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Disability Commission Advisory Board Meeting 9-18-19
A
Good
evening,
everyone,
the
open
meeting
law,
requires
that
I
notify
the
public
that
this
meeting
is
being
recorded.
Therefore,
please
be
aware
that
an
audio
and
visual
recording
of
this
meeting
is
being
made
and
broadcast
by
Boston
City
TV,
which
is
a
part
of
the
city
of
Boston
office
of
cable
communications,
now
I
hand
it
over
to
Olivia
hi.
D
D
B
I
Hi
good
evening,
can
you
hear
me
is
that
working
great
Heidi
me
and
cha
viana
with
mark
development?
It
sounds
like
the
pressure
is
now
on
to
use
the
time
wisely,
but
thank
you
for
having
us
we're
thrilled
to
be
here
today.
This
is
a
project
that
has
been
in
the
process
now
for
just
under
two
years,
and
I
can
tell
you
you
know,
having
worked
on
a
number
of
projects.
I
don't
think
there
has
one
that
I've
seen
where
the
improvements
based
on
the
public
feedback
and
the
BP
DA's
feedback
have
had.
I
You
know
such
a
lasting
impression
and
what
I
mean
by
that?
What
you're
gonna
see
tonight
is
what
we
think
is
a
pretty
progressive
approach
to
finally
put
in
a
square
in
Kenmore
Square,
and
the
focus
is
not
based
on
vehicular
movement.
It's
really
based
on
pedestrian
movement,
so
John
Kent
from
Reed
Hildebrand
on
our
team
is
gonna,
walk
you
through
the
materials
that
we
submitted
earlier
as
to
what
our
plan
is
that
we
hope
to
solicit
your
support
on.
I
J
Hi
I'm
John
ket
I'm,
a
landscape
architect
with
Reed
Hildebrand
and
I'm
here,
representing
the
design
team
tonight,
to
talk
to
you
about
the
public
realm.
So,
as
Damian
said,
this
is
a
very
exciting
transformation
of
Kenmore
Square
that
we're
talking
about
tonight
where
we're
really
reprioritizing
what
the
square
is
for
from
being
something
that,
throughout
its
history,
has
been
about
moving
automobiles
through
a
public
space
to
now
having
a
public
realm,
that's
significant
for
the
public
to
use.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
the
program
is
a
hotel
in
Kenmore
Square.
J
This
slide
is
illustrating
the
number
of
developments
that
are
happening
in
this
area,
so
we're
looking
broadly
at
how
this
development
ties
back
into
things
that
are
happening
at
Jason
to
the
Fenway,
also
within
Kenmore
Square,
with
the
related
development
site
and
all
the
way
out
to
the
bu
data.
Sciences
Center
you
go
to
the
next
slide
the
square.
Today
the
site
is
where
the
Citizens
Bank
site
sits
adjacent
to
the
co-op
really
between
the
intersection
of
Beacon,
Street
and
Commonwealth
Avenue.
J
The
transformation
is
to
take
what
is
today
a
corner
and
move
it
out
into
the
to
the
center
of
the
square
through
a
reconfiguration
of
traffic
flows
and
create
a
center.
So
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
this
shows
the
existing
and
the
proposed
it's
a
little
confusing.
So
I'll
try
and
describe
through
the
changes
that
are
happening
here.
The
essentially
the
westbound
lane
of
Commonwealth
Avenue
is
being
routed
to
meet
Beacon
Street.
So,
instead
of
having
that
traffic
go
through
the
square,
it's
moving
around
the
square
to
Beacon
Street
and
similarly,
the
East.
J
So
it's
taking
what
is
essentially
space
for
cars
and
giving
that
back
over
to
people
you
go
to
the
next
slide.
This
slide
is
looking
at
the
plan
of
the
Kenmore
development,
so
in
the
center
of
the
plan,
is
the
hotel
that
sits
really
on
a
flat
iron
site,
so
the
site
is
somewhat
triangular
as
it
meets.
Commonwealth,
Avenue
and
Beacon
Street
on
the
north
side
of
the
site
is
a
wide
Plaza.
That's
created,
underneath
the
grove
of
trees
for
shade
and
really
the
design
starts
with
the
logic
of
pedestrian
circulation.
J
So
we
know
the
importance
in
Boston
from
our
work
throughout
the
city
of
thinking
about
how
pedestrians
move
first
and
making
sure
that
that's
very
clear,
particularly
to
the
constituents
of
this
commission.
So
thinking
about
how
people
move
through
this
site
and
making
sure
that
there
are
wide
concrete
pedestrian
ways
accommodated
on
all
three
sides
of
the
property.
Those
are
oops.
Sorry,
those
are
the
lighter
tones
that
are
moving
through
the
plaza
on
each
side
of
the
property
dimensionally.
We
have
on
the
north
side
of
the
building,
a
10-foot
frontage.
J
J
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
I
think
one
of
the
most
exciting
pieces
of
this
transformation
is
what
it
does
for
pedestrian
safety
and
crossings
within
the
square.
Not
only
I
mean
if
you
think
about
how
you
move
through
Kenmore
Square
today,
most
of
the
crossings
land
on
a
median
somewhere.
So
there
are
multiple
crossings
that
it
takes
to
just
move
across
one
street.
J
The
longest
crossing
is
74
feet
today,
which
is
a
very
long
crossing
difficult
for
signal
timing,
as
well
as
just
moving
people
through
the
intersection
and
and
there's
almost
a
circular
circulation,
the
way
they're
trying
to
move
through
all
of
these
diagonal
streets.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
this
shows
the
clear,
rational
order
of
the
new
circulation,
which
makes
very
straightforward
connections
across
Beacon
Street
and
Commonwealth
Avenue,
bringing
people
to
this
Plaza.
So
the
plaza
becomes
a
landing
point
on
that
long
crossing.
J
It
reduces
the
longest
cross
by
almost
15
feet
from
74
down
to
60
feet
for
the
longest
crossing,
which
is
actually
the
existing
crossing
of
Boylston
Brookline
Avenue.
Excuse
me
the
other
thing
that
this
does.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
is
it
moves
people
through
this
public
realm?
So
the
experience
today
of
having
to
get
across
all
of
this
traffic
is
actually
an
experience
of
moving
through
a
public
plaza
in
this
design,
and
you
have
choice
so
there
isn't
one
way
to
move
through
the
square.
J
J
Today,
it's
a
very
dangerous
crossing
for
bicycles,
coming
through
Kenmore
Square
is
they're
actually
crossing
lanes
of
traffic
moving
through
the
square.
If
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
when
the
circulation
of
the
roads,
get's
reconfigured,
the
bicycle
is
moved
on
to
a
bike
lane
a
protected
bike
lane
above
the
curb,
as
opposed
to
within
the
street
throughout
this
precinct
and
crossings,
are
reduced
from
having
to
cross
through
the
square
with
traffic
to
being
able
to
move
around
the
square
on.
All
three
sides
go
to
the
next
slide,
and
then
this
is
just
the
zoomed.
J
We
know
this
site
is,
has
wide
fluctuations
in
usage
from
a
Red
Sox
game
day,
where
there
are
thousands
of
people
moving
through
this
site
to
a
regular
day
where
it
can
be
quite
quiet,
and
so
we
want
to
be
able
to
accommodate
all
scales
of
use
within
the
plaza
pedestrian
comfort
is
very
important,
and
we've
done
wind
mitigation
studies
to
make
sure
that
these
spaces
are
comfortable
for
human
use
and
occupation,
and
so
all
of
that
is
right
into
the
design
as
well.
You
go
to
the
next
slide.
J
This
is
just
looking
at
those
dimensions
that
I
described
to
you
of
the
10-foot
frontage
zone
with
the
food
and
beverage,
the
10-foot
sidewalk
and
pedestrian
zone,
and
the
30-foot
Plaza
furnished
in
ways
that
it's
flexible
for
use.
You
go
to
the
next
slide.
This
is
an
axonometric
so
starting
to
look
at
this
three
dimensionally.
J
J
The
next
slide
is
a
rendering
view,
looking
from
Commonwealth
Avenue
into
the
plaza
space
underneath
the
canopy
of
the
trees,
and
you
can
in
the
background,
imagine
the
life
of
the
cafe
and
hotel
activating
this
space
as
well,
and
the
next
slide
is
another
image.
Looking
down
the
length
of
Commonwealth
Avenue
looking
west
up
towards
the
BU
stretch
of
Commonwealth
Avenue,
we
see
this
wide
pedestrian
sidewalk,
that's
making
connections
through
this
Plaza
and
the
next
slide
is
at
the
last
rendering
I
believe
looking
at
the
end
of
the
coop
on
Commonwealth
Avenue.
J
So
this
is
where
the
Citizens
Bank
sits
today,
and
even
that
small
pedestrian
space
becomes
what
we
refer
to
as
the
mini
Plaza.
There's
a
sculptural
wall
with
a
bench
in
it.
That
also
is
activated
as
place
for
pedestrians.
So
it's
trying
to
we're
trying
to
find
a
diversity
of
places
for
people
to
occupy
in
the
square
and
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
there
are
also
two
really
interesting
public
accommodations
within
the
building
itself.
That
we
wanted
to
talk
about.
J
The
first
floor
is
a
combination
of
public
lobby,
space
for
the
hotel
and
the
Citizens
Bank,
which
goes
into
the
upper
level
mezzanine
of
the
of
the
sort
of
first
floor
space,
their
connections
from
Beacon
Street
to
Commonwealth
through
the
central
core
of
the
building,
and
there
are
public
restroom
facilities
accommodated
within
that
space.
So
we
think
that's
a
very
interesting
and
successful
part
of
the
plan.
J
There
are
also
elevators
which
lead
up
if
you
go
to
the
next
slide,
to
a
public
rooftop
terrace,
which
is
open
and
accessible
to
the
public
at
all
times.
So
there
really
are
thinking
about
accommodations
for
the
public
that
go
from
the
public
realm
all
the
way
up
through
the
building
and
allow
people
to
experience
this
great
space
on
top
of
the
city.
Thank
you.
D
I
F
Thank
you
I
question
just
around
the
it's
great
to
see
that
or
hear
about
the
bike,
the
protected
bike
lane
and
they
reduce
car
traffic
and
the
flow
and
so
forth.
What
can
you
just?
It
was
hard
I'll
say
to
tell
base
on
the
slides,
but
can
you
go
back
to
the
slide
where
you
talked
about
the
protected
bike
lane
and
how
that
moves
through
and
then
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
how
that
protected
bike
lane
may
or
may
not,
inter
interact
with
pedestrian
foot
traffic
square?
Yes,.
J
J
D
J
J
So
we've
done
traffic
studies
internally
and
we've
been
working
with
BTD
throughout
the
process.
The
requirement
at
this
point
is
to
meet
the
current
circulation
performance
of
the
square,
which
we
are
currently
meeting.
We're
also
having
this
peer
reviewed
through
a
second
transportation
engineer,
right
now
to
confirm
that
all
the
assumptions
that
are
being
made
are
correct.
But
yes,
this
will
have
a
net
positive
impact,
really
not
negatively
impacting
the
vehicular
circulation
and
very
positively
impacting
the
pedestrian
experience
and.
K
J
Though
so
it
does
not
affect
subway
flow
at
all,
and
one
of
the
criteria
that
BTD
is
challenging
us
to
to
demonstrate
is
the
57
bus
in
particular,
moving
through
the
square,
and
we
have
a
solution
for
that
which
actually
did
result
in
the
elimination
of
one
crosswalk
in
order
to
ease
the
57
traffic
coming
through.
So
that
is
a
that
is
a
very
clear
part
of
the
study
and
a
priority.
G
L
We
we
have
developed
a
fairly
extensive,
try
construction
management
planning
for
this
stage
of
the
design,
because
we
know
that's
gonna,
be
a
focus
during
the
early
stages.
They'll
be
protected,
Crom
sidewalks,
where
they
exist.
Today,
it's
at
a
certain
point
when
the
new
road
is
actually
established,
which
is
shortly
after
demolition
and
utilities
come
in.
We
actually
create
new
crossings
that
don't
exist
today.
So,
if
you
imagine,
a
new
road
has
sidewalks
on
both
sides.
E
J
E
E
J
One
of
the
things
that
this
does-
and
it's
it's
you
have
to
sort
of
imagine
this
through
the
traffic
engineers
eyes
and
it's
very
hard
even
for
us
to
get
our
heads
wrapped
around
right
now
because
of
the
length
of
crossings
through
the
square.
The
timing
of
those
lights
is
very
long,
so
when
one
circulation
route
is
allowed
to
go,
it
goes
for
a
long
time
and
that
slows
down
other
movements
coming
through
the
square
and
it
really
slows
down
pedestrian
crossings
through
the
square.
J
With
this,
the
timing
of
the
lights
is
a
much
faster
cycle,
and
so
yes,
there
will
be
times
when
you
turn
to
a
red
light,
or
you
run
into
a
red
light,
but
the
way
that
the
engineers
are
choreographing
it
there
will
be
free
right.
Free
left
turns
in
certain
conditions
and
they're
doing
things
to
help
move
cars
through
this
square
more
quickly
and.
L
I
would
say
one
one
thing
that
is
a
simpler
way
to
to
explain
how
the
improvement
works
is
right.
Now,
all
pedestrian
bicycle
and
vehicular
conflicts,
you
call
them.
Everyone
crosses
at
one
spot.
This
design
takes
all
those
crossings
and
actually
move
some
of
those
conflicts
away,
so
they
happen
in
different
locations,
so
pedestrians
can
cross
at
one
point
while
the
conflicts
happening
elsewhere
and
it
spreads
it
out-
and
you
know
it's
it,
that's
probably
the
simplest
explanation
that
I
can
have
for
how
it
actually
does
offer
some
improvement.
F
L
Of
conflict
is
really
the
entire
square,
but
that
that
is
what
what
the
conflict
creates,
and
you
can
experience
this
whenever
you
try
to
cross
as
a
pedestrian
through
Kenmore
Square.
Is
you
don't
ever
get
one
clean
movement
across
the
square?
You
hop
to
one
island
and
wait,
then
you
hop
to
the
next
island
and
wait,
and
what
this
actually
does
is
allows
you
to
move
through
the
square
more
quickly
as
you're
crossing
the
road.
But
if
you
do
get
in
between
crossings
you're,
not
just
refuges
on
this
little
six-foot
wide
island
you're.
F
F
F
M
J
L
Mean
this,
this
project
itself
includes
what
is
two
or
three
signals,
depending
on
how
you
categorize
it,
and
so
everything
that's
within
the
signals
we
are
installing,
which
are
we
completely
reconstructing
the
main
signal
that
exists
today,
as
well
as
that
new
road,
which
you
know
it's
looks
like
three
intersections,
but
that
functions
as
one
traffic
signal
all
indicators
and
buttons
and
everything
will
up,
will
be
up
to
current
ABA
standards.
That's
the
extent
of
our
scope
is.
L
G
G
H
L
A
It's
a
question
of
oftentimes
in
Kenmore
Square,
because
there
are
so
many
different
mediums
and
little
pieces
of
property
within
that
there's
often
some
confusion
or
disagreement
as
to
who
owns
what
and
therefore
the
onus
of
removal
is
then
on
those.
So
will
this
impact
that
at
all,
is
there
some
sort
of
formalized
plan
regarding
them
so.
L
I
would
see
this
as
a
positive
in
that
you
know
we'll
be
going
through
the
public
improvement
Commission
process
and
then
LM
I
will
be
established
as
part
of
these
improvements
and
within
that
we
would
I'm
sure
have
the
agreements
and
responsibilities
for
snow
removal
within
all
the
areas
were
improving,
which
would
be
the
plaza
itself
as
well
as
the
area
across
new
new
road.
The
remainder
would
be
either
the
hotel,
Buckminster
bu,
so
I
guess
I
did
the
interested
aren't
and
he
little
orphaned
islands
that
no
one
knows
who
they
own
anymore.
I
M
M
M
They'll
be
actually
decorating.
Halloween
bags
for,
for
an
upcoming
event
that
they're
having
so
and
I've
and,
like
I,
said
I,
believe
that's
at
1
o'clock
and
then
in
November
on
the
the
18th
I
believe,
is
the
V
CIL
annual
meeting
from
6:00
to
8:30
at
at
the
Transportation
Building
and
then
also
at
the
Transportation
Building
on
the
18th
of
November.
M
Specifically
they
asked
about-
and
we
heard
a
lot
about
folks
having
complaints
regarding
the
better
bus
project
that
this
that
this
body
heard
about
I
heard
about
I
believe
last
spring.
A
lot
of
folks
were
saying
that
that
stops
have
been
eliminated
needed
stops,
that
they
need-
and
you
know
seniors,
are
having
to
walk.
You
know
a
couple
most
more
stops
now
than
they
used
to
in
the
past
and
and
stuff.
So
that's
something
that
we're
gonna
have
to
keep
in
mind.
You
know
as
this
body
to
here.
M
If
we,
if
any
of
us
or
any
of
our
constituents,
have
have
issues,
we
definitely
want
to
bring
those
to
the
to
the
T's
attention,
and
it
was
an
eye-opening
experience
for
us
to
hear
to
hear
that
last
night,
but
again,
I
think
that's
that's.
One
reason
why
that
our
tag
was
created
was
to
hear
those
types
of
issues
and
to
be
able
to
bring
those
types
of
issues
to
to
the
t's
attention.
M
So
again,
if
anybody
has
any
issues
with
the
team
around
access,
please
feel
free
to
either
see
me
and
and
I
can
certainly,
you
know
bring
those
two
to
the
powers-that-be
at
the
tea
and
at
our
tag,
and
hopefully
we
can
get
some
of
those
issues
addressed.
But
with
that
that's
basically
my
report
and
now
we're
on
to
the
commissioners
report.
C
Thank
You
Gerry
Olivia
great
job
filling
in
okay,
so
some
things
to
update
the
board
on.
First
of
all,
my
staff
and
I
met
with
the
new
parks.
Commissioner
Ryan
woods
he's
Commissioner
of
Boston,
Parks
and
Recreation.
So
we
wanted
to
get
in
on
his
agenda
early
in
his
new
role
so
that
we
could
get
involved
in
master
planning.
I
know
right
now,
they're
working
on
the
Boston
Common
to
spend
a
lot
of
the
city's
money
on
master
planning
on
the
common.
C
So
we
want
to
make
sure
everything
they
do
is
accessible
and
not
only
meets
a
DA
code
but
exceeds
the
code
so
we're
looking
at
everything
they're
doing,
including
the
new
ML
case
memorial.
That's
going
in
the
into
the
comment
as
well.
So
we'll
keep
you
updated
on
plans
if,
when
this
public
input
you'll
be
happy,
we'll
be
happy
to
send
you
that
information
we're
also
involved
with
the
Boston
Public
Library's
master
plan.
They
have
an
accessibility
committee
that
I
am
gonna
sit
on
with
my
architectural
staff.
C
So
we're
looking
at
a
five-year
plan
for
capital
improvements
in
the
libraries
and
one
of
the
things
that
that
will
include
is
the
ramp
at
the
front
entrance
which
I
know
the
community
has
advocated
for
right
now,
there's
a
temporary
ramp
in
place,
but
we'll
be
looking
at
installing
a
permanent
ramp
that
meets
a
character
and
the
look
of
the
building.
So
that
is
also
in
process.
We're
also
gonna
look
at
access
throughout
the
library
right
now.
C
On
a
positive
note,
with
libraries,
the
city
is
spending
a
lot
of
money
on
refurbishing
branch.
Libraries
I
know
they've
done
a
few
that
my
architectural
team
has
been
involved
in
and
they
really,
the
architects
have
really
listened
to
us
and
taking
our
input
on
one
of
the
designs,
the
first
iteration
the
architect
showed
us
was
the
front
entrance,
had
a
ramp
and
stairs
stairs
and
a
ramp.
C
Next
to
it,
but
after
consulting
with
my
team
and
myself,
they
decided
to
they
agreed
to
integrate
the
entrance,
so
it's
all
just
a
flush
entrance,
so
it's
much
much
more
equitable
to
have
everybody
enter
at
the
same
time.
Okay.
So
yesterday
I
spoke
at
a
mass
rehab
conference
in
Worcester.
It's
the
annual
employment
conference.
We
were
there
all
day,
Jessica
and
I,
and
our
outreach
staff
Melinda,
so
I
gave
a
workshop
on
employment
for
persons
with
disabilities
and
I
talked
about
our
collaboration
with
mass
rehab.
C
This
is
our
eighth
year,
collaborating
with
them,
and
we
have
two
programs
that
we
work
on
the
first
one
is
the
summer
internship
program
and
the
second
one
is
disability
mentoring
day.
So
for
the
summer
internship
program,
we
bring
five
to
ten
Boston
residents,
who
are
job
ready
in
to
City
Hall,
and
we
place
them
in
different
departments
for
a
six-week
internship.
They
get
paid
a
competitive
rate
and
they
get
to
learn
job
skills,
make
connections
for
references
and
test
out
what
they
like
for
for
jobs
in
the
city
so
we're.
C
Currently,
we
currently
have
five
interns.
It
was
a
little
delayed
this
year,
so
we
did
late
summer
early
fall.
This
program
will
culminate
in
disability
mentoring
day,
which
is
happening
this
year
on
November
1st,
and
that
is
a
day
when
we
do
sort
of
like
the
summer
internship,
but
in
a
mini
one
day,
type
of
event.
We
bring
five
to
ten
mentees
in
we
match
them
with
different
jobs.
They
can
do
job
shadowing,
ask
questions.
C
Then
at
lunchtime
we
do
a
working
lunch
with
human
resources
department,
so
they
can
figure
out
how
to
apply
for
a
city
job,
because
sometimes
it
can
be
a
mystery
and
trying
to
figure
out
the
city
web
web
system.
So
that's
something
that's
really
helpful
and
then,
in
the
afternoon
we
bring
in
private
employers
who
are
looking
to
hire
people
with
disabilities,
and
we
do
kind
of
like
a
round
robin
for
interviews
and
we've
had
a
few
people
get
jobs
that
way.
C
So
it's
a
really
great
event
that
we
look
forward
to
every
year
at
the
conference
yesterday,
one
of
our
former
interns
also
spoke.
He
interned
right
here
in
the
City
Council
with
counselor
Ed
Flynn,
and
he
just
got
a
job
with
the
National
Park
Service.
So
it
was
a
great
story
to
hear
from
him.
Also
at
the
conference
yesterday,
representative
Josh
Coulter
came
josh
Cutler
and
he
spoke
about
a
hearing.
C
That's
coming
up
at
the
State
House
on
Tuesday
October
22nd
from
10:30
to
1:00,
and
that's
a
hearing
put
on
by
the
workability
subcommittee
and
they're
gonna
be
talking
about
ways
to
improve
opportunities
for
employment
for
persons
with
disabilities.
If
anybody's
interested
we'll
send
around
that
date,
if
you're
interested
in
attending
or
possibly
participating
another
thing
I'm
working
on
with
the
city
is
the
small
vehicle
task
force,
and
this
task
force
came
out
of
the
ordinance
for
small
vehicles.
C
The
city
does
not
currently
allow
rental
companies
like
bird
and
Lyme
to
put
Dhokla
scooters
around
the
city.
Many
other
cities
have
instituted
this
program,
but
we
have
not
what
the
council
recommended
before
we
implement
a
program
is
to
study
the
effects
not
only
on
the
city
and
traffic,
but
also
on
persons
with
disabilities
and
accessibility.
So
we
had
our
first
meeting,
we're
gonna,
be
meeting
monthly
and
then
giving
recommendations
in
January.
C
So
if
anybody
has
input,
I'd
be
happy
to
hear
it
and
take
it
back
to
the
committee-
and
this
committee
is
talking
about
everything
from
electric
bikes
to
electric
scooters,
I've
even
seen,
Electric
skateboards
and
many
other
small
vehicles
that
are
on
the
roads
right
now.
An
event
I
wanted
to
talk
to
you
about
coming
up.
C
Friday
is
called
look
both
ways:
Trading
Spaces,
it's
this
Friday
September
20th
from
10:00
to
4:00,
it's
going
to
be
on
City
Hall
plaza,
and
it's
going
to
be
a
chance
for
people
to
try
out
different
modes
of
getting
across
the
plaza
for
people
who
you
know,
people
who
aren't
familiar
with
what
abilities
and
what
they
experience
when
traveling
over
bricks
is
gonna,
be
a
wheelchair,
a
group
of
people
who
bring
wheelchairs
for
people
to
try
out
and
it's
a
whole
day
targeted
just
towards
seeing
the
plaza
from
a
different
perspective.
So,
yes,.
C
Okay,
there'll
be
a
city
job
fair
on
Thursday,
September
26th
from
9
to
5.
If
anyone's
interested
in
working
for
the
city
of
Boston
come
see,
the
come
to
the
Mildred
F
Community
Center,
again,
Thursday
September
26
from
9
to
5
and
I
also
want
to
follow
up.
I
know
that
the
board
had
asked
me
to
look
into
scheduling
some
time
with
uber
and
lyft.
I
have
not
had
a
chance
to
do
that
yet,
but
that
is
on
my
agenda
for
next
week.
So
hopefully
we'll
get
that
scheduled
in
October
or
November.
That's
my
goal.
C
One
other
dissipate
is
I.
Do
a
national
call
once
a
month
with
disability
commissioners
from
across
the
country,
we
had
our
monthly
call
today
at
3:00
and
we
talked,
we
had
a
really
good
discussion
talking
about
transition
plans
and
accessibility
on
sidewalks
and
streets.
So
we
are
going
to
share
best
practices
across
the
country
so
that,
when
people
travel,
they'll
really
be
able
to,
you
know
see
similar
patterns
and
similar
wayfinding,
whether
you
have
visual
disability
or
mobility
disability,
it
should
be
helpful
to
all
get
on
the
same
page
and
implement
best
practices.
C
A
Absolutely
I
also
wanted
to
highlight
that
the
neighborhood
Career
Fair
on
September
26
is
not
just
for
city
of
Boston
jobs.
They're
gonna
have
over
30
plus
employers
who
are
looking
to
hire
people
and
that
that
will
be
from
5:30
p.m.
to
8:00
p.m.
so
it's
not
just
the
city
of
Boston,
which
is
great
and
related
to
that.
Semi-Related.
A
To
that,
we
had
our
first
workshop
in
a
series
of
aged
strong
at
work
workshops
which
are
for
adults
who
are
I
believe
over
50
we're
looking
to
get
employment
in
one
way
or
another,
and
so
the
first
it's
a
series
of
three.
So
the
first
one
that
we
had
was
this
past
Saturday,
and
that
was
a
series
of
panels
on
the
importance
of
older
adults
in
the
workforce.
So
the
value
add
that
those
individuals
bring
and
kind
of
discussing
some
of
the
challenges
that
those
individuals
face.
A
A
lot
of
the
things
that
came
up
were
in
related
to
accommodations
and
so
we're
working
for
the
next
time,
which
will
be
October
5th,
which
will
be
a
series
of
workshops
on
like
resume
building
interviewing
skills
and
we're
also
looking
to
secure
someone
to
talk
about
reasonable
accommodations
and
when
to
ask
for
an
accommodation
related
to
age
or
disability
and
how
to
navigate
that
process
as
well
and
then
the
last
one
which
I
believe
will
be
November.
12Th
I,
believe
that
will
be
a
career
fair
for
those
individuals.
D
D
H
H
C
Elizabeth,
why
don't
we
schedule
an
executive
committee
call
for
the
end
of
this
week
or
early
next
week,
and
we
can
talk
about
what
we
really
want
to
get
out
of
the
event
like
you
said,
so
we
can
ask
them
to
come
prepared
and
we
can
figure
out.
You
know
what
we
want
to
get
out
of
the
event,
and
you
know
a
good
time
and
place
for
the
event.
So
Jessica
and
I
will
set
up
a
call
with
the
executive
committee
from
like
I
said
either
late
this
week
or
next
week.
M
And
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
before
you
update
that
the
our
tech
general
meeting
on
the
18th
of
November
that
I
mentioned
will
be
from
2:00
to
4:00
at
the
Transportation
Building,
and
the
pci/l
annual
meeting
is
actually
on
the
21st
from
6:00
to
8:00
at
the
Transportation
Building,
not
the
18th,
just
those
points
of
clarification.
So
next
we
have
the
architectural
access
update
with
Sarah
in.
N
Evening,
everybody
I
will
try
to
keep
this
very
brief.
I
just
wanted
to
mention
a
few
things
that
have
been
going
on
in
our
office.
We've
are
going
through
the
process
of
updating
our
article
80
accessibility
checklist,
which
is
a
tool
that
we
use
with
developers
to
encourage
them
to
go
and
build
beyond
building
code
requirements
for
accessibility.
N
In
the
past
two
weeks,
Patricia
and
I
have
worked
with
a
hotel
in
the
Back
Bay
to
advocate
for
accessibility
within
their
public
space.
They've
been
going
through
a
renovation
process
through
with
the
B
PDA
and
we've
reviewed
and
provided
technical
assistance
with
their
public
realm
sidewalk
areas
to
ensure
that
it's
safe
and
accessible
for
everybody,
as
well
as
we've,
been
working
with
Faulkner
Hospital
during
their
renovation
process
to
advocate
for
for
an
accessible
route
from
their
bus
stop
on
to
their
Hospital.
N
Currently,
it's
located
on
a
big
hill
with
a
giant
staircase,
so
we're
currently
advocating
for
them
to
improve
their
accessible
route,
which
is
now
a
sidewalk
in
poor
condition
for
this
project
as
well.
Last
week,
Patricia
testified
at
the
Joint
Committee
on
Public
Safety
and
Homeland
Security
in
support
of
the
IAB
bill.
That
is
right
now
going
through
the
Statehouse
and
we
also
have
video.
N
So
anybody
is
curious
to
see
her
testimony
I'd
be
happy
to
provide
that
I
also
want
you
guys
to
be
aware
of
a
few
public
meetings
happening
within
the
next
few
weeks.
One
of
them
is
MBTA
community
meeting,
specifically
regarding
the
Green
Line
transformation
project,
which
is
a
long
term
planning
process
for
the
MBTA.
N
They've
had
a
few
public
meetings
in
Boston
so
far,
but
the
next
one
will
be
September
23rd
at
the
Newton
Free
Library
in
Newton,
and
then
September
26
at
the
Tobin
community
community
center
in
Roxbury,
slash
mission,
Hill
and
another
meeting
is
the
Blue
Hill
Avenue
transportation
action
plan
meeting
which
I
will
be
attending
as
well
and
that
September
25th
at
Kipp
Academy
in
Mattapan.
C
Just
had
two
comments
to
add
to
that:
I
didn't
get
to
say,
but
Patricia
is
not
in
attendance
tonight,
because
she
is
over
at
the
airport
working
on
the
committee.
That's
working
on
the
uber
and
lyft
drop
off
at
the
airport,
so
she's
deeply
involved
in
that
she
and
I
are
working
on
it
and
I
I
may
be
attending
the
next
meeting,
but
so
far
we've
been
kind
of
double
teaming
to
make
sure
the
city
is
represented
and
then,
secondly,
just
to
follow
up
on
a
few
things.
C
Sara
said
about
the
a
a
B
and
we
as
advocates,
know
how
critical
this
legislation
is
to
be
passed
and
just
as
evidence
of
that
on
my
call
this
afternoon
with
the
different
disability
commissions
from
across
the
country.
We
were
talking
about
sidewalk
reconstruction
and
different
codes
building
codes,
and
one
thing
that
came
up
was
employee,
only
areas
and
buildings
and
pretty
much
every
state
every
city,
that's
on
the
call
said
that
they
didn't
have
to
have
employee.
Only
areas
accessible
and
I
agreed
that
we
we
also
don't
either.
C
But
I
said
that
we
have
this
legislation
pending,
which
would
require
employee
areas
to
be
accessible,
so
they
were
really
thrilled
to
hear
that
and
hope
to
use
that
as
a
model
for
their
cities
and
states
to
Paulo.
So
we
really
hope
that
the
bill
will
pass
this
time
and
then
that
will
provide
greater
access
opportunities
for
jobs
for
persons
with
disabilities.
D
It
hasn't
been
voted
out
of
committee,
so
the
next
step
is
the
homeland
and
Public
Safety
Committee
will
have
to
bow
up
and
down
on
whether
it
should
get
voted
out
of
committee
if
it
makes
it
out
of
committee.
It'll
then
go
to
the
Senate
first,
because
it
was
two
senators
that
that
wrote
the
bill
and
then
it'll
get
voted
out
of
the
Senate
and
then
go
to
the
house.
So
I
can
tell
you
last
term's
last
term.
D
It
got
voted,
it
made
it
out
of
committee
and
then
it
made
it
out
of
the
Senate
where
dogs
was
in
the
house.
So
I
have
a
feel
a
fairly
good
feeling,
based
on
some
of
the
folks
that
I
pass
folk
to
it'll
passed
out
of
committee.
A
little
passed
out
of
the
Senate,
so
I
would
urge
folks
in
the
room.
Yes,
keep
in
touch
with
the
Senate,
but
also
I
would
concentrate
heavily
on
the
House
of
Representatives.
D
So
if
you
have
any
good
contact
with
your
House
members,
I
would
talk
to
them
and-
and
we
only
have
till
July
guide,
because
then
it'll
have
to
be
reintroduced
next
session
next
January,
because
they're
out
of
session
after
July
this
year,
cuz
this
is
an
election
year.
So
you
basically
only
have
nine
months
to
make
this
happen
so
that
that
that
the
update
there.
M
So,
what's
your
what's
your
sense,
you
yeah,
it
sounds
like
you
feel
like
it's
going
in
is
Jerry
by
the
way
it
sounds
like
from
what
you're
saying
that
you
feel
like
it's.
It's
gonna,
it's
gonna
get
out
of
committee,
which
is
a
great
step
and
it's
gonna
pass
the
passed,
the
Senate.
But
what's
your
sense
in
terms
of
the
of
the
house?
Do
you
think
it
will
get
up
for
a
full
vote?
Well,.
D
If
we
get
out
of
Senate,
it
has
to
come
up
for
vote
well,
it
doesn't
have
to
come
up
for
what
that's
up
to
the
Speaker
of
the
House,
but
but
I
don't
want
to
say
what
my
sense
is:
cuz
I,
don't
really
know:
okay,
I'm
basing
the
fact
that
it'll
get
out
of
committee
and
passed
the
Senate
based
on
the
path
to
sessions
and
I've
also
spoken
to
people
hi
understand
it.
So
I
have
a
fairly
good
feeling
about
the
Senate.
D
M
D
I
would
I
would
focus,
I
mean
I.
I
do
have
a
fairly
good
feeling
the
mouth
getting
out
of
committee,
because
it's
gotten
out
of
committee
several
times
now
the
built-in
there
I
think
for
like
16
years.
So
this
isn't
the
first
time
it's
been
and
in
the
past
the
lobbyists
mean
and
the
construction
folks
and
in
some
businesses
have
said
it
would
cost
them
too
much
money.
D
M
D
M
M
N
Not
currently
so
right
now
they're
going
through
a
permitting
or
approval
process
with
the
boss
of
Planning
and
Development
Agency
and
part
of
my
role
at
the
Commission
we're
involved
in
that
process.
So
we
are
advocating
for
them
to
find
alternative
ways
that
are
accessible
up,
that
hill
and
I
think
the
the
consultants
that
the
project
team
has
hired
has
the
creative
ability
to
find
these
solutions
so
we're
working
with
them
on
an
ongoing
basis.
M
M
C
M
D
Is
just
information
more
than
anything
else,
because
next
month
is
Disability
Employment
month
the
number
of
rent
going
on
and
I
will
send
your
office
the
information
tomorrow,
but
we
are
also
holding
an
event
on
October
16th
at
the
State
House.
We
have
about
20
employers
who
are
looking
to
hire.
We
also
have
a
benefit
specialist
who
will
work
with
people
who
will
explain
how
their
benefit
will
be
impacted
if
they
get
a
job,
we
will
have
mass
match.
They're
talking
about
the
loan
program
for
assistive
technology
and
I.
D
M
C
Can
say
that
yeah,
we
were
also
very
disappointed
that
it
won't
be
returning.
I
do
keep
in
touch
regularly
with
the
show
owner
David
kooris,
so
he
had
explained
to
me
that
they
couldn't
get
the
convention
center
for
those
dates
last
year
next
year.
So
why
don't
I
follow
up
with
him
and
see
if
there's
any
possibility
of
them
coming
back,
if
not
next
year,
the
year
after,
because
it
is
such
a
great
event
and
I
know,
it's
very
helpful
for
the
disability
community.
K
C
K
To
Toronto,
which
is
the
easiest
one
to
get
to
ironically,
but
it
just
seems
that
we
have
a
lot
of.
We
have
a
very
large
disabled
community
here
and
we
have
a
large
number
of
people
who
really
benefit
from
it
and
it's
not
like.
We
have
low
numbers,
the
numbers
are,
it
was
actually
in
the
book
for
the
trade
shows
for
next
year
and
then
it
got
transferred
to
Phoenix.
K
K
I
know
this
is
probably
not
the
forum
for
it,
but
it's
an
MBTA
community
problem,
so
I
live
right
across
the
street
from
the
Roxbury
crossing
train
station
mm-hmm,
which,
if
I,
want
to
get
on
the
train,
there's
ever
a
human
being
in
there
to
actually
help
you.
If
it
took
me
like
five
tries
and
for
uber
rides
to
finally
realize
that
you
have
to
pick
up
the
emergency
telephone,
but
I've
also
talked
to
my
neighbors,
who
don't
get
on
the
train
over
there,
because
there's
nothing
that
indicates
how
you
can
actually
get
out
is.
K
That
was
much
more
interesting,
but
you
did
learn
the
kindness
of
your
neighbors
who'll
pick
your
wheelchair
up
with
you
with
it
and
put
it
up
training,
but
it
certainly
seems
like
a
problem
because
I've
had
that
problem
at
Roxbury
crossing
ever
since
I
got
back
and
I
tried
communicating
it
to
the
MBTA
outside
with
the
four
billion
hot
hi.
Why
does
it
ride?
There
were
big
BFI
died
and
nobody
ever
tells
you
what
to
do
or
where.
K
Went
to
I
talked
to
them
at
the
Transportation
Building
and
they
assured
me
that
there's
always
a
person
at
the
station.
No
there's
not
no
I've,
never
seen
a
person
at
that
station
well,
except
for
the
one
day
that
the
trains
were
not
running,
and
then
they
put
a
person
there
to
tell
you.
The
trains
aren't
running,
but
you
can't
get
across
the
very
pockmarking
hole
number
of
holes
to
get
to
the
bus,
so
you're
kind
of,
like
stuck,
did.
K
C
M
C
M
M
B
A
B
M
Staffing
information
from
from
the
tea
for
each
one
of
this,
the
stations
to
see
when,
when
they're
supposed
to
be
staffed
and
and
so
forth,
and
what
the
current,
what
the
current
numbers
are
and
if
I
get
that
information
prior
to
the
next
meeting.
I
could
certainly
forward
it
to
the
Commissioner
and/or
Jessica
and.
M
C
H
Yes,
I
mean
follow
up
about
in
the
absence
of
in
the
future,
of
having
the
accessibility,
I
mean
the
ability
Expo
I
wondered
if
there's
ways
we
could
think
of
other
ways.
Things
like
whether
its
wheelchair
repair
or
other
ways
to
assist
people
in
the
disability
community
with
equipment
might
be
handled
that
there
are
such
things,
such
as
the
MIT
assistive
technology
hackathon.
C
M
B
M
K
K
M
O
Name
is
Richard
weapon:
I
live
at
10
Bowden,
Street,
Boston
Massachusetts,
right
on
the
edge
of
Beacon
Hill
I,
live
on
the
downtown
side
of
the
street
I
park
in
a
handicapped
spot
on
the
Beacon
Hill
side
of
the
street.
I
don't
have
a
resident
parking
sticker
because
I
do
not
own
a
car
anymore
and
you
can't
get
a
resident
parking
sticker
unless
you
own
a
car,
I
rent
cars.
O
There
must
be
some
way
that
either
the
ordinance
which
I
believe
for
the
handicap
placard
states
that
they're
not
supposed
to
time-limit
me
and
I,
don't
believe.
The
intent
of
the
handicap
placard
is
not
to
create
accommodation
and
somewheres
along
the
line.
It's
the
right
hand,
telling
the
left
hand
telling
the
right
hand
going
to
the
the
parking
clerk
that
hands
out
the
ticket
who
has
been
told
or
maybe
not
communicated
that
he
shouldn't
do
it.
O
Common
sense
should
tell
him
he
shouldn't
do
it,
but
they
do
issue
the
tickets
and
when
you
bring
it
back,
they
take
the
ticket
off.
But
then
they
tell
you
that
well,
you
can't
do
it
even
though
you
lived
there
and
they
send
you
well,
then,
why
don't
you
talk
to
three
one
one,
so
you
sent
to
three
one
one
and
they
say
everything's
in
place:
everything's!
Fine!
The
signs
are
fine.
O
The
space
size
is
fine,
but
they
then
I
end
up
and
so
now
I'm
back
up
to
here,
because
I
found
out
that
two
people
were
meeting
today
and
I
decided.
Why
not
give
it
a
shot
and
see
if
I
can
just
get
it
resolved
the
easy
way,
which
is
for
the
city?
To
just
say,
we
need
to
stop
ticketing,
handicapped
people
with
handicapped
placards
in
handicapped
spaces
because
they're
not
in
because
they
are
in
a
residential
side
of
the
street
I
think
it's.
C
O
On
the
handicapped
sign,
it
does
not
say
that
you
know
he
says
it
as
a
residential
side
of
the
street.
Okay
and
I
can
I'll
be
more
than
glad
to
email
to
somebody
pictures
and
also,
if
you
want
to
make
copies
or
all
email
copies
of
the
removal
of
the
ticket
where
it
clearly
states
that
I'm
not
supposed
to
be
parking.
O
There
I
think
my
solution
is
either
it
be
done
internally
or
that,
since
you
can't
modify
the
handicapped
placard
because
it's
a
state
issued
placard,
but
an
envelope
of
some
sort
with
a
resident
parking
sticker
could
be
issued
by
the
parking
clerk,
which
would
mean
that
as
long
as
I
have
my
placard
sealed
inside
my
parking
permit
thing
once
a
year,
I
would
come
and
I
would
get
bring
my
my
handicapped
placard
and
it
would
be
made
into
a
city
of
Boston
placard.
I
know
in
the
state
of
California,
because
I
have
to
do
this.
O
Is
they
ask
you
to
request
a
state
of
California
handicap
placard,
but
they
want
to
see
your
Massachusetts
handicap
placard.
They
want
to
physically
see
it,
so
you
have
to
mail
it
in
to
them,
I
believe,
and
they
will
issue
you
a
local
one
which
is
limited
to
ninety
days
or
something
like
that,
but
I
think
there's
an
accommodation,
a
reasonable
accommodation
that
can
be
done
by
the
city,
but
even
more
I.
O
Think
it's
just
as
easy
for
the
parking
clerk
to
just
say
to
his
ticket
errs
you're
no
longer
allowed
to
ticket
a
handicapped
placard
or
a
handicapped
plate,
regardless
of
whether
it's
in
a
handicapped
spot
or
a
residential
spot.
But
if
a
person's
handicapped,
the
intent
of
the
Massachusetts
law,
which
is
higher
than
the
city
law,
is
that
the
person
should
be
able
to
park
there
and
an
on
time
limited
basis.
I,
don't
think
you're
gonna
find
there
gonna
be
500.
O
O
And
the
reason
I
do
this
is
because
we've
all
been
told
not
to
drive
in
the
city
anymore
was
supposed
to
be
green
and
so
partaking.
In
the
green
movement
we
gave
up
our
car
and
I
found
that
I
can
get
one-day
rentals
from
hurts,
but
$35
and
I
can
rent
them
10
20
times
a
month
and
it's
still
cheaper
than
owning
a
car.
O
So
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
people
from
what
I've
heard
that
are
non
handicapped
that
are
doing
this
and
I
think
this
is
an
accommodation
that
the
city
needs
to
figure
out
how
to
put
it
together
and
I'll,
be
more
than
glad
to
leave
my
contact
information.
To
give
you
copies
that
you
can
verify
that
you
can
take
to
the
parking
clerk
I'll
meet
with
you
in
the
parking
clerk
or
someone
with
the
parking
clerk,
but
I
believe
that
this
can
be
resolved
and
we
can
just
move
on
I'd.
M
M
M
C
You
park
in
a
non
accessible
space,
just
a
standard
space
in
a
neighborhood
that
has
resident
parking.
You
have
to
have
a
resident
sticker
if
you
park
in
an
accessible
space,
you'd
have
to
read
the
signs
and
that's
why
I
asked
you
if
there
was
anything
on
the
sign,
because
the
city
has
begun
installing
signage
on
some
accessible
signs
that
say
resident
sticker
required.
So
if
it
didn't
have
that
language
on
there,
you
shouldn't
have
gotten
the
ticket
and
that's
why
it
would
be
dismissed.
C
So
some
spaces
do
have
a
residency
requirement,
and
that's
because
you
know
people
come
in
to
like
East
Boston
Park
in
an
accessible
space,
a
car
from
New
York
and
get
go
to
Logan
Airport
and
go
away
for
a
weekend,
and
it
really
denies
the
residents
of
the
neighborhood
that
space.
So
by
request,
we've
begun
installing
those.
So.
O
This
is
Richard
again
so
then
my
question
is
so:
how
do
I
I
need
a
parking
placard
that
says:
I
am
a
resident
and
since
the
state
issues
the
placard,
the
only
thing
I
can
think
of
is
to
put
maybe
an
RFID
sticker.
That
would
allow
the
parking
clerk
to
walk
by
and
just
hold
it
up
to
the
placard
and
if
it
rings
it's
a
legitimate
placard.
If
it's
not
it's
not
and
I
also
think
that
may
solve
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
the
problems
of
fake
parking
placards
too,
because.
C
O
I'm
saying
it
needs
to
be
expanded
to
allow
people
that
can
document
that
they
live
in
the
city
and
that
they
own
a
car
or
don't
own
a
car,
but
that
they
rent
or
they
have
people
who
may
drop
them
off.
What?
If
aunt,
Cecilia
comes
into
town
with
you
and
says
I'm
going
to
stay
the
night
with
you,
you're
not
well.
O
I
dropped
you
off
at
your
parking
and
up
we're
gonna
park
in
the
handicapped
spot,
because
it's
open,
there's
gotta,
be
a
little
more
leeway
and
and
I'm
not
going
to
tell
you
how
to
accomplish
it,
because
that's
not
my
position
but
I
would
think
the
Commission.
It
should
give
guidance
to
the
parking
clerk
and
say
to
the
parking
clerk.
This
is
what
we
want
all.
O
Yeah,
but
it's
gonna
be
some
guidance
within
the
city
and
if
it
doesn't
happen
and
I
guess,
the
only
choice
is
to
just
go
for
summary
judgment
or
something
but
in
front
of
the
judge
and
they'll
just
say
sorry,
but
the
whole
city.
Now
you
can't
give
out
tickets
I
mean
somebody's
gonna
challenge
it.
If
you
don't
rectify
it
it.
It
probably
won't
be
me
because
I'm,
just
not
a
court
person,
but
you
get
the
point
and
I
will
speak
to
you
right
after
the
meeting.
Thank
you
and
thank
you.