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First virtual public meeting for the Downtown Crossing Street Improvements Project. The City of Boston's Public Works and Transportation Departments are planning improvements to key streets in Downtown Crossing.
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B
A
Yeah
and
so
before
we
get
started,
I
just
want
to
say
a
little
bit
about
language
access.
The
presentation
will
be
available
in
english,
cantonese
and
mandarin,
and
so
to
select
your
desired
language,
you
can
click
on
the
interpretation
button
on
the
zoom
control
panel
looks
like
a
little
globe
and
choose
whichever
channel
you.
You
prefer
to
interact
with
us
in
this
meeting,
so
I'm
gonna
pause
there
and
I
will
let
the
interpreters
go
now.
So
maybe
we'll
start
with
terry
from
cantonese.
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C
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A
A
Well,
all
right
we'll
go
simultaneous
now
fantastic,
so
just
highlighting
here
a
couple
of
the
key
functions
of
the
zoom
control
panel.
Many
of
you
will
probably
be
familiar
with
these
already,
but
the
mute
and
unmute
function
the
camera
on
and
off
function,
which
again
I'll
mention
that
we
are
recording
this.
So
if
you
don't
want
to
appear
on
camera,
please
turn
your
camera
off
chat
box.
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You
know
throughout
the
presentation
you
can
feel
free
to
leave
questions
or
comments
in
the
chat
and
we
will
either
a
team
member
will
address
those
in
the
chat
box
or
you
know
we'll
we'll
touch
on
that
when
we
have
the
q
a
session
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
the
raise
hand
function
is
now
located
in
the
reactions
button.
So
if
you
click
the
reactions
button,
you
can
find
the
the
raise
hand
button
there.
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So
you
know
the
purpose
of
this
project.
I
kind
of
put
this
is
to
bring
the
streets
into
a
state
of
good
repair
and
because
you
know
at
the
most
basic
level,
this
is
about
just
fixing
some
of
the
issues
with
the
existing
streets.
But
you
know
now
is
the
time
if
we're
going
to
be
rebuilding
any
of
these
streets.
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So
saying
a
little
bit
about
the
project
scope
in
terms
of
the
streets
that
make
up
this
project
washington
street
from
temple
place
to
school
street.
I
should
just
mention
most
of
the
the
streets
that
are
here
are
part
of
the
the
existing
pedestrian
zone,
with
the
exception
of
school
street
and
a
portion
of
bromfield
street,
but
yeah.
As
I
said,
washington
street
winter
street
and
summer
street
bromfield
street
and
school
street
are
the
streets
that
that
make
up
the
scope
of
this
project.
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And
then
we
have
a
sub
consultants
tool,
design
group
who
are
assisting
with
other
aspects
of
the
transportation
planning,
sasaki
for
landscape
architecture
and
design,
and
then
we
also
have
buia
engineering
and
bryant
associates
for
electrical
engineering
and
surveying
respectively.
So
that's
our
team
a
little
bit
about
the
anticipated
schedule.
You
know
for
the
last
couple
of
months
we've
been
very
busy
collecting
existing
conditions,
information
surveying
the
streets
and
the
district
and
and
preparing
to
kick
off
this
public
process.
So
we
had
our
first
meeting
as
an
outdoor
pop-up
event.
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A
You
know
the
full
range
of
people
who
who
use
downtown
crossing
for
one
reason
or
another-
and
you
know
maybe
some
of
you
are-
are
repeat
visits
who
knows
but
but
we're
just
now
beginning
the
public
process
and
we'll
take
the
feedback
that
we
get
from
this
evening
and
we'll
we'll
run
with
that
and
start
working
on
a
conceptual
design
and
the
goal
is
to
have
a
conceptual
design
completed
by
winter
2021,
early
2022
by
conceptual
design.
We
mean
basically
what
it
sounds
like.
A
We've
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
to
consider
the
feasibility
of
the
options
that
we're
putting
forward,
but
there's
still
a
lot
of
details
to
refine
in
the
design
both
through
you
know,
sort
of
more
detailed
engineering
and
through
sort
of
continued
community
engagement,
to
make
sure
that
we're
getting
things
right
with
the
design
I
do
want
to
highlight.
You
know
we
have
the
two
different
colors
here
in
the
schedule,
because
currently
this
project
is
funded
through
this
conceptual
design
phase.
A
That's
not
unusual!
That's
oftentimes
how
these
projects
work,
but
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
we
will
need
to
get
additional
funding
to
complete
the
design
and
construction.
But
it
is,
you
know,
fully
our
intention
to
to
take
this
project
and
carry
it
all
the
way
through
to
construction
that
you
know.
Ideally,
we
would
see
underway
around
2024.
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So
the
goals
of
today
really
are
just
to
help
sort
of
socialize
the
project
and
familiarize
all
of
you
with
the
scope
and
goals
of
the
project
share
some
very,
very
high
level,
initial
ideas-
and
you
know,
based
on
that,
we
we
want
to
solicit
your
input.
You
know
those
of
you
who
live,
work
shop
or
pass
through
downtown
crossing
to
really
inform
the
next
stages
of
this
process.
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A
The
same
for
shopping
about
forty
percent
of
the
attendees
call
downtown
crossing
home,
54
percent,
say
events,
theater,
cultural
events
and
then
about
a
third
of
you
said
it's
something
else
altogether
so
interesting,
stats,
zach
or
liz.
Would
somebody
want
to
read
a
couple
of
the
comments
coming
in
on
the
chat
we.
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A
I
love
it.
I
love
it.
Thank
you
good
stuff,
so
diving
in
then
to
the
the
meat
of
the
presentation.
So
so
again,
these
are
the
five
themes
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
in
some
link
at
some
length
tonight.
So
first
of
them
is
access
mobility.
This
is
how
we
move
through
the
space
and
accommodate
access
for
all
the
different
modes
and
needs
service
and
public
safety
activation,
which
is
how
we
use
and
enjoy
the
space
environment,
which
is
how
we
accommodate
the
existing
site
constraints
precedence.
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So
we're
going
to
look
at
how
we
can
incorporate
great
ideas
from
other
peer
cities
around
the
globe
and
then
finally,
the
new
possibilities.
You
know
where
we
go
from
here
kind
of
these
early
ideas
about
how
we
might
be
able
to
to
reimagine
a
couple
of
the
streets
in
this
in
this
study
area
so
again
just
downtown
crossing.
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As
somebody
said,
it's
a
nexus
of
mobility
in
boston,
which
of
course,
is
itself
known
as
the
hub
of
the
universe,
and
you
know,
first
and
foremost,
when
we
talk
about
access
and
mobility,
I
think
it's
really
really
important
to
talk
about
walking.
You
know
on
the
average
weekday
pre-covered,
we
had
more
than
50
000
people
a
day
walking
through
downtown
crossing
to
board
the
tea
and
in
a
single
hour
on
that
peak
hour,
many
of
the
blocks
in
the
study
area
have
more
than
5000
pedestrians.
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We
recognize
that
a
lot
of
the
existing
sidewalks
are
narrow
and
they
are
often
in
a
challenging
state
of
repair.
It's
a
very
nice
way
of
putting
it
and
often
you
know,
they're
not
compliant
with
ada
regulations,
meaning
they're
not
not
accessible
for
people
who
need
to
use
a
wheelchair
or
another
mobility
device.
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And
you
know
these
are
some
of
the
the
most
important
historic
streets.
You
know
busy
streets
right
in
the
heart
of
the
city,
and
so
that's
a
really
important
mission,
and
this
project
is
to
really
expand
and
ensure
the
universal
access
to
to
these.
These
great
assets
that
are
the
downtown
crossing
streets.
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In
terms
of
vehicular
access,
most
of
the
study
area
is
a
pedestrian
zone,
and
private
vehicles
are
prohibited.
That
doesn't
mean
we
don't
occasionally
get
them
in
the
zone
and
certain
vehicles
are
permitted
during
certain
times
of
day,
so
taxis
are
permitted
from
6
p.m,
to
2
a.m,
commercial
vehicles
from
6
pm
to
11
a.m,
and
public
vehicles
and
others
with
special
permits
can
enter
at
any
time.
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It's
also
the
only
vehicle
access
to
to
province
and
bromfield
street,
and
so
you
know
we
recognize
that
really
important
role
of
of
school
street
as
a
connection
in
the
vehicular
network
for
for
downtown
and
a
you
know
a
place
that
residents
and
businesses
use
to
access
homes,
and
you
know
to
to
get
loading,
but
it's
also
really
important
context
to
note
that
this
is
a
a
really
important
connection
for
pedestrians
too,
a
very
historic
street.
You
know
the
freedom
trail
runs
down.
A
Here
in
blue,
you
can
see
the
existing
pedestrian
zone,
which
includes
all
of
winter
street,
a
portion
of
summer
street,
the
bits
of
washington
street
that
are
within
the
the
study
area
and
a
little
piece
of
bromfield
and
franklin
street
and
the
project
limits
shown
here
in
red.
You
can
see
again
mostly
overlap
with
the
existing
pedestrian
zone,
looking
a
little
bit
more
at
the
pedestrian
context.
You
know
this
is
just
to
highlight
some
of
the
blocks
here,
where
you're,
seeing
again
the
importance
of
this
district
as
a
pedestrian
district.
A
You
know
about
5
000
peak
hour,
pedestrians
on
each
of
these
blocks,
and
you
know
also
just
showing
the
density
of
public
transit
stops
in
the
area
and
and
the
number
of
weekday
boardings
that
we
have
at
these
various
mbta
stations,
and
so
you
know,
there's
a
really
important
relationship
here
between
the
public,
transit
and
and
the
streets
above
ground
right.
They
sort
of
are
feeding
each
other,
a
steady,
steady
flow
of
passengers
and
pedestrians,
and
you
know,
while
we're
here.
A
I
think
it's
also
just
important
to
to
highlight
sort
of
the
connectivity
to
some
of
the
other
nearby
assets
right.
You
know
very
close
to
america's
oldest
public
space,
the
boston
common,
as
well
as
to
other
important
destinations
like
like
government
center,
the
chinatown
neighborhood
financial
district,
so
moving
along.
We
can
also
see
you
know
the
the
bicycle
network,
that's
starting
to
emerge
in
and
around
downtown
crossing.
A
You
know
we
have
facilities
that
extend
basically
up
to
temple
place
today
on
washington
street
facility
on
tremont
street
going
southbound,
and
you
know,
while
there's
still
some
connections
that
are
that
are
lacking
here.
It
is
starting
to
come
together
and
you
know
we
also
have
connections.
I
should
say
on
franklin
street
and
summer
street
as
well,
for
bikes,
and
the
blue
dots
here
represent
the
the
public
bike
share.
The
blue
bike
stations
that
are
in
the
vicinity
of
the
project.
A
But
you
know,
I
think,
as
I
highlighted
earlier
on,
walking
and
pedestrians
really
are
the
sort
of
the
the
top
of
the
pyramid
for
us
here
and
the
first
priority
in
this
district,
and
we
we
really
want
to
reinforce
that
pedestrians
come
first,
and
so
you
know,
while
that
means
that
we
want
to
accommodate
bikes,
we
need
to,
of
course
accommodate
loading.
You
know
we
want
to
allow
nearby
space
for
ride,
share
services
like
uber
and
lyft.
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A
You
know
another
challenge:
that's
really
going
to,
I
think,
determine
the
ultimate
success
of
this
project
is
if
we
can
improve
the
existing
loading
operations.
So,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
the
official
permitted
loading
window
for
the
pedestrian
zone
is
6
pm
to
11
am
but
a
lot
of
loading
happens
throughout
the
day,
and
you
know
again
as
a
as
I've
highlighted.
A
Another
note
that
that
we
should
touch
on
is
access
control.
So
today,
as
you're
probably
aware,
there
is
not
much
in
the
you
know
in
the
way
of
someone
who
wants
to
drive
into
downtown
crossing.
Sometimes
we
have
little
flexible
signs
at
the
entrance
here
on
washington
street
at
temple
place,
but
those
are
easy
to
move
aside
and
you
know
not
much
to
prevent
unauthorized
vehicles
from
entering
the
zone,
so
so
this
is
really
important
for
two
reasons.
Right.
A
You
know
we
want
to
make
this
space
feel
more
like
a
pedestrian
priority
space
where
pedestrians
are
comfortable
walking.
You
know
using
the
whole
street,
so
it's
important
to
to
sort
of
limit
unauthorized
vehicle
access.
For
that
reason,
but
also
just
you
know,
should
you
know
somebody
want
to
do
harm
to
someone.
You
know
driving
a
vehicle
into
a
crowd
or
something
like
that.
It's
it's
really
important
that
we
have
some
sort
of
robust
means
of
keeping.
A
You
know
that
from
happening,
but
you
know,
conversely,
whatever
we
choose,
you
know
some
form
of
barrier
or
something
like
that.
We'll
need
to
to
be
approved
by
emergency
services.
So
you
know
we
don't
want
to
slow
response
times
for
fire
trucks
or
for
ambulances
or
police.
So
you
know
that'll
be
another
important
piece
for
this
project
to
work
out.
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A
A
A
All
right,
let's
see,
okay,
so
we
have
a
whopping
65
percent
of
people
walk
in
the
district,
just
under
10
percent
use
a
bike
or
scooter
a
little
over
twenty
percent
use
public
transit
and
around
four
percent
use
a
personal
vehicle.
I'm
surprised
to
see
that
nobody
marked
either
taxi
or
rideshare,
but
yeah
interesting
responses
there
from
our
attendees
going
down
to
what
are
the
biggest
mobility
needs
at
downtown
crossing.
A
E
Yeah
we've
got
a
few
responses:
enforcement
more
safe
bike
lanes
cycle
tracks,
shift
school
street
to
better
accommodate
volume
of
pedestrians,
yeah
repair
of
dangerous
sidewalks.
Someone
said
no
more
bricks.
I
understand
those
can
be
a
challenge:
water,
drainage.
You
know
enormous
puddles
out
there
so
yeah.
Definitely
some
of
the
issues
that
we've
we've
observed.
A
A
A
We
have
the
franklin
and
washington
street
node
and
we
have
the
the
school
in
washington
node
where
the
irish
famine
memorial
is,
and
you
know
we
just
want
to
recognize
that
each
one
of
these
zones,
if
you're
familiar
with
the
district
kind
of,
has
its
own
character,
and
you
know
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
with
whatever
we
propose
in
this
project,
we're
sort
of
respecting
sort
of
the
unique
characteristics
of
each
one
of
these
nodes,
and
so
we're
going
to
touch
on
these
briefly
here.
So
so.
A
First
up,
you
know
washington
street.
An
interesting
thing
about
washington
street
is
that
it's
the
the
only
street
that's
in
the
pedestrian
zone.
Today,
that
is,
you,
know,
predominantly
curbed,
so
meaning
that
it
has.
You
know,
sidewalks
at
a
raised
elevation
from
the
roadway.
You
know
similar
to
a
conventional
street,
and
you
know
we
have
huge
volumes
of
pedestrians
on
this
on
the
sidewalks
on
washington
street.
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A
So
I
think
that's
the
important
point
here
summer
street
just
around
the
corner,
like
winter
street,
is
a
flush
street,
so,
unlike
washington
street,
these
pedestrian
streets
are
are
very,
very
well
used.
You
know
the
entire
street
by
pedestrians
they
fee,
they
have
no
problem
sort
of
taking
ownership
of
the
middle
of
the
street
crossing
where
they
like,
and
you
know
the
street
also
is
a
street
that
supports
a
lot
of
programming
like
markets
and
and
cafe,
seating.
A
As
we
mentioned,
you
know
very
important
historic
street
and
there's
it
sort
of
terminates
at
washington
street
at
this
really
charming
little
plaza
with
the
irish
famine
memorial
and
unlike
other
areas
in
the
district,
it's
the
only
one
that
really
has
substantial
trees
and
plantings
and
it
has
a
sort
of
a
fixed,
enclosed
seating
area.
That
kind
of
creates
this
sort
of
nice
sense
of
like
a
an
outdoor
room.
A
So
that
was
the
activation
section,
we'll
pause
here
for
yet
another
live
poll.
So,
first
off
you
know
what
are
the
events
that
bring
you
to
downtown
crossing
today
and
second,
you
know
what
amenities
do
you
think
would
would
help
better
activate
on
downtown
crossing.
You
know
whether
that's
additional
seating
additional
lighting
again,
I
mentioned
those
electrical
connections
for
public
use,
so,
whether
that's
for
the
occasional
event
or
for
maybe
charging
your
cell
phone
and,
of
course,
additional
greenery,
whether
that's
planters
or
trees.
A
A
And
I
can't
see
the
chat
right
now,
but
it
looks
like
there's
a
lot
of
activity
there
71
comments,
so
that's
good
looks
like
there's
some
active
participation
there
too.
So
what
events
currently
bring
you
to
downtown
crossing?
We
have
over
60
percent,
saying
work,
sort
of
related
to
that
35
percent,
say
commuting,
70,
say
entertainment
and
almost
80
say
shopping.
So
you
know
reinforcing
kind
of
that
idea
of
downtown
crossing
as
a
an
important
employment,
entertainment
and
shopping
district.
A
What
amenities
would
help
activate
downtown
crossing?
Almost
half
of
you
said
additional
seating
over
60
said
additional
lighting
or
pedestrian
scale.
Lighting
15
said
electrical
connections
for
public
use
and
the
majority
of
you
who
responded
said
that
you
would
like
to
see
additional
greenery
92
percent.
So
that's
that's
great
zach.
You
want
to
read
off
a
couple
of
the
the
open-ended
responses.
E
Yeah,
so
how?
How
do
you
want
downtown
crossing
to
feel
safe
and
energetic?
I
want
it
to
feel
more
like
a
place
for
pedestrians
and
not
just
the
road
with
dude
on
interstein,
more
historic,
more
greenery,
hyper
local
food
carts
was
a
suggestion
partnering
with
some
local
businesses
more
inviting
we
got
that
a
couple
times
yeah,
so
yeah
welcoming
to
everyone
like
to
feel
more
dynamic.
Those
are
some
of
the
highlights.
A
A
A
You
know
we
chose
these
images
specifically
because
we
want
to
highlight
some
of
the
the
messy
challenges
that
lie
underneath
our
feet
in
this
district.
So
there's
a
lot
of
mbta
assets,
so
red
and
orange
line
tunnels,
including
the
winter
street,
concourse
that
pedestrian
tunnel
that
runs
underneath
winter
street.
We
have
a
confusing
sort
of
tangle
of
spaghetti
of
utilities
underneath
the
street,
and
then
we
have
a
lot
of
existing
area
ways
or
hollow
sidewalks.
A
A
You
know
what
we
can
do
above
ground
as
well,
and
just
all
this
is
to
say
it's
a
lot
of
boring
work
that
hopefully
you'll
never
have
to
see,
but
that
that's
you
know
really
really
important
in
terms
of
getting
things
right
and
despite
the
existing
constraints,
we
really
do
also
want
to
respond
to
sort
of
the
challenges
of
a
changing
climate
and
and
make
sure
that
this
district
is.
Is
you
know
resilient
in
the
the
decades
that
come?
A
You
know
many
of
the
comments
that
we've
received
already
in
the
pop-up
talked
about
issues
with
puddling,
and
you
know
washington
street
sort
of
becoming
a
river
during
heavy
rains.
So
you
know
we
definitely
want
to
find
ways
of
better
managing
storm
water,
introducing
more
greenery
in
the
form
of
trees
or
plantings.
A
But
again
you
know
some
of
these
constraints
are
going
to
to
determine.
You
know
what
this
ultimately
looks
like
you
know.
We
might
end
up
having
to
have
a
lot
more
sort
of
raised
planters
and
things
like
that.
Given
the
the
underground
challenges
in
this
district-
and
you
know
I
think,
environment,
I
guess
I
should
also
say
beyond
just
the
challenges
is
also.
A
You
know
how
the
the
district
feels
today,
and
so
you
know
we'd
like
to
know
first
off
kind
of
what
character
would
you
like
downtown
crossing
to
have?
Do
you
want
it
to
feel
historic,
modern,
you
know
more
green
and
soft
than
it
does
today
or
you
know,
do
you
like
sort
of
the
paved
urban
hardscape
feel
it
doesn't
have
to
be
a
negative
thing
right
so
yeah?
Let
us
know
how
you
feel
about
that.
One.
A
And
then
the
second
question
here:
that's
the
open-ended
response
for
the
chat.
You
know
what
are
the
defining
features
of
this
district
that
we
should
really
preserve
or
enhance
again
we're
thinking
about
the
streets
themselves,
not
the
buildings
or
the
the
the
land
uses
but
yeah
in
terms
of
kind
of
the
streets
and
the
street
furnishings.
A
A
A
Of
stuff
yeah
really
great
thoughtful
responses,
and
I
can
confirm
that
we
are
not
planning
to
demolish
the
stairs
or
the
irish
famine
memorial.
You
know
we
will
definitely
preserve
those
and-
and
you
know,
agree
that,
though
that's
been
a
really.
This
stuff
has
been
a
great
asset
for
the
neighborhood
okay.
Moving
on
to
our
next
to
last
theme,
our
presidents,
so
so
looking
at
some
peer
cities
and
ideas
that
we
can
sort
of
borrow
from
and
adapt
to
downtown
crossing.
A
So
you
know:
we've
chosen
a
couple
of
cities
here
from
around
the
country
and
around
the
world.
There
are,
you
know,
no
shortage
of
precedent
images
we
could
have
looked
to.
So
you
know
if
we
left
out
your
favorite
pedestrian
street,
nothing
personal,
but
these
are
a
couple
that
you
know,
members
of
our
team
have
you
know,
know
and
and
love,
and
you
know
we
see
elements
in
all
of
these-
that
we
could.
A
A
That's
really
present
in
downtown
crossing
today
is
that
it
feels
like
a
space
that
is
open
to
visitors
from
all
over
the
city
and
is
welcoming
to
visitors
from
not
just
all
over
the
city,
but
also
all
over
the
world,
and
you
know
this
space
has
some
really
nice
features
from
kind
of
the
the
abundant
greenery
ample
seating.
You
know
in
a
variety
of
forms,
you
know
both
fixed
and
and
movable
and
and
some
really
nice
little
artistic
touches
as
well.
A
A
You
know
this
is
another
example
of
a
a
really
successful
and
and
diverse
district
that
sits
on
top
of
a
major
transit
hub
in
the
case
of
this,
this
street
it
actually
is
close
to
through
traffic
but
open
to
buses,
we're
not
proposing
that
for
downtown
crossing,
but
you
know
we
do
want
to
highlight.
You
know
some
of
the
features
of
this
street.
A
You
know
the
really
kind
of
wide
sidewalks
that
complement
all
the
active
ground
floor
uses
like
we
see
in
downtown
crossing,
and
you
know
some
of
these
images
here
are
showing
that
that
they're,
also
thinking
about
for
for
this
district
and
some
of
its
surrounding
streets,
expanding
some
of
the
car
free
streets
and
and
shared
streets
in
this
district.
So
again
a
lot
of
these
sort
of
key
elements
that
we
see
repeated.
A
The
next
example
that
we're
going
to
look
at
is
pittsburgh
pennsylvania's
market
square.
So
this
is
at
the
very
heart
of
pittsburgh,
and
you
know
it's
an
inviting
shared
street
that
surrounds
a
central
gathering
space
in
a
historic
downtown,
and
I
should
just
say
you
know
what
we
mean
by
a
shared
street.
You
know
so,
unlike
you
know,
the
streets
like
like
winter
street
and
summer
street
that
are
most
of
the
day
intended
to
be
fully
pedestrian.
A
And
so
again,
this
is
a
as
you
can
see
kind
of
a
public
square
here
in
a
historic,
downtown,
surrounded
by
kind
of
this
inviting
shared
street,
and
you
know
we
feel
like
this
could
be
an
interesting
precedent
for
for
downtown
crossing,
because
a
few
of
the
streets
that
we
intend
to
you
know
continue
to
be
open
to
vehicular
traffic
like
bromfield
street
or
school
street.
You
know,
might
might
function
well
thinking
about
something
kind
of
along
the
lines
of
a
shared
street.
A
And
then
I
hope
there
are
no
danes
on
the
call,
because
my
danish
is
very
rusty,
so
I'm
not
going
to
try
to
pronounce
this,
but
the
the
strogat
in
copenhagen
is
a
really
amazing
pedestrian
street.
It's
one
of
the
the
the
longest
pedestrian
streets
in
europe
super
super,
vibrant
and
dynamic.
It's
nearly
two
miles
long
and
you
know
a
really
important
aspect
of
this-
is
that
it?
A
You
know
that
we
would
of
course,
recommend
continuing
and
then
my
former
home
of
several
years,
madrid,
spain,
the
puerta
del
sol.
This
is
a
really
wonderful
public
space
at
the
the
center
of
the
city
of
madrid.
You
know
it's
an
integrated
public
space
at
the
very
heart
of
the
city
over
a
a
major
transit
hub,
and
so
in
my
mind
you
know
this.
A
This
sort
of
quarter
of
madrid
functions
very
similarly
to
downtown
crossing.
You
know
it.
It
provides
connections
to
important
shopping,
destinations,
historic
and
cultural
destinations,
and
has
that
you
know
that
network
of
of
public
transit
running
underneath
the
streets
that
that
helps
to
you
know,
feed
it
and
keep
it
feeling
lively.
And
you
know
you
see
a
lot
of
really
lovely
sort
of
pedestrian,
friendly
and
pedestrian
first
treatments.
Here.
A
You
know
some
of
these
streets
are
open
to
vehicles
at
at
various
times
of
day,
but
you
can
see
that
you
know,
rather
than
just
resorting
to
to
to
bollards
everywhere.
You
know
there
are
different
ways
that
we
that
you
can
sort
of
delineate
spaces
for
for
different
modes.
So
you
know
they've
used
in
these
images.
Trees
and
street
lighting
very
very
effectively
to
kind
of
create
sort
of
that
sense
of
separation
and
delineation
in
the
street,
but
you
know
again
the
the
way
that
these
streets
look
and
read.
A
A
So
our
live
poll
question
for
our
precedence
section.
You
know
what,
and
both
of
these
are
actually
open-ended,
so
we'll
give
you
a
minute
or
two
to
respond
to
these,
but
you
know
what
resonates
about
the
case
studies
shown
you
know.
Are
there
things
that
you
particularly
liked
in
the
images
that
you
saw
in
you
know
in
specific
cities
things
you
didn't
like?
Let
us
know,
and
if
you
know
other
great
pedestrian
streets
around
the
world-
that
you
would
really
like
us
to
look
at
for
inspiration.
A
A
E
E
There's
a
comment
about
you
know
no
sidewalk
and
you
know
having
potentially
a
flush
street
and
then
some
suggestions
here,
I'm
just
reading
them
as
they
come
pearl
street
in
boulder
colorado,
use
of
trees
and
greenery
level
streets,
building
the
building
lights
hanging
over
the
street
pedestrian
scale,
lighting
delft.
Netherlands.
To
take
a
look
at.
E
Ithaca
with
the
plantings
was
nice
and
madrid
was
open
and
inviting
yeah.
So
a
lot
of
good
stuff
here
that
we
can,
you
know
lots
of
comments
about
the
greenery
and
everything
as
I'm
taking
a
look
at
it,
a
lot
of
really
thoughtful
responses
that
will
definitely
that
we
can
definitely
take
in
so
yeah.
Thank
you
all
for
this.
E
A
A
Most
of
you
who
join
probably
know
these
streets
very
well,
but
these
are
the
way
that
they
look
today
literally
the
way
that
they
look
today
because
kevin
from
our
team
took
these
photos
this
afternoon,
so
winter
street
being
a
flush
street
and
we
are
proposing
to
to
keep
it
as
such,
so
not
not
necessarily
changing
that
condition
on
winter
street,
but
we
can
think
about.
You
know
changing
the
paving
materials
lighting
things
like
that
and
then
bromfield
and
school
street
are
both.
A
You
know,
streets
that
have
the
sidewalks
and
the
pavement
or
kind
of
rough
condition
today
have
accessibility
challenges,
and
you
know
we
could
rebuild
them
much
as
they
are
today
or
we
could
kind
of
rethink
them
and
think
about
you
know,
maybe
making
these
more
sort
of
like
curbless
shared
streets
like
we
saw
on
some
of
these
the
example
images
earlier.
So,
as
we
said,
you
know
some
of
our
thinking
that
we
kind
of
want
to
get
your
early.
A
Your
early
feedback
on
is
is
how
you
feel
about
curbless
streets.
You
know
that
can
encourage
pedestrians
to
use
the
full
street
where
they
you
know
where,
where
the
streets
are
pedestrianized
and
then
on
the
shared
streets,
you
know
to
kind
of
reinforce
for
for
drivers
that
that
there
are
people
walking
around
and
that
you
know
they're
the
you
know
the
priority
user
in
that
in
this
particular
district.
A
So
again,
seeing
some
existing
condition
photos
here-
and
we
spoke
briefly
earlier
about
sort
of
what
a
shared
street
treatment
looks
like.
We
have
here
another
image
from
from
madrid,
spain
and
from
bogota
colombia
of
these
sort
of
curbless
shared
streets,
and
this
is
just
sort
of
a
very,
very,
very
rough
sort
of
conceptual
look
at
how
you
know
washington
street
could
potentially
look
if
we
were
to
make
it
flush.
So
I
I
want
to
highlight,
as
we
look
at
these
renderings,
that
these
are
not
designs,
they're,
just
high-level
concepts.
A
If,
if
there's
a
you
know
space
underground
for
for
roots,
to
grow
and
thrive,
we
could
use
seating
street
lights.
You
know
variety
of
things
besides
just
bollards
that
we
could
use
to
to
delineate
that
space-
and
you
know
we
can
also
play
with
different
paving
materials
and
colors
to
potentially
sort
of
highlight
different
uses
on
the
streets.
So
you
know,
maybe
we
can
use
this
to
sort
of
highlight
zones
that,
during
certain
times
of
day,
are
for
loading,
but
you
know
are
generally
sort
of
pedestrian.
A
A
Vehicular
access
for
school
street
so
that
you
know
you
can
get
over
to
washington
street
and
points
beyond
so
that
you
can
get
over
to
province
and
bromfield
street
and
you
know
we'll
we'll
definitely
need
to
think
about
creating
the
spaces
for
for
on-street
loading
for
for
the
restaurants
and
businesses
that
are
along
here.
But
that
said,
you
know,
as
we
saw
earlier,
they're
very,
very
high
pedestrian
volumes.
You
know
we
counted
in
a
12
hour
period
over
15
000
pedestrians
and
about
3
500
cars.
A
Margin-
and
we
know
that
it's
not
a
great
experience
today,
school
street
is
not
the
best
version
of
its
amazing
historic
self,
and
so
you
know,
wouldn't
it
be
great
to
you
know,
have
a
a
school
street
where
you
had
some
wider
pedestrian
path.
You
know
nice,
smooth
materials
so
that
you
didn't
have
to
be
looking
down
at
your
feet.
A
You
could
actually
look
up
and
appreciate,
you
know
the
amazing
historic
buildings
and
and
all
the
activity
around
you
and
again,
you
know
we're
not
highlighting
I
mean
at
this
stage.
You
know
this
is
not
meant
to
suggest
any
materials
or
anything
like
that.
Specifically
we're
not
saying
we
want
to,
like
you
know,
get
rid
of
all
the
brick
and
replace
it
with
something
else.
This
is
just
sort
of
high-level
concept
to
to
show
kind
of
conceptually
some
of
these
possibilities.
A
A
A
Okay,
so
that
is
pretty
much
the
presentation
just
throwing
up
the
schedule
again
here,
highlighting
again
that
we're
just
beginning
the
the
public
process.
I
will
say
that
we
have
on
the
project
webpage
on
boston.gov,
if
you,
if
you
we'll,
have
the
url
at
the
end
of
the
presentation,
but
you
can
also
just
google
downtown
crossing
street
improvements.
We
will
be
posting
these
materials
there
again
and
there
is
also
a
sign
up
sheet
there
for
for
updates.
A
So
if
you
do
have
a
question
you
can
type
in
the
chat
box
or
you
can
raise
your
hand
and
the
moderator
will
announce
your
name
and
unmute
your
microphone
and
either
myself
or
or
zach
will
will
respond
to
your
your
questions
so
yeah.
Thank
you,
everybody
for
your
patience,
and
you
know
spending
your
your
your
evening
with
us
through
the
presentation.
Do
we
want
to
go
to
the
chat?
First?
Are
there?
Are
there
questions
there?
I'm
sorry
I
haven't.
I
haven't
been
able
to
follow
the
chat.
E
We've
been
trying
to
keep
up
with
the
chat
between
kevin
and
I
and
answering
some
of
the
questions
I
think
we've
answered
most
of
them
and
there's
also
been
just
a
lot
of
general
great
comments
in
here.
I
can't
wait
to
save
it
and
share
it
with
you,
william
and
everybody,
so
we
can
take
a
look
at
it,
but
yeah.
So
I
would
say
yeah
if
we
want
to
just
have
people
raise
their
hand
and
take
some
questions
and
yeah.
A
F
H
F
So
you
guys
have
these
nice,
beautiful
pavers
and
you
guys
are
always
tearing
it
up
and
just
you
know
you
look
at
all
these
pictures
that
you've
shown
of
all
these
different
cities.
Look
at
those
pictures.
Can
you
find
in
any
one
of
those
pictures
where
it's
just
torn
up
and
left
to
shambles
and
you've
shown
some
of
some
of
our
streets?
I
think
yeah
one
of
the
street
one
of
the
pictures
that
you
showed
earlier
had
you
know
some
some
asphalt.
F
You
know
filled
in
on
on
some
of
the
some
of
the
pipe
works
underground
pipe
work.
So
it's
that's.
One
thing
I
mean
is
that
is
that
some,
you
know
once
I'm
done
with
the
comment
you
can
you
can
respond.
Is
that
something
that
you
guys
can
control
and
if
you
guys
do
use
pavers,
can
you
you
know
once
you
tear
it
up,
can
you
put
it
back
the
way
it
is?
F
It
was
you
know
what
I
mean
and
and
the
vehicles
during
the
the
hours
where
it
should
be
pedestrian
only
that
has
to
be
enforced,
whether
you
guys
use
if
someone
mentions
something
like
a
a
a
mechanically
actuated
bollards
at
the
at
the
top
in
the
bottom
of
the
washington
streets
at
the
the
top
in
north
end
and
the
south
ends
of
the
washington
streets
to
block
vehicular
traffic
from
11am
to
6pm
or
whatever
the
hours
that
that
should
be
pedestrian
only.
I
think
that
has
to
be
implemented
some
way.
F
Somehow
you
know
and
so
whenev.
Whenever
I'm
walking
on
washington
street
and
I'm
you
know
one
of
those
guys-
I
mean
you
know,
I'm
type
a
so
I'm
walking
in
the
middle
of
the
street,
but
I'm
always
looking
back
to
see
who's
coming
up,
you
know
and
with
electric
cars.
Now
you
don't
even
hear
them
until
they're
right
up
on
your
butt.
F
F
A
F
Fast
and
they're,
just
speeding
down
and
and
I
think
clearly
separated
delineated
bike
lanes
are
crucial
to
to
success.
I
think,
but
just
don't
tear
things
up.
I
mean
that's
that's
the
thing
that
I
hate
the
most
it's
beautiful
with
pavers.
Then
they'll
come
in
and
always
nitpicking
at
something.
What
do?
What
is
underground
that
you
guys
need
to
dig
so
much
it's
like
every
day
you
got
a
dick
somewhere
sure.
Just
you
know,
and
then
you
guys
just
patch
up
with
a
banjo.
A
E
F
B
E
Was
a
there's
a
bunch
of
other
ones?
Yes,
this
is
a
constant
issue
not
only
in
downtown
crossing
but
city
wide
and
a
lot
of
these
utility,
their
cuts
because
of
utilities.
So,
whether
it's
you
know
gas,
company,
water
and
sewer
other
utilities
that
need
to
get
in
there
to
make
repairs.
Boston
is
a
very
old
city,
so
we
have
very
aging
infrastructure
underground,
so
lots
of
times
these
things
need
to
be
repaired
and
unfortunately
the
reality
is
in
a
street
like
well
any
any
street.
E
Sometimes
these
repairs
it's
difficult
to
get
them
repaired
in
a
timely
manner
and
then,
when
it's
a
challenging
material
like
pavers
and
everything,
it's
very
challenging
to
get
that
to
come
back
the
way
that
it
once
looked
so
then
you
see
you
know
the
utility
companies
they
come
in
and
they
put
asphalt
in
there
and
then
we've
got
to
figure
out
a
way
to
get
the
pavers
that
were
there
and
you
know
they're
not
available
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
So
it's
certainly
a
challenge.
E
E
That
being
said,
there's
always
things
that
happen
again.
There's
aging
infrastructure,
there's
development
so
like
a
new,
a
new
building
may
come
in
and
it
needs
utility
connections
for
this
and
that
so
in
those
efforts,
we'll
need
to
make
sure
that
we
chase
them
and
chase
the
developers
and
everything
to
make
sure
these
things
go
back
in
place.
We
also
want
to
pick
materials
that
are,
you
know.
You
know
a
lot
of
people
had
comments
about.
You
know
how
they
felt
about
bricks
and
in
this
this
type
of
paver
and
everything.
A
Yep
thanks
for
that
second
and
yeah,
you-
and
I
I
mean
I
completely
agree,
but
you
know
that
that
is
an
issue
in
this
district
and
across
the
city,
but
to
zack's
defense.
It's
not
usually
public
works
enough.
It
is
the
utility
companies
and
it's
a
source
of
frustration
for
us
too,
to
be
sure
but
yeah.
We
we
fully
intend
to
coordinate
on
that
proactively,
as
zach
said,
so
that
they
don't
come
out
and
tear
up
our
beautiful
new
streets.
Just
you
know
two
days
after
we're
done
building
it.
A
You
know,
as
far
as
the
the
bike
lanes
and
the
separation
of
space.
That's
another
thing
that
we're
thinking
about
as
well.
You
know
you
know
how
to
help
all
these
modes
better
coexist,
and
you
know
I've
seen
other
cities
try
to
manage
this
through
using
you
know
different
colored
pavers
and
things
like
that
to
sort
of
try
to
suggest
and
delineate
separate
spaces.
A
So
that's
certainly
something
that
we
could
could
explore,
and
you
know
as
far
as
the
the
homeless
population
goes
in
the
district
I
mean
you
are
right
there
they're
they're
a
part
of
the
district,
but
you
know
I
just
have
to
reiterate
that
this
is
a
you
know,
a
project
with
boston
transportation
and
public
works,
and
that
you
know
we.
You
know
we're
focused
on
on
the
streets
themselves.
J
J
J
You
also
somebody
nathaniel
in
the
chat
put
about
this
2023
boston,
tea
party
celebration,
so
you've
got
a
lot
of
things
going
on
and
I
wonder
how
connected
you
all
are
in
order
to
make
this
a
more
all-round
improvement
to
the
whole
area,
because
you
talk
about
the
streets,
but
we
all
know
it's
not
just
the
streets.
It's
about
the
stations
to
me.
I
don't
feel
the
shop
fronts
are
very
in
keeping
with
the
historic
area,
as
you
mentioned,
that
there
is
that
homeless
problem.
J
A
Absolutely
so
thank
you
for
that
question
susan.
So
you
know
the
answer
is
that
you
know.
While
we
are
focused
on
what
we
can
control
as
our
two
respective
departments,
the
transportation
and
public
works
department,
you
know
we
very
much
are
sort
of
looking
at
the
that
broader
sort
of
ecosystem
of
stuff-
that's
happening.
You
know
around
the
district,
you
know
without
question.
You
know
there
is
a
bpda
planning
initiative
called
plan.
A
Like
you
know,
we
also,
I
didn't
really
highlight
it
so
much
in
the
presentation,
but
we
really
do
want
to.
You
know
sort
of
think
about
how
we're
we're
sort
of
reinforcing
those
connections
to
things
like
public
transit.
You
know
we
have
some
ideas
about
how
we
could
you
know
better
tie
downtown
crossing
into
the
public
space
across
tremont
street.
You
know
with
the
boston,
common
and
park
street
station,
so
so
you
know
we're.
A
Certainly
thinking
about
about
all
of
those
aspects
that
that
you
mentioned
and-
and
you
know
we
fully
intend
to
you
know
this
is
kind
of
a
broad
sort
of
general
meeting.
But
you
know
a
next
step
is
to
also
have
more
targeted
conversations
with
a
lot
of
the
the
stakeholder
groups
in
in
this
district,
which
include,
you
know,
sort
of
the
the
cultural
institutions
and
the
historic
sort
of
preservation
groups
and
obviously
the
mbta,
the
downtown
bid.
A
You
know
have
to
show
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
love
and
respect
for
them.
They
they
gave
us
tents
for
a
pop-up.
So
thanks
for
that
and
they
do
a
great
job
keeping
the
place
clean.
So
you
know
we
we
definitely
are.
You
know
in
communication
about
a
lot
of
different
subjects,
that
kind
of
intersect
with
the
streets
and-
and
we
really
plan
to
lean
very
heavily
on
on
all
of
those
actors
who
who
know
about
the
stuff
that
maybe
we
don't.
A
A
H
Oh
hello,
are
you
able
to
hear
me?
Yes,
perfect?
Sorry,
I
I'm
watching
on
a
vr
headset,
so
I
don't
know
if
the
mic
is
coming
through.
I
I
just
wanted
to
really
congratulate
the
team
on
on
the
presentation,
and
I
really
the
past
two
comments
have
actually
really
resonated
with
me.
I
think
I
I've
lived
in
boston
for
about
10
years
and
I
and
I
work
as
a
transportation
planner
in
rhode
island.
H
So
I
fully
appreciate
the
the
issues
of
parochialism
and
sort
of
sort
of
being
able
to
deal
with
your
sort
of
work
within
work
within
the
bounds
that
you
have.
I
think
you've
done
a
great
job
of
trying
to
coordinate
here
to
the
extent
you
can-
and
I
appreciate
the
the
reassurance
that
you're
going
to
be
doing
a
doing
a
lot
of
work
to
to
sort
of
front
end
the
utility
work
before
any
of
this
stuff
happens.
H
I
think
I
think,
to
to
the
extent
that
it's
it's
been
maintained,
the
plaza
that's
on
in
the
background
on
the
screen
right
now
in
front
of
in
front
of
the
burnham
building.
I
don't
know
what
what
agreement
has
been
has
gone
in
there
with
the
utility
workers
about
actually
returning
the
pavers,
but
that
has
actually
been
fairly
successful,
so
kudos
to
that,
and
I
hope
to
see
that
continue
forward
with
whatever
sort
of
maintenance
agreements
continue
forward.
H
So
I
think,
there's
some
still
some
sort
of
real
needs
to
sort
of
balance
that
that
sort
of
traffic-
and
I
think,
you've
done
a
decent
job
of
showing
that,
with
with
the
ballards,
I
think
the
bollards
will
definitely
help
sort
of
delineate
a
sort
of
a
travel
zone.
How
how
much
people
respect
that?
How
much
people
on
foot
might
respect
that
it's
kind
of
less
the
point
so
much
as
it
sort
of
delineates
a
space
to
to
properly
expect
vehicles
which
isn't
done
so
well
on
on
winter
street?
H
When
I
used
to
work
downtown
to
go
to
bike
up
to
tremont
and
before
the
tremont
street
protected
bike,
lane
existed
I'd
bike
through
the
common,
but
now
that
that
exists,
it's
actually
it's
actually
a
decent
facility.
So
again,
I
think
I
think
you
guys
are
on
the
right
track
here.
I'd
love
to
I.
I
am
especially
encouraged
by
that.
That's
particular
in
a
section
that
you
showed
on
school
street
as
I
was
showing
in
as
I
was
sharing
in
chat.
H
I
was
actually
there
at
the
intersection
when
a
woman
driving
a
you
know
a
rental
car
from
the
auto
dealership
in
a
lexus
or
whatever
sped
into
and
hit
pedestrians
at
that
intersection,
and
they
were
tourists
as
part
of
a
freedom
trail
tour.
So
I
think
slowing
that
down
and
making
people
feel
less
like
they're
coming
down.
You
know
sort
of
the
the
death
star
trench
trying
to
get
to
that
that
red
light
really
really
helps,
and
especially
especially
because
of
how
heavily
trafficked
that
area
is.
H
A
Thank
you
mark
for
those
for
those
comments.
You
know
very
thoughtful
and
yeah.
I
think
I
think
we
have
definitely
some
work
to
do
in
terms
of
kind
of
helping
to
encourage
kind
of
that
coexistence
of
the
modes,
and
you
know
more
more
on
that
thinking.
You
know
in
the
in
the
next
next
meetings,
we'll
certainly
coordinate
closely
with
our
active
transportation
team
at
btd,
and
you
know,
look
to
you
know
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
to
to.
A
A
F
F
E
What
I'm
saying
yeah,
I
I
hear
you
I
think
one
of
the
issues
is,
is
that
you
know
within
the
purview
of
public
works
and
transportation
like
we,
you
know,
you
jokingly,
said
bathroom
department.
We
certainly
aren't
that.
So
we
don't
want
to
you
know
we
don't
really
have
the
ability
to
put
out
something
there
that
we
can't
actually
maintain
and
operate.
So
the.
B
E
A
J
Yeah,
I
mean
just
to
say
again,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
presentation
I
can
see
you
put
a
lot
of
work
into
it.
I
think
you
know
a
lot
of
us
here
live
in
the
area
and
we
can
see
lots
and
lots
of
improvements
that
we
like
either
extending
it
to
other
streets.
You
know,
as
I
said,
I
walk
down
west
street
and
it's
just
awful
and,
as
you
said,
there's
the
the
hygiene
and
the
bathrooms
etcetera.
A
Yeah
sure
I
mean
you
know,
I'm
not
a
fan
of
the
siloed
planning
at
all.
You
know,
I
think
we
get
better
outcomes
when
we
can
do
the
sort
of
coordination
across
you
know,
departments
and
agencies
and
but
yeah.
I
don't
want
to
over
promise
either.
You
know
it's
important
to
kind
of
manage
expectations
to
some
extent
with
with
that,
so
but
but
it
is
something
that
you
know.
E
I
mean
william,
I
I
have
seen
a
few
comments
on
this
and
I-
and
I
have
you,
know
our
scope
for
this
project
is
limited
to
those
streets,
as
I've
tried
to
share
with
folks.
It's
certainly
not
lost
on
us
that
our
work
here
is
really
never
done.
It
never
ends.
We
have
800
miles
of
street
in
the
city
to
take
care
of,
and
certainly
you
know,
west
street
and
other
streets
are
streets
that
that
we
should
definitely
be
looking
at
in
the
future.
E
So
yeah,
you
know,
the
focus
of
this
project
is
definitely
the
downtown
pedestrian
area.
But
I
I
hear
you
loud
and
clear.
I
recommend
it.
You
know
if
there's
if
there's
west
street
we've
heard
that
certainly
here
tonight,
there's
some
other
streets,
please
do
if
any
street
in
town
like,
if
you
see
an
issue
or
whatever,
please
fill
something
out
in
the
311
system,
so
make
sure
it
gets
in
our
you
know
on
our
radar
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
at
it.
E
A
Yep
and
and
I'll
just
say
again,
you
know
my
contact
information
is
here.
We
are
gonna
again
be
posting
this
on
the
project
web
page,
along
with
the
presentation.
So
you
know
you
can
feel
free
to
go
back
and
watch
the
presentation
again
and
yeah
definitely
follow
up.
If
you
have
other
questions,
don't
don't
be,
don't
hesitate
to
reach
out
anything
else
before
we
we
close
for
the
evening.
A
Okay,
well
hearing
none.
If
there
are
no
other
questions
or
comments,
I
think
we
can
probably
end
just
a
couple
minutes
early
and
people
can
get
on
with
their
evenings.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
again
for
coming
out.
You
know
providing
all
that
feedback,
good
questions,
and
you
know
we
hope
you'll
stay
engaged
in
the
project
as
it
moves
forward
and
yeah.