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From YouTube: Stony Brook Slow Streets Program Launch
Description
Residents of the Stony Brook neighborhood in Jamaica Plain will be enjoying safer streets thanks to the Slow Streets Program. The initiative is part of Go Boston 2030, the first citywide transportation plan in 50 years. Mayor Walsh is joined by Transportation Commissioner Gina Fiandaca to announce the launch of the program.
A
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
good
afternoon
we're
gonna,
get
started
with
our
brief
program
here.
So
thank
you
all
so
much
for
joining
us
out
here
in
Stony
Brook
to
commemorate
the
inaugural
of
neighborhood
slow
streets
program.
The
goal
Boston
2030
action
plan
identifies
as
a
goal.
Prioritizing
safety
improvements
in
our
streets
and
a
product
of
go
bust
in
2030
is
the
neighborhood
slow
streets
program.
A
This
works
by
identifying
locations
within
the
city
where
we
work
with
neighborhood
groups
where
the
goal
is
to
slow
the
speed,
and
it
seems
like
it's
very
simple,
but
we
do
that
through
visual
placements
of
physical
cues,
that
that
really
cue
the
traffic
and
the
motorists
to
slow
traffic
down.
We
were
fortunate
last
year
in
January,
where
the
mayor
announced
that
we
were
lowering
the
default
speed
limit
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
25
miles
per
hour,
and
that
really
was
probably
the
the
most
important
thing
we
could
do
to
affect
safety
in
our
neighborhoods.
A
So
today
we're
cutting
the
ribbon
on
the
Stony
Brook
area
and
that
marks
a
milestone
in
achieving
our
mission
of
fully
implementing
our
projects
through
go
Boston,
2030,
Stony
Brook
in
Jamaica
Plain
and
the
Talbot
Norfolk
triangle
of
Dorchester,
our
two
pilot
locations,
and
one
of
the
compelling
reasons
why
these
neighborhoods
were
chosen
was
because
of
the
robust
neighborhood
involvement
that
we
had
great
neighborhood
groups.
Great
participation
from
the
community
here
that
worked
with
us
really
from
the
start,
to
identify
what's
their
vision
for
this
street.
A
What's
their
vision
for
this
neighborhood,
and
how
can
we
work
together
to
make
it
happen,
so
they
embraced
neighborhood
slow
streets,
they
embraced
the
Transportation
Department
and
the
Public
Works
Department
in
our
engineers,
coming
in
working
with
us
through
the
entire
planning
and
implementation
phases
of
this
project,
and
today
were
also
so
thrilled
to
announce
that
we
began
construction
on
the
second
project
in
our
neighborhood
slow
streets
program,
the
Talbot
Norfolk
triangle,
so
that
began
today.
So
with
design
work,
completed
on
the
pilot
programs
and
working
with
our
colleagues
in
the
Public
Works
Department.
A
We've
taken
over
to
put
the
designs
into
the
ground:
BTD
recently
kicked
off
the
community
process
for
neighborhood
slow
streets
and
we've
completed
five
neighborhood
walks,
which
would
be
the
additional
five
neighborhood
programs
for
the
next
coming
year.
They
are
Chinatown
Grove,
Hall,
Quincy
Carter
in
Dorchester,
in
Roxbury,
Highland
Park
in
Roxbury,
Mount,
Hope
and
Canterbury
in
Roslindale
and
the
west
of
Washington
Coalition
in
Dorchester,
and
we're
really
grateful
for
those
neighborhood
groups
and
for
their
participation
here.
A
But
today
it's
about
to
make
a
plane,
and
today
it's
about
Stony,
Brook
and
today
it's
about
celebrating
the
achievements
of
the
community
out
here
and
what
I'd
like
to
do
now
is
to
introduce
the
man
who's
really
made.
All
of
this
possible
he's,
given
us
a
strong
mandate
to
make
our
streets
safer,
to
make
our
neighborhoods
more
inviting
and
he's
given
us
the
tools
and
the
support
that
we
need
to
get
that
job
done.
He's
made
it
clear
from
the
start
that
Transportation
and
Safety
is
a
priority
for
us.
A
Last
year
he
put
an
additional
million
dollars
into
our
budget
for
vision,
zero,
bringing
that
total
to
four
million,
but
he's
also
made
it
clear
to
all
of
us
that
the
entire
resources
of
the
Transportation
Department
support
the
mission
and
the
goal
of
making
our
streets
safer,
supporting
vision,
zero
and
getting
go
Boston
2030
off
the
ground.
So
I'd
like
to
introduce
your
mayor
mayor,
Martin,
J,
Walsh,.
B
B
B
Gina
talked
a
lot
about,
go
Boston
2030
and
in
what
we've
done,
we
started
the
process
in
2014
I
think
we
had
over
6,000
Bostonians
part
of
the
conversation
around
traffic
and
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
how
to
slow
traffic
down
how
to
move
traffic,
how
to
get
traffic
off
the
streets.
We
had
all
kinds
of
conversations
and
we
and
we're
gonna
keep
those
conversations
going
because
it
is
about
the
future
and
I
know
that
probably
about
half
of
us
that
are
here
today
arrived
by
car,
probably
about
well.
B
Maybe
maybe
a
little
more
than
about
half
and
half
half
road
bikes,
but
all
watch
yourself,
we
actually
quite
less
than
that
two
cars.
So
it's
important,
that's
that's
our
transportation
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
have
to
think
about
how
do
we
continue
that
great
transportation
systems
in
our
city,
whether
it's
by
cars
or
by
walking
or
by
bicycles,
and
something
that
we
have
to
do
the
new
slow
street
at
Stony
Brook-
is
the
latest
combination
in
our
efforts.
It's
a
concept
shaped
by
our
community.
B
Here
residents
worked
alongside
the
Transportation
Department
for
the
couple
of
years.
It
was
a
great
collaboration,
as
you
can
see,
there's
a
speed
hump
behind
us,
the
speed
limits
lowered
to
20
miles
per
hour,
we're
going
to
add
race
crossings
and
street
markings,
and
that's
part
of
our
process
that
we're
gonna
do
in
the
entire
city
of
Boston
by
painting
all
of
our
markings
across
the
city.
All
these
outfits
are
to
reduce
speed
in
our
neighborhoods
and
enhance
safety
for
pedestrians
and
cyclists.
B
It's
also
going
to
help
us
significantly
make
a
difference
of
a
quality
of
life
on
our
different
streets
and
over
the
course
of
the
next
five
years,
we're
investing
seven
hundred
nine
million
dollars
in
improving
our
transportation
system.
Here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
we're
gonna
implement
safer
streets,
we're
going
to
create
more
reliable
and
predictable
transportation
and
we're
going
to
increase
transportation
access
for
our
residents.
B
We're
also
going
to
work
with
the
state
on
making
sure
that
our
public
transportation
is
more
reliable,
so
people
feel
good
about
it
and
that's
something
we
have
to
do.
We
also
have
to
look
at
the
future
of
our
public
transportation
system
as
well.
It's
not
just
about
building
out
a
new
infrastructure.
It's
also
about
building
out
in
a
clean
energy
energy,
efficient
infrastructure
down
the
road,
so
we
can
adapt
to
changes
as
well.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
here
today.
B
This
is
all
part
of
our
vision,
zero
plan
to
get
to
zero
fatalities.
I
have
to
say
this,
and
in
the
last
two
years,
I
started
as
they
say.
I
stopped
my
morning
every
every
day,
we're
talking
to
Commissioner
Evans
about
what
happened
in
the
city
and
that
before
and
two
years
ago,
my
first
call
in
Boston
was
a
homicide.
It
was
somebody
that
was
killed,
a
pedestrian
killed.
Actually,
a
bicycle
is
killed
on
a
bicycle
on
New
Year's
Day
last
year.
My
first
call
came
I
think
was
on
the
2nd
of
January.
B
It
was
a
pedestrian
killed
again,
it
wasn't
the
homicides
that
people
will
generally
hear
about
in
the
paper.
We
have
to
continue
to
bring
down,
reduce
the
risk
of
crashes
on
our
streets
and
keep
everyone
in
harm's
way
keeps
everyone
from
harm's
way.
Now
again,
I
want
to
thank
the
community
here
for
your
input.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
part
of
this
conversation
and
I,
look
forward
to
taking
this
model
right
here
and
taking
it
throughout
the
entire
city
of
Boston
and
every
neighborhood.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
C
Thank
You
mayor
and
thank
you
to
all
of
our
elected
officials
who
are
here.
You
have
all
been
incredibly
important
advocates
for
the
neighborhood
above
and
beyond
just
this
project.
So
again
I'm
danielle
cerny.
I
am
one
of
the
steering
committee
members
for
the
Stony
Brook,
Neighborhood
Association,
but
I
think
more
importantly,
I
live
here.
I
live
two
streets
over
now
past.
The
third
speed
hump
and
I
am
admittedly
a
relatively
new
member
of
this
community.
C
So
I
am
really
able
to
stand
here
today
celebrating
this
ribbon-cutting
because
of
all
the
hard
work
that
my
neighbors
have
done
on
this
issue.
Well,
before
I
moved
to
the
neighborhood
and
I
can
tell
you
already.
That
is
not
the
first
time.
I
have
had
the
privilege
of
saying
that
I
am
sure
it
will
not
be
the
last
time
either
that
there
really
is
a
big
reason
why
my
husband
and
I
moved
here.
C
A
A
Maybe
we
can,
all
you
know,
take
a
picture
by
the
speed
hump
later,
but
I'd
like
to
bring
up
Chris
Osgood,
our
chief
of
streets.
It
was
provided
incredible
leadership
throughout
this
process
and
throughout
go
Boston,
2030,
imagine,
Boston,
2030,
chief
of
streets
for
transportation
and
Public
Works,
and
without
his
support
and
unwavering
commitment
to
the
goals
of
go
Boston,
2030
and
vision,
zero,
and
so
many
of
the
other
programs
that
are
literally
groundbreaking
and
that
the
pun
is
intended
would
not
be
possible
with
without
his
leadership,
Chris
Osgood.
D
Thank
you
so
much
and
Danielle.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
remarks
in
your
collaboration.
First
and
foremost
today
is
is
really
about
the
collaboration
between
the
community
and
the
city
to
do
exactly
what
Danielle
said
to
figure
out.
How
do
we
make
our
streets
feel
like
home
for
every
single
person
that
lives
here
the
community
that
each
of
us
wants
to
raise
our
family
in
and
and
really
feel
like?
It's
the
place
that
you
can
each
be
proud
of
me
please
to
come
home
to
it's.
D
That
reason
why
we've
lowered
the
speed
limit
of
20
miles
per
hour?
It's
that
reason
why
we're
putting
it
11
speed
humps.
It's
that
reason
why
we're
putting
in
new
markings
that
make
it
better
for
cyclists
or
for
cars
or
for
pedestrians,
and
it's
that
reason
why,
when
you
enter
this
neighborhood,
now
you're
going
to
be
given
visual
cues
to
know
that
you're
entering
into
a
neighborhood
slow
streets
area.
But
I
will
say
that
as
much
as
today
is
really
about
the
impact
that
we
are
trying
to
have
on
these
blocks.
D
It
is
really
about
a
change
across
the
city,
a
change
that
we're
looking
at
on
our
streets
everywhere,
a
change
it's
really
being
led
by
the
mayor
and
led
by
the
Commissioner
to
figure
out
how
we
calm
speeds,
how
we
reduce
crashes,
how
we
save
lives,
how
we
make
our
streets
work
for
everybody,
that's
really
core
to
what
we
do.
That
is
the
reason
why,
as
the
mayor
said,
that
we
lowered
the
default
speed
limit
to
25
miles
per
hour,
it's
the
reason.
D
Things
like
speed,
humps
and
flex
posts
across
the
city,
and
what
has
been
great
is
that
this
has
been
a
fantastic
collaboration.
I
just
want
to
give
some
credit
to
the
the
terrific
city
team.
That's
been
working
on
this
first
and
foremost,
commissioner
fee
and
daca
who's
been
leading
this
from
the
transportation
department
and
our
director
of
transportation,
planning
and
policy
to
make
up
to
who
can't
be
here
and
convene.
Today
we
were
saved
immensely
on
this
project
by
our
great
operations
team
from
BTD,
Brad,
Garrett
and
Willie
Dupree
appropriately.
D
Yes,
thank
you
really
and
we
had
great
work,
as
always
from
our
Public
Works
side,
led
by
Katie
Chow,
an
instruction
management
group.
This
was
another
terrific
John
vis,
Ella
project,
great
partnership
with
Susie
and
Sun
and
Christa
cardi
who's
been
leading
that
effort
and,
frankly,
above
all,
great
credit
to
Stephanie
Seska,
our
active
transportation
director
and
Naja
Casimir
who
works
on
our
team.
D
D
And,
as
was
noted,
this
is
just
the
beginning.
It
is
very
fitting
that
on
the
very
day
that
we
are
cutting
the
ribbon
or
taking
a
photograph
by
the
speed
hump
of
our
first
gayborhood
slow
street,
we
are
also
breaking
ground
on
our
second
neighborhood
street.
At
the
Talbot
Norfolk
Triangle
in
Dorchester,
we've
already
started
the
five
neighborhood
walks
for
the
next
five
neighbourhood,
slow
streets
and
2018,
we'll
be
opening
up
applications
for
the
next
round.