissioner
bro
PJ
Clarence
Perkins
John
visella,
Eric,
Prentiss,
Robert,
Lewis,
Brian,
coffin,
Willie,
Simon
called
Mackenzie
and
Pat
hoey
all
who
have
various
responsive
and
do
credible
incredible
work
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
One
of
my
first
questions
is
Hokies.
K
J
J
It's
it's
it's
difficult
to
Council,
clutter
and
chief
Franklin
Lodge's
conversation
about
you
know:
jplx,
it's
16
an
hour
for
a
hokie,
that's
in
the
door,
so
we're
struggling
in
this
in
this
album
I
could
just
like
we
have
a
specialty
trained
staff.
So,
but
we
are
getting
them
in
we
are.
We
are.
We
are
interviewing
actively
the
you
know
we're
backed
up
so
much
in
Staffing
that
we're
interviewing
for
every
level.
Okay
and
we're
interviewing
for
a
whole
I
I'd,
say
about
20
to
30
promotions.
J
That'll
that'll
occur,
that'll,
also
free
up
some
positions.
Some
of
those
might
be
hokey,
so
it
might
be.
We
might
need
yes,
20
I,
don't
know
Hokies.
If
you
know,
as
these
folks
get
get
promoted.
You
know
the
the
coming
in
the
door
as
a
whole.
Key
is
great.
There's
Folks
up
here
right
now
who
came
in
the
door
as
hoagies
and
they
now
lead
departments
and
divisions,
and
it's
it's
a
it's
like
it's
it's.
How
government
should
work
you
get
in.
J
You
find
your
way
around
you
clean
streets,
you
you're
valuable
to
the
neighborhood,
and
then
you
get
into
the
career
ladder
and
you
move
up.
We
have
we
have.
We
have
senior
leadership
in
this
cabinet
of
folks
who
have
who
have
who
are
hired
to
do
just
that,
we're
struggling
with
just
getting
them
in
now.
K
B
We
need
to
get
our
enforcement
Staffing
levels
back
closer
to
normal,
to
be
able
to
look
at
resuming
or
adding
additional
resident
parking.
The
last
thing
we
want
to
do
is
put
up
signs
that
we
know
we
don't
have
the
capacity
to
enforce
and
that's
what
we
would
be
doing
right
now,
so
very
much
dependent
on
the
pace
at
which
we're
able
to
hire
people
to
do
enforcement
work.
K
Also,
when
they're
speaking
about
enforcement
work
a
lot
of
auto
body
shops
inside
of
our
district
and
on
the
weekends
we
get
complaints
left
and
right,
also
commercial
vehicles,
block
parking
on
residential
streets
does
District
Four
at
Dorchester.
Do
we
have
like
enforcement
on
the
weekends
after
six
o'clock,
because
it
just
feels
like
we're
not
getting
the
type
of
enforcement
that
that
we
need
in
our
in
our
area.
P
K
The
other
question
is
around
sidewalks.
This
is
the
other
thing
that
neighbors
reach
out
to
me
about,
especially
when
the
trees
uplift,
the
sidewalks,
but
also
just
regular
cracks
in
the
sidewalks.
Is
there
a
list
like
a
project
list
of
sidewalks
that
need
to
be
reconstructed,
and
is
that
shared
to
the
public?
And
how
does
that
get
determined.
B
What
we
found
is
that
the
rate
of
complaints
correlated
to
the
wealth
of
the
neighborhood,
not
to
the
condition
of
the
sidewalk,
and
so
that
led
to
a
bit
of
soul-searching
about
you
know,
knowing
that
we
get
legitimate
requests
from
every
neighborhood
in
the
city.
We
still
need
to
maintain
a
capacity
to
respond,
but
we
also
need
to
be
more
proactive
and
be
making
these
neighborhood-wide
Investments
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
disproportionately
putting
money
to
where
people
are
the
most
vocal
but
not
necessarily
where
they
need
is
the
greatest.
Thank.
K
You
and
then
transitioning
to
one
of
my
other
favorite
topics
is
private
ways.
I,
don't
believe
that
we
should
have
private
ways
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
that
we
should
just
convert
all
the
private
ways.
You
know
free
of
charge
because
we
do
own
all
the
streets,
but
there's
one
Street
in
particular
that
I
want
to
point
to
Henrik
Street
and
there
are
signs
on
Henry
Street
like
stop
signs,
do
not
park
signs,
but
it's
I've
been
told.
It's
considered
a
private
way.
B
B
The
signs
do
not
change
the
legal
ownership
of
the
street,
unfortunately,
but
I
think
we
can.
We
can
look
to
see
at
least
that
it
is
safe
and
passable,
and
you
know
I
think
there
is
a
larger
conversation
that
may
have
to
involve
the
state
legislature
about
how
private
ways
in
general
can
be
bettered
in
two
public
ways
and
some
of
the
ways
the
costs
associated
with
that
are
born.
K
All
right,
okay,
one
more
question
Madam's
here,
the
other
one
is
a
big
conversation,
that's
going
on,
which
is
the
Blue
Hill,
Ave,
Corridor,
Santa,
running
bus
lanes
and
what,
as
a
small
business
owner,
you
know,
I
I,
also
shop
on
Blue
Hill,
Ave
I
go
to
Cafe
juice,
up
the
dry
cleaners,
but
I
don't
take
the
bus
there
right,
I
drive
my
car
there
and
I.
Just
imagine
everyone
else
that
goes
to
Cafe
juice.
Up
takes
their
takes
drives,
there
doesn't
probably
take
the
bus.
I
We
haven't
done
a
study
and
I
think
that
we
are
going
to
talk
to
each
and
every
business
along
the
entire
Corridor
to
get
a
better
understanding
of
how
that
clientele
travels
to
their
location
to
to
do
business.
But
it's
it's
definitely
something
that
we
are
looking
at
very
closely
as
part
of
the
overall
quality
of
redesign
awesome.
B
B
There
are
you
know
if
you
look
at
the
blocks
of
Blue
Hill,
Ave
kind
of
just
down
the
hill
from
Cafe
juice?
Up
as
you
get
towards
Morton
Street
right,
there
are
places
on
Blue,
Hill
Ave
with
businesses
that
have
no
visible
parking
regulation
signs
right
in
places
where
there
are
regulation
signs,
there's
often
two-hour
parking
in
front
of
places
where
people
are
going
in
to
get
a
smoothie
not
staying
having
dinner
right.
B
So
us,
organizing
the
curb
making
sure
that
we're
adapting
the
regulations
to
the
needs
of
the
local
businesses
is
a
huge
part
of
the
work
that
will
happen
in
the
Blue
Hill
Ave
project,
whether
whatever
bus
facilities,
we
add.
We
know
the
street
has
to
function
for
multiple
purposes
and
multiple
users,
especially
the
local
businesses.
So
that's
a
core
part
of
the
engagement
we're
doing
around
the
project
is
to
make
sure
we
can
design
a
street
that
works
for
everyone.
One.
B
Center
running
bus
lanes
tend
to
be
self-enforcing,
so
it's
along
with
the
way
of
saying
that
I
think
you
know
we,
our
our
belief,
is
that
given
the
character
of
Blue,
Hill
Ave
and
the
way
that
different
Road
users
use
it,
the
center
running
bus
lanes
would
be
a
far
more
effective
tool.
But
we're
happy
to
continue
a
conversation
with
you
about
what
design
options
are
there
and,
in
fact,
I
think
we
have
some
time
set
up
two
weeks
from
now
to
talk
with
the
mayor
and
others
about
where
we're
at.
K
A
A
A
The
lifestyles
of
the
people
that
are
advocating
to
remove
parking,
and
so
yes,
what
I
mean
by
that
is
that
people
of
lower
service
economic
class
then
have
a
grandmother,
that's
sickly,
that
they
have
to
get
to
a
child
that
they
have
to
drop
off.
They
have
to
rush
from
school
to
get
to
work
or
from
work
to
get
to
school.
This
I'm
talking
about
single
parents
that
are
older
and
if
that
doesn't
you
know,
relate
to
you
in
any
kind
of
way.
A
I
I,
for
example,
was
23
no
green
card.
I
had
to
pay
for
college.
On
my
own
I
lived
in
a
shelter
I
had
a
child
and
I
had
a
sick
mom
to
get
to
so
these
categories
are
very
normal
for
anybody
in
in
these
communities,
D7
or
D4,
and
so
you
need
a
car,
you
need
a
hooptie
I
had
one,
and
so
where
do
you
park?
How
do
I
get
to
my
kid?
How
do
I
pick
up?
How
do
I
go
to
work?
A
How
do
I
go
to
school
I'm
paying
for
school
out
of
pocket?
Remember
I'm,
not
American!
Like
there's
all
of
this,
the
Immigrant
population,
all
of
these
different
nuances,
that
I
think
in
the
conversation,
especially
in
the
community
engagement,
it's
so
fast
or
it
feels
fast
because
it's
two
hours
or
two
hours
and
a
half
and
people
the
majority
of
the
attendees
are
in
the
meeting-
are
city
employees
or
people
that
are
not
even
from
the
area
who
are
advocating
for
the
thing.
A
So
then
people
have
asked
to
take
an
inventory
of
who
is
attending
these
meetings
and
I
have
I've
looked
at
it
and
I
go
one.
Two
three
and
I'll
count
and
I'll
say
wow
about
40
people
that
are
either
developers
Engineers
people
from
the
city
Advocates
that
outside
of
the
community
and
then
about
a
good
dozen
people
from
the
community
and
the
regulars.
We
all
know
them.
A
If
it
is
community-led
and
I'm
awful
bikes,
because
you
know
what
happened
when
I
couldn't
drive
anymore
and
they
was
like
Hey
you're
not
supposed
to
have
a
license
and
they
took
it,
I
bought
a
bike
and
a
trailer
and
I
put
my
kid
in
it
and
I
take
them
to
school
and
so
I'm
all
four
bikes.
It's
not
for
everybody
right.
Your
life
changes.
You
have
flexibility,
you
can
work
from
home
or
you
have
more
money,
and
you
could
just
do
that
or
you
have
a
good
job.
A
You
can
get
in
at
a
certain
time,
there's
a
balance
that
needs
to
be
created
and
the
community
engagement
process
for
Blue
Hill
master
plan,
at
least
the
feedback
that
I'm
getting
is
that
there
needs
to
be
more
intentional
Outreach
in
a
way
that
reaches
more
people.
The
people
on
the
ground,
the
people
with
less
access,
not
just
the
regular
Joe's
that
show
up
from
Civic
associations
and
they're
the
ones
saying
that
too
right
so
I.
You
know
and
I
the
meeting
with
the
mayor.
A
It
can't
be
a
delivery
of
what's
going
to
happen
like
if
you
guys
have
already
decided-
and
this
is
what
the
community
wants
to
know-
that
it's
really
community-led
and
that
you're
listening
and
that
it's
going
to
be
about
what
the
community
wants.
But
if
you've
decided
that
this
is
the
best
thing
for
the
community
and
you
have
best
practices
or
science
that
says
this
is
the
best
for
you
then
allow
the
community
to
tell
you
to
show
you
why
the
transition
is
necessary
before
we
can
get
to
that.
A
I
don't
see
Boston
creating,
and
maybe
this
is
an
idea,
but
we
don't
have
transition
to
electric
bikes,
free
bikes
for
parents
of
low
service
economic
class
that
has
room
for
your
child
on
it
and
will
give
it
to
you
with
helmets
and
all
safety
gear.
There's
no
such
thing,
we're
not
doing
that.
So
we
can't
force
or
push
people
to
electric
bike
or
electric
cars,
or
anything
like
that.
A
I
want
I
want
to
see
real,
transparent,
Community
engagement
processes
and
I
know
that
your
department
is
specific
in
particularly,
is
trying
to
do
that,
but
it
almost
feels
like
we're.
Not
reaching
people,
not
necessarily
your
fault,
but
what
have
we
thought
about
this
and
what
can
we
do
to
actually
reach
more
people.
B
So
those
are
all
great
points
and
I
I
guess
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
a
couple
things
one
is
and
I'm
going
to
ask
when
you
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
engagement
process
that
we've
been
a
part
of,
but
first
nobody
is
advocating
for
removing
parking
right.
We
understand
the
role
that
this
street
plays
in
the
business
community
and
people's
movement
and
people
live
on
Blue,
Hill
Ave.
B
This
is
a
complicated
space
that
needs
to
do
a
lot
of
things
for
a
lot
of
different
people
and
many
of
those
people
drive.
Many
of
those
people
need
to
drive.
The
goal
is
not
to
remove
parking
to
change
how
people
choose
to
travel,
but
when
we
look
at
the
street
today,
there
are
more
than
ten
thousand
people
a
day,
traveling
on
that
street
in
a
bus
and
they
are
losing
hours
out
of
their
week
stuck
in
traffic.
They
are.
This
is
a.
B
This
is
an
injustice
for
people
who
travel
that
we
have
not
dedicated
any
space
to
them.
The
people
who
travel
on
the
bus
that
we
have
not
given
them
the
space
to
allow
them
to
move
official
on
a
street,
and
we
have
an
opportunity
to
address
that,
and
that
is
that
is
the
Genesis
of
this
project,
and
that
is
why
we
are
so
focused
on
doing
this
work.
B
But
we
know
when
we
do
that
that
any
change
has
other
consequences
or
other
impacts,
and
so
we
have
to
be
hearing
from
as
many
of
the
different
stakeholders
in
the
street
as
we
can
and
reflecting
all
of
their
needs
in
there.
I
think
you
know
you
sort
of
made
a
comment
of
like
the
majority
of
people
are
opposed
to
this
I.
Don't
think
you
know
to
my.
B
Many
of
the
people
who
attend
our
regular
meeting
attendees,
which
is
great,
and
we
welcome
their
input
and
value
their
input.
But
so
often
those
kinds
of
meetings
become
seen
as
a
proxy
for
the
community
when
there
are
thousands
or
tens
of
thousands
of
people
who
either
don't
know,
don't
attend,
can't
attend
because
they're
working
or
they're
caring
for
their
kids
or
they're
stuck
trying
to
get
home
from
work
right.
B
I
Absolutely
and
I
think,
as
you
point
out
counselor,
it's
a
challenge
to
try
and
reach
with
an
intentional
approach
to
people
who
are
not
able
to
attend
a
regular
community
meeting
in
the
evening
and
so
what
we've?
What
we've
started?
What
we
have
done
from
the
outside
is
that
we
have
contacted
local
community
groups,
local
people
who
live
there
and
they
have
made
them
part
of
the
team.
That
is
helping
us
figure
out
how
to
do
this,
intentional
Outreach
and
so
we've.
I
So
we
are
making
some
progress
in
that
direction.
The
other
pieces
that,
as
the
chief
pointed
out
that
the
beneficiaries
of
the
bus
lanes
are
people
who
live
in
the
neighborhood,
because
all
the
bus
routes
on
Google
Avenue
start
in
maripan
and
then
go
up
to
the
Roxbury
area
and
so
and
then
Branch
out
to
other
parts
of
the
city,
and
so
we
are
doing
surveys
on
the
bus
riders
to
understand
what
their
needs
actually
are.
I
We
are
working
with
our
mayor's
office
of
housing
to
make
sure
that
displacement
and
affordability
are
part
of
the
discussion
on
the
transportation,
improvements
that
are
being
done
on
Google
or
will
be
done
on
global
Avenue.
So
we're
trying
to
reach
out
through
different
Avenues
as
much
as
we
can
to
the
full
spectrum
of
the
community
that
lives
in
the
area.
A
People
are
on
Facebook
people
are,
you
know
what
I
mean
and
there
would
be
like
a
little
video,
a
little
blue
collab
master
plan
for
dummies
kind
of
cartoon
thing
telling
people
hey
you
get
on.
This
is
what
a
middle
Lane
is,
and
this
is
why
it's
good
for
the
environment.
We
get
to
breathe
more
or
something
like
that,
but
we
don't
have
time
for
that
anymore,
but
for
the
future,
I
would
imagine
you
know
like
a
little
video
that
circulates.
I
We've
also
made
a
huge
effort
to
talk
with
younger
people
in
the
neighborhoods,
and
so
you
know,
we've
been
holding
events
which
are
kind
of
fun
events
to
talk
about
some
of
these
issues
and
you're
in
kind
of
engage
youth
in
the
community
to
to
understand
what
the
issues
are
and
hear
from
them.
His.
A
H
A
What
is
it
Milton
and
then
you
have
Cummings
of
Roslindale
all
around
it,
so
people
are
trying
to
get
to
Blue
Hill
from
those
affluent
communities,
and
so
the
hard
conversation
is
that
Blue
Hill,
Avenue,
historically
disenfranchised
and
now
you're
like
well,
okay,
well,
now,
I
want
to
invest
in
it,
I
want
to.
We
want
to
fix
it.
We
want
we
I'm
here
now.
I
wasn't
here
yesterday,
I'm
here
now
and
I
want
to
fix
it.
So
the
hard
conversation
is.
This
is
a
community
that
historically
has
been
disenfranchised.
A
A
We
got
to
start
with
education
and
working
together
to
bring
people
there,
there's
not
enough
time,
because
you
have
a
job
to
do
in
a
deadline,
but
hopefully
again,
if
I
can
be
of
help
in
terms
of
engaging
my
district,
my
constituents
mediating
or
mitigating
any
conversations
that
brings
us
and
makes
it
productive.
That
brings
us
to
results,
then
I'm
happy
to
offer
that
I
can
submit
my
questions
in
writing
to
you.
Why
do
you
have
all
night
you
want
to
stay
here
with
me.
A
I
have
a
lot
of
questions.
It's
it's
all
about
parking.
It's
all
about,
really
think
we
should
put
lines
on
the
streets.
I
really
do
for
parking.
The
spaces
are
just
so,
and
it's
true,
my
constituents
call
me
I
get
to
Mount
Pleasant
and
I
drive
over
there
and
I'm
like
she's,
not
even
here
in
levette,
if
you're,
watching
yeah
I'm
talking
about
you
and
so
I'm
like
she's,
not
even
here
so
I
drive
all
the
way
down
there
and
I
see
exactly
what
she
means.
A
There's
like
all
these
big
spaces
in
between
cars.
I'm
like
that,
would
drive
me
nuts.
It's
quality
of
life.
I
want
to
park,
I'm
tired,
I
got
home
I
want
to
park
and
I
know
that
everybody's
going
through
this
so
I
don't
know.
I'm
gonna,
look
I'm,
gonna,
look
a
little
bit
into
that
and
I'll
keep
we'll
talk
some
more
about.
A
A
So
collective
bargaining
or
not
promotions
are
not
these
teenagers
making
paid
getting
paid
more
right,
they're,
they're,
doing
uberies
they're
doing
all
this
other
stuff,
so
I'll
be
looking
into
that.
If
I
find
money
anywhere,
I
always
said
that
the
mayor
is
Mama
Bear
and
she
got
money
under
her
pillows
and
she
thinks
I
don't
know
so
I'm.
If
we
find
money
anywhere
where
we
can
move
I
think
it's
raising
it
I,
don't
think
it's!
You
need
20,
Hokies.
Okay,
maybe
it's!
A
Maybe
it's
not,
and
if
it's
collective
bargaining
issue
we
need
to
do
better.
I,
don't
I,
don't
see
how
anybody
can
live
on
16
an
hour,
and
you
guys
always
hear
me
talking
about
everybody.
Getting
your
raise.
You
get
a
raise.
You
get
a
raise
everybody
together
right,
but
seriously
though
it
is
Boston.
How
can
we
appreciate
people
unless
we're
respecting
people
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
their
families?
B
B
Only
to
say
that
I
appreciate
the
work
of
you
and
your
colleagues
here
in
this
process,
and
we
are
grateful
for
all
the
support
that
you
continuously
show
our
team
and
both
in
providing
the
financial
resources
that
we
need,
but
also
working
with
us,
to
help
us
do
better
to
deliver
for
the
people
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank.